# Domestic well permits in Otero County, Colorado — 1,182

> The 1,182 wells permitted for domestic in Otero County. Median depth 40 feet.

## Domestic wells in Otero County

**1,182** of the 3,393 well permits in Otero County — 34.8% — are decreed for domestic.

### How this group compares

Otero County holds 0.5% of
Colorado’s 243,096 domestic permits, while
holding 0.6% of the register overall — so it is
**under-represented** in this
use.

Domestic means household water, and usually a little more — the commonest decreed use in Colorado by a wide margin.

*Medians, on the permits where the Division was told — never a mean, which a few industrial wells would carry away*

| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Colorado median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | **40 ft** | 585 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (830 permits, 70 %) |
| Yield | **15 gpm** | 46 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (110 permits, 9 %) |
| Static water level | **22 ft** | 250 ft | 58 ft — lower here (501 permits, 42 %) |

### What happened to these permits

**741** of the 1,182 permits decreed for domestic in Otero County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 62.7%. And
**141** expired without one: 11.9%.

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](/expired.md).

| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Well Constructed | 741 | 62.7% |
| Permit Expired | 141 | 11.9% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 79 | 6.7% |
| Well Abandoned | 51 | 4.3% |
| Permit Issued | 50 | 4.2% |
| Permit Canceled | 41 | 3.5% |
|   | 35 | 3.0% |
| Application Information Requested | 18 | 1.5% |
| Application Denied | 14 | 1.2% |
| Application Received | 6 | 0.5% |

### Buying land in Otero County, or need a well drilled?

1,182 well permits are on the Division’s register in Otero County, 141 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](/privacy.md).

### The permits

*Domestic permits, Otero County — 110 of the 110 shown carry the subdivision or plat name the applicant gave; a 0 means the Division was never told, not a measurement of zero*

| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Riverside Place](/search.md) permit 340531- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Beaty](/search.md) permit 310450- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 43 | 0 | 1921 |
| [North la Junta](/search.md) permit 304640- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2017 |
| [Jachim Settlement](/search.md) permit 302095- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 37 | 0 | 2016 |
| [Lj Gardens](/search.md) permit 302931- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 36 | 0 | 1911 |
| [Jc Fox](/search.md) permit 290108- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 45 | 0 | 1926 |
| [Manzanola Town of](/search.md) permit 290473--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 29 | 12 | 2013 |
| [La Junta Gardens](/search.md) permit 286451- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 45 | 0 | 2011 |
| [San Joseville](/search.md) permit 282971--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 28 | 0 | 2010 |
| [Valley Vista](/search.md) permit 283347- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 583 | 0 | 2010 |
| [Jachim](/search.md) permit 278047--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 2010 |
| [Dunton Gardens](/search.md) permit 274731--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 2009 |
| [Hancock](/search.md) permit 276192- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 2007 |
| [Orchard Addition](/search.md) permit 255533--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 27 | 0 | 2004 |
| [Swinks (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 248374- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2003 |
| [North la Junta](/search.md) permit 248250- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2003 |
| [East Addition North la Junta](/search.md) permit 248425- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2003 |
| [La Junta East Addition](/search.md) permit 248468- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 2003 |
| [Reeds](/search.md) permit 248464- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2003 |
| [Riverside Place](/search.md) permit 249275- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 32 | 0 | 2003 |
| [La Junta River Side](/search.md) permit 242935--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 37 | 15 | 2004 |
| [Swinks (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 243135--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2004 |
| [Jachim Settlement](/search.md) permit 243806--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 15 | 2002 |
| [La Junta Gardens](/search.md) permit 233714- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2001 |
| [Valley Vista](/search.md) permit 200354--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 585 | 10 | 1999 |
| [Lazy Acres](/search.md) permit 204994--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 45 | 12 | 1997 |
| [Garden Place](/search.md) permit 202303- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 33 | 0 | 1997 |
| [Dunton Gardens](/search.md) permit 7662--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 33 | 0 | 1997 |
| [Valley Vista](/search.md) permit 194648- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Manzanola Town of](/search.md) permit 196777- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 28 | 0 | 1996 |
| [East la Junta](/search.md) permit 198143--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 620 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Dunton Gardens](/search.md) permit 187004- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 20 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Dunton Gardens](/search.md) permit 189130- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Fairview Addition](/search.md) permit 190070- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 28 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Creery Gardens](/search.md) permit 160988--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 1991 |
| [Lazy Acres](/search.md) permit 33788--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 5 | 1990 |
| [Manzanola Town of](/search.md) permit 147125--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 26 | 0 | 1987 |
| [Ryan Brothers](/search.md) permit 148076--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 1987 |
| [Jachim](/search.md) permit 142533--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 36 | 0 | 1985 |
| [Jachim](/search.md) permit 142494- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1985 |
| [Jachim](/search.md) permit 142494--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 15 | 1986 |
| [Reeds](/search.md) permit 107919- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 36 | 0 | 1979 |
| [Rocky Ford City of (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 101998- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 1979 |
| [Shelly](/search.md) permit 100475--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 1978 |
| [Parkdale Addition](/search.md) permit 10397-R-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 0 | 1978 |
| [Malouff](/search.md) permit 88826- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1977 |
| [Timpas Townsight](/search.md) permit 95152- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 0 | 1977 |
| [Fowler Dunton Gardens](/search.md) permit 87556- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 29 | 0 | 1976 |
| [Lazy Acres](/search.md) permit 58472- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 62 | 3 | 1972 |
| [Lazy Acres](/search.md) permit 24264- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 21 | 0 | 1965 |
| [Lazy Acres](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [Riverside Place](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [North la Junta](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [Riverside Place](/search.md) permit 139-RN | Well Constructed | Domestic | 24 | 0 | 1950 |
| [La Junta Gardens](/search.md) permit 295-RN | Well Constructed | Domestic | 42 | 0 | 1967 |
| [Gillen](/search.md) permit 438-RN | Well Constructed | Domestic | 700 | 0 | 1950 |
| [Morningside Heights](/search.md) permit 773-RN-A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 633 | 10 | 1976 |
| [Dunton Gardens](/search.md) permit 784-RN | Well Constructed | Domestic | 31 | 0 | 1958 |
| [Rocky Ford](/search.md) permit 818-RN | Well Constructed | Domestic | 216 | 0 | 1958 |
| [Riverside Place](/search.md) permit 884-RN | Well Constructed | Domestic | 27 | 0 | 1948 |
| [Manzanola](/search.md) permit 5455- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 43 | 0 | 1960 |
| [Manzanola](/search.md) permit 13005- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 1962 |
| [Manzanola](/search.md) permit 14411- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 19 | 0 | 1963 |
| [Catlin](/search.md) permit 21890- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 32 | 0 | 1964 |
| [Manzanola](/search.md) permit 24944- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 36 | 0 | 1965 |
| [Ja Junta Gardens](/search.md) permit 28176- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 1966 |
| [Mcnutt Yergert](/search.md) permit 31278- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 1967 |
| [North la Junta](/search.md) permit 38257- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 1969 |
| [Mcnutt Yergert](/search.md) permit 127821- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 27 | 0 | 1965 |
| [Beaty](/search.md) permit 340193--A | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| [North la Junta](/search.md) permit 336883--A | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Orchard Addition](/search.md) permit 309555- | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2018 |
| [Beaty](/search.md) permit 310450--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2018 |
| [Lj Gardens](/search.md) permit 302931--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2016 |
| [Jc Fox](/search.md) permit 290108--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 45 | 0 | 2013 |
| [Manzanola Town of](/search.md) permit 290473- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 2013 |
| [San Joseville](/search.md) permit 282971- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 27 | 0 | 2010 |
| [Jachim](/search.md) permit 278047- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 2008 |
| [Dunton Gardens](/search.md) permit 274731- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2007 |
| [Hancock](/search.md) permit 276192--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2007 |
| [Orchard Addition](/search.md) permit 255533- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2004 |
| [Swinks (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 248374--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2003 |
| [Malouff](/search.md) permit 250516- | Permit Canceled | Domestic | 50 | 0 | 2003 |
| [La Junta River Side](/search.md) permit 242935- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 50 | 0 | 2002 |
| [Jachim Settlement](/search.md) permit 243806- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 42 | 0 | 2002 |
| [La Junta Gardens](/search.md) permit 233714--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2001 |
| [Jachim](/search.md) permit 216280- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Jachim](/search.md) permit 216280--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Lazy Acres](/search.md) permit 204994- | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1997 |
| [North Lajunta](/search.md) permit 195358- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Valley Vista](/search.md) permit 200354- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 608 | 0 | 1996 |
| [East la Junta](/search.md) permit 198143- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 420 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Dunton Gardens](/search.md) permit 189130--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Swink Second Area 7](/search.md) permit 162805- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1992 |
| [Swink Second Area 7](/search.md) permit 162805--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1992 |
| [Ryan Brothers](/search.md) permit 148076- | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1987 |
| [Jachim](/search.md) permit 142533- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1986 |
| [Sunrise](/search.md) permit 100499- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1978 |
| [Shelly](/search.md) permit 100475- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 1978 |
| [Malouff](/search.md) permit 88826--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1977 |
| [Park West](/search.md) permit 31413- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1967 |
| [Cripple Creek Mountain Estates Inc](/search.md) permit 25232- | Permit Canceled | Domestic | 38 | 0 | 1965 |
| [Manzanola](/search.md) permit 144-RN | Permit Canceled | Domestic | 28 | 0 | 1960 |
| [Swink](/search.md) permit 12091-AD | Application Denied | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [Swink](/search.md) permit 12101-AD | Application Denied | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [Rocky Ford](/search.md) permit 930-RN | Application Received | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [Sun View](/search.md) permit 37549- | Permit Canceled | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [Holbrook](/search.md) permit 77825- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [San Joseville](/search.md) | Application Withdrawn | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [La Junta](/search.md) permit 948-RN |   | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |

Part of a bigger picture: [all 3,393 permits in Otero County](/county/otero.md), and [every domestic permit in Colorado](/use/domestic.md).

### Other groups of a similar size

- [Stock — Las Animas](/county/las-animas/stock.md) 1,309
- [Irrigation — Logan](/county/logan/irrigation.md) 1,288
- [Not stated — El Paso](/county/el-paso/not-stated.md) 1,210
- [Stock — Baca](/county/baca/stock.md) 1,206
- [Monitoring/sampling — Eagle](/county/eagle/monitoring-sampling.md) 1,202
- [Domestic — Rio Blanco](/county/rio-blanco/domestic.md) 1,195
- [Monitoring/sampling — Montrose](/county/montrose/monitoring-sampling.md) 1,173
- [Irrigation — El Paso](/county/el-paso/irrigation.md) 1,164
- [Other — El Paso](/county/el-paso/other.md) 1,162
- [Commercial — La Plata](/county/la-plata/commercial.md) 1,103
- [Monitoring/sampling — Morgan](/county/morgan/monitoring-sampling.md) 1,103

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Fonte: Well Application Permit — Colorado Division of Water Resources
Recolha: 2026-08-21