Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS), July 12 marked the start of a 10-year commitment to ensure long-term drinking water quality by removing lead service lines in both public and private property.

Up until the late 1920s, water service lines delivering water into the home were made of lead. SPRWS been working since the 1980s to eliminate these lead service lines from our system. The Lead Free SPRWS program is designed to remove the remaining 26,000 lead service lines in system by 2032. The program is voluntary and free to the homeowner

This is a $300 million investment over 10 years. The $200 million from bipartisan infrastructure act dedicated to Minnesota for lead replacement is a good down payment, though more is necessary to finish the job. More assistance from our state and federal partners is needed to help replace these lead service lines with copper.

For more information, go to stpaul.gov/water.

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