Forms & Permits

All information fields on each applicable form must be
completed as required.
Incomplete information and/or illegible handwriting will require you
to fix the deficiencies and re-submit the form. This will delay processing
of your request.

Completed forms are to be submitted to our BPGCD District
office either by:

US postal mail, hand delivery or by email per our
Contact page on this website. Click: https://bpgcd.org/contact/

If payment is required, you must include on your
check sufficient identification to allow us to match your payment with your
request (as applicable, include your phone number, your personal
name, your company name, well number, well address, date of form
submission, etc.).

We suggest you use a letter-size manilla envelope to
secure your documents and check as a single package.  Use a separate
envelope for each well. Label your envelope just as you
label your check. We only accept cash or checks, not debit/credit cards.

Call our BPGCD office if you have questions: 830-868-9196

Thank you for your compliance.

Following are the various forms available for download:

Well Registration Form: In accordance with the Texas Water Code, Chapter 36 and District Rules, all wells in Blanco County must be registered with our District. Use this form to apply for well registration.

Payment of the well registration fee is required to be included with your Well Registration Form.

Well Operating Permit Application Form: This form is only used for wells intended to produce greater than 17.36 gallons per minute. In accordance with the Texas Water Code, Chapter 36.113 and District Rules, a non-exempt well requires an operating permit issued by the District.

EXEMPT OR NON-EXEMPT: Our District will determine if your registered well is exempt or not exempt from requiring a well operating permit.  If your well is determined by our District to be “non-exempt”, a well operating permit is required. Download and study this operating permit application form. This form is complex and many applicants need assistance in completing it. We encourage you to visit our office to obtain and complete this form. Bring all your relevant well information and we will help you complete this form while you are in our office.

Payment of the well operating permit fee is required to be included with this Form.

Request for a Variance from BPGCD Rules: This form is used for requesting a variance from BPGCD Rules only and shall be filled out as completely as possible.

Agent Authorization Form: If you are filling out the Well Registration Form and you are NOT the current landowner of the property must fill out and submit this Authorized Agent Form provided below.

Pump Installation Report: Pump Installers must fill out and submit this form for each pump they installed in Blanco County.

Change in Well Condition or Status Form: This form must be completed and submitted by the well owner prior to any changes listed in District Rule 3.5D.

Change of Well Ownership Form: As required by District Rule 3.5C, any change of ownership of a well must be reported by the new well owner by completed and submitting a Change of Well Ownership Form to our District within 90 days after the ownership change.

Notice to Purchaser While not required by law, this information notice is provided by our District as a courtesy regarding real estate transactions by purchasers of property that contains one or more wells.

Request for District Action Form: This form is used for lodging a complaint or reporting an alleged violation occurring within Blanco County. The District will investigate the complaint or alleged violation and document any action the District has to take in order to correct the alleged problem. 

Exempt & Non-exempt wells

Texas Water Code Chapter 36 and the Rules of the Blanco Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District provide for certain wells to be exempted from the requirement of applying for a Well Operating Permit.  In order to be exempted, the well must meet the following criteria:

Exempt Wells

  • Any well or aggregate of wells, regardless of use that are drilled, completed, or equipped to be incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons per day (17.36 gallons per minute) in aggregate, are exempt from the requirement to obtain an Operating Permit, but may be subject to other rules of the District. District Rules require that new wells be spaced 50’ from property lines and septic tanks and 100’ from septic disposal fields and existing wells
  • A test well is exempt from obtaining an Operating Permit. Once testing is concluded, the well must either be properly plugged, or the owner must submit a “Change in Well Condition, Operation or Status” application form to convert the well to a different use.  In the case of conversion to a non-exempt use, the owner must obtain an Operating Permit. Authorization to drill a test well does not guarantee issuance of an Operating Permit for that well.
  • The owner of an exempt well that proposes to change the rate of withdrawal of groundwater from the exempt well shall seek authorization from the District prior to making such changes. Changes in the rate of withdrawal may result in the well being reclassified as non-exempt, which would require the well owner to apply for an Operating Permit.
  • Special Pond Information: Exempt wells may provide groundwater to ponds, lakes, tanks, reservoirs, or other surface impoundments for holding water, but such use is solely restricted to domestic use or livestock watering use, and is further restricted to maintaining no more than 50,000 gallons of groundwater in storage (approximately the size of a large swimming pool).  The District has no restriction on the size of ponds, lakes, tanks, reservoirs, or other surface impoundments for holding water, but any water stored in addition to the 50,000 gallons of groundwater allowance must be obtained from other sources such as direct rainfall or surface runoff.

Non-Exempt Wells

  • Any well, regardless of use, that is equipped with a pump rated at more than 17.36 gallons per minute is considered by District Rules to be a Non-Exempt Well, and must apply for, and obtain, a Well Operating Permit. The current application fee for an Operating Permit for a new Non-Exempt Well is $1,000.
  • Special Pond Information: The water produced from a Non-Exempt Well cannot be pumped into any ponds, lakes, tanks, reservoirs, or other surface impoundments for holding water, except for those Non-Exempt Wells which have an Operating Permit authorizing their use as non-domestic irrigation system wells in which the system design requires the installation and use of a temporary storage pond and a boost pump.