Municipal Setting Designation (MSD)

The Texas Legislature authorized the creation of Municipal Setting Designations (MSD) in 2003; which would allocate an area where the use of contaminated groundwater is not allowed for use as potable water. “An MSD is an official state designation given to property within a municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction that certifies that designated groundwater at the property is not used as potable water, and is prohibited from future use as potable water because that groundwater is contaminated in excess of the applicable potable-water protective concentration level. The prohibition must be in the form of a city ordinance, or a restrictive covenant that is enforceable by the city and filed in the property records (TCEQ 2008).” The purpose of the legislation is to promote urban economic development in a manner that is protective of human health and the environment.

Part of the MSD application process is to identify and notify all well owners within a five mile radius of the applicant’s site. GeoSearch researches and identifies the water well information and current owner data required for the notification process of the MSD application.

Our MSD package includes:

• 5 mile water well report
• ½ mile water well report
• Water Utility database (WUD) report
• Copies of driller logs
• Mail merge spreadsheet identifying all current owners of water wells