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1,434 Minnesota water systems have inventoried 1,511,865 service lines for EPA. 67,823 (4.5%) are confirmed lead and 209,216 (14%) are still of unknown material. Below: every large or city-linked Minnesota utility ranked by lead lines.
Minnesota water systems reported 67,823 lead service lines and 19,360 galvanized lines requiring replacement as of Q2 2026 — 4.5% of the 1,511,865 lines inventoried and 3.1% of the national lead total, ranking #7 of 51. Minneapolis reports the most in the state (38,341).
Minneapolis (38,341), Saint Paul Regional Water Services (17,772), Duluth (5,382) lead the list; 235 Minnesota systems report at least one lead line in total.
Find your utility in the table below, then check its published service line inventory (most utilities post an address-lookup map) or call the number on your water bill. Utilities must notify customers whose line is lead, galvanized-requiring-replacement or unknown. You can also test the pipe entering your home: lead is soft, dull gray, non-magnetic and turns shiny when scratched.
Under EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, systems must replace lead and galvanized-requiring-replacement lines within 10 years starting in 2027; systems with very high counts can receive longer deadlines. Ask your utility for its replacement plan and whether it covers the homeowner-owned portion.
Use a filter certified to NSF/ANSI 53 for lead for drinking and cooking, flush the tap after water has sat for hours, never use hot tap water for drinking or infant formula, and confirm your actual level with a certified lab test.
Source: EPA SDWIS Service Line Inventory, Q2 2026 snapshot (updated 2026-08-18). Counts are service lines, not people.
1,416 of the 1,434 Minnesota systems in EPA's Q2 2026 report have filed line counts. The 67,823 confirmed lead lines and 19,360 galvanized lines requiring replacement come from 235 systems — 17% of those reporting — so roughly one Minnesota system in 6 reports at least one lead line. 209,216 lines (14%) are still of unknown material, below the national share of 22%.
The unknown category is not a footnote. Under EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), every community water system had to submit an initial service line inventory by October 16, 2024, and lines whose material could not be documented were reported as unknown. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), finalized in October 2024, require systems to keep identifying those lines, to notify customers served by a lead, galvanized-requiring-replacement or unknown line, and to replace lead and galvanized-requiring-replacement lines — generally within 10 years of the rule's November 1, 2027 compliance date. The LCRI also lowers the lead action level from 15 to 10 ppb. For Minnesota, that makes the 209,216 unknown lines (14%) the pool from which future confirmed-lead counts will be drawn.
Among the 1 Minnesota utilities linked to a city report on this site, 1 reports at least one lead or galvanized-requiring-replacement line. The largest — Minneapolis (425,300 served) — reports 38,341 lead + 132 GRR respectively.
To check your own line, start with your utility: most Minnesota systems publish their inventory as an address-lookup map or table, and the annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) names the system and its lead results. If your address shows lead, galvanized or unknown, the utility is required to have notified you; if you cannot find it, ask for the service line material on record. You can also inspect the pipe where it enters the house — lead is dull gray, soft enough to scratch shiny with a coin, and does not attract a magnet.
EPA's rule text and timelines are on its Lead and Copper Rule Improvements page. While your line is unverified, our best water filters for lead guide covers NSF/ANSI 53-certified options, and the lead in drinking water guide explains testing and health thresholds.
EPA SDWIS Service Line Inventory, Q2 2026 snapshot (updated 2026-08-18); regulatory dates from EPA's LCRR/LCRI pages.
Community systems serving 50,000+ people plus systems linked to a city report on this site (20 shown). State totals above include every reporting system.
| # | Water system | Status | Lead | GRR | Unknown | Total lines | City report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis MN1270024 · 425,300 served | Lead service lines present | 38,341 | 132 | 962 | 100,414 | Minneapolis → |
| 2 | Saint Paul Regional Water Services MN1620026 · 392,529 served | Lead service lines present | 17,772 | 4 | 6,084 | 98,729 | |
| 3 | Duluth MN1690011 · 86,859 served | Lead service lines present | 5,382 | 251 | 2,609 | 28,729 | |
| 4 | Rochester MN1550010 · 123,624 served | Lead service lines present | 257 | 269 | 2,546 | 42,074 | |
| 5 | Lakeville MN1190015 · 67,300 served | Lead service lines present | 3 | 19 | 2,082 | 18,864 | |
| 6 | Coon Rapids MN1020017 · 64,000 served | Lead service lines present | 1 | 90 | 4,307 | 22,084 | |
| 7 | Blaine MN1020006 · 70,220 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 4,266 | 22,294 | |
| 8 | Plymouth MN1270044 · 76,546 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 4,106 | 25,237 | |
| 9 | Minnetonka MN1270031 · 54,474 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 3,907 | 17,629 | |
| 10 | Saint Cloud MN1730027 · 71,321 served | Lead service lines present | 0 | 1,085 | 878 | 18,949 | |
| 11 | Eagan MN1190007 · 68,223 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 265 | 21,632 | |
| 12 | Eden Prairie MN1270010 · 63,726 served | Lead service lines present | 0 | 1 | 186 | 15,894 | |
| 13 | Brooklyn Park MN1270005 · 89,995 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 65 | 23,677 | |
| 14 | Woodbury MN1820025 · 82,643 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 43 | 25,923 | |
| 15 | Maple Grove MN1270020 · 82,000 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25,645 | |
| 16 | Burnsville MN1190002 · 61,747 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17,018 | |
| 17 | Bloomington MN1270001 · 91,300 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32,903 | |
| 18 | Edina MN1270011 · 53,494 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,273 | |
| 19 | Apple Valley MN1190001 · 50,300 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,003 | |
| 20 | Saint Louis Park MN1270050 · 50,010 served | No lead service lines reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,207 |
A lead or unknown service line means lead can enter water after it leaves the treatment plant, so city-level test results understate what reaches your tap. Filter drinking and cooking water with an NSF/ANSI 53 lead-certified system, and see the lead in drinking water guide or Minnesota city water reports.
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