Registration and Permitting

 

The District has authority to permit water wells within its boundaries. The District encompasses most of the City of Corpus Christi’s city limits. See the District Map here. If you plan on constructing a non-exempt (including industrial and large agricultural) water well, you must apply through the District to be permitted. Exempt wells (including residential wells using less than 25,000 gallons per day) need to be registered with the District. Applications for permits and registrations can be found at the bottom of this webpage.

 

All wells will need to comply with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Rule § 290.47(f) which requires an air gap or reduced pressure assembly at the meter. If a customer’s water well is or becomes cross-connected to the City water system, a reduced pressure assembly must be installed at the meter and tested by a state-licensed backflow prevention assembly tester. A copy of the test report must be filed with the city’s third-party database within ten (10) days of testing.​​​​​

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