Brookside, Colorado Well Guide

How deep are wells around Brookside?

How much water do wells make near Brookside?

Brookside well depth depends on the bedrock

The median reported well depth near Brookside is 50 feet. The middle half of wells falls from 32 to 77 feet, and 80% are under 100 feet. That is a useful starting point for a drilling conversation, but it does not make a shallow bid certain.

Depth becomes less predictable in the fractured-bedrock setting. The 90th-percentile depth is 250 feet, while the deepest record is 2,200 feet. About 11% of wells are from 100 to 300 feet, 6% from 300 to 600 feet, and 3% exceed 600 feet. Ask for a bid that explains the per-foot rate and what happens if the hole must continue past the expected formation.

What Brookside wells produce

Among the wells reporting pump yield, the median is 10.0 gallons per minute. The middle half produces from 4.8 to 15.0 gallons per minute. The spread matters more than the median when planning a home, livestock use or irrigation.

• 3% report less than 1 gallon per minute.
• 23% report from 1 to 5 gallons per minute.
• 43% report from 5 to 15 gallons per minute.
• 31% report more than 15 gallons per minute.

Only 189 wells report a pump yield, so nearby records are a screening tool rather than a guarantee. A low-yield well may still work with storage, while a buyer should confirm the permitted use and any pumping limitations before relying on the result.

Brookside water levels and the available trend

Reported static water levels have a median depth of 24 feet below the surface, with the middle half from 22 to 80 feet. Only 30 wells report a static water level, so this is a limited sample and may not represent every part of Brookside.

The decade figures show a deeper median reported water level in the available records: 22 feet in the 2010s and 37 feet in the 2020s. That difference suggests water was measured farther below the surface in the newer decade, but it does not by itself prove a basin-wide declining water table. Well location, construction, season and measurement conditions can all affect the comparison. Have a driller evaluate the lot and ask whether a current water-level measurement is available.

Who has drilled around Brookside, and when

Permit records show activity across several decades, with the largest recorded issuance period in the 1990s at 381 permits. The record also includes 235 permits from the 2000s, 158 from the 2010s and 96 from the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2025, so Brookside continues to have recent well activity.

The most active names in these records are Authorized (Pe, Pg), with 485 wells, Arkansas Valley Drilling (Moore, Todd A.) with 72, and Young'S Drilling & Pump Serv (Young, Nolen) with 64. These records identify drilling history, not a recommendation or guarantee of current availability. Confirm licensing, insurance, scope, access needs and the proposed construction method directly before hiring.

Brookside drilling cost in fractured mountain ground

The local cost model uses a drilling rate of $65 to $100 per foot for fractured mountain bedrock, described as granite and gneiss. At the 50-foot median depth, the drilled hole is modeled at about $3,200 to $5,000. That is the hole only, not a complete water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching and electrical is modeled at about $9,200 to $17,000 at the median depth. A deeper-than-typical hole can move the price substantially, and fractured rock can produce an unexpected result even after drilling. Get the written estimate separated into drilling, casing and grout, pump equipment, storage, trenching, electrical and testing so competing bids can be compared fairly.

Brookside risks to check before construction

Low yield is not the only concern. The records identify 33 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 95 historic mine features and 5 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites within about 10 miles. Those mapped locations do not prove that a particular parcel is contaminated, but they are a reason to check the property history, nearby land uses and available water-quality information.

Most permitted wells are identified with an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer: 1,378 wells. The records include 18 alluvial wells and 7 Dakota Sandstone wells, with no Denver Basin aquifer wells. Before buying, ask for a water test and confirm well construction, casing, grout and septic separation. A low-yield or dry hole can also affect a building plan, so verify access for a rig and space for the septic system before closing.

Buying or building a lot near Brookside

Start with the exact parcel, then review nearby permits rather than relying on the area median. Lincoln Park is about 1 mile away, Williamsburg about 2 miles, Cañon City about 3 miles, Rockvale about 4 miles, and Park Center and Florence about 5 miles. Their records can provide context, but geology may change across short distances.

For an existing home, obtain the well permit, construction report, pump information, recent production evidence and water-quality results. For vacant land, have a licensed driller assess access, likely depth, yield risk and the best well location before you finalize a house or septic design. Check Colorado DWR requirements and the permitted use; household-use wells are commonly exempt wells, but an augmentation plan may be required in an over-appropriated basin. Put testing and well contingencies in the purchase contract.

Well permits by decade near Brookside

What a new well costs in Brookside, 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 (77 ft) would run roughly $11,005–$19,700. 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 Brookside? 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 Brookside 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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• On-Site Report, $2,000 — everything above, then boots and a drone on the actual ground: house pad and septic zone located, access and winter conditions checked, rock and soil observed in person, a 15 to 20 page written opinion you can hand a lender or seller. Credited toward your project if you build with us.

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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