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State grant will help New Paltz replace old water mains

State grant will help New Paltz replace old water mains

The $5 million project “should help significantly” with the problem of brown water coming out of the tap.That color comes from iron pipes that are corroding, and is also a sign that those pipes are beginning to get clogged like arteries, increasing the pressure needed to force water through, taxing the pumping system and potentially causing leaks.