The City of Kingston has been awarded an $8.9 million grant to help replace residential water service lines that contain lead.
The funding comes through Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Lead Infrastructure Forgiveness and Transformation, or LIFT, program, which assists communities with projects designed to protect drinking water and public health.
The Kingston Water Department will use the funding to establish a lead service line replacement program, with additional details to be announced. About $540,000 of the grant will be used to develop and improve the city’s lead service line inventory.
“We are pleased to have these grant funds available to assist homeowners with lead service line replacements while minimizing the financial impact on our water ratepayers,” Kingston Water Department Superintendent Matthew Dysard said. “The funding will also help us improve our lead service line inventory and better identify lines that need to be addressed throughout the community.”
In December 2024, the Kingston Water Department notified 2,711 households whose privately owned water service lines may contain lead. Another 2,056 households received notices because the composition of their service lines was unknown.
Communities have until 2037 to replace all lead service lines.
The LIFT program prioritizes communities where median household income is below 80% of the regionally adjusted statewide median household income and where the local poverty rate exceeds the statewide rate.
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