ALCOSAN to Show Off Sewage Treatment to Visitors

One reason Pittsburgh was selected as the site of the G20 Summit is because of the region's environmental transformation, so ALCOSAN is holding an open house this Saturday to showcase how the rivers have been changed cleaned and are now teaming with aquatic life. Spokeswoman Nancy Barylak says the rivers of today look nothing like they used to and ALCOSAN had a big hand in transforming the waterways. Barylak says they are used to getting visitors from around the world that are interested in taking back ideas on wastewater treatment to their countries. Barylak says 50 years ago sewage was flushed straight into the river but now the rivers are clean enough to host fishing tournaments. The open house is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.