City of Newburgh Launches Lead Service Line Replacement Program

Hudson Valley News Network
Kathy Welsh

NEWBURGH – The City of Newburgh announces the launch of the City of Newburgh’s Lead Service Line Replacement Program.

The City was awarded a grant of up to $544,000 from the NYS Department of Health to identify and replace lead water service lines from the City’s main to homeowners’ water meters.

While the City of Newburgh’s drinking water does not contain lead, the corrosion of lead pipes can cause lead to leach into water flowing through the pipes in a home and potentially into drinking water.

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