Environmental Health

Food, Lodging and Institutional Sanitation Program:

Inspections are made and sanitation ratings are assigned four times a year at restaurants, meat markets, and school lunch rooms; two times a year at institutions and bed & breakfast establishments; one time a year in places of confinement, motels, schools, and seasonal establishments; and daily at temporary food stands.

 

On-Site Sewage Treatment and Disposal Program:

Evaluations of building sites for suitability for on-site wastewater systems, the layout and permitting of on-site systems, and the inspection of completed installations. The division also acts as a liaison between local citizens and the Department of Environmental Health and Natural Resources, investigates complaints, recommends and enforces corrective actions and educates the public on proper sewage treatment and disposal.