Tag
aquifer
5 Porch Notes tagged “aquifer,” from counties across Colorado.
Water and land - Douglas County
In Douglas County, a lot of water comes from deep bedrock aquifers
Much of Douglas County draws drinking water from the layered Denver Basin bedrock aquifers, a supply the state treats differently from a mountain stream.
Read note ->Water and land - Kiowa County
In Kiowa County, much of the water under the land comes from High Plains aquifers
Much of Kiowa County draws groundwater from the Ogallala and other High Plains and alluvial aquifers, and a well is permitted and limited by the state, not unlimited.
Read note ->Water and land - Elbert County
In Elbert County, the water under your feet is the Denver Basin
Much of Elbert County depends on groundwater pumped from the layered bedrock aquifers of the Denver Basin, not from rivers or a big city pipeline.
Read note ->Water and land - Kit Carson County
Center-pivot circles here are watered from the Ogallala, and that supply is finite
The green irrigation circles across Kit Carson County draw from the High Plains (Ogallala) aquifer, a groundwater supply that recharges slowly.
Read note ->Water and land - Douglas County
Douglas County well rules can change by geology
The well permit you need can change with the rock under your lot — Denver Basin aquifers east, granitic formation west.
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