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PARTNERSHIPS
ALCOSAN & the Allegheny County Health
Department
3 Rivers Wet Weather was created in 1998 through unique coordination
and cooperation between a public works agency—ALCOSAN—and
a public health agency—the Allegheny County Health Department. Both entities
continue to support the work of 3RWW through in-kind
services and financial support.
ALCOSAN is a sewage treatment facility that serves the City of
Pittsburgh and 82 municipalities throughout Allegheny County and
parts of communities in Washington and Westmoreland Counties, an
area comprising 225 square miles with a population of about 900,000.
The Authority, a nonprofit governmental organization, treats an
average of nearly 200 million gallons of wastewater daily and is
currently expanding its plant to treat 875 million gallons a day
during wet weather.
ACHD provides a broad range of human health and environmental programs
serving the 130 municipalities and 1.3 million residents of Allegheny
County. Its mission is to promote individual and community wellness;
prevent injury, illness and premature death or disability; and protect
citizens from the harmful effects of chemical, biological and physical
hazards within the environment.
The two organizations share the responsibility for appointing
individuals to the 3 Rivers Wet Weather five-member Board
of Directors,
which must include two municipal representatives and a member of
the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
As 3 Rivers Wet Weather continues its mission of helping municipalities
with the sewage overflow issue, we will continue to partner with
ALCOSAN and ACHD, especially in the area of educational outreach.
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