Lead Service Line Pipe

The City of Golden Valley has received funding from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to help identify water service lines materials across the City. This project aims to improve the quality of Golden Valley’s water distribution system and protect Golden Valley residents by identifying lead or galvanized water service pipes.

In 2024 the City of Golden Valley performed inspections with the help of hundreds of residents who did self-inspections. As of August 2025, only 1,780 water service lines remain to be inspected.

Property owners who still need their water service lines inspected were notified by mail with instructions to sign up online for a 15-minute, in-home inspection: https://signup.com/go/NwTYFYS. 

For assistance with scheduling, please contact CJ Sycks at (651) 221-4671.

Learn More

The City has contracted with engineering firm TKDA to manage this project. For more information on why this project is taking place and scheduling, visit the project website here: https://tinyurl.com/GV-Inspections

Project History & Past Efforts

In 2024, the City surveyed its utility customers to help create an inventory of all water service lines in its system. The survey asked customers to provide contact information (name, address, phone number) and identify the material type of their water service line.

The service line inventory is publicly available, and you can check the materials for service lines that have already been classified by visiting the Lead Inventory Tracking Tool (LITT) at https://maps.umn.edu/LSL/

To help people identify lead service lines in their homes, the EPA provides an online interactive guide called Protect Your Tap: A Quick Check For Lead that includes pictures, step-by-step directions, and additional resources.