Administrative overview · FIPS 48437
Swisher 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
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Swisher County Judge's Office (Floodplain Administration); Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Region 1 OSSF Program
For a project in or near Swisher 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
Swisher County Judge's Office: 806-995-3504; TCEQ Region 1 Amarillo: 806-353-9251
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Swisher County Courthouse, 119 S Maxwell Avenue, Tulia, TX 79088; TCEQ Region 1, 5809 S Western Street, Suite 260, Amarillo, TX 79110-3631
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
No county floodplain review time was published. TCEQ must approve or deny a complete state-administered OSSF application and planning materials within 30 days.
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 Swisher County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Swisher County Judge's Office (Floodplain Administration); Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Region 1 OSSF Program is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact Swisher County Judge's Office: 806-995-3504; TCEQ Region 1 Amarillo: 806-353-9251 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
No county floodplain review time was published. TCEQ must approve or deny a complete state-administered OSSF application and planning materials within 30 days.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact County Judge Michael Clawson at 806-995-3504 before development in a mapped floodplain; the county publishes no online application or inspection scheduler. For a state-administered OSSF, submit the TCEQ application, site evaluation, planning materials, and fee to Region 1, then call 806-353-9251 to arrange the required construction inspection before the system is covered or operated.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Swisher County has adopted minimum floodplain-management regulations and the County Judge's office is the county floodplain contact for unincorporated flood-hazard areas. The county publishes no general building department and no adopted countywide IRC, IBC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or fire-code edition. Swisher does not appear in TCEQ's 2025 report of systems authorized by local agents; septic permitting therefore falls to TCEQ Region 1 under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 366 and 30 TAC Chapter 285 unless the state confirms a newer local delegation. Incorporated Tulia, Happy, and Kress may impose separate municipal requirements. Swisher County publishes no general permit or exemption list for ordinary cosmetic or structural work outside regulated floodplains. State OSSF exceptions may include a qualifying system for one single-family dwelling on a tract of at least 10 acres after a licensed site evaluation, with every system component at least 100 feet from the property line and all other rule conditions met; qualifying grandfathered systems and specified emergency repairs reported within 72 hours may also be exempt.