# Pittsburgh Water Systems by My Home Water System

> Published water hardness for Pittsburgh, PA, copied from the utility's own reports, and a way to request a written water treatment quote from one local company. Not a water utility.

## Water facts, as published
- Hardness, as Pittsburgh Water describes it, Pittsburgh Water: "Moderately hard" (no number given) (Undated web page). Source: Water Quality FAQ | Pittsburgh Water, https://www.pgh2o.com/node/5164
- Pittsburgh Water's 2019, 2020 and 2022 water quality reports list calcium but no hardness figure, and its 2021, 2024 and 2025 reports and its treatment FAQ are closed to automated reading, so we have no published number.
- Pittsburgh Water treats filtered water with chlorine. Source: Pittsburgh Water 2022 Water Quality Report, https://www.pgh2o.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/FINAL_PWSA_CCR_2022.pdf
- Pittsburgh Water draws all of its drinking water from the Allegheny River. Source: Pittsburgh Water, our water source, https://www.pgh2o.com/node/28
- Pittsburgh Water supplies most of the city. Some neighborhoods get only sewer service from it and buy water from another provider, such as Pennsylvania American Water, so check your bill. Source: Pittsburgh Water service area page, https://www.pgh2o.com/node/280
- Sources last checked: 2026-10-27

## Pages
- [Pittsburgh water and quotes](https://pittsburghwatersystems.com/): the answer, the sources, common questions
- [Water data as JSON](https://pittsburghwatersystems.com/water.json)
- [Water softeners](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/water-softeners/), [whole-home filtration](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/whole-home-filtration/), [reverse osmosis](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/reverse-osmosis/)
- [Hard water by city](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/hard-water-by-city/): published hardness for every city we cover

## Status
- Not taking requests yet. No prices are published; quotes come after an assessment at the home.
- Run by My Home Water System, operated by Aidren LLC.