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Washington County land: wells, valuation & septic
Screening information for buying acreage, with a source and review date on every fact.
What is established for Washington County
1 of 3 screening layers have a reviewed official source. None of this substitutes for a survey, a title opinion, or a determination by the office that regulates your tract.
Groundwater
Who regulates a well here, and what does a permit require?
Not yet researched for Washington County. This layer is published only after reading the responsible office's own source, so there is nothing here yet rather than an inference.
Washington County Appraisal District, 1-d-1 policy manual adopted February 17, 2026
What does the appraisal district require for 1-d-1 productivity valuation?
- Adopted
- February 17, 2026 ↗
- Small tracts with a residence
- Under 5 acres with a residence is generally principal-use residential; vacant land under 5 acres will typically be denied ↗
- Share of tract in production
- If less than 51% is in production, only the acres actually in use receive agricultural value ↗
- Stocking rate
- Native pasture 7–15 acres per animal unit; improved pasture 3–5 ↗
- Animal units
- Cow with calf or bull 1 head; young cattle 1–2 years 2 head; calf under 1 year 4 head; mature horse 1 head; sheep 7 head; goats 7 head ↗
- Orchards and vineyards
- Native pecan at least 17 trees per acre, improved pecan 35, fruit trees 100; vineyards 100 plants per acre ↗
- Hay
- Minimum of two cuttings per year, with weed, vine and brush control ↗
- Beekeeping
- 5 to 20 acres; intensity set from the Agriculture Code apiary definition of six or more colonies ↗
This source does not establish: Wildlife management activity intensity standards, published as a separate document; Rollback tax exposure for a specific tract. Confirm these with the office before relying on them.
Official source ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-12 · Source last checked 2026-10-12. Each appraisal district sets its own acreage and degree-of-intensity standards. Losing the valuation can trigger rollback taxes for prior years.
On-site sewage
Who permits a septic system, and what must be done before a permit?
Not yet researched for Washington County. This layer is published only after reading the responsible office's own source, so there is nothing here yet rather than an inference.
Coverage & limits
Each fact links the page it was read from. A field that is absent was not established by that source; it is not a finding that the requirement does not exist. Groundwater district boundaries do not follow county lines, so district coverage for a county does not establish coverage for a specific tract.