Foundation Analytical Laboratory

At a glance

Price

not published on the state list: ask the lab for a quote

Turnaround

not stated on the state list or the lab’s website: ask when you order

Homeowner samples

not stated: ask the lab

Lab facts

Listed by

South Dakota (South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) - Office of Water, Drinking Water Laboratory Certification)

Address

723 Sleezer Road, Cherokee, IA 51012 · Open in Google Maps

Phone

(712) 255-6989

Certificate

The Laboratories certified for the analysis of drinking water in the state of South Dakota (version undated (the page shows only 'Copyright © 2026')) prints no certificate ID or expiry date for this lab.

Public / homeowner samples

Public samples: ask the lab

Not stated in the list.

Location note

Lab is in IA, certified by South Dakota (often used as a mail-in lab).

Left blank on the list

The South Dakota list (version undated (the page shows only 'Copyright © 2026')) gives no website for this lab.

Tests on the state list

This list does not break certification down by analyte. Ask the lab which tests it is certified for; the groups as written on the list are below.

• Named on the official list The state list names this analyte (or a column for it) for this lab.
• Group-level certification Certified for a parent group (e.g. 'Inorganics') that includes this analyte. Confirm the specific test with the lab.
• Partial group certification The list marks the group as 'Partial'. Confirm this analyte with the lab.
• Subcontracted The lab sends this analyte to another accredited lab (MDH 'X*').

DANR lists this lab under "Other labs certified by South Dakota" (labs outside South Dakota). DANR: "Certified for: Inorganics except Mercury, Lead, Copper, Cyanide". DANR prints no certificate number or expiry date. It is unclear whether 'Lead' and 'Copper' are part of the exclusion before them, so no certification is shown for them. Ask the lab.

Also certified by other states

Same business (same street address and ZIP) on another state's official list. Each state certifies separately, so each listing keeps its own source.

• Iowa · IA Lab # 396 · Coliform / E. coli, Nitrate, Arsenic, Lead, PFAS, Manganese, Other metals · Public samples: ask the lab
  Iowa DNR LabCert - List of Certified Labs (Drinking Water program) + Find a Lab analyte search + Lab Details (Date Generated: 11/14/2026 (LabCert, live database))

Before you send a sample

Call the lab to confirm it's currently certified for the exact test and method, that it accepts samples from homeowners, and how to collect and ship them. Bacteria samples have short holding times. Status can change between list updates. To check a status, contact the South Dakota certification program.

Is this your lab?

Labs can ask for corrections through the agency that publishes their state list. Homeowner service, prices and turnaround above come only from the lab’s own website. To ask us to correct or remove this listing, write to us (how we handle listings).