A.P. Breitchopf & Sons Carrizo Irrigation Permit Application

NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION TO DRILL A NEW WATER WELL FOR IRRIGATION SUPPLY USE

Filed By A.P. Breischopf & Sons, Inc.

A.P. Breischopf & Sons, Inc. has submitted an application for a permit to the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District (GCUWCD) to drill a new water well irrigation supply use.  The proposed irrigation supply well is located approximately 3.7 miles SSE of Harwood on Farm to Market 794 and County Road 235 in Gonzales County.  A.P. Breischopf & Sons, Inc. proposes producing approximately 499-acre feet of groundwater per year at a maximum pumping rate of 900 gallons per minute.  The well will be completed in the Carrizo Aquifer.

 A copy 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 irrigation 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.