AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The city of Amsterdam continues to work to mitigate high lead levels in drinking water. Amsterdam officials issued the public service announcement on September 16 warning of the elevated levels. According to Zach Bagster, plant manager of the Amsterdam Water Plants, they have currently identified around two thousand affected homes.

"We're actively trying to identify where all of those locations are" Bagster explained. "The only place for the lead to get into the drinking water at these levels would be the service line that goes from the main into the home."

According to city water officials, the lead comes from the service lines in older homes, not the main lines distributing the water. Yet, it can also come from water fixtures in your home, so make sure to ch

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