Mayor Mantello gives update on Troy's lead pipe replacement

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello has provided an update on the city's lead pipe replacement program. Mantello pledged to give funding for and replace all lead pipes in Troy within the next four years.

So far 20 lines have been replaced in 2024, 602 Brita Filter pitchers have been given to residents, and last week, Troy received a shipment of 400 pitchers and 400 filter cartridges. In 2023, 101 lead pipes were replaced in private residences.

“No parent should be afraid of what is coming out of their tap,” said Mayor Carmella Mantello. “We have a very ambitious plan to replace all lead pipes in the next four years while also meeting the Environmental Protection Agency’s mandate to have our inventory done by October of this year.”

“In addition to everything we have done and still plan on doing, we will be undertaking an in-depth plan to educate residents on lead pipe inventory,” Mayor Mantello continued. “This is a team effort that includes door-to-door campaigning, mailers for residents, public service announcements, and much more.”