Environmental Health

Our mission is to protect and improve the quality of the environment and the health of Washtenaw County citizens. Programs and services we provide include:

• Conduct soil evaluations for onsite septic systems
• Issue well and septic permits
• Inspect restaurants
• Inspect public swimming pools
• Inspect businesses that store or manufacture hazardous or toxic materials
• Investigate foodborne illness ("food poisoning") reports
• Investigate rodent, garbage, restaurant, and other nuisance complaints
• Sample public beach and public swimming pool water for bacteria
• Provide sample bottles for private well water testing
• Provide radon test kits for home testing  
• Provide solid waste, recycling, and home toxics collection services
• Provide public works services and lake management programs
• Inspect body art facilities (tattoo, piercing, branding, permanent cosmetics)  

• **NOTICE** - Proposed Washtenaw County Regulation for a Food Handler Education Program - Proposed regulation that would require all food service workers employed in Washtenaw County to attend a food safety education class and obtain a food handler card once every two years. For more information, please contact Kristen Schweighoefer at (734) 222-3968.
• **NEW** - Regulation for the Management, Treatment and Disposal of Wastewater