page_title: Pittsburgh water crisis
hierarchical_section_title: Pittsburgh water crisis
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a classic composition viewed from the observation deck on at the top station of the Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh. The Duquesne Incline is one of two surviving inclines in Pittsburgh, the other being the Monongahela Incline. Español: Vista desde la plataforma de observación de la estación superior del funicular de Duquesne en Pittsburgh, Estados Unidos. El funicular de Duquesne y el de Monogahela son los últimos dos funiculares operativos en Pittsburgh. Polski: Widok z&#160;tarasu widokowego na&#160;górnej stacji kolejki Duquesne (ang. Duquesne Incline) w&#160;Pittsburghu, w&#160;stanie Pensylwania, w&#160;USA. Kolejka Duquesne jest jedną z&#160;dwóch kolejek linowo-terenowych w&#160;Pittsburghu, które przetrwały do&#160;naszych czasów. Drugą jest kolejka Monongahela (ang. Monongahela Incline). Українська: Вид на місто з оглядового майданчика на верхній станції фунікулеру Дюкейн в місті Піттсбург, Пенсильванія, США. Це один з двух фунікулерів в місті, іншим є фунікулер Мононгахіла.
context_page_description: The Pittsburgh water crisis arose from a substantial increase in the lead concentration of the city's water supply. Although catalyzed by a switch to the water company Veolia in 2012, and an unauthorized change of anti-erosion chemicals in 2014, this spike in lead concentration has roots in decades of lead pipe erosion. Since the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority first failed its water quality test in 2016, it has exceeded the federal lead threshold of 15 ppb by almost 1.5 times. This level of lead contamination poses serious health risks to residents, particularly children and pregnant women. In an attempt to remedy the situation, the PWSA has begun removing lead pipes from the city's water lines and has decided to introduce orthophosphate to the water supply.
context_section_description: The Pittsburgh water crisis arose from a substantial increase in the lead concentration of the city's water supply. Although catalyzed by a switch to the water company Veolia in 2012, and an unauthorized change of anti-erosion chemicals in 2014, this spike in lead concentration has roots in decades of lead pipe erosion. Since the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) first failed its water quality test in 2016, it has exceeded the federal lead threshold of 15 ppb by almost 1.5 times. This level of lead contamination poses serious health risks to residents, particularly children and pregnant women.  In an attempt to remedy the situation, the PWSA has begun removing lead pipes from the city's water lines and has decided to introduce orthophosphate to the water supply.
caption: Pittsburgh rivers converge
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