Lead Service Line Notification 

The City of Savage has completed and submitted our service line materials inventory to the Minnesota Department of Health. The service line inventory is publicly available, and you can check the materials for your service line by visiting the Lead Inventory Tracking Tool (LITT) at https://maps.umn.edu/LSL/ or contacting us at savageleadservice@cityofsavage.com or 952-224-3440. 

To give a thorough accounting of the material used in our water service distribution system, City staff reviewed service installation reports, record plans, city and plumbing codes, and local municipal ordinances to determine with certainty the materials used in the construction of water service lines to residential, commercial and industrial structures. This also included site visits by staff and consultants to properties with incomplete or inaccurate records to help determine the material used for the water supply. Our inventory was completed and submitted on July 15, 2024, and was approved by the MDH on October 8, 2024. It was determined from that inventory that two (2) galvanized services exist, and 1,065 are unknown material requiring further investigation. Our inventory contained zero (0) known lead and 9,058 non-lead service lines.

Lead and Copper Testing, 2024

This effects 30 residential properties that were built between 1983 and 1985, and some structures  prior to those years. Currently  communities  are  required to test the designated properties that meet test criteria to help insure our water quality and treatment do not cause further corrosion or deterioration  of the  potable water distribution system. Savage was required to update its sample site list and currently has 84 MDH  approved sites 30 of which  were tested. Savage completed  its 30 test site requirement  September 12,2024 and will respond to each residential  participant individually.

Our system was found to be in compliance with the lead and copper rule and will be scheduled for testing again  May – September 2027.

More information from MDH on Lead in Drinking Water and Copper in Drinking Water.