I keep getting approached by norfleet/ EPCOR about leasing ground water on land that I own in burleson county.

Anyone have experience working with them and the leasing process? I'm sure there are gotchas….

I am in Southern Milam county and have my ground water leased. They ship it to San Antonio. The name of the company escapes me but it is not one you listed. Mine is under the post oak Savannah ground water districts

The guy I bought my land from signed the lease so I am not super familiar with the terms.

I believe that if the water table drops and your well is out of the water they have to reset it for free.

I think ours is a 30 year lease, we can't sell water to others, we can use all the water we want for ag use on the property, I can reserve the water rights when I sell land to keep payments like oil.

Thanks! The royalties they are offering me are pretty small. Maybe $1k on 15 acres

I make about $700 per month for 240 acres

My leasing company is vista ridge out of San Antonio

They are the company that built the pipeline and sell water to SAWS

Being in Burleson County you are in the Post Oak Savana gcd

I'd call and talk to them

Posgcd.org

For $1000 id hold off 24 to 36 months and see what happens at Sandow Lakes Ranch.

The water hasn't even started flowing to Samsung yet.

You've got water and everyone else needs it. If you don't need the money id push off

How does it work if you don't lease? They just can't remove as much from the aquifer? But are essentially taking it from under your land anyway since it's all connected?

When I bought my land in Burleson, the previous owner insisted on reserving the rights to any commercial water sales. I specifically made sure the deed stated that the surface owner retained the rights to pump any water that would be used on the property. When I got my well permit, to pump for duck ponds and irrigate trees, it left the head guy at post oak savannah scratching his head because it leaves both owners with full rights to the allotment from under the land. I also wanted to make sure any future owners were protected by the language in the deed. He basically said if it ever came to a head that they wouldn't get in the middle and it would have to be decided by a court.

Suspect there's a lot of water issues that won't be an issue until they are. Maybe 5 years, maybe 500.

CS78 said:

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How does it work if you don't lease? They just can't remove as much from the aquifer? But are essentially taking it from under your land anyway since it's all connected?

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If you don't lease you can get money for conservation

https://posgcd.org/acp/

You pobably can't do that because the seller kept the right to lease