Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call Hartley County Judge's Office: 806-235-3442; TCEQ OSSF general questions: 512-239-3799 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Hartley County Judge's Office OSSF Program is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact Hartley County Judge's Office: 806-235-3442; TCEQ OSSF general questions: 512-239-3799 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
Obtain the county's six-page Application to Install On-Site Sewage Facility from the Hartley County Judge's page, submit it with the required planning and site-evaluation materials, and confirm payment and inspection scheduling with the Judge's Office at 806-235-3442. The county publishes a list of local septic installers, while TCEQ's license database should be used to verify credentials. Do not begin OSSF construction before the permit and approved plan are issued, and obtain final approval before operating the system.
Hartley County's official site publishes a local application to install an on-site sewage facility and a county septic-installer list. OSSF work is governed by Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. The county website does not publish a general countywide building-permit program, floodplain permit materials, or a locally adopted ICC building-code edition; City of Dalhart or other municipal requirements may apply within incorporated areas. No Hartley County-specific building-work exemption list was located. Under TCEQ rules, an OSSF generally requires a permit and approved plan. The state 10-acre exemption is limited to a qualifying single-family dwelling with a licensed site evaluation, no nuisance or groundwater pollution, at least 100 feet from property lines, on-site effluent disposal, and no other dwelling on the tract. Defined emergency repairs may proceed if reported in writing within 72 hours, and grandfathered systems qualify only under the state age, condition, and no-significant-change criteria.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.