In a rare move by Allegheny County Council on Tuesday, three appointments to two county boards were rejected, leaving some council members in shock. The nominations were made by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority board and to the Jail Oversight Board. They were expected
Last week Allegheny County averaged fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 per day. Numbers haven’t been this low since July 2021. But with the prevalence of at-home testing and the overall drop in people getting tested, is this truly a milestone? Wastewater analysis offers some answers.
The violations primarily consist of sanitary sewer overflows – typically in the form of wastewater overflowing from manholes – and operation and maintenance violations under its state-issued permits.