Forms, applications, and links are available online as either links to a state site or as a downloadable .pdf document. The information is divided into the following categories.
- Food Establishment
- Soil Erosion Program
- Well & Septic
- Water
- Other
Norovirus Information is also available.
To go to the forms / applications page, Click Here
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- Sanitarians
inspect Child day care homes, centers, Adult
foster care homes and children camps for
health safety requirements.
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Housing
Inspection and Condemnations
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- Inspections
of housing under the Sanitary Code.
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- Evaluations
of water and sewage supplies for change
of use.
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- Complaints
are investigated and county codes are
enforced to prevent unlawful dumping.
- Inspections
of all phases of refuse cleanup, transportation
and disposal are conducted.
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- Speculative
land for on-site sewage system potential.
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- Inspection
and evaluation of all licensed restaurants
in Jackson County.
- Inspection
of all temporary food sites and the education
of both the public and the food industry
on food safety.
- Staff
also investigate cases of food borne illness.
- To
view Jackson County Restaurant Inspections,
click
here
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Nuisance
Complaint Program |
- Sanitarians
will conduct investigations of health hazard
complaints to ensure a safe and healthy
community.
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Household Hazardous Waste |
- To view a Fact Sheet on Safe Substitutes at Home: Non Toxic Household Products Click Here
- For Answers to Commonly Asked Questions About Household Hazardous Waste Click Here
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- Sanitarians perform lead hazard analysis when cases of high lead levels in the blood are detected.
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Groundwater
Contamination Program
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- Sanitarians
sample the water at approximately 137 homes
on a quarterly, semi, or annual basis.
- These
homes are located at or near sites of groundwater
contamination.
- The
water may be tested for volatile organic chemicals,
metals, or bacteria.
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Easy
to use radon testing kits are provided
for a $11.00 fee.
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Radon
is a naturally occurring radioactive gas
that can be present in some homes. The
only way to know if you have this potentially
harmful gas is to test for it.
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Type
II Public Water Supply
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- Type
II Public Water Supply is a system that
serves any nonresidential facility that
provides water for drinking or domestic
purposes to 25 or more persons at least
60 days out of the year, or has 15 or
more service connections.
- Systems
may be transient (different people) or
non transient (same people).
- Jackson
County has approximately 275 Type II facilities.
- Sanitarians
work with the owners of the systems to
ensure that the water systems are operated
in a safe and sanitary condition in order
to protect public health.
- For
more information, please call (517) 788-4433.
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Sanitarians
visit the site of new construction
homes or existing homes to evaluate
that a safe condition exists for the
construction of a water well.
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Permits are required and issued by the
EH staff prior to well construction.
- EH
staff perform the final inspection when
the well is complete.
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