Well permits in Grand County
11,297 well permits — 1.9% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is 185 feet deep, against 148 feet statewide.
11,297Permits
185 ftMedian depth
2,607Expired
0Denver Basin aquifer
How deep people drill in Grand County
This is the part a buyer actually wants, and it is not published anywhere else. The figures below are medians over the permits where the Division was told — a mean would be carried away by a handful of industrial wells.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Colorado median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 185 ft | 500 ft | 148 ft — deeper here (7,470 permits, 66 %) |
| Yield | 9 gpm | 15 gpm | 10 gpm — lower here (3,500 permits, 31 %) |
| Static water level | 60 ft | 150 ft | 58 ft — higher here (6,673 permits, 59 %) |
What the permits allow
A well permit is not a general right to water: it names what the water may be used for, and the narrowest of them — household use only — means inside the house and nothing else.
| Decreed use | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Household Use Only | 6,408 | 56.7% |
| Domestic | 3,209 | 28.4% |
| Monitoring/sampling | 718 | 6.4% |
| Commercial | 448 | 4.0% |
| Other | 137 | 1.2% |
| Municipal | 134 | 1.2% |
| Not stated | 72 | 0.6% |
| Stock | 48 | 0.4% |
| Industrial | 41 | 0.4% |
| Irrigation | 38 | 0.3% |
| Geothermal | 20 | 0.2% |
| Fire | 10 | 0.1% |
What happened to these permits
6,504 of the 11,297 permits in Grand County ended with a well the Division was told about — 57.6%. And 2,607 expired without one: 23.1%.
An expired permit is the trap in a rural sale. A seller can produce a permit that lapsed years ago, and a permit is not a water right — the two are separate, and a purchase turns on both. What an expired permit does and does not mean.
| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Well Constructed | 6,504 | 57.6% |
| Permit Expired | 2,607 | 23.1% |
| Permit Canceled | 433 | 3.8% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 382 | 3.4% |
| Permit Issued | 308 | 2.7% |
| Well Abandoned | 296 | 2.6% |
| Application Denied | 240 | 2.1% |
| Application Withdrawn | 187 | 1.7% |
| Application Information Requested | 131 | 1.2% |
| Permit Expired (Pump Installed) | 57 | 0.5% |
Which aquifers
| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All Unnamed Aquifers | 11,114 | 98.4% |
| Not stated | 69 | 0.6% |
| Alluvial | 49 | 0.4% |
| Troublesome | 30 | 0.3% |
| Pierre Shale | 9 | 0.1% |
| Dakota | 9 | 0.1% |
| Fractured Granite | 4 | 0.0% |
| Williams Fork | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dakota Sandstone | 2 | 0.0% |
| Fractured Crystalline | 2 | 0.0% |
When the permits were issued
| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 978 | 8.7% |
| 2010s | 969 | 8.6% |
| 2000s | 2,338 | 20.7% |
| 1990s | 2,618 | 23.2% |
| 1980s | 1,382 | 12.2% |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 12.6% |
| 1960s | 217 | 1.9% |
| 1950s | 118 | 1.0% |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.0% |
Buying land in Grand County, or need a well drilled?
11,297 well permits are on the Division’s register in Grand County, 2,607 of them expired. This site tells you what a permit says; it does not drill, and it is not advice on a water right. Tell us where and we pass the request to drillers and water-rights advisers working in Colorado.
We take no commission and we recommend no driller. We have no arrangement with any firm today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. What we do with this.
