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• <br /> Water Laboratories, Inc. located in Elk River, MN was formed in 1988 and <br /> incorporated in 1989. Water Laboratories is a Minnesota Department of Health certified <br /> laboratory. \Vater Laboratories specializes in drinking water analysis and is certified by the <br /> Department of Health to perform the Safe Drinking Water Standards of Nitrates and Coliform <br /> Bacteria. <br /> The Elk River area where Water Laboratories is located is one of the fastest <br /> growing areas in the state of Minnesota. Elk River is located in Sherburne county and is considered <br /> to be part of the Minneapolis / St.Paul metro area. Other counties that are in close proximity are <br /> Anoka, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Stearns and Wright. The vast majority of homes in this area have <br /> their own wells from which they derive their domestic water. This provides our laboratory with a <br /> large client base to serve. <br /> Water Laboratories, Inc has been owned by Kevin J. Kloeppner since <br /> October,1991 and previously owned by Craig Willey of Elk River, MN. <br /> For Water Laboratories to be certified by the Minnesota Department of Health to <br /> perform the "Safe Drinking Water Standards" the laboratory must participate in a yearly and <br /> quarterly performance evaluation and blind standards program. Water Laboratories participates in <br /> The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Blind Standards and Performance Evaluation <br /> • Program. Results from the Blind Standards Program are forwarded to the Minnesota Department <br /> of Health for approval and certification. <br /> For drinking water to be certified as " Safe Drinking Water " by the Minnesota <br /> Department of Health the water must pass the " Safe Drinking Water Standards " for Nitrates and <br /> Coliform Bacteria set by the U.S. Dep1u talent of Health. <br /> The closest competing state certified laboratory is Field Engineering located in <br /> Champlin, MN approximately twenty five miles south east of Elk River. Water Laboratories and <br /> Field Engineering have a good working relationship and no hostile competition exists. Although <br /> Field Engineering is a fine laboratory it is limited to performing only Nitrates and Coliform <br /> Bacteria testing. Water Laboratories however is capable of performing approximately fifty <br /> different tests in addition to Nitrates and Coliform Bacteria testing. The pricing of services <br /> between the two companies is virtually the same. <br /> With the increasing demand for environmental testing, the opportunities for growth <br /> are excellent in the water analysis field. For example, whenever a new well is drilled the well water <br /> must be tested to determine if the water meets the Safe Drinking Water Standards. The water must <br /> meet these standards before it can be hooked up to the house and used for consumption. Mortgage <br /> companies along with V.A. and F.H.A. require a water test on properties that have a well, as part <br /> of the requirements to obtain a mortgage. Fluoride testing of well water is recommended by the <br /> Minnesota Department of Health before Fluoride supplements are given to young children. Day <br /> • care centers are required to have their well water tested annually for the Safe Drinking Water <br /> Standards. Lead in drinking water is becoming a very large issue along with pesticides and <br />