Pittsburgh Water
Pittsburgh and surrounding service area
Population reference
520,000 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS PA5020038)
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Billing frequency
- Monthly; metered water and sewer-conveyance charges are billed monthly under the March 8, 2026 rate structure.
- Rate structure
- Regulated metered water, sewer-conveyance, and stormwater charges with fixed and usage components; the 2026 settlement increased standard rates while expanding affordability programs.
- Residential cost reference
- A typical residential customer using 3,000 gallons monthly pays about $115 for water, wastewater conveyance, and stormwater under the approved 2026 standard rate; bill-discount customers pay less.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Pittsburgh Water bills sewer conveyance with water usage and stormwater components. The reviewed 2026 rate page did not expose a universal winter-average formula.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
57%
overview fields with research notes
Pennsylvania
37%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Partial public detail found
4 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
57%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Meter reading
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- Pittsburgh Water public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (PA5020038) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID PA5020038.