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
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The Environmental Health program consists of a variety of activities, all legally constituted and 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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The food program consists of five inspectional activities: Food Service Operations
(FSO) (restaurants), Retail Food Establishments (RFE) (grocery stores), Food Vending Machines, Mobile Food Services and Temporary Food Operations (festivals). New and remodeled FSO and RFE construction plans are reviewed, approved and monitored until they are complete. Investigations of all food borne illnesses are completed with recommendations made to affected food operations.
For information about
National Food Safety Programs, visit the Food and Drug
Administration's website at: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/
*Temporary food service forms are now available on-line
- click here for the
form. These forms should be printed off, completed, and then turned into our office no later than ten days prior to the event.
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Much of Wyandot County is unsewered so individual home sewage systems are necessary in order for home building to continue. Staff sanitarians evaluate each property to determine if a home sewage system can be installed, and if the designed system will work efficiently in a safe, healthy manner. Although
most of the land area in Wyandot county has soil conditions unsuitable for home sewage systems, there are thousands of home systems in use in the county. 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. This permit will not be issued until a drawing from the installer is completed and returned to our department.
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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. 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.
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As an EPA approved Health District, inspections are made of solid waste landfills, transfer facilities, composting facilities, scrap tire facilities, demolition facilities 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 regulation 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/
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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: Swimming Pool and Spa Safety and Sanitation, School Sanitation, 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.
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" New public swimming pool rules are effective January 1, 2004. Licensed
pool operators are welcome to call Jeffrey 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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Fx: 419-294-6424 or
419-294-6435
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