Administrative overview · FIPS 48341
Moore County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
State Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Region 1 - Amarillo OSSF Program
For a project in or near Moore County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
TCEQ Region 1 - Amarillo: 806-353-9251; TCEQ OSSF Program: 512-239-3799; Moore County Judge: 806-935-5588; Moore County Emergency Management: 806-934-9520
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
TCEQ Region 1, 5809 South Western Street, Suite 260, Amarillo, TX 79110-3631; Moore County Courthouse, 715 South Dumas Avenue, Dumas, TX 79029
Operating hours
TCEQ offices: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, except state holidays; no county permit-office hours were published
Review expectation
TCEQ must approve a complete OSSF application or issue a written denial within 30 days. No county building or floodplain review timeline was published.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
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
Frequently asked questions for Moore County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact TCEQ Region 1 - Amarillo: 806-353-9251; TCEQ OSSF Program: 512-239-3799; Moore County Judge: 806-935-5588; Moore County Emergency Management: 806-934-9520.
How long might review take?
TCEQ must approve a complete OSSF application or issue a written denial within 30 days. No county building or floodplain review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit current TCEQ Form 0235 with the legal description, site and soil evaluation, installer information, and required planning materials to TCEQ Region 1; coordinate authorization and inspection at 806-353-9251. Construction may not begin before written authorization, and the system must remain uncovered and available for required inspection before approval to operate.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Texas OSSF requirements under Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285, administered by TCEQ Region 1 where no authorized local agent serves the site. Moore County publishes no general structural building-code edition, county floodplain permit program, or countywide zoning code for unincorporated property in 2026. No county minor or cosmetic building-work exemption list was found. State OSSF permitting has a narrow exemption for one single-family residence on an undivided tract of at least 10 acres when a licensed site evaluator or professional engineer confirms the conditions, every system component is at least 100 feet from the property line, effluent remains on the tract, and the system creates no nuisance or groundwater pollution. Emergency OSSF repairs must be reported in writing within 72 hours; qualifying older, unaltered systems may remain grandfathered only while they do not create a nuisance.