Welcome to the
Wyandot County
Environmental Health Division
The Environmental Health Division is the inspectional arm of the Health District. Through a variety of licenses and permits,
the Environmental Health staff monitors operations with public health significance and impact.
Additional activities mandated by regulation or need are also part of this program. All programs are keyed to the prevention of personal injury, the prevention of unnecessary illness, and the improvement of the quality of life.
Environmental
Health Programs l Food Safety l
Home
Sewage Disposal
Mosquito Program l
Solid
Waste Disposal l Nuisances l
Private Water Program
Rabies
Control l Swimming
Pool l Other
Activities | Smoke Free Workplace
| The Environmental Health program consists of a variety of activities, most of which are mandated by Board of Health regulations or State law. Each program consists of several activities. Sanitarians must inspect operations or premises to compare what is found to a standard (the regulation or law) and then evaluate the inspectional findings to determine compliance with the standard. There is also an enforcement provision for those persons or operations that do not meet standards and an educational and informational component to help upgrade licensed operations and to inform the general public.
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Much of Wyandot County is unsewered so individual home sewage systems are necessary in order for home building to continue.
Due to recent law and rule changes, the process which a
premise is evaluated has drastically changed. The first
step for a homeowner who wishes to have their new
building site evaluated for a septic system is to
contact a soils evaluator. Contact the Wyandot
County Health Department to get a list of
persons/companies who are interested in testing soils in
Wyandot County. The second step is to have a
designer/installer design the septic system by using the
soils forms which were completed by the soil evaluator.
Once the homeowner has the soils form and the completed
design, a site review can be conducted by the health
department.
Once the staff sanitarian has the completed soils
evaluation, approved design, a site review application,
and the required fee, on on-site inspection will be
conducted to assure the site is suitable for the
proposed system. The site review approval is only good
for one year. A septic permit must be obtained within
that year or the site approval is void. In order to
obtain a septic permit, you will need to complete an
application, have a registered installer performing the
work, and pay the required fee.
Complaints involving malfunctioning systems are investigated and orders to repair are issued with follow up action to assure correction. Sewage installers and liquid waste haulers are also registered and inspected by the Health District.
*Septic system permits are now available on-line
- click here for the
form. These forms must be printed off, completed, and returned to our department prior to any work being done on the system.
To view the most recent
set of household sewage treatment system rules for
Wyandot County,
click here.
Click here for statewide technical guidance on system
components and NPDES system approval.
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The mosquito program in Wyandot County consists of three components. In light of the West Nile Virus situation, education of the public is our primary tool to protect the public.
Surveillance entails trapping of mosquitoes throughout the county to determine if the virus is present
and also collecting dead
birds and submitting them to the Ohio Department of Health to determine if the cause of death was due to West Nile Virus.
If you have a dead crow or blue jay you would like
tested, double bag it and bring it in to the health
department. If it is found over the weekend, please put
the animal in the freezer and bring it the next business
day.
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As an EPA approved Health District, inspections are made of solid waste landfills,
and generators of infectious waste. Refuse vehicles are licensed and inspected annually.
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Every citizen has the right by law to call attention to problems such as rats, insects, garbage, trash, etc. that impinge on their health, safety and well-being. These problems are considered
in the Recommended Premises Sanitation Regulations of
Wyandot County General Health District. Individuals do not have the right to harm neighbors. Complaints are investigated in a timely manner so as to maintain proper community sanitation standards.
*Nuisance
complaint forms are available on-line - click
here for the form.
This form must be printed off and completed,
including your name and address in order for our
department to investigate the situation.
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Clean, healthful water is a necessity for everyone. Therefore, in areas where there is no municipal water system, individual wells are necessary. Well water safety is maintained through registration of water system contractors, inspections, water sampling for laboratory analysis, technical assistance and public education. Sanitarians insure that well development meets State Code requirements to reduce the possibilities of ground water contamination. Water hauler vehicles are also inspected annually.
Water well logs can also be found on the internet
at: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/maptechs/wellogs/app/
To schedule a bacteria test for your
private water system, contact the health department
during normal business hours. Samples are taken
Monday afternoons and Tuesday mornings. A total
coliform bacteria sample costs $40.00. Other samples
can be taken; call the office for prices.
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Investigations are conducted of all animal bites reported to our department. Follow up assures that privately owned pets involved in biting incidents are vaccinated against rabies following the quarantine period
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Under this heading are the following activities:
School Sanitation and Safety, Recreational Vehicle Park
Camp and Recreation Area Sanitation and Safety and Manufactured Home Park Safety and Sanitation. Upon request, pre-sale evaluations of individual water and sewage systems are performed for home buyers and mortgage lenders.
Ticks are also submitted by our department for testing. If a tick
is found attached to a human or animal, remove it
immediately and if it is still alive, bring it in a
sealed container to the health department so it can be
submitted for species identification. Watch the area on
the skin where the tick was attached for a rash. If a
rash occurs, or if you acquire any symptoms such as a
fever, headaches or muscle aches, see your doctor
immediately.
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Public swimming pools are licensed and inspected
yearly. Licensed
pool operators are welcome to call J effrey Ritchey,
Wyandot County Health
Department Director of Environmental Health at
419-294-3852.
To view the rules, please click on the following link:
http://www.odh.state.oh.us/Rules/Final/Chap31/Fr31_lst.htm
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Ohio Smoke-free Workspace Law
To make a complaint
about a place of employment not abiding by the Ohio
smoke-free workspace law, please call the Ohio
Department of Health's tool free hotline at
1-866-559-OHIO (6446) or call our office during normal
business hours. Once a complaint is received, an
investigation will be conducted to assure compliaint. If
they are found to be violating the law. further
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