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WATER WELLS
& UTGCD
Do you have a water well on your property?
It’s important for Hood County well owners with unregistered wells to register them right away, with the current invasion of hyperscale industries coming in and applying for industrial well permits.
The primary purpose of registration is to legally document the well's presence and establish its operational status.
Thereby helping to establish legal evidence of it's existence and production history. This could aid in protecting your water supply from being drained or encroached upon by incoming, high-capacity industrial developments.
Interested in registering your existing well?
Interested in registering your well, please click the link below to fill out the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District APPLICATION FOR WELL REGISTRATION --EXISTING WELL-- FORM!
Scroll down to read more about the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Mission and applicant information!
If you have questions or need more information, please see the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District website uppertrinitygcd.com or contact them directly!
Address: 1859 W. Hwy. 199/P.O. Box 1749, Springtown, Texas 76082 Phone: (817) 523-5200 | Fax: (817) 523-7687
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The Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
Mission
The Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District develops rules to provide protection to existing wells, prevent waste, promote conservation, provide a framework that will allow availability and accessibility of groundwater for future generations, protect the quality of the groundwater in the recharge zone of the Trinity aquifer, ensure that the residents of Montague, Wise, Parker, and Hood Counties maintain local control over their groundwater, respect and protect the property rights of landowners in the groundwater District, and operate the District in a fair and equitable manner for all residents.
Existing Water Well Registration Info
please see the www.uppertrinitygcd.com for complete information
A well that was in existence or for which drilling commenced prior to January 1, 2009.
Rule 3.3 Well Registration
(a) Well owners of the following wells shall file an application for well registration with the District and the District shall register:
(1) All new wells drilled on or after January 1, 2009, including new wells exempt under Rule 2.1(a)
(2) All existing wells that are not exempt under Rule 2.1(a)
(3) All wells replaced and plugged under Rule 3.11; notwithstanding anything in these rules, there shall be no fee for wells registered under this subsection.
Rule 3.5 Registration Of New Wells Or Alteration To Existing Wells Required Prior To Drilling Or Alteration.
(a) An owner or well driller, or any other person legally authorized to act on their behalf, must submit all applicable registration fees, obtain approval of a registration application, and submit a well report deposit with the District before any new well, as defined in Rules 1.1(39) and 1.1(37)(e), except leachate wells or monitoring wells, may be drilled, equipped, or completed, or before an existing well may be substantially altered with respect to size or capacity, beginning on and after January 1, 2009.
(b) A registrant for a new well has 120 days from the date of approval of its application for well registration to drill and complete the new well, and must file the well report within 60 days of completion. The registrant may apply for one extension of up to 120 days which may be approved by the General Manager without further action by the Board of Directors. However, if the well is for a public water system, the registrant shall have 240 days to drill and complete the new well from the date of approval of its application for well registration, in order to allow time for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approval(s), and must file the well report within 60 days of well
completion. Such a public water system registrant may apply for one extension of an additional 240 days which may be approved by the General Manager without further action by the Board of Directors, or may resubmit an identical well registration without the need to pay an additional administrative fee associated with the submittal of well registrations for new wells.
(c) If the well report is timely submitted to the District, the District shall return the well report deposit to the owner or well driller. In the event that the well report required under this rule and Rule 3.7 are not filed within 60 days after the date the well is completed, the driller shall forfeit the well report deposit and shall be subject to enforcement by the District for violation of this rule.
Applicants are urged to read all of the Temporary Rules for Water Wells in Hood, Montague, Parker, and Wise Counties, Texas, as revised by the District Board of Directors, on December 16, 2013. Rules can be found at:www.uppertrinitygcd.com. *By providing your e-mail address on this form, you are consenting to disclosure of your e-mail address if requested under the Texas Public Information Act.