3rd Water Main Break Of Summer Hits South Side Slopes

July 31, 2025 3:05 pm

(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — A water main break along Arlington Avenue in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes has shut off the water for some residents. Neighbors say it’s the third water main break this summer, and they are growing frustrated living without water. Two of the water main breaks, including Thursday’s, were lines from Pennsylvania American Water. The first was on June 17. “It’s the cost of no water. My wife and I are both disabled, so it makes things a lot more difficult, especially when we have to carry water in for drinking,” said Donald Dieterle. Neighbors said that during the last water main break, there was a sinkhole in the middle of the road. Around 100 customers are impacted by this break, and water is expected to be restored this afternoon.