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Saint Paul Regional Water Services briefed Maplewood on lead-line removals, meters and new treatment plant

Maplewood City Council · July 14, 2025
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Summary

Saint Paul Regional Water Services told Maplewood council it has a 10-year plan to remove lead service lines across its service area (26,000 total; Maplewood: 7 confirmed, ~90 records unknown), outlined an AMI meter-register renewal and said a new treatment plant (with ozone) has begun partial operations; officials highlighted affordability programs and a low-income assistance fund.

Raquel Vaske of Saint Paul Regional Water Services updated the Maplewood City Council on regional water projects and customer-impact plans, focusing on lead-service-line replacement, meter upgrades and the new treatment plant.

Vaske said SPRWS serves roughly 97,000 active accounts and nearly 450,000 people, drawing water from the Mississippi River. The utility outlined a 10-year "Lead Free" program to replace approximately 26,000 lead service lines across the service area; Maplewood has seven confirmed lead service lines and about 90 accounts with "unknown" records. The utility's lead-replacement pilot received…

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