Lead Service Line Inventory

Farmington Public Works Needs to Know: What’s Your Pipe Made Of?

The City of Farmington will be reaching out to property owners during the summer of 2024 to determine the type of pipe that connects your home or business to the public water infrastructure. Farmington is committed to identifying and inventorying all the service lines within its service area as part of a nationwide mandate. 

Public Works staff are working with AE2S, a civil engineering consulting firm, to contact home and business owners via letters with simple instructions to determine if the pipe that delivers water into your property is made of plastic, copper, galvanized steel, or lead. 

Why are we asking you to provide this information?

If you receive a letter, your participation will be necessary to ensure Farmington has an accurate pipe inventory to provide to the Minnesota Department of Health. Every water system in the United States needs to create a pipe inventory in 2024, as required under the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. The Department of Health is managing the process for Minnesota.

What can I do to help? 

If Farmington needs information about the pipe that connects your property to the public water infrastructure, you will receive a letter with simple instructions and a short online survey. The information gathered via the survey will help Farmington complete our system-wide inventory of public and private water service line materials. If we do not receive a response to the survey, an appointment may need to be set up for field verification staff to visit your property. An appointment would involve someone from AE2S identifying the pipe material that enters your home or business and is connected to your water meter. This will allow the field staff to update your property’s status from unknown to plastic, copper, galvanized steel, or lead. 

What happens if I have a lead pipe connecting my property to Farmington’s water system?

If lead pipes are identified, they will be added to a list of pipes that need to be replaced in the future. Lead in the infrastructure that delivers water to your property can be harmful. Farmington is committed to partnering with the community to ensure our water is lead-free.

This is an important request, and we are relying on Farmington residents to help us meet this challenge. To learn more about lead in drinking water, visit the Minnesota Department of Health website: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions For Minnesota Public Water Systems - MN Dept. of Health (state.mn.us)

Farmington Lead Service Line Inventory Letter to Residents (PDF)