Dye Testing
Under the Consent order, we were mandated to dye test all homes in West Mifflin Borough to determine which homes were using down spouts, garage drains and storm drains to disposes of storm water into the sanitary sewer system.West Mifflin must stop using the sanitary sewer system for storm water run-off.
The Sewage Treatment Plants are overburdened with the influx of storm water run-off when added to its normal volume. The influx causes the plants to overflow into streams. Treating the additional water plus the daily sewage increases expenses. The dye testing of all West Mifflin homes is complete. This program has eliminated approximately 95% of the storm water that was coming into the Sewage Treatment Plants.
WMSSMA is continuing to monitor the situation by requiring a dye test of homes to be sold before the sale is completed. To better serve our customers the Authority can conduct the dye test and release the paper work ($70), or the customer may have a private plumber dye test the home($ cost homeowner), send the results in, and the paper work is then processed ($25). Anyone requiring more information can contact our offices at (412) 466-6070, Monday thru Friday 7 AM to 3 PM.
WMSSMA Dye Testing form for Plumbers:
Dye Test Request Form for everyone