A. An aerial view of the plant (October, 1992)

B. Water is pumped from the Ohio River to fill the preaeration and sedimentation tanks (November 18, 1958)

C. '57 Belvedere is dwarfed by 10 foot diameter interceptor pipe (December 18, 1957)

D. Curll farm utilizing ALCOSOIL (July, 1994)

E. First board sworn in. Left to right: Judge Walter P. Smart; John F. Laboon, Chairman; Charles A. Finley; Cornelius D. Scully, former Mayor of Pittsburgh; William B. Rodgers, former State Senator, Treasurer; David Olbum, former Allegheny County Director of Elections, Secretary (March, 1946)

F. The last house in Verner Town is demolished. The photographer wrote "last of an era" on the back of the original photo (March 1, 1956)

G. Fluidized bed incinerator installation (August 10, 1992)

H. "Mobile" lab unit tests local rivers (circa 1948)

I. Over 600 visitors came to ALCOSAN's first-ever Open House (September 9, 1994)

J. Foundation laid for primary sedimentation tanks (circa 1957)

K. Aerial view of completed plant site (circa 1959)

L. Plant construction in progress (October 8, 1956)

M. Lot is razed in preparation for the first stages of construction. Verner Town is on the left of the photo. (1956)

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