Pittsburgh, PA Water Use Rules: Leak Reporting Duty (2026)

Once the Department of Water serves notice that a private service line is leaking and wasting water, Pittsburgh Code § 317.02 gives the property owner five days, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, to make repairs. Miss that window and the Department assesses a daily charge equal to the account's quarterly minimum meter charge for every day the waste continues. Under § 317.01, owners maintain lines two inches or smaller up to the curb stop, and larger lines, including fire lines, all the way to the City main. Section 317.03 lets the Director shut off water entirely if the owner refuses or neglects repairs.