Households in Celoron that obtain their water from tainted wells will finally get connected to clean municipal water.

State Sen. Cathy Young, R-Olean, announced Thursday that she secured a $75,000 grant for the village of Celoron to install a water main line, giving roughly 10 households on Butler Avenue and Seventh Street clean water.

With funding in place, an issue that lasted several years is coming to an end for residents who have dealt with bad water. In addition, other property owners already on municipal water won’t be burdened with a $3 monthly surcharge on their bills to cover the project.

“This grant will resolve a fundamental human need and quality of life issue while taking pressure off the rest of the village users so they don’t have to shoulder a heavy financial burden,” Young said. “Everyone should have safe water for drinking, cooking, washing and simply clean living.”

Earlier in the month, village residents gathered with Celoron Mayor Scott Schrecengost and trustees to discuss the situation. For affected residents like Jacob Feldt, of Butler Street, the water’s been nothing but torture.

“I personally have spent many years fighting for this, trying to get people to even acknowledge the problem and trying to make them understand what it’s like to live like this,” Feldt told The Post-Journal on Thursday. “No one should have to do that. I’m just glad that it’s coming to an end.”

Feldt said he hopes the BPU can give some breaks to the elderly and those on low income who can’t afford the $1,200 to run a line from the main line at the road to their homes.

The grant secured by Young will be used to allow the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities to install 1,630 feet of water main line, which is planned to run from East Fifth Street to East 10th Street on Butler Avenue. Water main lines will also run at a dead end branch from Butler Avenue to a house on East Seventh Street.

The project will also include the installation of two fire hydrants, one at the dead end section of East Seventh Street and the other near the intersection of Butler Avenue and East Seventh Street.

“It’s just a great relief for everybody,” Schrecengost said. “It’s been a long time coming. People don’t realize what it took.”

The project is expected to cost between $75,000 and $90,000. Schrecengost said the village would cover any leftover expenses that exceed the grant. Village and Jamestown city officials will need to come to an agreement in order for work to begin.