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Well Water Testing in Ellendale

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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Ellendale · Steele County

Well Water Testing in Ellendale

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.

Ellendale is a small I-35 corridor farm town south of Owatonna. Housing here runs to small-town older homes, across the town core on the I-35 corridor.

Well water in Steele County

MDA's 2018 township testing in Steele County covered Blooming Prairie, Lemond, Meriden and Summit townships, where 264 wells were tested and 1.5% were over the 10 mg/L nitrate-nitrogen health standard. That is a low rate for those townships. MDH says about 10 percent of Minnesota private wells exceed 10 ug/L arsenic and that it can vary by short distance. MDH lists coliform yearly, nitrate every other year, and arsenic and lead at least once. We add manganese, iron, hardness, pH, fluoride, sulfate and uranium.

County facts checked September 2026 against: mda.state.mn.us, steelecountymn.gov, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Health.

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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.
Do Steele County wells have nitrate problems?
In MDA's 2018 initial testing of four townships, 1.5% of 264 wells were over the 10 mg/L health standard. That is low but describes townships, not one well. We test nitrate on an accredited report, and MDH lists it every other year for private wells. Results come back on a report from an accredited lab.
Do you cover Ellendale?
Yes — right on the I-35 corridor south of Owatonna, squarely inside our southern service area.
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