STATE & NATIONAL. This week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans beginning involving the construction of residents that will encounter lead pipe replacement. Governor Hochul executed plans for 772 residents inthe city of Rochester, New York to have lead and galvanized drinking water service lines construction.
By Anne M Erbynstein
“Ensuring access to clean, safe water for all New Yorkers is a top priority. Together with our federal partners, my administration is committed to helping communities undertake these critical projects that protect public health while reducing the burden on local ratepayers.”—New York Governor, Kathy Hochul
Following an investigation of residents THST are currently operating indoor water system service with lead pipes, Governor Hochul stated. today, that a $5 million dollar improvement project will be backed by $3 million dollars provided through the Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) grant from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC).
Hochul commented in regard to the improvement plan stating that, because there is no clear, clean, safe drinking water in New York, the water system improvement project must move forward to include a number of essential areas of construction.
Hochul mentioned excavation, and abandonment of existing lead, lead-lined, and galvanized water service lines, new piping, a new water main service line and tge installation of a curb stop, and curb box.
In New York, state investments paired with the federal infrastructure bill made the water system
Improvements possible. For the sake of the public health New York Ststes the following efforts have been made:
•. EPA has awarded a total of $240 million to New York for lead service line replacement (LSLR) in the first two years of the five-year BIL.
• EFC and the State Department of Health (DOH) are administering these funds through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).
• DOH has identified in the DWSRF Intended Use Plan (IUP) projects across the state that are eligible for BIL LSLR funding, including $48 million in grants and interest-free financing for the City of Rochester. Communities with projects identified in the IUP can apply for BIL LSLR funding.
• New York State’s Lead Service Line Replacement Program, funded through the State Clean Water Infrastructure Act, has invested $30 million to identify and replace lead service lines across the State. To date, $21 million has been spent through the program replacing 3,266 lead service lines in New York. These funds are in addition to monies to be invested through WIIA and the BIL.
Hochul commented in regard to the state of New York stating how harmful lead csn be to the hummsn health. The Governor informed that old lead pipes are corrosive and as a result, contaminants can enter into the drinking water system where there is high acidity. Most common in faucet, water fixtures lead pipes are most commonly found in pipes and fixtures in older homes built before 1986.
Governors Hochul states the project’s success, thus far, while the city of Rochester, New York has received $5.6 million dollars to facilitate eliminating lead pipes, improving the home and drinking water systems in 772 houses in the area.
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