TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – New York State has awarded $10 million to the Town of Poughkeepsie to help pay for the replacement of lead water service lines in certain neighborhoods, including Fairview and Arlington. The multi-year project will benefit approximately 4,000 residents. The $10 million grant, secured through the Environmental Facilities Commission Water Infrastructure Improvement & Intramunicipal Water Grants (EFC-WIIA), represents a significant portion of the cost.
“This is an investment in the Town’s clean drinking water infrastructure,” said Tom Colgan, head of the Town of Poughkeepsie Water Department, “and a major step toward meeting federal requirements for the identification and replacement of lead service lines.”
Since 1995, the Town of Poughkeepsie’s Water Treatment Facility has maintained a corrosion control program that includes the addition of phosphoric acid to reduce the potential for lead to leach from plumbing materials. The Town routinely conducts lead monitoring and has consistently met all state and federal drinking water standards. During the most recent sampling period in 2026, the Town’s 90th-percentile lead level was 2.4 µg/L, well below the regulatory action level of 15 µg/L. While the water system continues to perform well, replacing lead service lines will further reduce potential sources of lead within the distribution system and help ensure compliance with future federal drinking water regulations, according to a statement issued by Supervisor Rebecca Edwards.
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