Two years after Pittsburgh struggled to turn on public water fountains, the city says just about every fountain that can be made operable is now working.
In 2024, KDKA Investigators found that the city had one plumber to turn on the water fountains, activate spray parks, fill the pools, and get all the bathrooms and concession stands operational. That record improved last year when Ed Gainey’s administration brought its staff up to three plumbers and one apprentice, and KDKA’s informal survey this year found that team appears to be keeping up.
Dan Gilman, Mayor Corey O’Connor’s chief of staff, said the administration got an early jump on things…