Redlands, Colorado Well Depth, Yield and Cost Guide

How deep are wells around Redlands?

How much water do wells make near Redlands?

Redlands well depth depends on the ground below the lot

The recorded median well depth near Redlands is 22 feet, with the middle half between 16 and 40 feet. That shallow result is strongly influenced by the local record set, which includes many monitoring wells. The range is still substantial: the 90th-percentile depth is 394 feet, and the deepest recorded well is 1,690 feet.

Most reported wells, 79%, are under 100 feet. Another 7% fall between 100 and 300 feet, 8% between 300 and 600 feet, and 6% exceed 600 feet. A driller should not price a Redlands home-site well from the median alone. Ask for a bid with a depth allowance and a clear per-foot rate if the hole must go deeper.

What Redlands wells produce for household use

Among the 56 records reporting pump yield, the median is 12.2 gallons per minute. The middle half runs from 7.9 to 15.0 gallons per minute, which is generally a workable production range for ordinary household demand when the well, pressure system and storage are properly designed.

Yield records are uneven: 54% report between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, while 45% report more than 15 gallons per minute. Only 2% report 1 to 5 gallons per minute, and none are recorded under 1 gallon per minute. That does not guarantee a strong well on a particular parcel. A pump test, well-completion report and intended use matter more than the area median.

Redlands water levels do not show a simple falling trend

The recorded median static water level is 12 feet below the surface, with the middle half between 8 and 19 feet. These measurements describe the water level when a well is not being pumped, not the total depth of the well and not necessarily the level during a dry season.

By measurement decade, the median was 17 feet in the 2000s, 10 feet in the 2010s and 12 feet in the 2020s. That series does not establish a steadily dropping water table; the later median is shallower than the 2000s figure. Conditions can still differ by aquifer, irrigation activity, season and well location, so check the original measurement date and nearby records before relying on a water-level comparison.

Redlands permit history shows long, varied drilling activity

Permits in the Redlands area go back to the 1950s, and the newest permit year in the records is 2025. Issuance was highest in the 2000s, with 274 permits, followed by 240 in the 2010s and 176 in the 2020s. The record also includes 123 permits from the 1990s, 42 from the 1980s, 19 from the 1950s, 15 from the 1970s and 9 from the 1960s.

The most active named record entry is Authorized (Pe, Pg), with 341 records. Owner entries account for 17, and Artesian Services Inc. (Himes, Brad) appears on 12. A permit name is not a guarantee of current availability or workmanship. Confirm licensing, references, scope and who will perform the work before hiring.

Local Redlands well drilling cost starts with depth and completion

For the mixed sedimentary and alluvial ground reported around Redlands, the drilling model uses a typical rate of $50 to $75 per foot. At the local median depth, the drilled hole alone works out to about $1,100 to $1,600. That is not the finished project price.

A completed well with pump, pressure tank, trenching and electrical is modeled at about $7,100 to $13,600 at the median depth. Deeper drilling, difficult access, casing and grout requirements, an upgraded electrical run or unusual pump equipment can change the bid. Have the contractor separate drilling, casing, grout, pump, tank, trenching, electrical and testing so competing estimates can be compared properly.

Redlands buyers need to check water quality, yield and septic layout

Permit records name an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer for 864 wells, Alluvial for 37, and Entrada for 10. Fractured-rock production can be unpredictable because water may depend on individual fractures rather than a uniform layer. The records identify no Denver Basin aquifer wells, but that does not remove the need to verify the actual well and its legal use.

Environmental screening also deserves attention. Within about ten miles, the mapped information includes 69 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 1 historic mine feature and 13 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Test existing well water and review nearby site information. Keep the well, septic system and building area separated as required, and confirm that the lot has enough room for replacement or repair access.

How to evaluate a Redlands lot before building

Start with the well permit number, completion report, measured depth, pump yield, static water level and permitted use. Only 68 records report a static water level and 56 report a pump yield, so missing data is common. A domestic or household permit is different from a monitoring permit, and the local use mix is 66% monitoring, 10% domestic or household, 4% irrigation and 1% stock.

For a purchase, ask for a recent flow and water-quality test, service history, electrical details and proof that the well can serve the proposed home. For a new build, have a licensed driller and septic designer review the site together. Colorado DWR rules control the permit and use. In an over-appropriated basin, an augmentation plan may be necessary, so resolve water-rights questions before closing or excavating.

Well permits by decade near Redlands

What a new well costs in Redlands, 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 (40 ft) would run roughly $8,000–$15,000. 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 Redlands? 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 Redlands 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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