Permits on record in Grand County
| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckon permit 343515- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 120 | 10 | 1990 |
| Grand View Highlands permit 323775--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 502 | 0 | 2026 |
| Sunny Side Addition permit 28836--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 520 | 0 | 2026 |
| Ranches At Devils Thumb permit 337239- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 440 | 15 | 2025 |
| Tabernash Highlands Sub Exemption permit 337028- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 602 | 0 | 2026 |
| Pine Beach permit 337315- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 990 | 10 | 2025 |
| Pine Beach permit 337316- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 90 | 0 | 2025 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 89809-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 9 | 2025 |
| Ranches At Devils Thumb permit 337612- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| Alpine Park permit 6331--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 352 | 6 | 2025 |
| Legacy Park Ranch permit 337700- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 502 | 0 | 2026 |
| Stagecoach Meadows permit 89869-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 15 | 2025 |
| Colorado Anglers Club No. 1 Bldg Ph 2 permit 338106- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 502 | 0 | 2025 |
| Pole Creek Timbers permit 89862-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 89879-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 15 | 2025 |
| Moose Run permit 89904-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 10 | 2025 |
| Pole Creek Timbers permit 89905-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 8 | 2025 |
| Pole Creek Preserve permit 338513- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 383 | 0 | 2025 |
| W F Vulgamotts 1st Addition permit 340159- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 0 | 2001 |
| Grand Enclave Ii permit 338647- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 450 | 4 | 2025 |
| Range View permit 338650- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 110 | 0 | 2026 |
| Golden Trail Outright Exemption permit 338721- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 560 | 0 | 2025 |
| Alpine Park permit 338801- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 301 | 14 | 2025 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 90007-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 10.7 | 2024 |
| Stagecoach Meadows permit 90008-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| Frosty Acres Urban Filing 3rd Amend Plat permit 339009- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 13 | 2025 |
| Ten Mile Creek Estates permit 339390- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 451 | 0 | 2025 |
| Val Moritz Village (filing: 2) permit 339368- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2026 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 90066-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 0 | 2026 |
| Legacy Park Ranch permit 339373- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 15 | 2025 |
| Great Divide Head Lettuce Colony permit 321463--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 90121-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| Colorado Anglers Club #1 permit 339916- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 451 | 0 | 2025 |
| Colorado Anglers Club No. 1 Bldg Ph 2 permit 316471--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 0 | 2025 |
| C Lazy U Ranch Lot 3a permit 340549- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 802 | 0 | 2025 |
| Lofty Pines (filing: 1) permit 340686- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 362 | 0 | 1971 |
| Reed Exemption permit 332811--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 950 | 0 | 2025 |
| Sunset Ridge Estates Exemption permit 90301-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 11 | 1998 |
| Mountain Meadows Riveracres (filing: 2) permit 340878- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| Tibbetts Timberlake Estates Subex permit 341009- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 255 | 5 | 1995 |
| Mountain Shadows Estates permit 90399-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 0 | 2022 |
| Scanloch permit 341278- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2026 |
| Breckon permit 341249- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 10 | 2025 |
| Great Divide Head Lettuce Clny permit 90452-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 127 | 5 | 1999 |
| Ranch Creek Ranch permit 88886-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 7 | 2024 |
| Stagecoach Meadows permit 88833-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 450 | 10 | 2024 |
| Mountain Shadow Estates permit 88893-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 452 | 12 | 2000 |
| Old Park permit 333447- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 676 | 0 | 2024 |
| Emerald Village permit 88934-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 8 | 2022 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 88963-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2023 |
| Mountain Shadows Estates permit 333727- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 1150 | 7 | 2005 |
| Hooper Gibbs Minor permit 334037- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 800 | 0 | 2024 |
| Winter Park Highlands (filing: 5) permit 333731- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mountain Meadows permit 333791- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 90 | 5 | 2024 |
| High Lonesome Trail Estates Exemption Iv permit 333730- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 601 | 5 | 2025 |
| Val Moritz Village permit 333864- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 14 | 2025 |
| James Peak Ranch Exemption permit 89083-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 14 | 2021 |
| Ranches At Devils Thumb permit 333918- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 15 | 2024 |
