COVID-19
For Food Service Establishment Information on COVID-19, CLICK HERE
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JUNE 29, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
To protect the health and safety of our employees and community, Grays Harbor County Environmental Health is currently conducting services through alternative methods including phone and email. If you need to speak with Environmental Health staff, we ask that you first call us at (360) 249-4222 or email us at EHD@co.grays-harbor.wa.us for consultations. The County Administration Building is open to the public to conduct essential over-the-counter business that cannot be conducted via email or phone, such as dropping off and/or submitting payment for applications, purchasing a water sample bottle, etc. Environmental Health staff are available by appointment only
State required public health measures have been enacted to help ensure everyone’s safety. All visitors must enter through the main door of the Administration Building where a screener will make sure that you have a mask (or offer you a mask if you do not have one available), and take your temperature. You will be asked to sign-in. Our building has been equipped to ensure the safety of the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Please adhere to social distancing requirements by maintaining 6-feet of separation from other visitors and employees during your visit.
Stay home if you are showing symptoms of COVID-19, or if you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.
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1/26/2018 UPDATE - PRIVATE WELLS & NEW DEVELOPMENT
Welcome to the Environmental Health Division
Our offices are located on the 3rd floor of the Grays Harbor County Administration Building at 100 W. Broadway Suite 31, Montesano, Washington.
Office hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Our Environmental Health Specialists continually receive training and have diverse educational backgrounds rooted in the sciences including chemistry, physics, biology, microbiology, and environmental health and sanitation.
"Environmental public health services and sanitation have been the backbone of public health in the United States since 1798...The first laws enacted to protect public health and ensure safety pertained to sanitation. Laws ensuring clean water, sewage management, and food service standards were promulgated 100 years before vaccination of children became law. As a result of proper sanitation, more than 80% of human disease has been eliminated." *
Eric Khambatta, R.S. Environmental Health Specialist III Water Lab Manager / Water Rec. Facilities |
Kristina Hollatz, R.S. Environmental Health Specialist III Food Program / Indoor Air Quality |
Rob King Environmental Health Specialist II Food Program / Schools / Solid Waste |
Scott Evans Environmental Health Specialist Drinking Water & Wells / Food Program / Group B Water Systems |
Amber Fisher Environmental Health Specialist I Food Program |
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Programs
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Permits / Complaints
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Restaurant Inspections / Food Handlers / Complaints
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Effective May 1, 2013
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Facilities / Enforcement
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Restaurant Inspections / Food Handlers / Complaints
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West Nile Virus
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Response & Recovery
* CDC. "A National Strategy to Revitalize Environmental Public Health Services" - 2003