> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.evanscutchmorepress.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Louisiana Seeks Public Input on Proposed Groundwater Rule Changes - URL: https://www.evanscutchmorepress.com/louisiana-seeks-public-input-on-proposed-groundwater-rule-changes/ - Published: 2026-10-06T00:09:02.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-06T00:09:02.000Z - Description: Louisiana is considering revisions to its groundwater regulations, including changes to which wells qualify as large volume. Residents, well owners and other interested parties have until October 15, 2026, to submit comments on the initial draft. - Author: Kim M. Braud - Tags: News, Energy, All Stories NEWS *Comments are due October 15 on a draft that would broaden the definition of large-volume wells.* *By Kim M. Braud | October 5, 2026* Louisiana residents and organizations have until the close of business October 15, 2026, to comment on proposed changes to the state’s groundwater regulations, according to the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy. The department is seeking initial feedback on a draft that would consolidate rules covering groundwater management, well construction, plugging and abandonment, and the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District. Those regulations currently appear in several sections of the Louisiana Administrative Code. One proposed change would lower the production-capacity threshold for a “large volume well” from 1,500 to 300 gallons per minute. The definition would also include wells with screens at least eight inches in diameter. Other proposed revisions address variance requests, geographic areas designated for investigation and restrictions on wells screened or perforated into more than one distinct aquifer. The changes remain proposals under review. Residents, well owners, drillers and other interested in providing written comment or other feedback on the proposed rule changes do so through the [Rule Comment Webpage](https://www.dce.louisiana.gov/form/rulemaking-comments?ref=evanscutchmorepress.com) ([https://www.dce.louisiana.gov/form/rulemaking-comments](https://www.dce.louisiana.gov/form/rulemaking-comments?ref=evanscutchmorepress.com)) or by email to [cerulecomments@stateofla.onmicrosoft.com](mailto:cerulecomments@stateofla.onmicrosoft.com). All comments must be received by the close of business on October 15, 2026. --- *Kim M. Braud is the Founder & Editor of Evans Cutchmore Press, an independent newsroom covering Louisiana and the Gulf South. Her reporting focuses on government accountability, infrastructure, business, culture, and the public policies that shape communities.* *© 2026 Evans Cutchmore Press. All rights reserved.* --- [SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSROOM](https://www.evanscutchmorepress.com/subscribe/) [VIEW OUR PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY](https://evanscutchmorepress.pixieset.com/?ref=evanscutchmorepress.com)