Colorado land and water reports

Answers about the water on a Colorado parcel, from the public record.

Search any parcel for free. The Land, Development and Rights reports answer what a buyer, a builder or an owner needs to know about its water: wells, water rights, ditch shares and county approval. Each answer gives its confidence, the evidence within a mile, who decides, and the law and records behind it, with dates.

No account needed. Free: the likely answers across this parcel's section, to 9 of the Land report's 10 questions. The Land report gives your parcel's own answers. Read a sample report.

Land report ยท 35-acre parcel, Park County

Can I get a household well, and what will it cost all in?

Settled

Yes: a household well can be permitted here for up to three homes, about an acre of lawn and garden, and animals.

Evidence
Wells within 1 mile: most run 220 to 407 feet deep (typically 300 feet). They yield about 5 gallons a minute.A household well to that depth likely costs $19,000 to $57,000 all in.
Who decides
DWR, when you apply for the well permit.
Law
C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A)C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(III)
Records
DWR well permits, loaded Aug 17, 2026Statewide parcels, loaded Aug 18, 2026
One answer from a published Land report. Records as of September 7, 2026.

How Colorado decides water

  • Water rights

    The water court decrees water rights. In a shortage the State Engineer curtails them in priority order, junior rights first.

  • Household wells

    The Division of Water Resources permits wells. On a lot under 35 acres, the uses a household well may serve depend on when the lot was created.

  • Ditch water

    Ditch water is often held as shares in a ditch company. The shares transfer on the company's books, separately from the deed.

  • Splitting land

    A county approves a subdivision after the State Engineer has reviewed its water supply.

Every answer

What each answer gives

  1. The likely answerOne sentence, written for the reader of that report.
  2. Its confidenceSettled, Likely or It depends, with what it would take to settle.
  3. The evidenceWhat the record shows on the parcel and within 1 mile of it.
  4. Who decidesThe agency, court, county or document with the final say, and the next step.
  5. The law and recordsEach statute and dataset it read, with the date the data was loaded.

Each report also lists the records on and around the parcel: water rights, wells, ditches and reservoirs, water court filings, oil and gas wells, flood zones and wildfire risk, with map layers and the source of every dataset. It downloads as a PDF with CSV files of the answers, the sources and the records.

Three reports

  • Land report

    $50 each

    For someone buying rural land: what water comes with it, what you can build on, and what to ask before you close.

    10 questions

    Read the sample Land report

  • Development report

    $150 each

    For the engineer or attorney on a project: how many homes the water supports, the paths to more, and the filings, with the rule behind each answer.

    22 questions

    Read the sample Development report

  • Rights report

    $100 each

    For the owner of a water right or a well: what you hold, what could take it away, and the dates not to miss.

    6 questions

    Read the sample Rights report

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