Troy will receive $13 million in federal funding to help replace thousands of underground lead pipes in the city.

Sen. Chuck Schumer made the official announcement in Troy on Monday morning, standing on Campbell Avenue next to a beaming Mayor Carmella Mantello.

The federal government is paying this money so that these pipes can be ripped out from the underground and replaced with safer, healthier piping.

The money is part of a bipartisan infrastructure law that has already delivered more than $350 million for lead pipe removal across the state.

The federal money will hopefully allow the city to complete the ambitious project within the next four years, according to Mantello.

The city estimates that each service replacement costs between $7,000 and $10,000.

“When you add up all the houses that need it, that’s a lot of money. Now, you say, ‘Well, $7,000 is worth it, so a kid’s brain isn’t impaired,’ but the money’s got to come from somewhere,” said Schumer.

“This funding is massive, though. It obviously allows us to bond because, you know, it’s on a reimbursement basis,” said Mantello. “So we’ll bond, we’ll get more crews in.”

It is estimated that this city needs to replace about 2,800 lead pipes. They began last year, and they have now completed about 200 of them.