Environmental Health
HEALTH ALERTS
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| Bat Exposure |
| Home page | Bats can carry rabies. Avoid contact with bats. |
| Drinking Water |
| Planning & Development Services now handles water availability review. |
| Drinking Water Safety |
| Home page | Keep drinking water safe in an emergency. |
| Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response |
| Home Page | Help your family, friends, and workplace be prepared and safely survive an earthquake, flood, or other emergency event. Understand the role of Environmental Public Health in responding to an emergency. |
| Food Safety |
| Home Page | Are you interested in starting a food service, selling food at a market or an event, holding a fund raiser, or just want to serve safe food in your home? Find out about permitting requirements for serving food to the public and many food safety topics. |
| On Site Sewage Program |
| Home Page | Obtain the information you need to understand, protect, and maintain your on-site septic system. Treating sewage properly on your property prevents pollution of our waterways! |
| Recreational Water |
| Home Page | Toxic algae blooms in lakes, beach water quality, swimming pool permitting. |
| Shellfish Safety |
| Home Page | Learn about where to harvest shellfish free from biotoxins and bacterial pollutants and what you can do to ensure the safety of marine waters. |
| Solid and Hazardous Waste |
| Home Page | Understand the requirements for storing, disposing, composting, or recycling the waste streams that your home or business may produce. Submit concerns or questions on illegal dumping or garbage accumulation. |
| Vectors, Living Environments, and Animal Bites |
| Home Page | Critters in our natural environment and inside our homes and work spaces can impact our health. |
The following Environmental Health services are available at the main Public Health office at 700 South 2nd Street in downtown Mount Vernon. Our main phone number is 360-416-1500: If you need on-site septic system permitting and information, these Environmental Health services are available at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon. |
