Pittsburgh Water board agenda June 29: PENNVEST requests for lead lines & stormwater

Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s regular board meeting is scheduled for June 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM. On the agenda, Resolutions 44 and 45 of 2026 would move ahead PENNVEST-linked financing connected to two resident-impact priorities: lead service line replacement and stormwater catch basin/inlet replacement.

What’s on the June 29 agenda (and what it means for residents)

These are agenda items for board consideration—so they’re best read as the financing pathway the utility is seeking, not a block-by-block promise of when construction will happen.

• Resolution 44 of 2026 would approve a PENNVEST application for $14,000,000 not-to-exceed for the 2027 Catch Basin and Inlet Replacement Project.
• Resolution 45 of 2026 would approve resolutions to borrow and to be reimbursed for PENNVEST Award Number 80320 connected to the 2026A Lead Service Line Replacement Project.

Not-to-exceed matters: it’s a ceiling on what the application authority would cover—not a guarantee that the final project cost will reach that number.

Lead service lines: how Pittsburgh Water says the coordination works

Pittsburgh Water’s lead line replacement program lays out a resident-facing process that starts with confirming what’s actually on each property.

• Crews inspect the service line material at each property to determine which sites have lead service lines that need replacement.
• If both a private and a public lead service line are found, the Lead Help Desk reaches out to set a coordination meeting with the property owner to discuss replacement methods and schedule a replacement date.
• If a customer has a public lead service line, Pittsburgh Water says it will be replaced at no cost and no coordination meeting is needed.
• The program also says residents should expect street and sidewalk restoration as the final step—and there can be a delay between replacement completion and restoration activities.

Pittsburgh Water also points residents to its Lead Map, and provides a dedicated contact for questions: the Lead Help Desk at 412-255-8987 or LeadHelp@pgh2o.com.

Stormwater catch basins & inlets: why this type of work matters

The agenda includes a PENNVEST application for a 2027 Catch Basin and Inlet Replacement Project, with a $14,000,000 not-to-exceed limit. PENNVEST describes stormwater funding as supporting improvements across management, reduction, treatment, recapture, and reuse or recycling.

For residents, this kind of replacement is the behind-the-scenes work that helps keep neighborhood drainage infrastructure functioning as intended—particularly when systems are aging and maintenance needs are due.

What residents should do now

• Watch for Pittsburgh Water outreach if your property is in a lead-service replacement coordination step.
• Check the Lead Map so you know what your service line is made of.
• If you do receive scheduling/coordination communications, plan for restoration timing (including the possibility of a gap between service-line replacement and street/sidewalk restoration).

After the June 29 board action, the next practical updates residents typically look for will come through Pittsburgh Water’s construction communications—especially around neighborhood scheduling and coordination details.

Bottom line

Pittsburgh Water’s June 29 agenda puts PENNVEST-linked financing resolutions in front of the board: Resolutions 44 and 45 of 2026 connect the utility’s plans for lead service line replacement (PENNVEST Award 80320 for the 2026A effort) and a 2027 stormwater catch basin/inlet replacement application (with a not-to-exceed $14,000,000 ceiling). For residents, the main watch-items are coordination and restoration timing for lead work, plus future construction scheduling communications for stormwater street-drainage upgrades.

Sources

• Pittsburgh Water — Regular Board Meeting agenda (June 29, 2026) (Resolutions 44 and 45 of 2026)
• PENNVEST (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority) — Mission and overview