About the Environmental Health Specialist
 

The Environmental Health Specialist is responsible for a large number of tasks which include:
	Septic inspections, permits and complaints
	Processing soil reports
	Plan reviews
	Pre-approval inspections for septic systems
	Tattoo & body piercing establishment inspections, permits and complaints
	Public swimming pool inspections and complaints
	Investigations of unsanitary living conditions
	Investigating trash complaints
	Investigating hazardous material incidents
	Investigating animal bites and animal welfare
	Investigating the proper disposal of animals that have died
	Well water testing of certain establishments
	Processing of water reports for certain establishments
	Stream pollution investigations
	Air quality complaints including mold and smoke
	Vector control
	West Nile Virus (mosquito control)
	Other varmint problems

The Environmental Health Specialist offers numerous documents on the proper care of septic systems, mosquito control and other responsibilities.  Visit the Environmental Health Resources page for more information on these documents.

Further, any animal bites in the county are reported to this office, and the Environmental Health Specialist ensures that the animal control officer is called and that the proper quarantine of biting animals is followed.

Report generation, letters for the environmental area, and covering for the Environmental Food Specialist when that person is out, are done by this office.

The Environmental Health Specialist is a member of the following:

	Emergency Management Agency board
	Local Emergency Planning Committee
	Animal Control Board
	Indiana Environmental Health Association