Stock tanks, Medina County
Stock tanks forMedina County land.
Earthen stock tanks and ponds for Medina County farms and ranches, around Castroville, Hondo and the land between, sized for the herd and checked for soil, with the Edwards Aquifer rules understood up front.
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Stock tanks, Medina County
Stock water in Medina County
Medina County runs from Edwards Plateau hills in the north to farm and ranch country along US 90 (Wikipedia). Cattle, horses and wildlife all need water, and a well-built tank is often the simplest way to provide it.
Medina County is also one of the counties covered by TCEQ's Edwards Aquifer rules, which raises a question people ask before any dirt moves.
Highlander Construction serves Medina County from Helotes. Call and tell us about your land.
Local detail
Tank building in Medina County
The Edwards rules and farm work
TCEQ's rules cover Medina County (TCEQ RG-11), but they exclude "agricultural activities, except feedlots/concentrated animal feeding operations" (30 TAC 213.3). A stock tank for your own cattle is generally farm work, but confirm with TCEQ's San Antonio office, (210) 490-3096, if your land is on a regulated zone (TCEQ).
Sizing for the herd
NRCS puts beef cattle and horses at 12 to 15 gallons per head per day (NRCS). Add evaporation, seepage and a deep section for dry years. The tank guide walks through it.
Soil across the county
Plateau ground in the north can be rocky, while farm ground to the south may have more clay. NRCS asks for at least 3 feet of tight soil, and the Texas Farm Ponds guide calls 30 percent clay ideal (Texas Farm Ponds). Test holes settle it.
Permit-free up to 200 acre-feet
A domestic and livestock reservoir of up to 200 acre-feet on your own land needs no water-rights permit (Tex. Water Code 11.142).
Questions
Stock tanks questions: Medina County
Do the Edwards Aquifer rules apply to a stock tank in Medina County?
The county is covered, but agricultural activities are excluded except feedlots and concentrated animal feeding operations. Confirm with TCEQ's San Antonio office for your tract.
How much water do my cattle need?
NRCS puts beef cattle at 12 to 15 gallons per head per day. The tank also has to cover evaporation and dry spells.
Do you build tanks near Hondo and Castroville?
Yes. See Hondo and Castroville.
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Stock Tanks & Ponds
Earthen stock tanks and dirt ponds dug and shaped, with the spoil pushed up into a berm, ready to catch and hold water.
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Land clearing, stock tanks, pasture shredding and pads on the US 90 corridor west of San Antonio, in Medina...
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Guides
Building a stock tank that holds water.
Siting, soil tests, clay, sizing for the herd, depth for drought and the 200 acre-foot rule.
Read the guide
Edwards Aquifer rules for land work.
Which counties, when a TCEQ plan is needed, what is excluded and what it means for each kind of job.
Read the guide
What a stock tank costs depends on.
Dirt moved, soil, rock, access, spoil and design: the things that set the price of a dirt tank.
Read the guideSources
- Wikipedia, Medina County, Texas
- TCEQ, Rules Protecting the Edwards Aquifer (RG-11)
- 30 Texas Administrative Code 213.3, definitions (Cornell LII)
- TCEQ, Edwards Aquifer Protection Program: applications and the San Antonio Regional Office
- USDA NRCS, Agriculture Handbook 590: Ponds, Planning, Design, Construction
- Texas Chapter, American Fisheries Society, Texas Farm Ponds
- Texas Water Code 11.142, permit exemptions
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Stock tanks in
Medina County?
Call (830) 328-3684 or send a few details. Estimates are free.