Pittsburgh's water technically meets federal minimums — but "legal" doesn't mean safe. Your tap contains chromium-6 at 27× health guidelines, cancer-linked disinfection byproducts, and PFAS "forever chemicals" that accumulate in your body for life. A reverse osmosis system removes up to 99% of it. We'll have one installed under your sink this week.
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Pittsburgh's water passes federal tests. But "compliant" just means within the legal limit — not harmless. Here's what's still flowing through your pipes right now.
Pittsburgh had roughly 25,000 lead service lines at the start of its replacement program — thousands remain active. Lead leaches into water at pipe joints and old home fixtures, especially in homes built before 1986, regardless of how clean the water was when it left the treatment plant.
Pittsburgh tap water tests at 27 times the EWG health guideline for chromium-6 — the same chemical at the center of the Erin Brockovich case. The chlorine used to treat the water also reacts with organic material to create byproducts like chloroform and trihalomethanes. No federal limit on chromium-6 currently exists.
Three Rivers Waterkeeper found PFAS in nearly 75% of Pittsburgh-area water samples in 2024. The highest readings — over 400 parts per trillion — were near Pittsburgh International Airport. These chemicals are called "forever chemicals" because they accumulate in body fat over decades and never fully leave.
Filter comparison
| Contaminant | Pitcher (Brita) | Faucet filter | Reverse Osmosis (Our System) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine & taste | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead & heavy metals | ✗ | ~ | ✓ |
| Chromium-6 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| PFAS forever chemicals | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Disinfection byproducts | ~ | ~ | ✓ |
| Nitrates & fluoride | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bacteria & microplastics | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Adds healthy minerals back | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ built-in remineralization |
| % of contaminants removed | ~40% | ~60% | Up to 99% |
| NSF certified | ~ | ~ | ✓ fully certified |
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In the meantime — you might want to skip the tap water.