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Free the Planet Represented at ALCOSAN Storm Water Hearing

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Free the Planet member Nikki Luke represented Pitt and environmental concerns at the recent ALCOSAN hearing over the city’s new storm water management system.

From the PPG:

“…More than 100 people who jammed into Alcosan offices on the North Side on Friday. About two dozen people spoke, urging the agency to push for green upstream policies that would slash the amount of stormwater that enters sanitary sewer pipes. Those measures could include such things as rooftop gardens, detention ponds, permeable parking lots and water barrels to catch and slowly release stormwater.

“More environmentally friendly methods of dealing with stormwater have drawn support from three of the county’s top elected officials. Charles Martoni, president of county council, told Alcosan officials on Friday that a green plan for handling stormwater would produce new jobs and improve the appearance of neighborhoods.”

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