Clean Rivers Campaign Pittsburgh

The largest public works project our area has ever seen is coming!

Right now, when it rains even just a little bit, raw sewage from our aging sewer infrastructure goes directly into our rivers. For obvious reasons, like our rivers being the primary source of drinking water in the area, the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) has to fix this problem.

As a community, we need to have a say in how this problem is corrected.  ALCOSAN is proposing one path, which relies on large concrete tunnels under our rivers to store and move water from one place to another. We can follow that path. Or, we can find solutions that use green technologies like roof gardens, trees, permeable pavement and rain gardens to capture storm water where it falls. These solutions are greener and better for our communities.  Plus, they have the added benefits of creating permanent jobs and beautifying neighborhoods; making them places where people want to visit, live and shop.

Do you want a plan that improves our communities and creates good, long-term jobs for local workers? Then join us to let ALCOSAN know you think green infrastructure needs to be a big part of their plan to fix OUR sewer system!

Attend one of these meetings: 

Bridgeville - October 25, 2011
10 AM-Noon
Peter’s Place Restaurant
1199 Washington Pike, Bridgeville PA 15017

Heidelberg - November 1, 2011
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department (social Hall)
456 1st St.
Carnegie PA 15106

Turtle Creek - November 2, 2011
10 AM – Noon
Turtle Creek Borough Community Room
125 Monroeville Ave
Turtle Creek PA 15145

Penn Hills - November 2, 2011
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Penn Hills #7 Banquet Hall
125 Universal Road
Penn Hills, PA 15235

Waterfront/Homestead - November 3, 2011
10 AM – Noon
Courtyard by Marriott
401 W. Waterfront Dr.
West Homestead, PA 15120

Troy Hill - November 3, 2011
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Troy Hill Grace Lutheran Church
1701 Hatteras St.
Pittsburgh, PA15212

Region-Wide/South Side - November 9, 2011
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
I.B.E.W. #5 circuit Centre & Ballroom (region wide)
5 Hot Metal Street
Pittsburgh PA 15203

Shaler - November 14, 2011
10 AM – Noon
700 Mount Royal Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15223

Monroeville - November 14, 2011
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Gateway Hall, Monroeville Fire Dept. #4
4370 Northern Pike
Monroeville, PA 15146

Region-Wide/Downtown - November 15, 2011
10 AM – 4 PM
Senator John Heinz History Center (region wide)
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222