What Byers Wells Cost, Produce, and Require

How deep are wells around Byers?

How much water do wells make near Byers?

Byers well depths vary across the Denver Basin

The median well depth near Byers is 240 feet. The middle half of reported wells falls between 100 and 536 feet, so a bid based only on the median can miss the conditions at a particular lot. The 90th-percentile depth is 680 feet, and the deepest recorded well reaches 965 feet.

The depth mix shows why location matters: 24% of wells are under 100 feet, 31% are 100-300 feet, 24% are 300-600 feet, and 21% are 600 feet or deeper. Records name the Arapahoe aquifer on 293 wells, an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer on 267, and Laramie Fox Hills on 209. Ask a driller to compare the closest completed wells before accepting a fixed depth assumption.

Water production near Byers is usually adequate, but verify the lot

Among the 388 wells reporting pump yield, the median is 11.0 gallons per minute and the middle half is 10.0-15.0 gallons per minute. Sixty-eight percent report 5-15 gallons per minute, while 32% report more than 15 gallons per minute. No recorded wells in this set fall under 1 gallon per minute or between 1 and 5 gallons per minute.

That is encouraging for ordinary household use, but a yield test is still important. Pump yield is not the same as storage in the well, and an individual well can perform differently from its neighbors. Confirm the permitted use before planning livestock, irrigation, or additional residences. Colorado exempt household-use wells also have a 35-gallon-per-minute pumping limit.

The Byers water level does not show a sharp recorded decline

Only 105 wells report a static water level, so the water-level sample is smaller than the depth and yield samples. The median depth to water is 80 feet, with the middle half between 60 and 120 feet below the surface.

By decade of measurement, the median was 86 feet below the surface in the 2010s and 80 feet in the 2020s. That series does not indicate a dropping median water table in these records; the later figure is shallower. It is not a guarantee for a new well, because well location, aquifer, pumping, and measurement conditions vary. A driller should review static levels from nearby wells, especially around Byers, Peoria, and Strasburg.

Permit history points to long local drilling experience

The records include 936 permitted wells within the Byers search area, with 524 recorded as constructed. Permitting has continued through the newest permit year, 2025. The largest decade was the 2000s, with 319 permits; the 2010s had 111 and the 2020s had 95.

Crandall Drilling & Pump Service, including records under Crandall Jr. and Howard H., appears most often with 237 wells. Hamacher Well Works Inc. appears on 65, and Paine'S Pump & Repair, including Paine and Burton, appears on 54. These records show who has worked in the area, not a guarantee of availability, price, or current licensing. Confirm current licensing, insurance, scope, and references before hiring.

A median-depth Byers well pencils out at a substantial budget

For Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock, the provided drilling model uses $50-$70 per foot. At the 240-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $12,000-$16,800. That figure is only the hole, not a ready-to-use water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at about $18,000-$28,800 at the median depth. A deeper result can change the total materially, particularly when the well approaches the 536-foot upper edge of the middle half or goes beyond 680 feet. Get the bid in writing and ask what happens if the driller reaches low-producing material, needs extra casing or grout, or must extend electrical and water-line trenches.

Check water quality, septic separation, and building limits before closing

Environmental screening matters around Byers. The mapped area within about 10 miles contains 29 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 27 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. That does not establish contamination at a specific parcel, but it is a reason to order a well-water test and review the site history before relying on the well.

Low yield and dry holes remain possible even where the area-wide yield statistics look favorable. Have the county and Colorado Division of Water Resources records checked for the exact permit, allowed use, and construction status. Before laying out a house, septic system, drive, or livestock area, confirm setbacks, soil conditions, access for a rig, casing and grout requirements, and the space needed for a replacement well. In an over-appropriated basin, a new use may require an augmentation plan.

Use neighboring Byers wells to price and plan your lot

Start with the closest permitted wells, not an area average. Compare their depths, named aquifers, reported yields, construction records, and static water levels. A lot near Bennett, Brick Center, Comanche Creek, or Deer Trail may provide useful regional context, but nearby wells are more informative than a distant example.

For a purchase, make the contract review include the well permit, recorded construction information, water-quality testing, and a practical yield test. For a build, budget the median finished system as a starting point, then carry room for a deeper hole, electrical work, trenching, and septic construction. Confirm that the intended household, stock, or irrigation use matches the permit. If the property is in an over-appropriated basin, resolve water-right and augmentation questions before committing to plans.

Well permits by decade near Byers

What a new well costs in Byers, 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 (536 ft) would run roughly $32,800–$49,520. 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 Byers? 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 Byers 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.

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