Below is a list of frequently asked questions. If you can’t find an answer here for what you are looking for, please contact us and let us know. We may add your question here so that others will benefit from your experience visiting our site. Thank you!
POSGCD stands for Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District. You are visiting our website now at POSGCD.ORG.
The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) mission is to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharging, and prevention of waste of groundwater, and to protect groundwater users, by adopting and enforcing Rules consistent with state law.
Have a look around and see what all we have to offer. We promise you won’t get wet!!
The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) has announced it is forming the Post Oak Savannah Aquifer Conservancy Program (PACP) to create a legacy of stewardship for landowners. This will enable landowners in the District to commit their groundwater resources into a long-term conservation program.
For detailed information on the PACP program, click here.
The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) is part of two Groundwater Management Areas (GMA) created by the state. There are 16 GMS throughout the State of Texas. POSGCD is a member of GMA 8 and GMA 12.
You can see the maps of the two Groundwater Management Areas for POSGCD by clicking here.
- Well Registration & Permit Applications
- Oil & Gas Applications
- Application for Emergency Permit to Drill a Well
- Application to Drill and Operate a Limited Production Well
- Application to Transfer Ownership
- Grant Application forms.
Click here to access the forms available for download from POSGCD.ORG.
During years when District revenues are sufficient, the District will consider sponsoring the attendance of students and/or teachers at summer camps/seminars that place emphasis on the conservation of groundwater, rainwater harvesting, brush control, groundwater recharge enhancement, conjunctive use, precipitation enhancement of water resources, or a combination of such groundwater management programs. Grant Packets will be on the website when available. See our education page for additional information.
Download free puzzles click here.
Yes, we do… The Monitoring Well Network is a collection of Registered and/or Permitted wells within the District from which water level measurements are collected. Jump on over to our Monitoring Well Network page and get the full scoop!
Water is one of our most important natural resources and is essential for the development of all life on Earth. Without it, there would be no life on earth. The supply of water available for our use is limited by nature. Although there is plenty of water on earth, it is not always in the right place, at the right time and of the right quality. Adding to the problem is the increasing evidence that chemical wastes improperly discarded yesterday are showing up in our water supplies today. Hydrology has evolved as a science in response to the need to understand the complex water systems of the Earth and help solve water problems. Hydrologists play a vital role in finding solutions to water problems, and interesting and challenging careers are available to those who choose to study hydrology.
All committees except the Advisory Committee are open meetings and open for public comment. For an overview of committee duties and to stay up-to-date on committee tasks and meetings, go to the Board Dashboard.
The committee’s page has additional information on how the committees are made up.
According to State Law, any water well must be registered with the groundwater conservation district it is located in. Most of the wells drilled since the 1950’s are already registered or listed with the State of Texas through either the Texas Water Development Board or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, but not all of that information has been transferred to the District. A better reason to register your well is so that you can receive any pertinent notices concerning large production well applications filed with the District, or in case notice needs to be delivered to possibly affected wells in the case of a contamination to groundwater resources in your area.
No, but it would be advantageous to inform the District of the change in ownership so that the District’s records are current. This will insure that appropriate notices intended for well owners reach you, the owner.
Any well located within the counties of Milam and Burleson is within the District.
This information may be found on the well log for your well, which by law must be given to the owner of the well and filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and also with the District. In most cases the District can provide the most accurate information concerning this question.
You may simply put “unknown” on the paperwork. The District’s staff will also be able to assist in many cases with this as well.
You may simply give the directions to the location beginning at the closest intersection of state highways or county roads. A 911 address is acceptable in many instances as well.
During an inspection District staff will check to insure that your well was drilled and completed according to state standards, and no noticeable safety issues exist.
In most cases an inspection is not mandatory, but the District’s staff is available to perform inspections upon request.
Basic water testing is readily available from soilandwatertesting.tamu.edu for a modest fee. However, in some cases the District may be interested in performing a more in depth water quality test and will then pay the full cost of the test.
Simply call the District’s office and answer a few very simple questions. In most instances the District is able to include your well in the program.
You will receive water level information concerning your well.
