Municipalities Struggling to Solve Problem of Sewage Overflows: (One in an occasional series) from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"In 2009, after three years of work, a high-level task force recommended the creation of an 11-county Three Rivers Water Planning District to help municipalities and counties address escalating stormwater and sewage overflow problems. That entity is no closer to creation today than it was two years ago, underscoring the hurdles to regional cooperation on water issues even as property owners bemoan widespread flooding and local governments face coming deadlines for controlling overflows into the region's rivers. An Aug. 19 flash flood that killed four people on Washington Boulevard has focused new attention on Pittsburgh's stormwater problems."