Genoa, Colorado Well Depth, Yield and Drilling Costs

How deep are wells around Genoa?

How much water do wells make near Genoa?

Genoa well depth: shallow records, variable ground

The local depth numbers are favorable for a drilling estimate: the median is 42 feet, the middle half is 30 to 65 feet, and the 90th percentile is 80 feet. A driller bidding a typical Genoa lot may therefore price a relatively short hole, especially where alluvium or shallow plains sediment is present.

There are exceptions. The deepest recorded well reaches 500 feet, while 4% of wells fall in the 300-to-600-foot range and 3% fall between 100 and 300 feet. Most permits name an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer, which can make depth and water production less predictable than the median suggests.

How much water can a Genoa well produce?

Among the small number of records reporting pump yield, the median is 6.0 gallons per minute. The middle half runs from 3.0 to 10.0 gallons per minute. That is a workable range for many household uses when the well, pressure system, storage and daily demand are properly matched.

The recorded mix shows 63% producing between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, 32% between 1 and 5, and 5% above 15. No reported well is under 1 gallon per minute. Treat that result carefully: only 19 wells report a pump yield, so a buyer should not assume every parcel will perform like the median.

Water levels near Genoa and what the records show

Only 3 wells report a static water level, so the local water-level sample is too limited to establish a reliable long-term trend. In those records, the median depth to water is 21 feet, with the middle half from 16 to 43 feet.

That shallow reported water level fits the shallow-well pattern, but it is not a guarantee of seasonal supply or future performance. The permit data provided here does not show a water-level series by decade, so it cannot support a conclusion that the water table is dropping. Ask for the well test, construction report and recent operating history for the specific property.

Genoa permit history and recorded drillers

Permit activity has been uneven. The records show 3 permits in the 1960s, 3 in the 1970s, 9 in the 1980s, 38 in the 1990s, 22 in the 2000s, 18 in the 2010s and 10 in the 2020s. The newest permit in the supplied records is from 2023.

Eastwood Drilling, listed as Eastwood, Francis, appears on 27 records. Hamacher Well Works Inc, listed as Hamacher, Alan Ray, appears on 10, and Eastwood Drilling LLC, listed as Eastwood, Robert D., appears on 9. These are record associations, not endorsements or proof of current availability.

What a new Genoa well may cost

For Genoa’s alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the supplied model uses a drilling rate of $35 to $55 per foot. At the local median depth, the drilled hole alone is estimated at about $1,500 to $2,300. That is not the complete project price.

A finished system with pump, pressure tank, trenching and electrical is modeled at about $7,500 to $14,300. A bid can change with access, casing and grout requirements, rock or difficult formations, power distance, trench length and the required pump system. Compare bids using the same scope, and ask what happens if the hole must be deeper or produces less water than expected.

Genoa risks to check before buying or building

Water quality deserves specific attention. Mapping shows 22 PFAS sampling or contamination sites within about ten miles of Genoa. The same mapping shows no historic mine features and no EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Those figures do not establish the quality of a particular well. Test existing water and ask a qualified laboratory what additional testing fits the site and intended use.

Also check for low yield, a dry hole, poor casing or grout, and inadequate separation between the well, septic system and proposed building. Domestic, stock and irrigation uses have different permitting and water-right questions. An exempt household-use well still has Colorado limits, and an over-appropriated basin may require an augmentation plan. Confirm the DWR permit and intended use before construction.

Buying or building on a Genoa-area lot

Start with the exact parcel, not the community median. Pull neighboring permits near the lot and compare reported depth, aquifer, yield and construction details. Records within five miles include wells around Hugo and Limon, each about ten miles from Genoa, but conditions can change across short distances.

For an existing home, make the sale contingent on inspecting the well, pressure system, storage and water quality. For raw land, obtain a well-permit review before finalizing the site plan, then coordinate the well location with septic, driveway, electric service and the building footprint. A shallow Genoa estimate can reduce drilling cost, but the incomplete yield and water-level reporting means the lot still needs site-specific due diligence.

Well permits by decade near Genoa

What a new well costs in Genoa, 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 (65 ft) would run roughly $8,275–$15,575. 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 Genoa? 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 Genoa 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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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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