What Chacra Well Records Tell You Before You Buy

How deep are wells around Chacra?

How much water do wells make near Chacra?

Chacra well depths are usually shallow

The median reported well depth near Chacra is 85 feet, with the middle half between 56 and 160 feet. That gives a driller a reasonable starting range, but not a firm bid. A deeper result is still possible: the 90th percentile is 232 feet, and the deepest recorded well is 2,203 feet.

The depth mix is favorable for shallow drilling. Fifty-eight percent of reported wells are under 100 feet, while 36% fall between 100 and 300 feet. Five percent are between 300 and 600 feet, and none are recorded above 600 feet in that mix. Local ground includes mixed sedimentary and alluvial material, while most permits name an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer. Rock changes, alluvial thickness, casing, and grout requirements can move a final price well beyond a simple depth calculation.

Reported Chacra yields are generally useful

Among the 95 wells reporting pump yield, the median is 15 gallons per minute, and the middle half ranges from 12 to 15 gallons per minute. Sixty-nine percent report more than 15 gallons per minute. Twenty-six percent fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and 4% fall between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. No reported well is under 1 gallon per minute.

Those figures suggest that a typical completed well may support ordinary household use, but yield is not the same as guaranteed daily supply. Pump testing, storage capacity, water pressure equipment, and the legal use allowed by the permit all matter. A buyer should request the well construction and pump records rather than relying only on a neighboring result.

Water levels near Chacra and what the record shows

The median static water level is 20 feet below ground, with the middle half between 12 and 66 feet. That is a relatively accessible water level for drilling and pump installation, but it also means construction details deserve attention. Casing and grout need to protect the borehole from surface water, especially where drainage, irrigation, or septic systems are nearby.

The available record does not provide a water-level series by decade, so it does not establish a dropping or rising long-term water table. Only 35 wells report static water level, a small subset compared with the total permit file. Ask for a recent measurement on the specific property and compare it with nearby wells when the purchase decision depends on pumping depth or seasonal reliability.

Chacra permit history and the drillers on record

Permit activity has been strongest since the late twentieth century. The records show 150 permits from the 1990s, 96 from the 2000s, 40 from the 1980s, 38 from the 2010s, and 33 from the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2025. Domestic or household wells make up 56% of the use mix; monitoring accounts for 22%, irrigation 8%, and stock 7%.

Shelton Drilling Corporation, listed with Shelton, Wayne, appears most often with 142 records. Collins Drilling Co, listed with Collins, F. E. “Bodie,” appears on 61. Authorized, listed as Pe, Pg, appears on 25. These records show who has worked in the area, not a quality ranking. Confirm current licensing, insurance, references, and the scope of each written bid before hiring.

What a new Chacra well may cost

For the mixed sedimentary and alluvial ground described for Chacra, the planning rate is $50 to $75 per foot. At the 85-foot median depth, the drilled hole calculates to about $4,200 to $6,400. A finished well, including pump, tank, trenching, and electrical, is estimated at about $10,200 to $18,400.

Use those figures as a budgeting range, not a guaranteed contract price. A bid can change with access, casing and grout, hard layers, water-quality requirements, pump depth, electrical distance, and the final well design. Before closing on a lot, ask the driller to separate drilling, casing, development, pump equipment, trenching, electrical work, testing, and permit-related services so you can see what is included.

Chacra risks to check before construction

Low yield is not the main pattern in the reported data, but a good area-wide median cannot rule out a poor hole on one parcel. Fractured-bedrock wells can be unpredictable, and the record includes a wide depth spread. Confirm the permit status, construction report, test yield, static level, pump setting, and water-quality results for the property whenever those documents exist.

Environmental screening also deserves attention. Within about 10 miles, the map shows 79 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 31 historic mine features. There are no EPA Superfund or cleanup sites mapped in that radius. Those map findings do not prove contamination at a particular well, so arrange laboratory testing and check drainage, mine history, fuel storage, and septic locations. A septic system must fit the lot, groundwater conditions, setbacks, and local approval requirements.

A practical plan for a Chacra lot

Start with the Colorado Division of Water Resources permit file and identify the well tied to the parcel, not merely the closest mapped point. Then compare nearby New Castle, Glenwood Springs, No Name, Silt, Cattle Creek, and Carbonate records only as local context; conditions can change across short distances. Have a licensed driller inspect access, proposed house placement, septic space, power routing, and the likely drilling location before you commit.

For an existing home, make the purchase contingent on reviewing the well permit, construction report, pump test, water test, and equipment condition. For vacant land, budget from the 85-foot median but keep room for a deeper result and site work. A written feasibility review can uncover access or septic problems before excavation, when changing the building plan is still practical.

Well permits by decade near Chacra

What a new well costs in Chacra, 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 (160 ft) would run roughly $14,000–$24,000. 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.

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A listing photo can't tell you whether a lot is a dream or a money pit. Two parcels near Chacra 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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