Vona, Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Drilling Costs

How deep are wells around Vona?

How much water do wells make near Vona?

Vona well depths: mostly shallow plains wells

The median reported well depth near Vona is 140 feet. The middle half runs from 111 to 159 feet, and 90% of reported wells are 180 feet or shallower. The deepest well in the record is 228 feet. Depth is concentrated in the 100-to-300-foot range, which accounts for 85% of the depth mix; 15% are under 100 feet.

For a drilling bid, that middle range is more useful than the median alone. A contractor will still price the actual geology, access, casing, grout, and completion materials at your lot. The records name 121 wells in unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers, 54 in the Ogallala, and 1 in the High Plains Aquifer. That mix makes neighboring construction details worth checking, especially where fractured rock can produce variable results.

Reported well yields around Vona

Only 24 wells report a pump yield, so the yield statistics are a guide rather than a guarantee for every parcel. Among those reports, the median yield is 15.5 gallons per minute, with the middle half from 9.8 to 26.2 gallons per minute. The reported mix is favorable on paper: 62% produce more than 15 gallons per minute, 29% fall from 5 to 15, and 8% from 1 to 5.

No reported well is under 1 gallon per minute in this dataset. That does not eliminate low-yield or dry-hole risk on an untested lot. Ask for the well completion report, pump test information, and any production limitations. A household-use well also has Colorado rules, including the 35-gallon-per-minute exempt-well pumping limit, and other uses may require different water-right or augmentation-plan review.

What the water levels show near Vona

The 7 wells reporting static water levels have a median depth to water of 118 feet. The middle half is 102 to 120 feet below ground. These readings help a driller estimate pump setting and equipment needs, but they are not a complete groundwater trend for Vona.

There are too few reported static levels to conclude that the water table is dropping or stable. Permit activity spans the 1950s through the 2020s, with the newest permit year 2024, but permit dates are not water-level measurements. Treat the local water level as parcel-specific. Before buying, obtain current information from nearby wells and have a contractor evaluate pump placement, pressure-tank requirements, and the distance between the water level and the planned building.

Vona permit history and local drillers

The permit record shows activity in several periods rather than a steady yearly pattern. Records include 2 permits from the 1950s, 8 from the 1960s, 32 from the 1970s, 9 from the 1980s, 22 from the 1990s, 20 from the 2000s, 9 from the 2010s, and 7 from the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2024.

Schaal Drilling Co., listed as Schaal, Ruben T., appears most often with 28 wells. Parrish Drilling, listed as Parrish, Wayne, appears on 9, and Klassen Drilling, listed as Klassen, Paul C., appears on 8. Those records can help identify local experience around Vona, Seibert, and Stratton. Confirm current licensing, availability, scope of work, and references before selecting a driller.

What a new Vona well may cost

For Vona's alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the drilling model uses a typical rate of $35 to $55 per foot. At the 140-foot median depth, the drilled hole is estimated at about $4,900 to $7,700. That is only the drilling portion, not a complete water system.

A finished well with pump, tank, trenching, and electrical is modeled at about $10,900 to $19,700 at the median depth. Your bid can change with access, casing and grout requirements, rock conditions, pump size, electrical distance, and the need for additional testing or treatment. Get the drilling and completion assumptions in writing. A low initial price may not include the equipment and site work needed to deliver water to the house.

Risks to check before buying or building near Vona

Yield and depth are not the only concerns. Within about 10 miles of Vona, the mapped environmental record includes 3 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 1 EPA Superfund or cleanup site. It also shows 0 historic mine features. These mapped sites do not establish contamination at your parcel, but they justify checking the location, groundwater direction, and available testing history before relying on a well.

Review the well permit, construction report, water quality results, and septic location together. Keep the well and septic system separated as required by applicable rules, and confirm that the lot has room for the house, replacement septic area, access, and drilling equipment. Colorado DWR permit conditions and water-right requirements can limit use, particularly for irrigation, stock, or additional buildings.

A practical Vona lot-buying plan

Start by collecting permits and completion reports for wells closest to the property, not just the overall Vona statistics. Compare their depths, reported yields, aquifers, static water levels, and intended uses. Nearby Seibert and Stratton may provide useful regional context, but conditions can change across the plains, so they should not replace parcel-specific investigation.

Before closing, make the well a documented part of due diligence. Have a Colorado driller review access and likely construction, verify the water-right pathway for the planned use, and budget the full system rather than drilling alone. If you are building, coordinate the well, septic system, driveway, electrical route, and house location before excavation begins. For an existing well, test both the water quality and the operating equipment instead of assuming a permitted well is a producing, potable well.

Well permits by decade near Vona

What a new well costs in Vona, 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 (159 ft) would run roughly $11,565–$20,745. 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 Vona? 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 Vona 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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