Endicott, NY – The Village of Endicott and Town of Vestal will be receiving much needed support from NYS to improve water quality in their respective communities. Assemblywoman Lupardo was joined by Endicott Mayor Linda Jackson to highlight over $5.4 million in state funds were awarded to the two municipalities from the Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) for Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) grants to support efforts to improve water quality.

The Village of Endicott will be receiving two grants. One for $4,386,131 which will allow for new water source development at Well #32 to replace water wells #5 and #28. According to a 2019 report from the Endicott Municipal Water Department, both wells were rated as highly susceptible to many contaminants including bacteria, pesticides, and metals. The Village also received a second grant of $75,295 for infrastructure improvements.

The Town of Vestal received a grant for $991,610 to replace the Old Vestal Road & Bunn Hill Road water main. This will provide higher quality water to the service area and will improve safety by providing better water flow for use in case of fires.

Grants will be disbursed to awardees once certain conditions are met, and it is approved by the EFC Board of Directors. The full list of awardees and project descriptions can be found on EFC's website, where you may also view an interactive map of the projects.

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo said, "I’d like to congratulate the Village of Endicott and the Town of Vestal on being awarded these critically important water infrastructure improvements grants. I know how hard they worked to receive these funds and how important these upgrades will be for the community. A sincere thank you to Governor Hochul and to the Environmental Facilities Corporation for hearing our concerns and prioritizing funding for these projects."

Village of Endicott Mayor Linda Jackson said, “Our water infrastructure has needed upgrading for many years. This grant will help with the new well our water department is replacing, which will not only benefit the Village, but all of Endicott and Endwell. I want to thank Assemblywoman Lupardo for her consistent help regarding the needs of the Village of Endicott. She doesn’t just research and inform us of these grants, she gets involved with helping us write them to meet the requirements so our applications will be taken seriously.”

Town of Vestal Supervisor John Schaffer said, “This grant will help the town provide better water quality along with ensuring improved fire safety. We acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of Assemblywoman Lupardo in securing this grant for the Town of Vestal and thank NYS for the support.”