| Black Forest At Pole Creek permit 89011-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 0 | 2001 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 89023-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 350 | 0 | 2024 |
| Wray Subdivision Exemption permit 334004- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2024 |
| Legacy Park Ranch permit 334242- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 0 | 2025 |
| Ranches At Devils Thumb permit 334026- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 450 | 0 | 2025 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 89065-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 350 | 13 | 2024 |
| Mcelwain permit 54176-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2024 |
| James Peak Ranch permit 89095-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2019 |
| Colorado Anglers Club #1 permit 334126- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 0 | 2024 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 89068-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 401 | 14 | 2022 |
| Beaver Mountain Preserve permit 228057--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 15 | 2024 |
| Grandmother Millers Tracts permit 334375- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 250 | 15 | 2024 |
| Winter Park Highlands-greenridge permit 89201-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 402 | 6 | 2024 |
| Stagecoach Meadows permit 89146-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 450 | 10 | 2022 |
| Sheep Mountain Ridge Estates permit 89153-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 12 | 2025 |
| Val Moritz Village permit 334502- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 0 | 2024 |
| Scanloch permit 334504- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2024 |
| Ranches At Devils Thumb permit 334584- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 450 | 15 | 2024 |
| Frosty Acres permit 335235- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 14 | 2025 |
| Grandmother Millers Tract permit 334526- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 165 | 0 | 1972 |
| Simcox Outright Exemption permit 335222- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 90 | 0 | 1969 |
| Winter Park Highlands (filing: 5) permit 334957- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 800 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pole Creek Timbers permit 89301-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 6 | 2024 |
| Pole Creek Timbers permit 89302-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 13 | 2024 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 89303-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 6 | 2024 |
| Lake Granby Tract B permit 89328-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 10 | 2020 |
| Lake Granby Tract B permit 89329-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 15 | 2020 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 89307-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 14 | 2025 |
| Bear Dance Corral Exemption permit 335377- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| Ten Mile Creek Estates permit 335380- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 0 | 2025 |
| Colorado Anglers Club No. 1 Bldg Ph 1 permit 323196--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 650 | 0 | 2024 |
| Shorewood permit 335397- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 0 | 2025 |
| Alpine Acres permit 335399- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 350 | 0 | 2025 |
| Winter Park Highlands (filing: 4) permit 335134- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 150 | 11.5 | 1995 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 56731-F-R | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 350 | 15 | 2024 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 89378-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 375 | 12 | 2024 |
| Scanloch permit 335366- | Well Constructed | Not stated | 415 | 13 | 2025 |
| Tybus Outright Exemption, Resolution No. 2024-3-13 permit 335598- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 350 | 0 | 2025 |
| Winter Park Highlands (filing: 4) permit 335422- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 350 | 15 | 2024 |
| North Sunnyside Addition To Grand Lake permit 335771- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2026 |
| Mountain Shadows Estates permit 89503-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 723 | 13 | 2004 |
| Great Divide Head Lettuce Colony permit 89547-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 105 | 0 | 1987 |
| Old Park permit 335750- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2025 |
| Val Moritz Village (filing: 2) permit 335752- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 150 | 11 | 2024 |
| Pole Creek Timbers permit 89481-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| Aspen Pine Estates (filing: 1) permit 89498-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 101 | 14 | 2018 |
| Cab Tracts permit 336073- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 620 | 0 | 2025 |
| South Shore Place Amended Final Plat Lots 12 & 13 permit 336482- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 800 | 0 | 2025 |
| Pole Creek Meadows permit 89592-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 323 | 15 | 2003 |
| Gudgel permit 321431--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 80 | 0 | 2024 |
| Mountain Shadows Estates permit 89711-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 10 | 2002 |
| Fairways At Pole Creek permit 89697-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
By decreed use in Grand County
- Domestic in Grand County — 3,209
- Household Use Only in Grand County — 6,408
Counties with a comparable register
- La Plata 18,518
- Elbert 17,636
- Arapahoe 17,030
- Denver 13,096
- Pueblo 12,597
- Yuma 12,410
- Garfield 12,165
- Teller 10,843
- Fremont 10,353
- Chaffee 10,321
- Alamosa 10,088
- Rio Grande 9,833
- Morgan 9,779
Neighbours by the size of their register, not a ranking: the list slides with the county you are on, so each of the 63 county pages is reachable from the others. All of them.