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Colorado County land: wells, valuation & septic
Screening information for buying acreage, with a source and review date on every fact.
What is established for Colorado County
1 of 3 screening layers have a reviewed official source. None of this substitutes for a survey, a title opinion, or a determination by the office that regulates your tract.
Groundwater
Who regulates a well here, and what does a permit require?
Not yet researched for Colorado County. This layer is published only after reading the responsible office's own source, so there is nothing here yet rather than an inference.
Colorado County Appraisal District, 2025 agricultural manual
What does the appraisal district require for 1-d-1 productivity valuation?
- Typical minimum acreage
- 10 acres for native pasture, improved pasture, hay production, orchards and vineyards, tree farms, grass farm, irrigated crop and aquaculture ↗
- Typical herd size
- Beef cow/calf 5; dairy cow/calf 25; feeder/stocker 10; sheep or goats 25; horses 24+ months 3; exotic deer 15 ↗
- Share of tract in use
- At least 70% use to qualify the whole tract, and a minimum of six months of grazing use where applicable ↗
- Small tracts with a residence
- Properties under 5 acres that include a residence are generally treated as principal-use residential and will not qualify ↗
- Beekeeping
- 5 to 20 acres; at least 6 mainframe hives on the 5-acre minimum and 12 on the 20-acre maximum ↗
This source does not establish: Whether the 2025 manual is still the district's current adopted version; Wildlife management association minimum acreage, which the district publishes in a separate resolution. Confirm these with the office before relying on them.
Official source ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-12 · Source last checked 2026-10-12. Each appraisal district sets its own acreage and degree-of-intensity standards. Losing the valuation can trigger rollback taxes for prior years.
On-site sewage
Who permits a septic system, and what must be done before a permit?
Not yet researched for Colorado County. This layer is published only after reading the responsible office's own source, so there is nothing here yet rather than an inference.
Coverage & limits
Each fact links the page it was read from. A field that is absent was not established by that source; it is not a finding that the requirement does not exist. Groundwater district boundaries do not follow county lines, so district coverage for a county does not establish coverage for a specific tract.