At Ground Water Drilling, we guide our customers with the necessary paper work, requirements and regulations concerning your water well permit including mapping and GPS readings.  This will help improve accuracy of information on your water well permit and minimize the turnaround time of the process. Before drilling a water well, a Colorado state issued well permit must be applied for. Ground Water Drilling will help you get the type of water well permit you need.  Types of water well permits include: new, replacement, commercial, household, and domestic.

Water Well Permit Costs in Colorado

• New Well Permit: $100
• Replacement Well Permit: $60
• These water well permit fees are payable to the
• Colorado Division of Water Resources.

Water Well Permit Timeframe

• Expected turn around time for a water well permit is 4 to 6 weeks.

Water Well Permit Requirements & Regulations

• A full legal description of the property including (Sec,township,range + .1/4-1/4) and / or G.P.S coordinates Northing & Easting using Nad 83 Datum.
• A copy of a warranty deed describing the property.
• The water well position on the permit must correspond within a 200 feet radius of the actual drill site.
• Household water well permits are restricted to household use only.
• Domestic water well permits most often require 35 acres or more and allow for outside watering of animals and limited irrigation.
• More information on Colorado ground water and water well permitting

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