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The Environmental Health Division provides a variety of environmental and public health services under federal, state, and local code provisions.
Mission Statement
The goal of the Environmental Health Division is to provide a safe and healthy environment for the citizens of Grays Harbor County through awareness and the control of environmental hazards. Environmental Health programs are guided by the Grays Harbor County Board of Health and are aimed at minimizing the exposure to hazards through the implementation of activities that target key factors including but not limited to, drinking water, sewage, solid waste, water recreation, vectors, and other chemical and physical hazards.
Specific activities the division is responsible for include the following:
- Inspecting restaurants, public water systems, solid waste facilities, and
public pools and spas for sanitary operating procedures and compliance with
state and/or local regulations.
- The evaluation of soils on building lots for the purpose of designing on-site
sewage disposal systems.
- Testing drinking water of private and public water systems for bacteriological
quality and nitrate levels.
- Other duties include the compliance of RV parks and schools, vector control,
ensuring the decontamination of known drug labs, and general sanitation.
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Please note that the applications below are intended to be a reference or printed for use as a rough draft for personal use. If you are seeking to construct a new residence, please contact the building department (or permit coordinator) to request a complete Single Family Residence (SFR) Application packet which includes all the necessary septic and water forms. Likewise you can also contact this office directly to request a complete on-site sewage application, please specify if you need both septic and water availability, we will be more than happy to mail you a complete application. Remember all on-site sewage disposal systems in Grays Harbor County must be designed by a Washington State Licensed On-Site Designer or Professional Engineer, (contact this office for a listing). You may want to speak with your designer or engineer prior to submitting your application |
Grays Harbor County Board of Health -
Water
Availability Program - Ordinance 2004-2
Grays Harbor County -
Public Health And Social Services
Food Worker Classes
Center for
Disease Control and Prevention
Center
for Disease Control and Prevention: Bio Terrorism
Office
of Drinking Water
Water
Recreation Program
State
Environmental Health (Food, Water, Etc.)
State Dept. of Health, Radon Outreach Program
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Index
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WEST
NILE VIRUS INFORMATION
To report a dead bird on-line or please
try calling 360-532-8631 ext. 410.
Swine Flu Information
Grays Harbor County Public Health and Social Services
Washington State Department of Health
Center for Disease Control website (Spanish)
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