About the Peoples Water Plan
Public-private partnership
•  Peoples Water proposes bringing world-class water to Pittsburgh by forming a regional partnership
with municipalities across Allegheny County.
•  Each municipality would maintain public ownership of all current assets.
•  Peoples would be solely responsible for all capital investments and plans to make those investments
with no taxpayer or government money.

Community and customer benefits
•  High-quality water at affordable prices for partnering municipalities in Allegheny County.
•  Water rates the same or lower than projected regional customer rates, including a three-year PWSA
rate freeze.
•  Generous payment programs for lower-income customers.
•  A commitment to significant hiring from the local and minority workforces.
•  Reduced costs, time and disruption for customers thanks to efficiencies from replacing gas lines and
water lines together.
•  Streamlined customer service process through Peoples’ existing Pittsburgh-based call center,
operations and emergency dispatch.
•  No taxpayer money used for the project.

State-of-the-art facility and distribution system
•  Reduced carbon footprint for the plant operating entirely on renewable energy (solar and
hydroelectric), making it one of the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly plants in
the world.
•  Water quality as good as bottled, thanks to membrane filtration that produces cleaner water with
fewer chemical additives.
•  Accelerated modernization of the city’s pipeline infrastructure, replacing PWSA lead customer-owned
pipes on an expedited basis.

Economic impact and job creation
•  Millions of dollars will be injected into the local economy for jobs, materials and trades during the
construction of the water treatment plant and the linear infrastructure.
•  Additional jobs will be created for the operation of the water filtration system and call center.
•  Local trade unions will be involved in the construction activities.
•  Peoples is committed to significant hiring of local and minority workforces.

Partnerships with municipalities
•  Peoples is open to partnering with any municipality in Allegheny County to deliver world-class water
to their residents.
•  Benefits to partners will include access to the new water treatment facility, removal of lead service
lines, modernized pipeline infrastructure and a new customer service center and billing technology, as
well as cash flow to pay off debt incurred for water assets.
•  Peoples Water will be regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, with water rates set
by the PUC.