Departments & Agencies

• Food Protection Program
• Community
• Well and Septic
• Waste Management
• SARA Title III
• Other Services

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• Environmental Health

Environmental Health

Mission
The Bureau of Environmental Health is mandated by the Michigan Public Health Code to prevent disease and protect human health through the prevention and control of environmental health hazards. To that end, we provide a range of information services including current data on air, soil and water quality, and potential health threats.   

Food Safety

• Restaurant inspections & ETS
• Temporary food service
• Home Food Safety

Environmental Issues

• Indoor Air Quality
• Flooding in homes
• Radon
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) 

Water Quality

• Community Surface Water Sampling
• Drinking Water Wells
• Water Recreation
• Wellhead Protection 

Waste Services

• Recycling
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Sharps Collection (pdf)
• Pollution Prevention 

Other Issues

• West Nile Virus
• Bioterrorism

Online Services and Fees

• Well and Septic Evaluation Application, and Point of Sale Request
• Restaurant inspections & Secondhand Smoke
• Food Program Fees
• Other Fees