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
ANRA says it usually completes the OSSF permit process within a matter of days; Texas law allows up to 30 days to issue the Permit to Construct. The permit is valid for one calendar year, after which a new application and fee are required if the construction inspection was not requested. No county floodplain review time was 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 San Augustine County Judge/Floodplain Administrator: 936-275-2762 office or 936-465-8680 cell; County Commissioners permit assistance: 936-288-0128; ANRA OSSF Department: 936-632-7795 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
San Augustine County Judge/Floodplain Administration; Angelina & Neches River Authority OSSF Department 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 San Augustine County Judge/Floodplain Administrator: 936-275-2762 office or 936-465-8680 cell; County Commissioners permit assistance: 936-288-0128; ANRA OSSF Department: 936-632-7795 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
ANRA says it usually completes the OSSF permit process within a matter of days; Texas law allows up to 30 days to issue the Permit to Construct. The permit is valid for one calendar year, after which a new application and fee are required if the construction inspection was not requested. No county floodplain review time was published.
For floodplain development, submit the county's furnished application and required plans to the County Judge/Floodplain Administrator at 936-275-2762. For an OSSF, obtain ANRA's Permit to Construct before work; after installation the installer must contact ANRA for closing inspection within five days and request the inspection at least five working days before the system will be ready. Do not cover or operate the system until inspected and licensed.
The County Judge is designated as San Augustine County Floodplain Administrator under the county's current posted Flood Damage Prevention Court Order and administers floodplain development permits under the NFIP and 44 CFR. The county also publishes permits for culverts, heavy hauling, and pipeline work but no 2026 general structural building-code edition or ordinary residential building-permit program. ANRA is the TCEQ-authorized OSSF agent for San Augustine County and enforces Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366, 30 TAC Chapter 285, applicable 30 TAC Chapter 30 licensing rules, and its TCEQ-approved local OSSF order. No county minor-building or cosmetic-work exemption list was published. ANRA states that an OSSF permit is required to construct, alter, repair, extend, or operate a system when sewer is unavailable, except qualifying systems installed before the effective date of an approved pre-September 1, 1989 local order, ordinance, or resolution. Do not assume a state acreage or repair exception applies without ANRA confirmation.
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.