We’re excited to announce we’ve been awarded a more than $52 million loan for our Water Reliability Plan investments – a series of once-in-a-generation improvement projects, which will modernize our water distribution system and provide customers with more reliable water services.

In celebration of this loan, PWSA was recently joined by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, Mayor Ed Gainey, Congresswoman Summer Lee, and Representative Sara Innamorato near the Highland Park Pump Station Project.

This loan will modernize Pittsburgh’s aging water system by funding three Water Reliability Plan projects – Rising Mains 3 & 4 Upgrades, the Highland Park Reservoir II Liner and Cover Replacement, and the upcoming Bruecken Pump Station Reconstruction. The work will culminate with the complete restoration of the Clearwell, a century-old facility where water is disinfected with chlorine before entering the distribution system.

This funding, part of the EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), is the first of a series of loans that will support large-scale water improvements in the service area while reducing the burden on ratepayers. For more information, please read our press release.