Pine Brook Hill Well Depth, Yield, and Drilling Costs

How deep are wells around Pine Brook Hill?

How much water do wells make near Pine Brook Hill?

Pine Brook Hill Well Depths Reflect Fractured Mountain Ground

The local depth numbers cover a broad range. The median is 125 feet, while the middle half of reported wells falls between 25 and 325 feet. A well at the 90th percentile reaches 525 feet, and the deepest record is 4,550 feet. Nearly half of the wells are under 100 feet, while 22% are between 100 and 300 feet, 23% between 300 and 600 feet, and 8% exceed 600 feet.

For a driller's bid, the median is only a starting point. Pine Brook Hill is mountain terrain dominated by fractured granite and gneiss. A nearby shallow success does not prove that the same fracture system continues beneath your lot. Budgeting should allow for a site-specific depth decision, proper casing and grout, and the possibility that drilling goes substantially deeper than the local median.

What Pine Brook Hill Wells Usually Produce

Among wells with reported pump yields, the median is 7.0 gallons per minute and the middle half is 5.0 to 10.0 gallons per minute. The yield mix is encouraging for many household uses: 69% report between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, 11% report more than 15 gallons per minute, 18% report between 1 and 5 gallons per minute, and 2% report under 1 gallon per minute.

That low-yield share is small, but it matters when evaluating a home or building lot. A yield test is more useful than a neighbor's verbal estimate. Ask for the well construction report, pump test information, storage capacity, and any history of seasonal shortage. A well producing steadily at a modest rate can work with storage and careful household demand, while a high-flow result is not a substitute for water-quality testing.

Water Levels Are Variable, Not a Simple Dropping Trend

Reported static water levels have a 26-foot median, with the middle half from 9 to 95 feet below ground surface. The decade medians vary sharply: 31 feet in the 1960s, 41 feet in the 1970s, 60 feet in the 1980s, 6 feet in the 2000s, 73 feet in the 2010s, and 12 feet in the 2020s.

This series does not show a dependable one-direction decline. The measurements move both shallower and deeper across decades, and only 152 wells report a static water level. Treat the numbers as local reference points rather than a complete groundwater trend. For a purchase, compare the subject well's measured water level with its pump setting, recent production history, and nearby wells at similar elevation.

Permit History and Drillers Around Pine Brook Hill

The records include 5,858 permitted wells, with 3,648 recorded as constructed. Permits span several generations: the largest decade was the 1990s with 1,008 permits, followed by 909 in the 1970s and 630 in the 1980s. There were 303 permits in the 2020s, and the newest permit year is 2025.

The most active names in these records are Authorized (Pe, Pg) with 801 wells, Ground Water Systems Inc (Wilson, Richard R.) with 761, and Norris & Sons (Norris, T A) with 231. These counts describe permit records, not a recommendation or a guarantee of current availability. The use mix is mainly domestic or household at 63%, with monitoring wells at 23%, stock at 2%, and irrigation at 1%.

Pine Brook Hill Drilling Cost: What to Carry in the Budget

In fractured mountain bedrock such as granite and gneiss, the drilling rate is typically $65 to $100 per foot. At the local median depth of 125 feet, the drilled hole works out to about $8,100 to $12,500. That is not the complete water-system price.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at $14,100 to $24,500 at the median depth. The final bid can change with access, casing and grout requirements, terrain, power distance, water testing, and actual depth. Ask the contractor to separate drilling from the pump system and site work. That makes it easier to compare bids and see which costs increase if the hole must go deeper.

Risks to Check Before Buying or Building

Low yield and dry holes are the main physical uncertainties in fractured bedrock. The records show 2% of reported yields under 1 gallon per minute, but the database covers only 896 wells with a reported pump yield. Missing information is not proof of either success or failure. Require the actual well report and a current flow or recovery test when possible.

Water quality also deserves a site-specific review. Within about ten miles are 103 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 652 historic mine features, and 67 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. These mapped locations do not establish contamination in a particular well, but they support testing for relevant contaminants. Before construction, verify septic setbacks, available drainfield area, well access for a rig, and the county and Colorado DWR requirements for the intended use.

Well permits by decade near Pine Brook Hill

What a new well costs in Pine Brook Hill, 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 (325 ft) would run roughly $27,125–$44,500. 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 Pine Brook Hill? 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 Pine Brook Hill 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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