Once a deteriorating set of historic steps, now the Babbling Brook is a beautiful attraction for visitors from across the city.
In 2002, Congress passed a law that would have forced the city to cover the park reservoir with a plastic sheath. Instead, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, with strong community support and input, built a state-of-the-art microfiltration plant.
After the plant was built, PWSA needed a system to expel and clean the waste water from the plant, but was unable to spend money on “aesthetic” improvements. Instead of building a concrete chute to transport water as originally planned, the PWSA partnered with the PPC to go a step further
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