Residents Can Get Drinking Water Tested For Free

Residents are encouraged to take advantage of a New York State program that allows you to get your residential drinking water tested for free, Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso says.

“Residents should take advantage of a $1.5 million dollar state program to test the lead in drinking water,” D’Urso said in a press release “The testing consists of two samples, a first-draw and a flush sample per house or apartment.”

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To request a water testing kit, call the New York State Health Department at
518-402-7650 or request one online at freewatertesting@health.ny.gov.

The department will send a sample kit that has to be returned within 30 days in the postage paid envelope. Results will take about a month.

D'Urso's district map.

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