The Albany Water Board is committed to help homeowners replace their lead water service lines. Lead is no longer a suitable material for pipes and should be removed completely to mitigate associated health risks.

Any lead service within the City of Albany can be eligible for LSRP opportunities, regardless of ownership, as long as the application requirements are met. 

1. Confirm your lead service with AWD staff. 

• You may have already completed this step by submitting your service information onine or by email. If you have not already, you may submit your information online at: albanyny.gov/lead or you can call 518-434-5322 to schedule an appointment with AWD staff to confirm your water service material.

2. Collect quote(s) for the replacement work from qualified private contractors.

• Contractors must apply for the applicable permits for the work.
• If you need a starting place for finding qualified contractors, a list can be provided to you from AWD.
• It is highly recommended that homeowners get more than one quote for
  replacement work, but it is not a requirement for the grant
• Quotes should include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following costs: 
  • Location, excavation, and replacement of lead water line with copper water line. 
  • Connection of new water line to the meter in the basement and restoration of the penetration to the building. 
  • Restoration of disrupted lawn, sidewalk, curb, and street equal to existing  conditions.
  • Applicable permit fees. 

3. Submit your completed Application in this form.

4. Receive your Grant Award Notice.  

• Your notice will come via email or mail. The notice is not a check for grant funds. The notice is your notification that your grant application has been received and approved and indicates the funding amount you are eligible to recieve in reimbursed funds if the work is completed. 

5. Schedule and Complete the Work. 

• The Contractor is required to work under a permit through the City of Albany Water Department. Part of the permit requires that the work be inspected by AWD staff. This inspection serves as the verification that the work was completed appropriately in order to receive your grant funding reimbursement.  

6. Submit final documentation. To complete the process the homeowner must submit the signed City of Albany Payment Voucher with a paid in full invoice from the contractor who performed the work. The invoice property owner name and address are required to match the voucher document

*The LSRP Grant is meant to supplement the cost of work where all lead is being replaced. Partial lead removal or spot repairs do not qualify for grant funding.

Attach two (2) itemized estimates from separate contractors to this application below. This is a reimbursement program. The applicant is responsible for paying the contractor's invoice in-full. The Albany Water Department will reimburse the applicant the grant amount after the completion of the work.