Permits & Affidavits

Water Well Classifications

Exempt Well – (A) All groundwater wells in Brazos and Robertson counties used solely for domestic or livestock use that are either drilled, completed, or equipped so that they are incapable of producing more than 50,000 gallons of groundwater per day. (B) All groundwater wells in Brazos and Robertson counties used for any other purpose other than domestic or livestock use that are either drilled, completed, or equipped so that they are incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater per day.

Non-exempt Well – All groundwater wells in Brazos and Robertson counties used for purposes other than domestic or livestock use or equipped so that they are capable of producing more than 50,000 gallons of groundwater per day.

Permit Applications

Schedule of Fees – 2024

Production Fees
Municipal/Public/RPWS

All Other Non-Exempt

$0.04875/1000 gals. produced

$0.04875/1000 gals. produced

All metered production

All metered production

Agricultural Use $0.1975/acre foot produced* For all metered production, or annual permitted production *
Steam Electric Generation $0.31/acre foot produced* All metered production
* An acre foot of water equals 325,851 gallons of water

Export fee rate is $0.17/1000 gallons exported minus the applicable production fee on all metered production.

Application Fees
Operating $100.00 per well within the application
Drilling/Operating $100.00 per well within the application
Amendment $100.00 per well within the application
Export $100.00 per well within the application
Other Fees
Staff Time $50.00 Per Hour
Returned Check Fee $25.00
Copies $.10/copy
Mailings Postage
Recording of Board Meeting on CD $5.00 Per CD