Work continues in Watervliet to replace lead water lines

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Work has begun to replace more lead service lines and laterals to homes in Watervliet.

Mayor Charles Patricelli announced last week that the city has awarded a contract to Greenwood Contracting to replace 16 lead service lines and laterals to homes in Watervliet.

The contract awarded is part of a New York State Department of Health Land Service Lead Line Replacement Program (LSLRP). This is Phase II of the program to replace lead lines that are part of the city’s infrastructure and were the type of lines traditionally used when older homes were built in the City of Watervliet as well as many parts of the country. In 2020, the city completed phase I, which included replacing over a dozen waterlines that had lead on 9th ave., prior to repaving the road from 19th St to 16th St.