WELL REGISTRATION GUIDELINES

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General Note:  All wells drilled for others must be drilled by licensed drillers.

GCGCD recommends that the landowner request the well be cemented to a depth of 100' to help insure against surface contamination reaching the groundwater.

GRANDFATHERED WELL

• A well drilled prior to February 6, 2003 provided that the use of water is within the District.
• Registration is voluntary and is to be done by February 6, 2004.  After February 6, 2004, proof of ownership prior to February 6, 2003 is required to receive grandfathered status.

REPLACEMENT WELL

• Cannot change the existing well use or capacity.
• A replacement well for an existing well must be drilled within 30 feet of the existing well but not nearer the property line than 50 feet provided that the original well was grandfathered.
• Replacement of an existing permitted well requires a new permit.

EXEMPT WELL
Please use the form below for a NEW well to be drilled in Goliad County that is to be equipped with a 1 HP or less pump AND is to be used for domestic/livestock use.
          A well for domestic use incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons per day or 17 GPM or less.

• A well on 10 acres or more used to water livestock or poultry and incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons per day.
• A well to be used solely to supply water for a rig that is actively engaged in oil or gas exploration.
• A new exempt well must be 135 feet from the property line.
• See Rule 14.2 for well location in relation to sewage systems and other contamination.