ALCOSAN: Recycling for a Cleaner Environment
The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) is the clean water agency for most of Allegheny County, providing wastewater treatment services to 83 communities, including the city of Pittsburgh. ALCOSAN recycles as much as 250 million gallons per day of untreated wastewater into clean water that is returned to the Ohio River. In 2017, the treatment [...]
ALCOSAN: Promoting Green
One of the biggest obstacles for the environmental movement is the lack of education. Many people are simply unaware of the urgent need for environmental change. The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN), a wastewater treatment agency, not only has several environmentally friendly practices in place, but also works towards educating the public about the services they [...]
ALCOSAN: Operating Green
The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) is a nonprofit agency that provides wastewater treatment services to 83 communities, including the City of Pittsburgh. Their mission? To provide cost effective, customer oriented and environmentally conscious wastewater treatment that protects public health and enhances the use of our natural resources. Photo by Stephanie Strasburg | Trib Total Media [...]
ALCOSAN: Green by Mission, Green by Choice
What does a wastewater treatment facility have to do with Earth Day? Just about everything. The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) provides services to 83 municipalities, and that means its plant on Pittsburgh’s North Side treats as much as 250 million gallons a day and returns it to the Ohio River. When that water splashed [...]