Louviers, Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Cost

How deep are wells around Louviers?

How much water do wells make near Louviers?

How deep are Louviers wells?

The median reported well depth near Louviers is 351 feet. The middle half runs from 75 to 580 feet, meaning many nearby wells fall across a broad drilling range. A bid based only on the median can miss the local spread: one lot may reach water much shallower, while another may require several hundred additional feet.

The depth mix reinforces that point. Twenty-eight percent of reported wells are under 100 feet, 16% fall from 100 to 300 feet, 32% from 300 to 600 feet, and 24% are deeper than 600 feet. The 90th-percentile depth is 932 feet, with the deepest record at 2,668 feet. Denver Basin sedimentary formations, aquifer choice, bedrock, and the specific parcel all affect the driller's final depth.

What yield can a Louviers well produce?

Reported pump yields have a 12.0 gallons-per-minute median, with the middle half between 10.0 and 15.0 gallons per minute. That is a stronger reported range than many buyers expect from a rural well, but it is not a guarantee for an untested property. Only 792 wells in the records report a pump yield.

Sixty-three percent of reported wells produce from 5 to 15 gallons per minute, while 35% report more than 15 gallons per minute. Two percent fall from 1 to 5 gallons per minute, and none are listed under 1 gallon per minute. Ask for the well completion report and a current test. Storage tanks can help manage household demand, but they do not turn a low-producing well into a high-producing one. Exempt household-use wells are generally limited to 35 gallons per minute.

Is the water table dropping around Louviers?

Reported static water levels show water below the ground surface at a 242-foot median, with the middle half from 131 to 358 feet. This is the depth to water when the well is at rest, not the total drilled depth. A pump may sit deeper, and the water level can change after pumping or during dry conditions.

The decade series does not show a simple, continuous decline. The median was 207 feet below surface in the 1980s, 284 feet in the 2010s, and 260 feet in the 2020s. That suggests deeper measured water levels in the later records than in the 1980s, followed by some improvement in the 2020s, but only 90 wells report a static water level. Use the trend as context, not as a parcel-specific prediction.

Who has drilled near Louviers, and when?

Permit history is long and concentrated in several periods. Records show 37 permits from the 1950s, 50 in the 1960s, 255 in the 1970s, 309 in the 1980s, 616 in the 1990s, 599 in the 2000s, 276 in the 2010s, and 77 in the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2025, so this is not an area with only legacy wells.

Hier Drilling Co Inc, listed with Hier, Bruce A., appears most often with 607 records. Authorized, listed with Pe, Pg, appears on 227, and Hier Drilling Co., listed with Hier, Peter J., appears on 226. Those records identify who worked in the area, not who is available today or who will provide the best bid. Verify licensing, insurance, references, and the proposed casing and grout details before hiring.

What does a new well cost in Louviers?

The local cost model uses a typical drilling rate of $50 to $70 per foot. Applying that to the 351-foot median depth produces an estimated drilled-hole cost of about $17,600 to $24,600. That is only the hole. It does not cover the complete water system or every site condition.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at about $23,600 to $36,600 at the median depth. A deeper-than-median result can push the price higher, and the 90th-percentile depth of 932 feet shows why an open-ended drilling allowance matters. Get bids that state the assumed depth, casing, grout, pump equipment, electrical run, trench length, testing, and what happens if the hole is dry or produces less than expected.

What risks should Louviers buyers check?

Low yield is not the leading pattern in the reported records, but incomplete reporting matters: only 792 wells list a pump yield, and only 90 list a static water level. A dry hole, an inadequate production rate, or a failed pump can still make one parcel expensive. Fractured-bedrock conditions can also be unpredictable, even where nearby wells look favorable.

Water quality deserves a separate review. Within about 10 miles are 77 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 20 historic mine features, and 8 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Those mapped sites do not prove contamination at a particular home. Test the existing well for common household contaminants and any site-specific concerns identified by the records. Confirm septic setbacks, soil suitability, legal access for drilling, building envelopes, and the location of the well relative to septic systems and property boundaries.

How should you buy or build on a Louviers lot?

Start with the Colorado Division of Water Resources permit file, then compare completed wells near the parcel rather than relying on a regional average. Records from Sterling Ranch, Sedalia, Roxborough Park, Highlands Ranch, Castle Pines Village, and Castle Pines can help establish context, but geology can change over a short distance. Check the well's permitted use, aquifer designation, depth, yield, static level, pump information, and test history.

For a vacant lot, make the well plan part of due diligence before closing. Have a driller review access, rig setup, likely depth, and the cost if drilling goes deeper. Confirm the intended household use, septic location, electrical route, storage needs, and any augmentation-plan requirements in an over-appropriated basin. For an existing home, inspect the pump and pressure system, test the water, and make the sale contingent on documents you can verify.

Well permits by decade near Louviers

What a new well costs in Louviers, 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 (580 ft) would run roughly $35,000–$52,600. 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 Louviers? 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 Louviers 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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