Environmental Health

Environmental Health Services

Our responsibilities: The Environmental Health Division is responsible for licensing and inspecting local food service operations, retail food establishments, campgrounds, public pools and spas, and local food vendors in Ross County. For residential properties, the Environmental Health Division permits and inspects private water systems and residential sewage systems installed in the county. The Environmental Health Division responds to nuisance complaints, animal bite reports and environmental complaints / disease investigations. The division inspects schools in the county, performs tattoo and body art inspections of local body art operations, and mosquito control activities in the county. The Environmental Health division is out in our community everyday, performing inspections, investigations, and services to protect and improve our environment in Ross County and reduce environmental hazards that can lead to disease.