Ponderosa Park, Colorado Well and Drilling Guide

How deep are wells around Ponderosa Park?

How much water do wells make near Ponderosa Park?

Ponderosa Park wells are usually deep Denver Basin wells

The local depth data point to a substantial drilling project rather than a shallow well. The median completed depth is 360 feet, and the middle half of reported wells runs from 300 to 434 feet. About 65% of wells are between 300 and 600 feet, while 11% exceed 600 feet. The deepest recorded well reaches 2,318 feet.

All mapped wells are identified with Denver Basin aquifers. The Upper Dawson appears on 2,384 permits, an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer on 1,795, and the Lower Dawson on 752. Those formations can vary substantially across a property. For a drilling bid, use the local median as a planning reference, not a guarantee. Access, casing, grout, geology, and the target aquifer can move the final depth well beyond a simple per-foot estimate.

What a Ponderosa Park well is likely to produce

Among wells with reported pump yields, the median is 13.0 gallons per minute, and the middle half is 10.0 to 15.0 gallons per minute. That is a reasonably strong local production pattern for a household well, although a pump test and the well’s permit conditions matter more than a regional median when evaluating a particular lot.

The yield mix is also encouraging: 72% of reported wells produce between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and 27% report more than 15 gallons per minute. Only 1% fall between 1 and 5 gallons per minute, with no reported wells under 1 gallon per minute in this dataset. A high yield does not automatically mean unrestricted use. Many permits are domestic or household permits, and an exempt household-use well remains subject to its permitted uses and Colorado water law.

Water levels in Ponderosa Park need property-level checking

Reported static water levels have a median depth of 180 feet below ground, with the middle half between 125 and 245 feet. That affects pump setting, electrical planning, storage, and the amount of water a driller must lift. Static level is not the same as pumping level, so a buyer should request the well construction report and any available pump-test information.

The decade series does not show a simple, continuous decline. Median depth to water was 144 feet in the 1970s, 164 in the 1980s, 230 in the 1990s, 215 in the 2000s, 170 in the 2010s, and 200 in the 2020s. Measurements come from different wells and years, so this is regional context rather than proof of a changing water table at your parcel.

Permit history and drillers around Ponderosa Park

The records show the heaviest permit activity from the 1970s through the 1990s: 972 permits in the 1970s, 1,172 in the 1980s, and 1,641 in the 1990s. Activity was lower in later decades, with 666 permits in the 2000s, 372 in the 2010s, and 296 in the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2025.

The most active names in these records are Hamacher Well Works Inc (Hamacher, Alan Ray) with 1,046 records, Hier Drilling Co Inc (Hier, Bruce A.) with 853, and Hier Drilling Co. (Hier, Peter J) with 728. These counts describe permit records, not current availability, pricing, or a quality ranking. Verify licensing, insurance, references, and the proposed scope directly before hiring.

Planning the cost of a new well near Ponderosa Park

For Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock in this area, the drilling model uses $50 to $70 per foot. At the local median depth of 360 feet, that puts the drilled hole at about $18,000 to $25,200. A finished system, including the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work, is modeled at approximately $24,000 to $37,200.

Treat those figures as a budgeting range, not a fixed quote. A bid can change with the final depth, casing and grout requirements, difficult access, water-level conditions, pump size, trench length, power availability, and the location of the house. Ask the contractor to separate drilling, casing, grouting, development, pump equipment, electrical, trenching, testing, and permit-related work so you can compare bids on the same scope.

Environmental, septic, and building checks before you buy

Mapped environmental records within about ten miles include 24 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 2 historic mine features, and 3 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. That does not establish contamination at a particular parcel, but it is a reason to check the exact location, drainage, prior land use, and available water-quality results. Test the existing well for routine drinking-water concerns and any contaminants suggested by local site history.

Low yield is not the main warning in these records, but dry holes and variable fractured-bedrock conditions remain possible. Confirm casing, grout, wellhead protection, pump performance, and separation from septic components. Before building, have the county and a qualified septic designer review soils, setbacks, reserve area, driveway access, and the proposed house location. Water quantity, water quality, legal use, and septic approval are separate questions.

Well permits by decade near Ponderosa Park

What a new well costs in Ponderosa Park, 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 (434 ft) would run roughly $27,700–$42,380. 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 Ponderosa Park? 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 Ponderosa Park 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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