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McKees Rocks, a long-struggling borough on the Ohio River, sued the county’s wastewater-treatment authority in court on Tuesday, alleging the agency’s…
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The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, or ALCOSAN, revealed its plans to reduce sewage overflows by 7 billion gallons by 2036. The announcement Thursday…
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Hundreds of millions of gallons of stormwater flow into Pittsburgh’s sewer system during hard rains, which results in chronic flooding and sewage backups.…
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New data suggests that Pittsburgh sewer overflows may be 15 percent greater than prior estimates, which were based on data from 2003. A new report from…
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At the south end of the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium parking lot is a small access road with a sign reading “Do Not Enter.” Beyond that is a big gravel…
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One-tenth of an inch of rain over an hour is all it takes for the region’s sewers to overflow.That’s according to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority…