In Montezuma County, Colorado, which covers Dolores, we have measured 5,982 parcels on septic and 4,246 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Dolores on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Dolores is a town in Montezuma County, Colorado. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 37.474584, -108.499503 and its land area at 0.74 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the town level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.
| County | Records we hold | Parcels on septic | Parcels on sewer | County records portal | Searchable without an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma County | 2 | 5,982 | 4,246 | county portal | account or login required |
Our collection for Montezuma County, Colorado is small, at 2 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Dolores property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 5,982 of 10,228 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Dolores address falls on is worth establishing before anything else. The county publishes a records portal, but reaching the documents needs an account or a login, so budget for that step rather than expecting an open search.
Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.
| If you are a | Go to | Because it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner | Septic pumping in Dolores | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Dolores | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Dolores | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Dolores | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Dolores | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Dolores | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Dolores | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Dolores | whether raw land can take a system at all |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Montezuma County, Colorado, which covers Dolores, we have measured 5,982 parcels on septic and 4,246 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Dolores on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Dolores is in Montezuma County, Colorado.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Dolores’s land area that falls in each. A ZIP is not a place boundary and the two only ever partly agree, which is exactly why both pages exist.
Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Dolores.
Parcel Perfect generates a code-shaped septic design and as-built style drawing for a parcel from the records and site data we hold, and shows every parcel we have classified as septic or sewer on one map. Both are open to use for any parcel in Montezuma County, Colorado.