There's a new plan to track down potentially dangerous lead pipes in Mount Vernon. As DougWilliamsTV explains, residents are being asked to help identify trouble spots.
The water is lead-free, but the pipes at home may not be -- that's the message from Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard while announcing a plan to track down old lead pipes.
Mount Vernon received $1 million from the New York State Department of Health to seek out lead pipes. The mayor is asking that residents allow city inspections on their pipes, and quickly. By October 2024, the city needs to report back their findings to the state in hopes it will provide money to remove the old lead pipes and install new ones.
"If we don't have clean water, then it's a health crisis," Mount Vernon resident Cliford Gresseau said."I use it to my wash face and I use it for bathing, you know ... But no, I never drink it," another resident said.
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