What Hillrose Well Records Tell Land Buyers

How deep are wells around Hillrose?

How much water do wells make near Hillrose?

Hillrose wells are usually shallow

The middle half of recorded well depths runs from 66 to 95 feet, with a median of 82 feet. That is a useful starting point for a drilling estimate in Hillrose. The depth distribution is concentrated near the surface: 79% of recorded wells are under 100 feet, while 20% fall between 100 and 300 feet. The deepest recorded well is 460 feet, so shallow ground is common but not guaranteed.

Local geology helps explain the spread. Permits identify unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer conditions for 728 wells, while only 5 identify Quaternary Alluvium and 5 identify Alluvial conditions. A driller still needs to evaluate the exact lot, access, casing and grout requirements, and nearby completion records before giving a firm bid.

Production is generally strong, but verify the specific lot

Only 130 wells in the records report a pump yield, so the yield sample is much smaller than the total permit file. Within that sample, the median is 15.0 gallons per minute. The middle half ranges from 15.0 to 974.8 gallons per minute, and 88% report more than 15 gallons per minute. Twelve percent report between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and 1% report between 1 and 5 gallons per minute.

No reported well is listed under 1 gallon per minute in this yield sample. Even so, a high nearby yield does not promise the same result on a new hole. Ask for the closest constructed wells, their completion depths, pump tests, and intended household demand. Storage and pump sizing also matter, not just the reported gallons-per-minute figure.

Hillrose water levels look shallow, but the trend is not proven

Just 24 wells report a static water level, so the water-level data should not be treated as a complete neighborhood survey. Among those reports, the median depth to water is 18 feet, and the middle half runs from 11 to 19 feet. That suggests water is commonly encountered relatively near the surface in the reported wells.

The permit records supplied here do not provide a water-level series by decade. Because of that, they do not establish that the water table is dropping or stable over time. A buyer should ask about the date and conditions of any static-water measurement, then confirm current performance with a well test. Shallow groundwater also makes proper casing, grout, wellhead protection, and septic separation important.

Hillrose permit history includes long-established local drillers

Hillrose has a long permit history, with records issued from the 1950s through the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2024. Canfield Drilling Company, also listed as Canfield, Harold E, appears on 110 records. Canfield, Leslie George appears on 61, and Brunkhardt Water Well Drilling, listed as Brunkhardt, Robert J, appears on 26.

Those names help identify local drilling history, but a permit count is not a recommendation and does not show current availability. When comparing a bid, ask who will perform the work, what casing and grout are included, how the well will be developed and tested, and how unsuccessful drilling is handled. DWR permit requirements and the authorized use should also match your building plans.

A Hillrose well budget starts near the shallow-depth median

The local drilling model uses a typical rate of $35-$55 per foot for alluvium and plains sedimentary rock. At the 82-foot median depth, the drilled hole is estimated at about $2,900-$4,500. That is not the finished water system. Pump equipment, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work bring the estimated completed-well range to about $8,900-$16,500.

Use the drilling figure as one line in a larger site budget. A deeper-than-typical hole, difficult access, extra casing or grout, rocky conditions, long utility runs, or an unusual pump setup can change the final price. Get a written scope that separates drilling, casing, testing, pump installation, trenching, electrical, and permit-related work before relying on a low per-foot number.

Check water quality, septic layout, and dry-hole risk

Mapped environmental information within about 10 miles includes 8 PFAS sampling or contamination sites. There are no historic mine features and no EPA Superfund or cleanup sites in the supplied records. That does not establish whether a particular well is safe. Test the well water before purchase and again after construction or a significant change in use, with the panel selected for local conditions and the intended household use.

Low yield and dry holes remain site-specific risks even where nearby records look favorable. Have the driller review neighboring permits before mobilizing. On a building lot, reserve room for the wellhead, septic system, replacement area, driveway, and utility trenching. An exempt household-use well still has limits, including the 35-gallon-per-minute pumping limit, and an augmentation plan may be needed in an over-appropriated basin.

Well permits by decade near Hillrose

What a new well costs in Hillrose, 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 (95 ft) would run roughly $9,325–$17,225. 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 Hillrose? 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 Hillrose 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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