New Well Drilling
Austin Water Well Drilling covers site choice, district filing, drilling, casing and grout, then a pump, tank and line to the house.
Raw land and new buildsComparing drillersTravis · Hays · Kendall · Comal · Blanco
Austin Water Well Drilling
Water well drilling Austin TX and across the Hill Country
Water well drilling Austin TX homeowners can plan before a rig ever rolls in, and Austin Water Well Drilling lays out the aquifer under the land, the district paperwork, and what the pump and tank will cost. Taps already dry? Use the checklist below or call Austin Water Well Drilling at (512) 975-2806.
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Trinity + EdwardsAquifer guide
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Austin Water Well Drilling
What Sits Under Land West of Austin
Most rural property west and south of Austin draws its water from the Trinity Aquifer, a stack of limestone and sand layers that the Texas Water Development Board describes as several smaller aquifers inside the Trinity Group. Closer to the city, parts of Travis and Hays counties sit over the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards, a karst limestone that reacts fast to rain and to drought.
That split matters for a new well. The state study of the Hill Country names the middle Trinity, made of the Cow Creek, Hensell and lower Glen Rose, as the most widely used unit, and warns that the upper Glen Rose often carries high sulfate. A good driller plans casing and grout so the well draws from the layer you want and seals off the one you do not.
Austin Water Well Drilling exists to make water well drilling Austin TX landowners take on easier to plan. We explain the ground, the district rules and the costs in plain words, and we pass your request straight to a local well crew that drills, sets pumps and fixes systems across the Hill Country.
What We Help With
From Raw Land to Water at the Kitchen Tap
Austin Water Well Drilling helps with six kinds of jobs. Pick the one that fits; each page goes deeper.
Well Pump Repair
Austin Water Well Drilling takes calls for no water, weak pressure, a breaker that keeps tripping or a pump that never shuts off.
Existing wellsPump repairDrilling Costs
What drives the price per foot, cited national ranges, the Austin Water Well Drilling estimator and how owners finance a well.
Budget firstCosts and estimatorAquifer Guide
The Trinity and Edwards in plain language from Austin Water Well Drilling, with live groundwater and drought links.
Know your groundAquifer guidePermits and Records
District rules, state setbacks, driller licenses and how to find an existing well's report, explained by Austin Water Well Drilling.
PaperworkPermitsBuying Land
A printable Austin Water Well Drilling checklist for anyone buying acreage or a house that runs on a private well.
For buyers and agentsChecklistNo Water? Start Here
Out of Water at the House? Try These Safe Checks
Five quick questions from Austin Water Well Drilling. You only look at the breaker, the tank gauge and the sounds the system makes. At the end you can call, or attach your answers to a request so the tech knows what to bring.
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Hill Country Realities
Four Realities of Water Well Drilling Austin TX Owners Should Know
None of these should scare you off. Austin Water Well Drilling sees them as the reasons a careful plan beats a quick quote.
01
Districts set the rules
Groundwater districts, not the state, regulate wells here. TCEQ notes that areas outside a district fall under the rule of capture instead.
02
Water quality changes by layer
Hard water is normal. High sulfate in the upper Glen Rose is a known issue that proper casing and cementing can reduce.
03
Drought moves water levels
The 1983 Hill Country report found Trinity levels fall in dry periods and drop fast under heavy pumping.
04
Karst near the Edwards
The Edwards recharges through cracks and caves at the surface, which the TWDB says makes it more open to contamination.
How a Well Works
Tap Any Part of a Private Well
Cap to kitchen tap in one picture from Austin Water Well Drilling. Pick a part to see what it does, the trouble signs and the usual repair range.
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From Call to Water
How an Austin Water Well Drilling Project Usually Goes
Timelines depend on the district, the weather and the crew's schedule; this is the order Austin Water Well Drilling follows.
Site visit
An Austin Water Well Drilling crew walks the land, notes where the house and septic will go, and checks access for the rig.
District filing
The notification, registration or authorization your district requires goes in, with any fee.
Drilling and casing
The hole is drilled, cased and grouted so the well draws from the planned layer.
Pump and tank
A pump is sized to the well and the house, then the pressure tank, switch and line are set.
Test and report
Water is tested, and the driller files the well log within 60 days under 16 TAC 76.70, with a copy to you.
Reading a Drilling Bid
Questions That Separate a Fair Bid From a Vague One
A one-line price per foot tells you very little. Ask what the bid includes and what it leaves for later, because on water well drilling Austin TX jobs the extras often cost as much as the hole. Austin Water Well Drilling suggests getting every line below in writing.
