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How to submit an aerobic maintenance report in Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County’s permitting authority is Galveston County Health District ((409) 938-2309, jpeebler@gchd.org). The county has not published how maintenance providers submit the §285.91 report; most Texas authorities accept email or a document upload, and some run a portal.

Reports are due within 14 days after the test (30 TAC §285.7(e)(1)(B)).

We are confirming the channel — if you file here, tell us how, using the form below.

Source: https://www.gchd.org/about-us/environmental-health-services/consumer-health-services/on-site-sewage-facilities

Galveston County at a glance

Permitting authority Galveston County Health District
Type Health district
TCEQ authorized-agent number 620080
How reports are filed Not published
Portal —
Channel confirmed? Not yet — help us confirm it
OSSF authorizations, 2025 261
Aerobic permits, 2015–2025 3,940
Aerobic share of 2025 permits 93.5%
Licensed maintenance providers 11
Licensed maintenance technicians 7
Rank by aerobic permits 23 of 254

What every Texas report must contain

  • ·The date of the visit and the name and licence number of the provider or technician who made it
  • ·The system owner, the address and the permit number
  • ·Readings taken: chlorine residual, effluent quality, sludge and scum where applicable
  • ·Whether the disinfection device held an adequate supply
  • ·Any maintenance, repair or part replaced during the visit
  • ·What the owner was told to do, and the provider’s signature

From 30 TAC §285.91(4), Table IV. The full list is on what a Texas maintenance report must contain.

The two clocks

A conventional aerobic system with surface application is tested every four months, and each report is filed within 14 days of the test — to Galveston County Health District and to the owner. Miss the second clock and the visit still happened, but the record says it did not.

Permits in Galveston County, 2015–2025

YEAR ALL OSSF SURFACE (SPRAY) DRIP
2015 369 112 221
2016 420 119 268
2017 322 134 149
2018 377 144 197
2019 352 152 174
2020 439 185 228
2021 473 186 261
2022 593 175 399
2023 310 130 198
2024 281 112 152
2025 261 120 124

Authorizations to Construct reported by every authorized agent covering Galveston County. Surface irrigation and drip both require aerobic pretreatment; together they are the 3,940 aerobic systems above. The statewide dataset has all 254 counties.

Is this out of date?

If you file in Galveston County and this is wrong — or if it is right and we have it marked unconfirmed — tell us and we will correct it. This is the only way the 248 unconfirmed counties get confirmed.

Summarizes public records as of Oct 5, 2026: the TCEQ authorized-agent register, the OSSF licence register, and the county’s own published pages. Not legal advice — verify with your permitting authority.