Application for New Well Permit

(Well has not been drilled)

Harris-Galveston Subsidence District
1660 W. Bay Area Boulevard
Friendswood, TX 77546-2640
Phone: (281) 486-1105 Fax: (281) 218-3700

Instructions:  Submit this form for each aggregate well system. Send an application fee of $200.00
for each well within seven (7) days to the above address.

General Information Needed: 
(Do not put any driller or engineer address information in General Information section if you are not the owner of the well)
Well Owner:   
Attention:    
Owner Email:  
(If correspondence is being sent to a large organization, insert the specific person's name to whom you wish it directed. If self, enter self.)
Mailing Address:   
* City                                     * State      * Zip    
Owner's Phone #:       Ext.:   

Health Dept. I.D.:
(if applicable)
Well Data:
Physical Location of Well:     
Latitude: Degrees:      Minutes:    Seconds:   
Longitude:    Degrees:    Minutes:    Seconds:   
 
Total Depth:  ft.   
Depth to First Screen:  ft.   
Inside Diameter of Casing:  in.    
Well Casing:
 
Expected Production During the Next Twelve Months:  Million Gallons.    
Amount of Surface Water purchased in previous Twelve Months:  Million Gallons.    
 
Select intended use:    







Provide detailed description of intended use.  If commercial or industrial, describe type of business, number of employees, type of product produced or sold, etc.  If for new house or development, include construction start date.  If agricultural, include crop type and acreage.

   

Describe any other water supply available at this location.  For example, is there a municipal water line available for potable service or a canal or other raw water source for non-potable uses?

   

Status of this well as of given date:  

Year:    
Year:    
Aggregation:  If this well is to be placed in aggregate with other permitted wells, give lead well number
of aggregation:    

Does the "well owner" own any other well in Harris or Galveston county?  

If yes, explain:   

Is this well replacing an existing well?   If yes, give well no. of well being replaced   and length of time owned or leased:

 If this well is a replacement well, what will be the status of the old well?If status of old well is "In Use", explain:     

Applicant/Agent Name:   

Applicant/Agent Phone:    Ext.:  

Please enter your e-mail address:     
Please re-enter your e-mail address:      

If this is an emergency application, you must also include the following information
 and a fee of $200.00 for each well to the above address.

Such action is: (check those applicable)

   

   

Reason for Emergency: (Why you cannot wait approximately 60 days for your Permit to be processed)

 

Rule 5.8.a Exclusions and Exemptions:

a. Single-Family Dwelling Wells Excluded: A well with a casing diameter of less than five inches that serves only a single-family dwelling is excluded from the permit requirements of these Rules. Serving only a single-family dwelling means the well supplies groundwater for use inside one home for domestic use. Domestic use includes water used inside the home for any purpose and may also include use outside the home for landscaping irrigation, irrigating a garden or providing water to domestic livestock.