lead service lines

A New York Assemblyman is seeking funding in the state budget for the replacement of lead service lines.

Troy is taking new steps to get financial assistance out to city residents to replace lead water service lines on private property.

Officials in the City of Troy will discuss ways to address lead in homes traced to aging service lines tonight. The issue has gained the attention of environmental activists who say the city has acted too slow.

The City of Troy is warning residents of elevated lead levels linked to aging lead service lines. Meantime, residents and advocates want answers as to why half-a-million-dollars in grant funding to address lead contamination has gone unspent.

The Albany Water Department has launched a new program to aid homeowners in lead service replacements, part of an effort to eliminate lead service pipes in the city by 2040.

A coalition of various organizations has sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The groups want him to increase funding fivefold for lead…