Search the Colorado water well map and permit records by address.
Search the Colorado public well index by address. Read actual record examples below, check their type and status, then trace the original filing before making a property decision.
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Follow a Colorado domestic permit into its construction record
A DWR permit page can contain separate application, construction and pump-installation information. These residential records show how to follow the receipt number and distinguish a constructed well from an administrative permit entry.
Selected teaching examples of domestic records, including incomplete entries. These are not a representative sample, a statewide average or proof that a well serves a particular property. Measurements describe published historical records; missing fields remain unknown.
Public record 54450--A
A domestic permit linked to construction and pump information
DWR's official page identifies receipt 0000367 as Residential with status Well Constructed. Its Construction/Pump Details confirm a completed depth and a production-test yield; the construction and pump-installation dates describe different events.
The official page distinguishes an application/permit location spotted from section lines from a GPS construction-report location. Those are different location records for the same permit, not two proven household supplies.
The GIS index includes a static-water value, while the summary page's visible static-level field is blank. Treat this as information to reconcile with the underlying filing; do not promote the index value to a current water-level measurement.
The published uses are Domestic, Stock. Read the actual permitted-use documents before assuming what activities are authorized; a summary label does not replace the permit.
Static water level and total depth measure different things. The water-level date describes that recorded observation and should not be presented as today's condition.
This Residential, Well Constructed entry gives depth and static water level but leaves yield blank in the index. The missing rate cannot support a household supply estimate.
Its location is Spotted from section lines. Confirm the source documents, actual well and property association before relying on its distance from an address.
Use DWR's Well Permits search. Open the candidate permit and retain its receipt number; the direct official-record links above use that receipt to return to the same file.
Separate permit, construction and pump history
Review Overview, Construction Data and Permit History. A permit issue, a construction event and a later pump installation are different stages. Check the record status rather than interpreting every permit row as an operating well.
Compare the location records
Check whether a coordinate belongs to the application/permit or a construction report and read its location-accuracy description. Repeated map entries may refer to the same permit or receipt.
Open the underlying documents
Use Imaged Documents for the permit and available construction or pump filings. DWR warns that its summary page is not itself a well permit or evidence of authorized use. If documents fail to load, use DWR's help/contact route with the receipt number.
An absent index field or failed document panel does not prove the underlying filing never contained the information. Obtain the original permit and completion paperwork, and verify current use or permit questions with DWR. Historical yield does not establish present supply.
Before relying on a property match
Match the record identifier with the seller’s or driller’s documents, confirm the actual well on site, and obtain current flow/recovery and laboratory water testing as appropriate. A historical depth or yield cannot establish today’s condition, water quality or future drilling results.
The public DWR permit layer includes permit status, well depth, yield, static water level, aquifer/use context, construction dates and location accuracy where available.
Property buyer checklist
Colorado permit search: three things to verify
Start with the free address lookup. Official state records can help frame these questions, but they do not replace an inspection.
Does the DWR permit number refer to a completed well or only a permit?
Do the mapped location, permitted use and status match the seller's documents?
Can a physical well tag and current well test confirm the well serving the home?
The optional $29.99 USD report organizes nearby records, coverage gaps and buyer follow-up questions in a four-page PDF.
Colorado: distinguish well permits from completed-well evidence
The Colorado Division of Water Resources data available here is permit-centered. A permit entry can be useful, but a permit number or map point is not automatically proof of an installed and operating household well. Review both the filing type and status in the original DWR record.
How to interpret fields in this state's public well records
Source field
What it means
What to verify
Permit number and permit status
The number identifies an administrative record; its status describes the reported permit context, not a physical inspection.
Use DWR's source record to check the permit details and whether a separate completed-well document is relevant.
Well depth, static level and reported yield
Some records include construction or performance fields, while others primarily document the permit. Missing values should remain unknown.
Ask the owner for the completed-well log and current test results, rather than inferring them from a permit.
Well use, aquifer, district and location accuracy
These give context for what is filed and where it is mapped. They do not independently establish current authorized use or ownership.
Verify material permit and water-use questions with DWR or a qualified local professional.
Practical record-checking steps
Search the property address and note the closest permit numbers, mapped locations and reported uses.
Review the original DWR record for status, the well's documented purpose and any related completion information.
For a home purchase, confirm the serving well and current performance separately from the public permit map.
Does a Colorado well permit mean a household well is working?
No. A permit is an administrative record. Confirm whether a completed well exists, which well serves the home, and its current condition and performance using documents and an on-site assessment.
Check the actual published record: Open the official state source ↗. Use the public identifiers in the examples above to trace the source. A nearby record alone does not confirm which well serves a property.
Optional Property Report — $29.99 USD: A four-page PDF that organizes nearby public records, source-data gaps and buyer verification questions for the searched property. Preview the sample PDF ↗. The address search remains free.
Colorado coverage limitation
Colorado's public DWR layer is permit-centered. Individual records vary in completeness and location precision, so permit status and mapped proximity should be verified against the official DWR record before a property decision.
Public Colorado source
WellLookup is independent of Colorado Division of Water Resources. The underlying public source is Colorado Well Permits. WellLookup adds address search, nearby-record comparison and property-focused reporting; it preserves the published source values.