Testing Service Lines to your Home

Due to the revision to the EPA's Lead and Copper rule, municipalities are doing a full inventory of all service lines. Because of this many residents across Minnesota are receiving notifications from their city notifying them that they may have a lead line leading to their home or the service line to their home is of unknown orgin. The best way to know if your drinking water is affected is to test it. 

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Minnesota Health Department has put together a map of MN with all service lines identified. You are able to put in your address to see if you are at an increased risk. 

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Testing Your Water

Testing your home for lead is a very simple process. If you would like a lead sampling kit please fill out the form below. The kit comes with a qualified collection bottle and instructions.

Supplies Needed: Qualified Sample Bottle from the Laboratory

Instructions:

1) You will collect the water right away in the morning or when you come home from work. (The water you collect should have been sitting in the pipes for 6-18 hours.)

2) It is recommended you take the water from your kitchen tap as this is where you consume the most water. 

3) Return the sample bottle to the laboratory within 10 days. 

Cost: $50

Results: You will receive results within 2-3 business days.

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What you can do now to reduce lead in your water​

Lead concentrates the most when it is sitting in your pipes for an extended period of time (such as overnight or after a weekend away). The easiest way to reduce the amount of lead in your water is to run the water until it is cold. This flushes your line so you are not consuming the water that has been stagnate in the pipes. 

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