Why Floyd Effects Since 2022, the Lead and Healthy Homes program has proactively inspected more than 750 homes citywide, and found that more than 600 of them had lead paint hazards.

Minneapolis steps up effort to replace aging lead pipes in high-priority neighborhoods

Thanks to an infusion of state and federal funding, the city plans to replace 1,000 lead service lines in 2025 at no cost to homeowners.

by Mohamed Ibrahim17 hours ago

Thanks to an infusion of state and federal funding, Minneapolis is in the midst of a massive effort to remove lead from residential homes, which includes replacing lead service lines at 40,000 homes in the next decade.

The city has completed an inventory of all water service lines in Minneapolis, and letters went out to homeowners with lead service lines in mid-November. The city plans to replace 400 service lines — free of charge to homeowners — by the end of 2024, and another 1,000 in 2025.

If you live in an older Minneapolis home, here’s how you get it inspected:

How does lead show up in homes?

About 80% of homes in Minneapolis were built before 1978, when the federal government banned the use of lead-based paint.

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