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
TCEQ must approve or deny a complete OSSF permit application and planning materials within 30 days of receipt. No county floodplain or structural review duration is published.
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 County Floodplain Administrator/Treasurer Regina Wilkinson: 432-377-2311; County Judge's Office: 432-309-9500 ext. 5; TCEQ Region 7: 432-570-1359 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
Loving County Floodplain Administration and TCEQ Region 7 OSSF Program is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact County Floodplain Administrator/Treasurer Regina Wilkinson: 432-377-2311; County Judge's Office: 432-309-9500 ext. 5; TCEQ Region 7: 432-570-1359.
TCEQ must approve or deny a complete OSSF permit application and planning materials within 30 days of receipt. No county floodplain or structural review duration is published.
Contact the county Floodplain Administrator at 432-377-2311 before development in an identified flood hazard area. For OSSF work, submit the February 2026 TCEQ application, legal-description proof, licensed site/soil evaluation, planning materials, and fee to Region 7; do not begin construction before Authorization to Construct. Arrange the required inspection through Region 7 at 432-570-1359 and leave the system uncovered until inspection and approval to operate.
Loving County participates in local floodplain administration through its county Floodplain Administrator and applicable NFIP/FEMA minimum standards; no county permit form, flood-damage-prevention order text, or specific elevation standard is publicly posted. OSSF permitting in state-jurisdiction areas is administered by TCEQ Region 7 under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285. No countywide ICC structural building code, general building-permit program, or zoning ordinance was found. No county cosmetic or minor-work exemption list is published. For TCEQ-administered OSSF work, the state 10-acre exception may apply only when all state conditions are met: licensed site evaluation, one single-family dwelling on at least 10 acres, no nuisance or groundwater pollution, every component at least 100 feet from property lines, and disposal entirely on the tract. Qualifying grandfathered systems and listed emergency repairs reported within 72 hours may also be exempt. Confirm floodplain status and any development-permit requirement with the county before work.
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.