NOTICE: The Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors declared D-3 Extreme Drought Stage at its February 19, 2026 regular meeting due to ongoing and intensifying drought conditions in the District and across Central Texas. Please visit the Drought Management page for groundwater-use reductions, recommended conservation measures, and new-well restrictions. For full details, including specific drought measures, permit guidance, and helpful resources, please see the press release [here].
Meeting & Hearing Notices
Note: After public hearings on July 9 and September 10, 2025, the District Board of Directors adopted amended rules, effective October 1, 2025. View the amended rules [here].
NOTICE OF CONTINUED CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATING PERMIT
May 8, 2026, at 9:30 AM
8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224
Austin, TX 78735
Notice is hereby given that the following applicants have submitted applications to the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District (“District”) for operating permits authorizing groundwater production from the Lower Trinity Aquifer:
- OP III ATX Ledgestone II, LP – Requested authorization to withdraw up to 2.81 million gallons (8.62 acre-feet) per year from a well located at 8921 W. U.S. Hwy 290, Austin, TX 78736 (Longitude: -97.921444; Latitude: 30.229222), for landscape irrigation at the same property. The General Manager recommends approval with special permit conditions, including graduated reductions in authorized annual production after initial one-year permit term.
- OP III ATX Ledgestone I, LP – Requested authorization to withdraw up to 2.98 million gallons (9.15 acre-feet) per year from a well located at 9021 W. U.S. Hwy 290, Austin, TX 78736 (Longitude: -97.923969; Latitude: 30.228822), for landscape irrigation at the same property. The General Manager recommends approval with special permit conditions, including graduated reductions in authorized annual production after initial one-year permit term.
- OP III ATX Ledgestone I TH, LP – Requested authorization to withdraw up to 2.64 million gallons (8.10 acre-feet) per year from a well located at 9021 W. U.S. Hwy 290, Austin, TX 78736 (Longitude: -97.926781; Latitude: 30.228147), for landscape irrigation at the same property. The General Manager recommends approval with special permit conditions, including graduated reductions in authorized annual production after initial one-year permit term.
The District’s Board of Directors will hold a continued consolidated public hearing on these applications during a special meeting on May 8, 2026, at 9:30 AM (CST) at the District office, 8656 W Hwy 71, Building A, Suite 224, Austin, TX 78735. The Board consolidated these applications under a single hearing, opened the consolidated public hearing on April 22, 2026, and continued the hearing to May 21, 2026. The Applicants subsequently requested the continued hearing be rescheduled to May 8, 2026.
Members of the public may submit written comments before the hearing or provide oral or written comments at the hearing.
The applications and the General Manager’s recommendations are available for public inspection at the District office and on the District’s website at www.swtcgcd.com/pending-permits.
For additional information, please contact the District:
Phone: (512) 276-2875
Email: admin@swtcgcd.org
Mail: P.O. Box 340595, Austin, TX 78734
In Person: 8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224, Austin, TX 78735.
NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING
SOUTHWESTERN TRAVIS COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Special Board Meeting
Friday, May 8, 2026, at 9:30 AM
8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224
Austin, TX 78735
The meeting will be held in person and may be accessed remotely by phone or computer.
To access the meeting by phone, call 1-346-248-7799 (Toll Free) and use Meeting ID 371 327 2679. The meeting can also be accessed by computer audio and video at https://zoom.us/j/3713272679 using the same Meeting ID.
The meeting agenda and additional information will be available here at least 72 hours before the meeting.
NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING
SOUTHWESTERN TRAVIS COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Regular Board Meeting
Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 9:30 AM
8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224
Austin, TX 78735
The meeting will be held in person and may be accessed remotely by phone or computer.
To access the meeting by phone, call 1-346-248-7799 (Toll Free) and use Meeting ID 371 327 2679. The meeting can also be accessed by computer audio and video at https://zoom.us/j/3713272679 using the same Meeting ID.
The meeting agenda and additional information will be available here at least 72 hours before the meeting.
Well Registrations
All existing wells in Southwestern Travis County GCD must be registered with the District.
Registering your well is free and provides data needed to protect existing wells and to communicate important updates to well owners about aquifer conditions in their area.
To register an existing well, use the online registration form or download a registration form here to submit via mail or email (additional instructions are provided on the form).
To apply to drill a new well, modify an existing well, or to plug or cap an existing well, submit a completed Well Drilling Authorization/Modification Application, available here, with the applicable application fee (additional instructions are provided on the form).
Regular SWTCGCD Board Meetings
Regular Board Meetings are typically held on the third Thursday of each month at 9:30 AM.