Well permits

Some people may ask, should I get water well permit? Getting a water well permit is up to you. But remember when you get well permit you do lose water rights and personal land rights. When you get well permit ,the first thing you do is sign their user agreement. When you sign someone's user agreement ( contract) you agree to all their rules and regulations, and even new rules they may ad at a later date. Remember they sometimes have clauses that also say they may change the rules and regulations later and you agree to those also ,even though they had been enacted yet. Also remember if they could take away your water rights without your signature they would not ask for your signature. I do not encourage anyone to break the law, but please know your rights and do not sign them away without first studying what your rights are in your county,state and city. The the funny thing about a water well permit is the whole idea of having one is supposedly for your safety. And they tell everyone it is against the law to drill a 200 foot water well without a license in some areas. But did you know you can drill a 15,000 ft oil well drilling through hundreds of water formations, and no license is needed. This is what are called the golden rule. He with all the golden rules.

Water meters on water Wells

This is not new, adding water meters on private water Wells on private land. This is just a new way to tax what was already yours. It is done under the statement, ( it's for your safety). Or is for the children's so they can have clean drinking water, clean as the white driven snow. I don't understand how higher taxes equals cleaner water most people believe it equals more Donut king's on the state payroll . In most places if you're in the county or enroll country areas this is not a problem, but the closer you get to large cities the more you'll have this problem. This is why some people buy small do it yourself drilling rigs and drilled water Wells in the woods ,in their basements, and remote locations so it can"t be seen by satellite. The problem with a water meter or water permits is, you do not control your water, they do. Also remember permits are not forever they can be revoked expire or suspended. If they decide to suspend your water permit your well is not allowed to be used by law. Please get involved in your local government to voice your concerns over your water rights and their well permits so can have better water rights. If you're in highly regulated states such as Colorado or California or the extreme northeast you can expect to pay 30 to 50,000 dollars per well. Some places in California water Wells or $100 per foot. So every time the driller puts on another 10 foot drill stem you owe him 1000 more dollars. Also in places in California a well permit is $8000 ,this is before you even start drilling. If you get a dry hole, then you have to pay a license driller to fill the whole back, by another $8000 permit and start over. This may be one some people in California prefer a bootleg well with no permit.

Bootleg well

A bootleg well is a well that someone drills, and that the government has no idea where the well is or where it is located and has not yet attached the water meter to charge you for your own water. What 30 years ago was called, you drilling your own water well on your land for your family, to day could be called a bootleg well if it is not permitted, and has government GPS coordinates attached to it. Once the government charges you for permits, and you sign their user agreement giving them more rights and you less to your water, they will attach a water meter to charge you for your own water, then you will have what is called a legal well.

Grandfathered Well

A old water well or old home place well rediscovered, it can be what is called Grandfathered well. Even though many states require permits for new water wells, old water wells many times fall into what is called a old grandfathered well. I have seen peole in colorado where water well permits are hard to get find a old well, even if it is not working. Re-drill a old well, because no well permit is required, and it is easier to re-drill old well, than go back and forth with state Donut kings to get new well permit. Old wells that are grandfathered have never been permited. The reason they were not permited, is the old grandfather would not lay down take this. People now days just accept things, even if they are not right. Please email us at drillcat@gmail.com