Every new Burnet County well needs CTGCD clearance before drilling

A rural listing can make a well sound simple: pipe, pump, water. In Burnet County, add district records to that list. Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District must register and clear every new well before drilling.

What comes next depends on the tract, well date, capacity, and use. The current rules include exempt wells, individual permits, and a permit by rule. For some wells on tracts of ten acres or less drilled after March 27, 2024, that permit-by-rule path has a 10,000-gallon daily capacity ceiling. It is not a rule for every well.

For an existing well, ask for the registration, permit class, and any transfer record. Then match those papers to the parcel. A working pump does not prove the well is on the right legal path.