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Fort Bend Subsidence District

Permits and Forms

Registering a Well

New Registration All wells have to be registered prior to drilling. NOTE: A well serving only a Single Family Home does not have to be permitted, but it does have to be registered.

Initial permit applications

New Well - Use this form only if the well has not yet been drilled.
Emergency Application Only – New Well Application Previously Filed
Original Application of an Existing Well - The well has already been drilled, but has never been permitted.
Previously Permitted - The well was permitted sometime in the past but does not have a current permit term.

Amending a current permit

Allocation Increase - You require more water than the amount for which you initially applied. NOTE: You must submit this application and have a new permit issued for the increased amount BEFORE you overpump the amount on your permit!
Allocation Decrease - You do not require the amount of water for which you initially applied. NOTE: This can only be used prior to payment of the Permit Fee. If the Permit Fee has already been paid, use the Rebate form at the end of the permit term.
Transfer of Ownership - Use this form if you no longer own the well in question.

Renewing a current permit

Renewal - Used to renew your permit term for the next permit term. We will automatically send you a renewal form approximately 4 months prior to the end of your current permit term. NOTE: If you wish to submit the form on-line, you must fill it in using the information from the form we send you.

Rebates

Application for Permit Fee Rebate - Use this to receive a rebate of your Permit Fee for an unused portion of your allocation after your permit term has ended. NOTE: Must be submitted within 90 days after the term expires.
Application for Ground Water Credit Rebate - To be used after your permit term has expired, to receive the unused portion of your groundwater credits.  NOTE: Must be submitted within 90 days after the term expires.

Application for Over-Conversion Credit Rebate form -  To be used after your permit term has expired, for permittees in Regulatory Area A who exceed the District's groundwater reduction requirements.
 

Reports you may need to file
Annual Report of Water Pumpage - Used for reporting your pumpage for a given calendar year.
Affidavit of Meter Calibration Test - Required no more often than once every three years for the same meter and installation.

Meter Card – Used for reporting meter readings as required by the District

Waterwise Program Applications
Waterwise Sponsor's Commitment Form - Used by Sponsors to earn Groundwater Credits by sponsoring students in the "Learning to be Waterwise" program.

Waterwise Educator's Enrollment Form - Used by educators to sign up for the "Learning to be Waterwise" program for their class or school.
 

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