No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 1,165 people (449 connections) with groundwater from its own wells.
From EPA's record for MN1130014. PurityMap is independent of Shafer.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.
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Screening: quick check, not lab-grade
Safe Home (EnviroTestKits)
Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
Turnaround: 5 minutes
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
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Follow this water →Shafer's phone number on EPA record is 6512574726. Its mailing address is Shafer City Hall, 17656 303rd Street, Shafer, MN 55074-0205.
According to EPA's record, Shafer uses groundwater from its own wells.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Shafer's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2023. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Shafer. Its phone number on EPA record is 6512574726. Its mailing address on EPA record is Shafer City Hall, 17656 303rd Street, Shafer, MN 55074-0205. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.