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Well Water Testing in Alden

Well water testing for homes on a private well across Minnesota. We collect the sample the right way and send it to an accredited laboratory for…

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Alden · Freeborn County

Well Water Testing in Alden

Well water testing for homes on a private well across Minnesota. We collect the sample the right way and send it to an accredited laboratory for coliform bacteria and E. coli, nitrate, arsenic, lead, manganese, iron, hardness, pH, fluoride, sulfate and uranium. The Minnesota Department of Health recommends testing a private well for coliform bacteria every year, nitrate every other year, and arsenic and lead at least once. We also look at the visible wellhead, the pressure tank and the water treatment equipment during the home inspection.

Alden is a small farm town on the I-90 corridor west of Albert Lea. Housing here runs to small I-90 corridor farm-town homes, across the town core.

Well water in Freeborn County

MDA sampled London and Mansfield townships in Freeborn County in 2019 and published a final report in 2022, so the county has a state nitrate record for buyers to ask about. MDH describes central and southeast Minnesota as having more homes on wells at increased nitrate risk, where row crops meet sand-gravel and fractured bedrock aquifers. It also says southeastern groundwater tends to have low manganese, below 50 µg/L, and arsenic occurs statewide. We test for coliform bacteria and E. coli, nitrate, arsenic, lead, manganese, iron, hardness, pH, fluoride, sulfate and uranium through an accredited lab.

County facts checked September 2026 against: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Health, mndata.web.health.state.mn.us, mda.state.mn.us, freeborncountymn.gov.

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Questions

Common questions.

Who needs well water testing?
Any home on a private well, and above all when you are buying one. A private well is not regulated like a city water system, so the owner is responsible for knowing what is in the water. Testing before closing tells you whether the water needs treatment while you can still ask questions or negotiate.
What do you test for?
Our lab panel covers coliform bacteria and E. coli, nitrate, arsenic, lead, manganese, iron, hardness, pH, fluoride, sulfate and uranium. Bacteria and nitrate are the short-term health checks. Arsenic, lead, manganese and uranium are the ones you cannot see or taste. Iron, hardness, pH and sulfate explain staining, scale, odor and wear on plumbing and appliances.
How often should a well be tested?
The Minnesota Department of Health recommends coliform bacteria every year, nitrate every other year, and arsenic and lead at least once. Test again after flooding, after any work on the well, or if the taste, color or smell of the water changes.
Is well water testing part of the home inspection?
It is an add-on. Book it with the home inspection and we collect the sample the same visit, so the lab results arrive with time to act on them inside your inspection window.
Has Freeborn County been tested for nitrate?
Yes. MDA's Township Testing Program covered London and Mansfield townships in 2019, with a final report published in 2022. Those figures are township-level. MDH suggests nitrate testing every other year and coliform every year, and the reliable answer for a specific house is a lab test on its own well.
Do you cover Alden?
Yes — minutes west of Albert Lea on I-90 and well within our southern range.
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