Colorado Water Well Construction
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Rules of the Office of the State Engineer
Colorado Division of Water Resources
Drinking water providers continuously monitor public drinking water systems. If you experience problems with your drinking water quality, contact your provider immediately. If you do not know who provides your water, call the closest municipality or the Environmental Health Department to obtain this information.
Summit County Environmental Health provides well water testing for nitrates and coliform bacteria. In cases where the Department must retrieve the sample (real estate transactions, Certificate of Occupancy) the fee is $78.00. In other cases you may be able to pick up a sample bottle and instructions from our office and take the sample yourself. The fee for water samples you bring to us is $39.00. Please call 970.668.4070 to schedule a well water test.
The Environmental Health Department conducts inspections of existing water wells for the purposes of real estate transactions upon request by the homeowner, real estate agent or lender. You can download an inspection form here.
To report a water main break, contact your water provider or Summit County Dispatch at 970.668.8600.
Obtaining a well water permit
Water well permits in Summit County are obtained through the Colorado Department of Natural Resources in Denver. Please call 303.866.3587, and ask for Division of Water Resources, Water Well Permitting Section.
For Summit County Well Records please call 970.945.5665 or click here to search online.
For questions regarding well water augmentation and buying additional water rights please contact the Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, Water Resources Division at 970.468.2442.
User's Guide to Private Well Water
List of State Water Testing Labs