Pittsburgh Water And Sewer Authority Pleads Guilty To Violating Clean Water Act
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority has pled guilty to violating the Clean Water Act.
The guilty plea was in connection to sludge discharged from the plant near Aspinwall into the Allegheny River.
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The sludge is a byproduct of treating the river water.
PWSA also admitted to making false statements.
Charges are still pending against a former PWSA employee, Glenn Lijewski.
Lijewski is being accused of being responsible for the discharge and false reports.
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