What Victor, Colorado Wells Are Really Like

How deep are wells around Victor?

How much water do wells make near Victor?

Victor’s mountain bedrock sets the drilling depth

Victor wells are mainly completed in unnamed fractured-bedrock aquifers. The records identify fractured granite for 6 wells, and the surrounding geology is typically granite or gneiss. Water comes through fractures, so depth can change sharply from one parcel to the next.

The middle half of reported depths runs from 140 to 440 feet. About 22% are under 100 feet, 28% fall from 100 to 300 feet, and 39% run from 300 to 600 feet. Another 11% exceed 600 feet, with the deepest record reaching 3,140 feet. For a drilling bid, use the local range as a planning guide rather than a promise. A median-depth estimate is more useful than assuming every Victor lot needs a shallow well.

How much water Victor wells produce

Among the 151 wells reporting pump yield, the median is 7.0 gallons per minute. The middle half produces from 2.0 to 9.1 gallons per minute, which is a workable range for many household situations when storage and the well system are properly designed.

Yield is not uniform. About 9% of reported wells are under 1 gallon per minute, while 32% fall from 1 to 5 gallons per minute. The largest group, 55%, is between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and 5% exceed 15 gallons per minute. A result under 1 gallon per minute deserves serious review, but a slower well may still work with adequate storage, subject to the permit and intended use.

Victor water levels show little decade-to-decade change

Only 45 wells report a static water level, so this part of the record is much thinner than the depth data. The median depth to water is 100 feet, with the middle half from 58 to 175 feet below the surface.

The decade figures do not show a strong documented decline. The median was 100 feet below ground in the 2010s and 105 feet in the 2020s. That small difference is not enough to establish a dropping regional water table, especially with the limited number of measurements. On a property you are considering, ask for the well construction report, static level, pumping test information, and any recent observations. Water level, well depth, and pumping yield are different measurements and should not be treated as interchangeable.

Who has drilled around Victor, and when

Permit activity has continued across several decades. Records show 22 permits from the 1970s, 46 from the 1980s, 140 from the 1990s, 191 from the 2000s, 80 from the 2010s, and 73 from the 2020s. The newest permit year in the local data is 2025.

The most frequently listed drillers are Mountain Well Improvement LLC (Wiley, David D.), with 131 records; Authorized (PE, PG), with 127; and Black Mountain Drilling (Schnoes, Adam J.), with 51. These counts describe permit records, not a recommendation or a guarantee of current availability. Confirm licensing, scope, insurance, and who will handle the pump, pressure tank, electrical work, and final well paperwork before signing a contract.

What a Victor well may cost to drill and finish

Victor’s fractured granite and gneiss make footage the main cost driver. The local drilling model uses $65 to $100 per foot. At the 300-foot median depth, the drilled hole alone models at about $19,500 to $30,000.

A usable water system costs more than the borehole. Including the pump, tank, trenching, and electrical, the modeled finished-well range is about $25,500 to $42,000 at that median depth. A shallow successful well may cost less, while a deeper hole, difficult access, additional casing or grout, or a dry hole can change the final bill. Ask the driller to separate footage, casing, grout, development, pump equipment, trenching, electrical, testing, and contingencies in the estimate.

Victor buyers need to check mines, water quality, and septic layout

There are 9 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 437 historic mine features, and 3 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites mapped within about 10 miles. That does not prove a specific parcel is contaminated, but it is a reason to test the water and research the property’s mining history before closing. A water-quality test should match local concerns and the intended household use.

Low yield and dry holes remain practical risks in fractured mountain rock. Septic setbacks, a suitable soil absorption area, driveway access for a rig, and room for tanks and electrical equipment also affect whether a lot can be developed. Check these items early. A well permit does not by itself establish that a home site, septic system, or proposed use is feasible.

Well permits by decade near Victor

What a new well costs in Victor, 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 (440 ft) would run roughly $34,600–$56,000. 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 Victor? 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 Victor 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.

• Instant Online Report, $99 — type the address and get a buildability read on the spot: parcel, terrain and slope, soil and septic outlook. Cheap enough to run on every lot you're shopping.
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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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