A stabilized storm sewer outfall along the restored Saw Mill Run streambank behind the Accamando Center.

PWSA constructed two new stormwater management projects in District 4 this year. The Saw Mill Run Stream Restoration Project in the Overbrook neighborhood was completed in July 2020. Engineered and natural solutions were used to reduce the amount of pollution and debris entering the stream, protect against future erosion, and slow down water flow during intense storms. This project restored 310 feet of heavily eroded streambank and stabilized five storm sewer outfalls at two sites, one near Ansonia Place and the other behind the City of Pittsburgh’s Accamando Center. 

Learn more at pgh2o.com/SawMillRun and watch a short video about the project. 

The completed rain garden at Volunteers Field in Carrick.

Construction of the Volunteers Field Rain Garden in the Carrick neighborhood is almost complete: the vegetation was planted in October 2020 and the finishing touches are expected in November. This engineered basin at the corner of Riota Way and Plateau Street in the park uses stones, sandy soil, and plants to capture stormwater runoff and improve water quality in the Saw Mill Run stream. We also constructed improvements to a drainage channel and storm drains next to Ballfield 2. 

Learn more at pgh2o.com/volunteers-field.