Gonzales Ranch LLC Wilcox Industrial Permit Application

NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION TO RE-EQUIP & RE-WORK WATER WELL FOR INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY USE

Filed By Gonzales Ranch, LLC

Gonzales Ranch, LLC Mr. Robert Steelhammer has submitted an application for a permit to the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District (GCUWCD) to re-equip and re-work an existing livestock well for water well industrial supply use.  The proposed industrial supply well is located approximately 2.5 miles S. of Belmont at 10867 FM 466, Gonzales, TX in Gonzales County.  Mr. Steelhammer proposes producing approximately 495-acre feet of groundwater per year at a maximum pumping rate of 1,500 gallons per minute.  The well will be completed in the Wilcox Aquifer.

 A cpoy of the permit application can be found here PERMIT APPLICATION

The GCUWCD Rules in effect at the time of this permit application submittal are the November 11, 2025, Rules.  Permit notice and hearing procedures are included in Rule 24.  Copies of the GCUWCD’s November 11, 2025, rules are available at the GCUWCD office located at 522 Saint Matthew Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629 or online at the GCUWCD website www.gcuwcd.org.  The GCUWCD phone number is 830-672-1047.

 Interested persons may provide written comments to the GCUWCD on the proposed industrial well permit application.  The written comments must be filed within thirty (30) days of the date of publication of this notice and in accordance with Rule 24 of the rules of the GCUWCD.  Comments should be submitted to the GCUWCD’s General Manager at 522 Saint Matthew, P.O. Box 1919, Gonzales, Texas 78629.

If no comments are received by the end of the 30-day comment period, a public hearing may not be required and the Board may act on the permit application.