Guides
Texas water well permits and groundwater conservation districtsWho regulates a private well in Texas, what a groundwater conservation district can require, what the domestic and livestock exemption means and what the driller must file.What drives the cost of a Texas water wellDepth, geology, casing, pump, pressure system and district fees: the factors that separate one drilling quote from another, and a checklist for comparing them.Testing your Texas well water: what to test for and whenPrivate wells are the owner's responsibility. What Texas A&M AgriLife and TCEQ recommend testing, how to collect a sample and how to read the result.Choosing a licensed Texas well driller (and plugging old wells)How to check a TDLR licence, read a driller's track record, what belongs in the contract and what the law says about abandoned wells.