Access to clean drinking water is vital for local families, businesses, and the environment. For the last 55 years, the City of Troy has been the primary source of clean water for 135,000 customers in nine communities across three Capital Region counties (Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga).
Beginning in 2021, the administration kicked off a major water infrastructure project to preserve the reliability of the City's water infrastructure network for another 200 years: replacement of vital water transmission lines between the City's Tomhannock Reservoir and the Water Treatment Plant.
The first phase of the project, completed spring 2023, involved installation of two 36-inch diameter pipes totaling 43,000 linear feet (over 8 miles). The second phase will extend these transmission mains all the way to the Tomhannock Reservoir.