What Hugo, Colorado Well Records Tell You

How deep are wells around Hugo?

How much water do wells make near Hugo?

Hugo well depth: usually shallow, with exceptions

Hugo's permitted wells are predominantly shallow. 97% of the wells with depth records are under 100 feet. The typical well is about 43 feet, while the middle half falls between 32 and 54 feet. Only 2% are in the 100-to-300-foot range, and 1% are between 300 and 600 feet.

For a drilling bid, that middle range gives a useful local starting point, not a guarantee. The deepest recorded well is 455 feet, so local conditions can change sharply from one parcel to the next. Most permits identify an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer, while only one names the Ogallala and one names an alluvial aquifer. Ask the driller to review nearby completion records before setting a target depth.

What Hugo wells produce for a household

The reported yield picture is generally solid, but the sample is small. Of the 28 wells with pump-yield records, the median is 10.5 gallons per minute, with the middle half from 9.5 to 15.0 gallons per minute. No reported well is under 1 gallon per minute. Another 14% fall between 1 and 5 gallons per minute, 57% between 5 and 15, and 29% exceed 15.

For a buyer, production rate is only part of the question. Ask for the well test, recovery information, pump setting, and storage capacity. A good yield does not by itself establish safe water quality or prove that a proposed household use is permitted. Confirm the DWR permit and the allowed use before relying on the well for a new home.

Hugo water levels: shallow readings, limited trend data

The two wells reporting static water level show a median depth to water of 19 feet, with the middle half from 14 to 24 feet. That is a useful indication that water may be relatively shallow in this plains setting, but it is not a parcel-specific promise. Static level can vary with season, pumping, recharge, and the age of the measurement.

There are only 2 static-water-level records, so the Hugo data do not establish a reliable rise or decline by decade. Do not describe this record as proof of a dropping water table. Have the driller measure the nearby wells and check current conditions. A water-level reading also differs from the well's pumping yield; both should be reviewed when evaluating a property.

Who has drilled around Hugo, and when

The permit history stretches from the 1950s through the newest recorded permit year, 2022. The records show 5 permits in the 1950s, 7 in the 1960s, 11 in the 1970s, 10 in the 1980s, 31 in the 1990s, 19 in the 2000s, 9 in the 2010s, and 4 in the 2020s.

Among the most active drillers listed are Hamacher Well Works Inc, also recorded as Hamacher, Alan Ray, with 27 wells; Eastwood Drilling, also recorded as Eastwood, Francis, with 26; and Eastwood Drilling LLC, recorded as Eastwood, Robert D., with 8. These names can help locate comparable completion records, but confirm current licensing, availability, and scope directly.

What a new Hugo well may cost

For Hugo's alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the drilling model uses a typical rate of $35 to $55 per foot. At the local median depth of 43 feet, the drilled hole alone works out to about $1,500 to $2,400. That is not the complete project price.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at about $7,500 to $14,400. The final bid can change with access, casing and grout requirements, pump size, distance to the building site, and whether the hole must go deeper than nearby wells. Request a written scope that separates drilling from completion equipment and site work. Also confirm the permit and use category before construction starts.

Hugo risks to check before you close

The records include 27 mapped PFAS sampling or contamination sites within about ten miles, along with 2 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. That does not prove a particular well is contaminated, but it is a reason to check the parcel's location, test existing water, and ask about any treatment or monitoring history. There are no historic mine features mapped in that area.

Low yield and dry holes remain possible even where nearby wells perform well, especially where permits identify fractured bedrock. Confirm the septic reserve area, setbacks, driveway access, building envelope, and electrical route before drilling. A domestic permit is not interchangeable with stock or irrigation use. Colorado DWR records, the permit conditions, a current water test, and a site review should all be part of the decision.

Well permits by decade near Hugo

What a new well costs in Hugo, 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 (54 ft) would run roughly $7,890–$14,970. 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 Hugo? 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 Hugo 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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