Cascade-Chipita Park Well Information for Buyers

How deep are wells around Cascade-Chipita Park?

How much water do wells make near Cascade-Chipita Park?

How deep are wells around Cascade-Chipita Park?

The local median well depth is 180 feet. The middle half runs from 90 to 325 feet, which is the most useful range when reviewing a preliminary drilling budget. A driller bidding a lot near the median should still allow for a substantially deeper hole than the midpoint, because the ninety-percentile depth is 500 feet. The deepest recorded well is 3,535 feet.

Depth varies because most permits identify unnamed fractured-bedrock aquifer conditions. Fractured granite and gneiss do not produce water in a uniform layer like a simple shallow sand aquifer. One lot may intersect a productive fracture while another nearby lot may require more drilling. The depth mix shows 26% under 100 feet, 42% from 100 to 300 feet, 28% from 300 to 600 feet, and 4% over 600 feet.

What water yield can a Cascade-Chipita Park well make?

Among the wells that report pump yield, the median is 6.7 gallons per minute. The middle half is 2.0 to 9.7 gallons per minute, so a buyer should not assume every well produces at the median. Reported results show 8% under 1 gallon per minute, 30% from 1 to 5, 55% from 5 to 15, and 7% over 15 gallons per minute.

For a typical household, a lower-yield well can still work when storage and the well system are designed appropriately, but it leaves less margin during peak use. Ask for the well permit, pump test, static water level, pump setting, storage tank information, and any water-use restrictions. Colorado exempt household-use wells are generally limited to 35 gallons per minute for pumping, but the physical well yield is often the more practical constraint here.

Water levels and groundwater conditions near Cascade-Chipita Park

Only 39 wells in the records report a static water level, so this part of the dataset is thinner than the depth and yield information. Among those reports, the median depth to water is 85 feet, with the middle half from 56 to 115 feet. That gives a useful local reference for pump planning, but it does not establish the water level beneath every parcel.

The available facts do not show a water-level series by decade, so they do not support a claim that the water table is rising or dropping over time. Most permits name an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer: 1,460 wells fall in that category, compared with 9 alluvial wells and 5 fractured-granite wells. There are no Denver Basin aquifer wells in this local record.

Who has drilled near Cascade-Chipita Park, and when?

Permit records show long-term drilling activity in the area, with the most permits issued during the 1990s at 305. The record includes 39 permits from the 1950s, 40 from the 1960s, 177 from the 1970s, 216 from the 1980s, 143 from the 2000s, 105 from the 2010s, and 77 from the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2025.

The most active names in these records are Mountain Well Improvement LLC (Wiley, David D.) with 181 wells, Woods Drilling Inc. (Woods, William D.) with 175, and Woods Drilling Inc. (Woods, William L.) with 153. These counts describe recorded history, not an endorsement or a statement about current availability. Confirm licensing, insurance, scheduling, access requirements, and the written scope before hiring a driller.

What does a new well cost in Cascade-Chipita Park?

Local drilling conditions are fractured mountain bedrock, including granite and gneiss. The drilling model uses $65 to $100 per foot. At the local median depth of 180 feet, that puts the drilled hole at about $11,700 to $18,000. A finished system with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at $17,700 to $30,000.

Use those figures as a planning range, not a fixed bid. A quote can change with depth, casing and grout requirements, difficult access, trench length, power service, pump size, storage, and water testing. The local depth spread matters: a lot producing a 500-foot well will not price like a median-depth well. Ask the contractor which items are included, what happens if the hole is dry or low-yield, and how the final pump system will be sized.

Risks to check before buying a mountain lot

Low yield and dry holes are the main physical risks in fractured mountain rock. A nearby producing well is encouraging, but fractures can change over short distances. Have the seller provide the permit, construction record, yield test, static water level, pump information, and recent water-quality results. Confirm that the permitted use matches the household, livestock, or other intended use.

Environmental review also deserves attention. The mapped area within about 10 miles contains 47 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 21 historic mine features, and 13 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Those mapped sites do not prove contamination at a specific parcel, so obtain a parcel-specific review and test the water. Check septic setbacks, replacement-area requirements, driveway access, slope, and building location before closing. An augmentation plan may be relevant in an over-appropriated basin, depending on the proposed use and water right.

Well permits by decade near Cascade-Chipita Park

What a new well costs in Cascade-Chipita Park, 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 (325 ft) would run roughly $27,125–$44,500. 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.

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