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Well Water Testing in Pease

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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Pease · Mille Lacs County

Well Water Testing in Pease

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.

Pease is a small Mille Lacs County railroad town beside U.S. 169 with a grain elevator and an old mercantile block. Housing here runs to a small stock of early-1900s railroad-town houses, mid-century homes and rural acreage houses, with a grain elevator and old mercantile building marking the core, across the compact townsite beside U.S. 169 and the farmland and acreages toward the Rum River.

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Well water in Mille Lacs County

Mille Lacs County is in central Minnesota, where MDH reports the highest shares of new wells with arsenic detections. Statewide, about 40 percent of wells drilled since 2008 had a detection and about 10 percent of private wells exceed 10 µg/L. MDA's township results list shows no Mille Lacs County nitrate report, so no county figure is quoted here. MDH also says manganese occurs naturally across the state. Buyers should test coliform bacteria yearly and arsenic at least once. 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, mda.state.mn.us, millelacs.mn.gov.

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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.
Is arsenic a known issue for Mille Lacs County wells?
MDH says central and west-central Minnesota have the highest percentages of new wells with arsenic detections, and Mille Lacs County is in central Minnesota. The state figure is about 40 percent of new wells since 2008. Arsenic cannot be seen or tasted, so MDH recommends at least one test with an accredited lab.
How deep do footings have to go in Pease?
Deeper than most Twin Cities suburbs. Mille Lacs County is in Minnesota Frost Zone I, where MN Rule 1303.1600 sets a 5 foot footing depth, compared with 3-1/2 feet in Zone II counties nearby. Pease is small, with 238 people in 2020, and many homes are old, so we look at whether porches, decks, garages and additions sit on footings that reach frost, or on shallow piers that heave. We look for cracked slabs, doors that stick each winter, and stair settlement, and we note which structures look original and which were added later.
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