PWSA Squirrel Hill Water Main Replacements

Hi Squirrel Hill,

You may have noticed PWSA sending you packets in the mail or tearing up sidewalks. Why are they doing this? Firstly, they are putting holes in the sidewalks to get a sample of what material your pipes are made of. They need these samples in order to find out if your pipes are made of lead and therefore need to be replaced. PWSA will replace the waterline to your house free of charge if they find lead and you return the signed packet to them. If you do not consent to your waterline being replaced and it is found to be lead PWSA can terminate water utilities to your home.

The main objective for PWSA is to replace our aging water mains. There are a few things to know about them replacing these water mains.

1. Water outages – Water will only be shut off from the streets when they disconnect the old water main and connect the new water main which should result in outages no longer than a day.
2. Sidewalks – Squirrel Hill has several water mains that run under sidewalks. This will cause PWSA to tear up the sidewalks while they are working on the streets.
3. Personal water lines – Most personal water lines found to be lead will be repaired with trenchless replacements. This means minimal damage to your yard.
4. Damage – Any damage that is done to sidewalks, roads, or yards will be repaired by PWSA

To learn more about the continuing work by PWSA in Squirrel Hill click the links below and the Presentation from PWSA on the upcoming work. The links will link you to the updated information about the water main replacements.