Pueblo West Well Depth, Yield, and Cost Guide

How deep are wells around Pueblo West?

How much water do wells make near Pueblo West?

Pueblo West well depth: plan for variable drilling

Pueblo West wells are deeper than many buyers expect. The median reported depth is 565 feet, while the middle half falls between 200 and 600 feet. About 36% are between 300 and 600 feet, and 29% are deeper than 600 feet. The deepest recorded well is 1,510 feet.

That spread matters when comparing drilling bids. A contractor who prices only from a nearby shallow well may not be using a realistic allowance for your lot. The local setting is plains sediment and alluvium over sedimentary and fractured-bedrock materials. Permits identify an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer for 104 wells, Dakota for 21, and Dakota Sandstone for 2. Fractured rock can be unpredictable: nearby wells can differ substantially in depth and production.

What Pueblo West wells produce

The reported median pump yield is 10.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half from 7.5 to 14.0 gallons per minute. Among the 25 wells that report yield, 76% fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, while 24% report more than 15 gallons per minute. No reported wells fall under 5 gallons per minute.

That is a reasonable production picture for ordinary household use, but do not treat the percentages as a guarantee for an unbuilt well. A yield test, pump sizing, storage capacity, and the intended use all matter. Domestic and household wells make up 49% of the permit use mix. Irrigation and stock wells each account for 11%, and a permit's allowed use controls what you can legally do with the water. An exempt household-use well is still subject to Colorado rules, including the 35-gallon-per-minute pumping limit.

Pueblo West water levels and the record

Reported static water levels have a median depth of 182 feet, with the middle half between 111 and 200 feet below ground. In practical terms, the water may be encountered well above the final well depth, but the pump still has to be set and sized for drawdown, pressure, and the finished casing arrangement.

Only 14 wells report a static water level, so this is a limited sample rather than a complete groundwater trend. The permit counts show activity in every decade from the 1950s through the 2020s: 3 permits in the 1950s, 7 in the 1960s, 8 in the 1970s, 3 in the 1980s, 12 in the 1990s, 33 in the 2000s, 13 in the 2010s, and 15 in the 2020s. The series does not provide enough water-level observations to call a dropping water table.

Who has drilled around Pueblo West

The records include permits as old as the 1950s and a newest permit year of 2025, so the area has a long and continuing drilling history. That history can help you identify nearby wells, but an old permit is not proof that the well is still producing or that its construction matches current needs.

The most active named drillers in these records are Pearson Drilling & Pump Service, also listed as Pearson, John P., with 14 wells; Can America Drilling, Inc., listed with Arde, Wayne A., with 10; and Reeves Drilling Inc, listed with Reeves, Donald F., with 9. Ask for a written scope covering drilling, casing, grout, development, yield testing, pump equipment, and what happens if the hole is dry or produces less than expected.

Pueblo West well drilling cost

For the alluvium and plains sedimentary rock described in the cost model, the typical drilling rate is $35 to $55 per foot. At the 565-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $19,800 to $31,100. A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at about $25,800 to $43,100.

Use those figures as a planning range, not a fixed quote. The depth mix is broad: 17% of wells are under 100 feet, 18% are 100 to 300 feet, 36% are 300 to 600 feet, and 29% exceed 600 feet. A bid should state whether it includes permitting, casing and grout, water testing, pump installation, trenching, power work, and a yield test. Confirm the contractor's plan before equipment arrives.

Risks to check before buying in Pueblo West

Low yield is not the only issue to investigate. The mapped area within about 10 miles includes 20 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 13 historic mine features, and 3 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Those mapped sites do not automatically mean a particular parcel's water is unsafe, but they are a reason to order water testing and understand groundwater flow and land-use history.

Ask for the well permit, construction report, pump test, and recent laboratory results. Check casing and grout details, well age, static level, and any signs of declining production. Also confirm setbacks and available space for the well, septic system, replacement area, driveway, and home site. Septic design and building approval need to work with the lot's soil, slope, access, and water supply rather than being handled separately.

A practical lot-buying plan for Pueblo West

Start with the Colorado DWR permit record and compare several neighboring wells, especially those closest in elevation and geology. Look for reported depth, yield, static water level, permitted use, and construction details. Nearby Pueblo, Salt Creek, Blende, Penrose, Florence, and Vineland can provide broader context, but a well in another area is not a substitute for evidence from the immediate neighborhood.

Before closing, make the water supply part of the due diligence period. Have a qualified contractor inspect the existing equipment, test the water, and confirm that the permitted use fits your plans. For a vacant lot, budget from the local depth range and require a drilling proposal that explains dry-hole and low-yield terms. If the basin or proposed use requires an augmentation plan, resolve that with the water professional before building.

Well permits by decade near Pueblo West

What a new well costs in Pueblo West, 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 (600 ft) would run roughly $27,000–$45,000. 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 Pueblo West? 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 Pueblo West 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.

Spend a little to know. Or gamble a lot to guess. Realtors sell the view and inspectors look at houses that already exist. We're the people who'd build it, so we catch what quietly turns a "great deal" into a budget disaster: bad access, buried rock, steep grade, soil that won't pass for a normal septic, water that's a fortune to reach. And if the lot is good, you've already got a builder ready to do the work, driveway to drywall.

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• On-Site Report, $2,000 — everything above, then boots and a drone on the actual ground: house pad and septic zone located, access and winter conditions checked, rock and soil observed in person, a 15 to 20 page written opinion you can hand a lender or seller. Credited toward your project if you build with us.

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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