What Akron, Colorado Well Records Mean for Buyers

How deep are wells around Akron?

How much water do wells make near Akron?

Akron well depths range from shallow plains wells to 800 feet

The median Akron well is 120 feet deep, and the middle half runs from 98 to 200 feet. The depth distribution is fairly concentrated: 25% are under 100 feet, while 63% fall between 100 and 300 feet. Only 11% are between 300 and 600 feet, and 1% are 600 feet or deeper. The deepest recorded well is 800 feet.

For a drilling bid, use the 120-foot median as a planning point rather than a promise. A quote based on a 100-foot hole can change substantially if the driller must continue toward the local 200-foot range or beyond. Check wells nearest the lot, especially in the same aquifer and geologic setting.

Most Akron wells report useful production, but yield still varies

Among the 74 wells reporting pump yield, the median is 15.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half between 10.5 and 20.0 gallons per minute. The records show 70% producing more than 15 gallons per minute, 26% between 5 and 15, and 4% between 1 and 5. None of the reported wells are under 1 gallon per minute.

That is a stronger production picture than many buyers expect from an individual rural well, but it is not a guarantee for an unbuilt lot. A yield test measures that well, not the entire property. Confirm the permit's allowed use, test the pump and pressure system, and ask for a written production record before relying on the supply.

Akron water levels do not show a simple dropping trend

The recorded static water level has a median depth of 83 feet, with the middle half between 63 and 96 feet below the surface. In decade groupings, the median measured depth was 88 feet in the 2010s and 64 feet in the 2020s.

That change points to a shallower measured water level in the newer group, not a declining water table. The result should be treated cautiously because only 26 records report static water level, and measurements can reflect different locations, seasons, well construction, and pumping conditions. A buyer should obtain a current measurement and compare it with nearby wells rather than infer a basin-wide trend from the decade figures.

Akron has a long permit history and several recurring drillers

Well permitting around Akron reaches back to the 1950s, when 26 permits were issued. The record shows 15 in the 1960s, 30 in the 1970s, 42 in the 1980s, 58 in the 1990s, 55 in the 2000s, 55 in the 2010s, and 20 in the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2025.

The most active names in these records are Wellstone Industries Dba Twiss & Wilson Drilling Inc (Twiss, Raymond L.) with 25 wells, Stewart Drilling Co. (Stewart, Dennis W.) with 23, and Schaal Drilling Co. (Schaal, Ruben T.) with 23. Those counts describe permit history, not current availability or a recommendation. Verify licensing, scope, casing and grout details, testing, and scheduling directly.

A median-depth Akron well can cost $10,200 to $18,600 finished

For Akron's alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the drilling model uses $35 to $55 per foot. At the 120-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $4,200 to $6,600. A finished well including pump, tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at about $10,200 to $18,600.

Those figures are a budgeting range, not a fixed bid. The final number can move with depth, access, casing and grout requirements, power distance, trench length, pump size, and site conditions. Ask for separate line items for drilling, completion, pump equipment, electrical, trenching, and testing so a low per-foot quote does not hide the rest of the installation.

PFAS, septic layout, and permit limits deserve a close review

Mapped environmental records within about 10 miles include 9 PFAS sampling or contamination sites. There are no historic mine features and no EPA Superfund or cleanup sites in the mapped facts, but that does not make every well automatically safe. Test existing water for the conditions relevant to the property, and review nearby environmental records before closing.

Low yield and dry holes remain site-specific risks even where the reported median yield is 15.0 gallons per minute. A new well also needs proper casing and grout, separation from septic components, and enough room for construction and maintenance. Have the county and Colorado DWR confirm the permit, allowable household use, and any augmentation requirement before designing the home.

Before buying or building near Akron, verify the exact lot

Start with the DWR permit number, construction record, well location, depth, aquifer, pump information, and water-quality history. Compare the property with nearby records in Akron and, when useful, surrounding areas such as Otis, Hillrose, Snyder, Brush, Merino, and Yuma. The closest comparable wells are more useful than a countywide average.

For vacant land, confirm that the proposed well location, septic system, driveway, house, and electrical route fit together before excavation. For an existing home, run the pump, measure static and pumping levels, inspect the pressure tank, and obtain a current water test. A permit is not the same as a guaranteed water supply, and household-use rights depend on the permit and applicable state rules.

Well permits by decade near Akron

What a new well costs in Akron, CO

How this is built: the median permitted depth here times the per-foot range for this ground, plus the normal system costs. A lot at the 75th-percentile depth (200 ft) would run roughly $13,000–$23,000. See the full Colorado well cost guide.

Environmental sites mapped within about 10 miles

Counts come from EPA, USGS and state datasets layered on the Colorado Well Finder map. A count is not a verdict on any one well; it tells you what to test for.

Buying land near Akron? Know what it costs to build before you buy the dirt.

A listing photo can't tell you whether a lot is a dream or a money pit. Two parcels near Akron can carry the same asking price while one needs an $80,000 driveway and a $45,000 engineered septic the other doesn't. The well numbers on this page are the start of that answer. A Tri-Lakes Site Feasibility Report is the rest of it: a licensed general contractor, excavator and septic installer reads the parcel the way we would if we were about to build on it, and puts the real cost in writing before your money is committed.

Spend a little to know. Or gamble a lot to guess. Realtors sell the view and inspectors look at houses that already exist. We're the people who'd build it, so we catch what quietly turns a "great deal" into a budget disaster: bad access, buried rock, steep grade, soil that won't pass for a normal septic, water that's a fortune to reach. And if the lot is good, you've already got a builder ready to do the work, driveway to drywall.

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Under contract, comparing parcels, or a realtor with a rural listing whose buyers keep asking "what will it cost to build here?" This is the due-diligence step almost everyone skips, and the one that saves the most.

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