What Glade Park Wells Cost and How They Perform

How deep are wells around Glade Park?

How much water do wells make near Glade Park?

Glade Park well depth reflects fractured ground

Most Glade Park wells are deeper than a typical shallow alluvial well. 68% are between 300 and 600 feet, while 24% are deeper than 600 feet. Only 6% fall between 100 and 300 feet, and just 1% are under 100 feet. The deepest recorded well reaches 960 feet.

The records identify 549 wells in unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers. In this setting, depth can change substantially from one lot to the next as a driller follows water-bearing fractures and usable formations. For bidding, the 410-to-590-foot middle range is more useful than assuming a shallow strike. A quote should state what happens if the hole must go deeper, along with casing, grout, development, pump setting, and testing.

The usual Glade Park yield is usable but not excessive

Among wells reporting pump yield, the median is 5.0 gallons per minute, and the middle half runs from 4.0 to 7.0 gallons per minute. Most reported wells, 67%, produce between 5 and 15 gallons per minute. Another 29% produce between 1 and 5 gallons per minute, while 1% are under 1 gallon per minute.

A five-gallon-per-minute well can serve ordinary household use when storage and pump controls are designed correctly, but it does not automatically support heavy irrigation or high-demand landscaping. The permit use mix is largely domestic or household use at 96%, with stock use reported on 28% of permits and irrigation on 1%. Ask for a sustained yield test, not just a brief recovery reading.

Glade Park water levels show no clear decade decline

Reported static water levels have a median depth of 310 feet below the surface, with the middle half from 246 to 470 feet. That is the depth to the water level when the well is not being pumped, not the total well depth. A pump must be selected around the actual water level, pumping drawdown, well depth, and storage design.

The decade comparison is nearly unchanged: the median was 310 feet in the 2010s and 311 feet in the 2020s. This limited permit record does not show a meaningful broad decline between those periods. It is still not a guarantee for a new lot. Local fractures, seasonal conditions, nearby pumping, and differences in measurement methods can matter more than the area-wide median.

Permit history points to a few recurring drillers

Colorado DWR records include 556 permitted wells within five miles of Glade Park. Of those, 381 are recorded as constructed, 397 report total depth, and 236 report pump yield. The newest permit year is 2025, so the area continues to see well activity rather than being represented only by older construction.

The busiest names in these records are Rocky Mtn Drilling And Pump Services LLC (Logue, James M.) with 178 records, Rocky Mountain Drlg./Pump Svcs (Wisener, A. L.) with 144, and Colorado Drilling Company (Carns, Don R) with 63. Permit history helps identify local experience, but a buyer should still verify current licensing, insurance, references, access requirements, and the exact scope of a new-well contract.

A Glade Park well at median depth can cost substantially more

For the mixed sedimentary and alluvial ground described in this area, the drilling model uses $50 to $75 per foot. At the 495-foot median depth, that puts the drilled hole at about $24,800 to $37,100. This is the hole itself, not the complete water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at about $30,800 to $49,100. Treat that as a planning range, not a fixed bid. A contractor should identify mobilization, road and pad work, casing and grout, drilling through difficult formations, water testing, pump installation, and connection to the home. The 410-to-590-foot middle depth range is important when comparing bids because a quote based on a shallow assumption may not match local conditions.

Check water quality, dry-hole exposure, and the building site

Mapped environmental information within about ten miles includes 2 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 1 historic mine feature. There are 0 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites in the mapped information. These records do not prove contamination at a particular well, but they are a reason to test before closing and to ask about nearby land uses, mine workings, and the intended household water source.

Low yield and a dry hole remain possible in fractured bedrock even where nearby wells perform well. Confirm the permit, allowed use, well location, septic separation, driveway access, and a buildable area before purchasing. A septic designer should evaluate soil and setbacks early. The well, septic system, electrical route, tank location, and house foundation need to work together on the actual parcel, not just on a sketch.

Well permits by decade near Glade Park

What a new well costs in Glade 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 (590 ft) would run roughly $35,500–$56,250. 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 Glade Park? 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 Glade Park 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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