The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has been fined $50,000 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
According to WPXI news partner TribLIVE, the DEP is fining the PWSA for "permitting a release of chlorinated water into the Allegheny River and failing to provide erosion and sedimentation controls during a water main break in 2017."
A PWSA employee ignored DEP emails inquiring about the water discharges for 2-3 weeks, according to TribLIVE. That employee is no longer with PWSA, though no reason was given for their departure.
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DEP cited PWSA for violating the federal Clean Streams Act, TribLIVE reported. The fine will be paid over three years, as was voted on by PWSA directors – $10,000 this year and $20,000 each of the following two years.