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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $176 million investment into over a dozen New York state communities to improve sewer and water infrastructure, according to a Thursday release. The project will replace 2,790 lead pipes in Syracuse, covering costs not federally paid for while “minimizing” the financial impact on local ratepayers.
This project marks over $6 million invested in water infrastructure since 2017, the release states. This allocation comes as part of a broader statewide project of $469 million program to remove lead from communities, Syracuse being one of the 13 cities to receive this funding…