Drinking Water

​We have examined issues on drinking water in Minnesota—including identifying opportunities for the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to better manage risks to drinking water and estimating the costs and benefits of replacing residential lead service. Our work on lead service lines was used to justify a bill allocating funds to replace all lead service lines in Minnesota.

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Media: $4B to purge lead from MN drinking water but $8B benefit, state says, The Future of Minnesota Drinking Water: A Framework for Managing Risk, Lead in Minnesota Water, House water panel considers council to help get the lead out of Minnesota water, Walz signs $240 million lead pipe removal bill

Collaborators: Lucia Levers