Only if the house is not on a utility
Well pump installation in Aurora
Most Aurora city customers are on a water utility, not a private well. A new well pump is a rural or estate question after you confirm the source. This page does not assume your house has a well, and it does not describe drilling.
Confirm the source
Look at the bill. Aurora Water, Denver Water, Castle Rock Water, and a well share no equipment. Douglas County tells permit holders to verify water, sewer, well, and septic before they dig. That is the right habit in Highlands Ranch and other unincorporated lots. Well versus city water is the comparison. If a main and a meter serve the house, you want the water service, not a pump in a casing.
A Colorado well permit, if one is required for a new hole, was not quoted chapter and verse here. Ask the state engineer’s office and the county before anyone drills. This website will not file that permit.
What an installation quote covers
Pump, drop pipe, wire, pressure tank, and the switch, if those are included. Electrical from the panel is a separate trade unless the quote says a licensed electrician is in the price. No wiring steps are on this page. A pressure problem on city water is not a well.
Questions to settle first
Does a typical Aurora house need a well pump?
No. City customers get water from a utility. A well is a private source. Check the bill and the property record before you price a pump. Douglas County says to verify well versus utility before you dig. Do not buy well equipment for a metered city service.
Can you size the pump here?
No. Depth, recovery, and the permit are the driller's and the owner's facts. A webpage horsepower would be made up. Ask for the existing well record if the hole is already there. Ask them to write that limit into the quote before you compare it with another company.
Who pulls the electrical permit?
Whoever the quote names. A pump wire is electrical work. This guide does not describe it. If the plumber supplies only the pump, an electrician may still have to connect it. Ask them to write that limit into the quote before you compare it with another company.
Is a new well the same as a new pump?
No. A pump in an existing well is not a new hole. Drilling can need a state permit this page does not reproduce. Say which one the contract is before the truck is scheduled. Ask them to write that limit into the quote before you compare it with another company.