- How much casing is included, what material, and how is it grouted?
- Is the pump in the price, and what size and brand? Is there a control box?
- Which pressure tank, and is the trench and line to the house included?
- Who files with the district, and is the fee in the bid?
- What happens if the first hole is dry or the water is poor?
Check the license before you sign, even with Austin Water Well Drilling. The TDLR search takes a name, a county or a license number and shows active water well drillers and pump installers.
Official Lookups
Find a License, a Well Report or a District
Before you sign any water well drilling Austin TX contract, check these state search tools. Austin Water Well Drilling takes no paid listings.
TDLR license search
Check a water well driller or pump installer by name, county or license number. Shows active licenses.
Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationDrillers report map (2003 to present)
Click near a property to see well reports filed for nearby wells, including depth and the layers logged.
Texas Water Development BoardOlder well reports
A map of more than 800,000 scanned reports for wells drilled before the online system began.
Texas Commission on Environmental QualityDistrict directory
Every groundwater conservation district in Texas with contacts, plus the statewide map.
Texas Water Development BoardPlanning a build or stuck with no water today? One call to Austin Water Well Drilling gets the right questions asked and puts your request in front of a local crew.
Service Area
Hill Country Towns Austin Water Well Drilling Covers
Most water well drilling Austin TX calls come from acreage west and south of the city. If your land is on this list or close to it, send the address and we will confirm.
- Dripping SpringsHays County
- WimberleyHays County
- DriftwoodHays County
- Bee CaveTravis County
- SpicewoodTravis and Burnet
- Lakeway areaTravis County
- BoerneKendall County
- ComfortKendall County
- BlancoBlanco County
- Johnson CityBlanco County
- Marble FallsBurnet County
- BurnetBurnet County
- Liberty HillWilliamson County
- Canyon LakeComal County
- Buda outskirtsHays County
- Southwest AustinTravis County
Austin · Hill Country
Talk to Austin Water Well Drilling
Tell Austin Water Well Drilling whether you need a new well, a pump back in service or a check before you buy. A photo of the pressure tank or the wellhead helps the crew show up with the right parts.
FAQ
Questions We Hear
Two layers, and Austin Water Well Drilling can walk you through both. The state licenses the people: drillers and pump installers hold licenses from TDLR. The local groundwater conservation district handles the well itself, and most districts around Austin want a notification, registration or authorization before the rig starts. Texas does not have one statewide groundwater permit; TCEQ explains that districts carry that job.
Nobody can say for certain before drilling, and we will not quote a number from a web page. The most useful preview is the well reports filed for wells near your land, which you can pull up on the TWDB map. Depth depends on which part of the Trinity or Edwards you are drilling into and where the water is good. Austin Water Well Drilling can help you read those reports.
Trinity water is fresh but very hard in its outcrop area, and the TWDB notes that sulfate and chloride tend to rise with depth. A 1983 state report on the Hill Country flagged the upper Glen Rose in particular for high sulfate. Testing tells you what your own well has, and Austin Water Well Drilling can point you to a lab.
Yes. Austin Water Well Drilling takes pump requests no matter who drilled the hole. Pump, pressure tank, switch and control box work does not depend on the original driller. Having the original well report on hand helps, since it shows the depth and the casing.
Drilling a domestic well and repairing a pump usually continue during drought stages, but some districts pause new non-exempt wells in severe stages. Hays Trinity GCD, for one, posts its current stage on its home page. Austin Water Well Drilling checks the district rules for your address before scheduling.
The property address, whether there is power on site yet, where the house will sit, and any well report you were given at closing. For a pump problem, a photo of the pressure tank and the gauge reading helps Austin Water Well Drilling send the right parts.
Austin Water Well Drilling is a planning guide and request line for water well drilling Austin TX landowners. We explain aquifers, district rules and costs, then pass your request to a local crew for new wells, pump repair and well checks.
Yes. Most water well drilling Austin TX requests come from acreage in Hays, Travis, Kendall, Comal, Blanco and Burnet counties. Austin Water Well Drilling covers the towns listed above; send the address and we will confirm.
It depends on depth, casing, the pump and district fees, so Austin Water Well Drilling does not quote a number from a web page. The cost page lists national ranges, and its estimator builds a rough budget.
Call or text the number at the top of this page, or use the request form. Austin Water Well Drilling reads every request and calls back the number you give.