Edina finds no lead in water lines, will replace galvanized pipes
The Edina City Council learned at its March 15 retreat that the city's water system contains no lead service lines, according to a comprehensive inventory completed by the Public Works Department. The good news comes with a small caveat: two galvanized lines will need replacement, and the city will cover the cost.
The inventory was required by a new federal rule from the Environmental Protection Agency aimed at protecting public health. The EPA's revised Lead and Copper Rule mandates that all water suppliers complete a detailed accounting of the materials used in service lines—the pipes that connect homes to the main water system.
Edina's Public Works Department conducted the inventory by using a technique called hydro excavation at curb stops, the connection points where service lines meet the main system. The work identified the materials in previously unknown or unclear cases. The results were reassuring: no lead service lines were found in the city's water system.
However, the inventory did identify two galvanized steel lines that require replacement. Galvanized pipes, which are coated with zinc, can corrode over time and potentially leach metals into drinking water. The city has committed to replacing these lines at its own expense and will notify affected homeowners about the work.
Edina will submit its findings to the Minnesota Department of Health as required by the federal mandate. The city's proactive approach—paying for necessary replacements rather than passing costs to residents—sets a clear path forward for addressing any water quality concerns. Homeowners can expect notifications about the galvanized line replacements in the coming weeks.
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[Music] welcome to agenda Edina a program summarizing the actions taken at City Hall that affect you most I'm your host dorothia Marty the Dina public works department recently wrapped up a service line inventory documenting materials used for water service lines throughout the city this project was part of a federal requirement under the US Environmental Protection agencies revised lead and copper rule the goal was to identify any lead or galvanized service lines requiring replacement to protect Public Health the revisions required water suppliers to complete an inventory and send it to the Minnesota Department of Health Edina submitted its findings in late August reporting no lead service lines two galvanized lines that require replacement 96 with unknown material and more than 13 ,000 non-led lines since August Public Works has finished evaluating the lines of unknown material so what we did was we started looking at all our all of our records that we had on hand and once we exhausted all those records then we started physically going out to houses and did what we call Hydro Excavating at the curb stop the curb stop is where the city ownership and the home ownership uh is separated which there we identify the material type even though the inventory is complete the city is requ required by federal law to notify Property Owners whose service lines were listed as unknown or galvanized requiring replacement in the August report those letters are expected to hit mailboxes within the next few weeks so we the city has uh two galvanized lines that need replacement on the homeowner side uh we made contact with those residents uh we have a contractor lined up already so as soon as we can just get the scheduling straightened out we're going to get those lines replaced at City cost for those those two residents learn more at Edam mn.gov servine inventory
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