(Jan 21, 2026) Rep. Abigail Salisbury
BRADDOCK, Jan. 21 – New funding of $10 million will bring safer drinking water for District 34 residents whose homes are served by lead water lines, state Rep. Abigail Salisbury announced today. Salisbury said the funding from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority – which includes nearly $3.9 million in grant funding – will support Phase 4 of a project by Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority to replace approximately 1,000 residential lead service lines with copper lines. “Residents have a right to expect that the tap water flowing into their homes is safe, but the existence of lead service lines continues to pose a threat in many communities,” Salisbury said. “The new funding will allow Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority to replace approximately 1,000 lead lines with copper ones, to bring more households in our district safer water and more residents the peace of mind they deserve.” Salsbury said the funding to the Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority includes a low-interest, 30-year loan of $6.13 million and nonrepayable grant funding of nearly $3.87 million. The project will replace approximately 1,000 residential lead service lines with ¾-inch copper water service lines in Wilkinsburg, Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, East McKeesport, Forest Hills, North Braddock, Rankin, Pitcairn, Swissvale, Trafford, Turtle Creek and Read more