Soil and Septic Site Evaluators in Bastrop, TX
19 licensed evaluators serving Bastrop, Texas.
19 OSSF Site Evaluator
About soil and septic evaluations in Texas
Only two kinds of professionals may perform a Texas site evaluation: a TCEQ-licensed Site Evaluator or a licensed Professional Engineer (30 TAC 285.30, Health and Safety Code 366.071(c)). A professional sanitarian may file the paperwork as the owner's agent but may not perform the evaluation itself. The Site Evaluator credential is layered: an applicant must already hold one of six qualifying licenses (Installer II, Designated Representative, Professional Engineer, Professional Sanitarian, Certified Professional Soil Scientist, or Professional Geoscientist in soil science), then complete Site Evaluator Basic Training and pass the Soil Analysis Exam. The license runs three years with 24 hours of continuing education. Note that in Texas a Designated Representative is the local permitting authority's licensed reviewer, not someone a homeowner hires. Under Government Code Section 552.11765, TCEQ does not publish license holders' contact information without their consent, so most evaluators' phone numbers are not public; the state's license search still verifies every license and lists each evaluator's county.
No current published price for a Texas site evaluation could be verified: the websites of two named, licensed Texas evaluation firms were checked directly and neither publishes pricing, and the dollar ranges circulating on SEO content sites are unsourced and unreliable. Permit fees are set locally by each authorized agent, so they vary county to county; the one verified local figure is Comal County's $150 reinspection fee, which is charged only when a system fails inspection and is not a permit or evaluation fee. The practical way to price the work is written quotes from two or three licensed site evaluators, each covering the evaluation, the report, travel, and any follow-up the permitting authority requires. Verify each license through TCEQ's licensing search before hiring.
Frequently asked questions
How many licensed soil and septic site evaluators serve Bastrop, TX?
19 state-licensed evaluators are listed for Bastrop in our roster, sourced from the Texas licensing board: 19 OSSF Site Evaluator.
How much does a perc test or soil evaluation cost in Bastrop?
No current published price for a Texas site evaluation could be verified: the websites of two named, licensed Texas evaluation firms were checked directly and neither publishes pricing, and the dollar ranges circulating on SEO content sites are unsourced and unreliable. Permit fees are set locally by each authorized agent, so they vary county to county; the one verified local figure is Comal County's $150 reinspection fee, which is charged only when a system fails inspection and is not a permit or evaluation fee. The practical way to price the work is written quotes from two or three licensed site evaluators, each covering the evaluation, the report, travel, and any follow-up the permitting authority requires. Verify each license through TCEQ's licensing search before hiring. Larger parcels, difficult access, and rush requests price above the range.
How do I verify a Texas evaluator's license?
Look up the evaluator on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), On-Site Sewage Facilities Program license search at https://www2.tceq.texas.gov/lic_dpa/index.cfm?fuseaction=licall.searchgp.