What Wells Are Like in Lazy Acres, Colorado

How deep are wells around Lazy Acres?

How much water do wells make near Lazy Acres?

Lazy Acres well depth reflects fractured mountain rock

The median reported well depth around Lazy Acres is 230 feet. The middle half runs from 65 to 400 feet, meaning a driller bidding a normal residential well should allow for a broad range rather than treating 230 feet as a fixed target. The 90th-percentile depth is 600 feet, and the deepest record reaches 4,550 feet.

The depth mix tells the same story: 30% of wells are under 100 feet, 29% are 100 to 300 feet, 30% are 300 to 600 feet, and 11% exceed 600 feet. Most permits name an unnamed fractured-bedrock aquifer. Granite and gneiss fractures control where water is found, so two nearby lots can require very different drilling plans.

Expected well yield for a Lazy Acres home

Among wells with a reported pump yield, the median is 7.0 gallons per minute. The middle half is 5.0 to 10.0 gpm, and 69% report between 5 and 15 gpm. Another 11% report more than 15 gpm, while 17% fall between 1 and 5 gpm and 2% are under 1 gpm.

For a buyer, a 7.0-gpm result is a useful working reference, not a promise. A 2% share under 1 gpm shows that very low-producing wells do occur. Ask for the well construction report, pump test information, storage capacity, and any permit conditions. Household-use exempt wells remain subject to their allowed uses and the applicable pumping limit.

Water levels in Lazy Acres vary by measurement era

Reported static water levels have a 41-foot median depth to water, with the middle half from 10 to 100 feet below the surface. That range matters for pump setting, electrical planning, and estimating how much standing water may be available in the casing.

The decade series does not show a simple steady decline. Median depth to water was 34 feet in the 1960s, 36 feet in the 1970s, 72 feet in the 1980s, 80 feet in the 2010s, and 58 feet in the 2020s. Only 127 records report a static water level, so treat the series as local historical context rather than proof of a basin-wide trend. Seasonal conditions, elevation, fracture connections, and measurement timing can all affect a result.

Permit history and drillers serving the area

The records include 4,085 permitted wells within five miles, with 2,735 recorded as constructed. Of those records, 2,869 report a total depth, 918 report a pump yield, and 127 report a static water level. The newest permit year is 2025, so this is not only an old mining or homestead dataset.

Permit activity was highest in the 1970s, with 874 permits. The records identify Ground Water Systems Inc (Wilson, Richard R.) most often, with 816 wells, followed by Ingram Drilling Inc. (Ingram, Stephen E.) with 205 and Walton, with 195. Confirm current licensing, insurance, scheduling, and the exact scope of a bid before selecting a driller.

What a new well costs near Lazy Acres

Lazy Acres drilling is priced for fractured mountain bedrock, including granite and gneiss. The typical drilling rate is $65 to $100 per foot. At the 230-foot median depth, the drilled hole models to about $15,000 to $23,000.

A finished residential well, including the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work, models to about $21,000 to $35,000 at that median depth. A bid can move outside that range when the hole must go deeper, access is difficult, casing or grout requirements change, or the water system needs additional treatment or storage. Have the contractor state what is included and what happens if the well is low-producing or unsuccessful.

Checks for water quality, septic, and a buildable lot

Yield is not the only risk. The mapped area within about ten miles includes 91 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 596 historic mine features, and 65 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Those mapped locations do not establish contamination on a particular parcel, but they are a reason to test an existing well and review nearby land uses, mine history, and water-quality records before closing.

Ask about dry-hole terms, low-yield remedies, casing and grout, pump setting, and the required water-quality panel. A septic system also needs suitable soil, setbacks, a reserve area, and room for construction equipment. Confirm the building envelope, driveway access, electrical route, and well-septic separation with the county and qualified contractors. In an over-appropriated basin, an augmentation plan may be relevant; verify the permit's allowed use before relying on the water.

Buying or building on a Lazy Acres lot

Start with the parcel's own permit and construction records, then compare wells in Sunshine, Altona, Crisman, Pine Brook Hill, Seven Hills, and Jamestown. Look for depth, reported yield, static level, completion details, and the age of the pump. The broader record is useful for estimating risk, but fractured rock does not distribute water evenly.

For an existing home, obtain a current production check and water test rather than relying on a seller's description. For vacant land, make the well contingency specific: access for a rig, target depth, testing method, acceptable yield, and responsibility for a dry or low-yield hole. Price the full water system and septic work together. DWR permit review, site access, and a local driller's opinion should all be part of the purchase decision.

Well permits by decade near Lazy Acres

What a new well costs in Lazy Acres, 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 (400 ft) would run roughly $32,000–$52,000. 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.

Buying land near Lazy Acres? 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 Lazy Acres 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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