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Pittsburgh Water And Sewer Authority Pleads Guilty To Violating Clean Water Act

The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority has pled guilty to violating the Clean Water Act.

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By: KDKA-TV News Staff, CBS Pittsburgh

January 13, 2021

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority has pled guilty to violating the Clean Water Act.

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The guilty plea was in connection to sludge discharged from the plant near Aspinwall into the Allegheny River.

The sludge is a byproduct of treating the river water.

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