Water wells in Cass County: what aquifer you are tapping

A rural Cass County well may be drawing from the Queen City Aquifer. In TWDB's groundwater planning summary, Cass County has Queen City groundwater in both the Cypress and Sulphur river basins. The aquifer is a sand, sandstone, and clay system used mainly for home and livestock water in northeast Texas.

The water is generally fresh, but northeast Texas wells can still have iron and acidity problems. That can mean rusty stains, a sharp taste, or extra wear on pipes and fixtures. If a tract already has a well, ask for a recent water test and look at the well record before you count on it.

For new work, Texas requires a licensed water-well driller or pump installer. Driller reports feed into TWDB's Submitted Drillers Reports database. The Groundwater Data Viewer can help you look up nearby well reports, but TWDB warns that well locations in that database are not verified by state staff.