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Village says it met state lead-and-copper inventory deadline; asks homeowners to help
Summary
Greenwood Lake submitted its state lead-and-copper inventory on Oct. 16 but much of the data was classified "unknown." The village will mail postcards with a QR-code survey asking homeowners to perform a simple scratch test and report build-year data to help identify service‑line materials.
Village officials told residents on Oct. 16 that the required lead-and-copper inventory was submitted to the New York State Department of Health on the filing deadline, but much of the returned data was marked "unknown." The water department and engineering firm MHE (Dave Fritz) prepared and filed the initial report; village staff said they will pursue household-level follow-up to fill gaps in the inventory.
Phil Landrieu, the village water operator, said the inventory will be an "ever updating registry" of service-line materials and that Atlantic Testing is scheduling subsurface borings in the north arm later in November as part of broader sampling work. The mayor and staff said postcards with a QR code will go to all households asking residents to perform a simple scratch test at their water-service pipe and provide build dates where known. "If we can get a decent amount tested with compliance from the homeowner, it's gonna lighten the load a little bit," the mayor said.
Officials reiterated that routine compliance sampling for lead and copper occurs twice a year and that recent samples have been within state limits, but acknowledged the state mandate requires the village to prove when service lines are not lead. The village offered that residents who cannot complete the test can contact Village Hall for assistance.
