State program tracker

MN lead service line programs.

This page is for the reader whose first question is what funding or utility-managed replacement path exists in this state? Every entry still leads back to a local utility page.

Verified programs 3

Support paths with live local evidence in the current state coverage set.

Covered utilities 3

Utility pages currently linked to at least one replacement, reimbursement, or inspection-support path.

Pages live 14

This page helps you move from a statewide funding question into the right local utility record.

Underground utility piping and replacement support context
Read the coverage first

Grant, reimbursement, loan, and utility-managed replacement should never be collapsed into the same claim. Coverage boundaries matter more than the headline label.

How to compare programs

Read the funding mechanism before the headline.

Coverage split

Public-side and private-side rules can diverge.

A program may fully cover the public side while leaving private-side work to the owner, or it may only reimburse after a pre-approved process.

Owner trigger

Timing changes the outcome.

Some programs only work if the owner applies first, waits for a city project, uses an approved contractor, or coordinates during a utility-led replacement cycle.

Return path

Always route back to the utility page.

Once the funding path is clear, the utility overview, notification, and cost pages still control how the record should be interpreted for a real address.

Programs in this state

Current verified support paths in MN.

City of Duluth

Lead Service Line Replacement

no-cost replacement in city-planned project areas funded through state and federal sources

Public side

not separated from the owner side because the city page describes full service line replacement at no cost

Private side

yes full lead or galvanized requiring replacement work is handled at no cost in eligible projects

Verification

verified as of 2026-04-04.

City of Minneapolis

Lead Water Service Line Replacement

state- and federally-funded no-cost replacement in eligible project areas

Public side

not separated from the owner side because the city page describes owner-owned service lines replaced through the project

Private side

yes lead service lines are replaced at no cost in eligible project areas

Verification

verified as of 2026-04-04.