Want to know what kind of septic system you have, how big the tank is, or where the drain field runs? The county permit file is the best place to look. Here’s how to get it in Hays County.
Can you look up septic permits online in Hays County?
No. Hays County doesn’t have a public septic permit search. To get a copy, you file an open records request. You can do it online through the county’s septic page (look for Open Records), or by email, mail, or fax.
Live in Wimberley? The city says septic permits there now go through Hays County. To get an old Wimberley file, the city says to send an open records request.
What the permit file can tell you
- If your system is conventional or aerobic
- How big your tank is
- A drawing of where the tank and drain field are
- When it was put in, and who put it in
What if there’s no file?
That happens a lot with older homes. Many systems put in before the 1990s were never written down. No file doesn’t mean something is wrong. It just means we find out the old way, by looking.
Let us do it for you
When you join any Foster’s care plan, we get your county permit file for you. We keep it with your account, along with your tank size and what we find at each visit. We serve San Marcos, Kyle, Buda, Wimberley, Dripping Springs, and Driftwood.
The Foster’s Team
Foster’s Septic, Maxwell, TX