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Is. Co. Code Title VIII
(Health, Welfare, and Sanitation)
Drinking Water Program
Food Protection &
Inspection
Land Use Issues
Liquid Waste
(on-site systems)
Onsite Septic
O & M Services
(NEW)
Solid/ Chemical Waste
Chemical
Safety Data Sheets
Tobacco Prevention
Program
Vector Control
Rats!
Bats &
Dead Animals
Water Quality & Hydrogeology
HB 2514 Watershed Planning
Camano Annex
PACE -
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EHAT
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Drinking Water Program
- Monitoring public water systems for water quality and system operation.
- Small water system approval, see our Guide for Approval of
Small Public Water System.
- Individual water supply/ well site approval.
- Coordinate approval of new water systems.
- Investigate and correct drinking water contamination and complaints.
- Technical assistance in all aspects of water quality.
- Informational materials on system design, operation and maintenance and water
conservation methods.
- Codes:
Washington State Code Chapter 246-290 • Public
Water Supplies
Washington State Code Chapter 246-291 • Group B
Public Water Supplies
Is. Co. Code Chapter 8.09
• Potable Water Source & Supply
Vin Sherman, Water
Program Supervisor . . .
(360) 678-7915
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Shelley Richardson
Environmental Health Specialist (360) 678-7917
- Individual Water Supply Approvals
- Individual Well Site Approvals
- Water Availability Verification for Building & Sewage Permits (public and individual
systems)
- Two-Party Well Approvals
- Pools & Spas Back-Up
Land Use Review. . . & All Environmental Health Questions
Aneta Hupfauer, Environmental
Health Specialist. . . (360) 678-7995
on Camano – 1st & 3rd
Fridays on Whidbey – all other work days
Food Protection Program
(360) 240-5554 x43
Tobacco
Prevention Program
Jessica M. Minder, program coordinator (360) 240-5554 x42
The health department provides
substance abuse prevention programming and assistance to Island County communities. Please
call the health department (360) 240-5554 x42
for more information about tobacco and other drug abuse
prevention programs, including Youth Tobacco Prevention, Smoking Cessation, etc.
Liquid
Waste Program
(septic
& sewage systems) Chapter 8.07C of Island County
Code (a 232 page pdf file)
- Site evaluation/registration - soil testing and site registration;
determine whether parcel is suitable for on-site sewage disposal
- System Design — permitting of appropriate design for the site
- Installation Monitoring — assuring construction complies with system design
- Operation and Maintenance — technical assistance to home and business owners on
sewage system operation and maintenance
- Sewage system permits - plan review, site and final construction inspection
- Winter water check - soil and site evaluation to determine winter water table conditions
- Failing drain field investigation and resolution.
Failing Drain field Loan Program
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Mel Thom, ( CAMANO ISLAND ANNEX ) (360) 387-3443 ext. 226 M-F
Onsite Sewage Program (homeowner information) NEW
Sarah Felger, O&M Tech (360)
240-5554 x32
Joe Laxson,
O&M Specialist (360)
240-5554 x31
Kathleen
Parvin, Registered Sanitarian (360) 678-7914
Solid/Chemical
Waste & Vector
Control Programs
Island County Solid Waste Code 8.08B
- Permitting and surveillance of solid waste handling facilities
- Solid waste complaint investigation and resolution
- Investigation of chemical contamination
- Technical assistance on indoor and outdoor air quality, asbestos, lead-based paint, and
noise pollution
- Licensing and inspection of Mobile Home Parks and R.V. Parks.
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- Monitoring of all potential rabies cases
- Technical advice on disease vector control
- Technical assistance on underground storage tank removals and remediation of petroleum
contaminated soil
- School inspections
- Swimming pool and spa inspections & water quality monitoring
- Response to related complaints
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Erica Martell, (360)
678-7910
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Marie Piper (360)
678-7913
- Chemical / Physical Hazards
- Drug Labs
- Hazardous Waste and Disposal
- Landfill Environmental Monitoring/ Ecology Reporting
- NASWI Coordination
- Noise
- Outdoor Air Quality
- Petroleum Contaminated Soil
- Site Hazard Assessments
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Solid Waste Permits, Enforcement, and Complaints (South &
Central Whidbey)
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NIH Chemical Safety Data Sheets
& MSDS
Hazardous
Substances Data Bank Household Products Database
Our most Frequently Asked Questions about Environmental Issues
Publications / Fact Sheets / Web Pages /
Reports / Presentations– Wash. State Environmental Health & Safety
Groundwater
Resources Program
Liquid Waste (on-site
systems) Floodwater
Info Poster
ICPH Mosquito Surveillance Program Report
Aquatic
Mosquito Control NPDES General Permit
WNV Recommendation to
IC BoH Best Management Practices (Mosquito Control)
Complete Info Regarding
Forming a Mosquito Control District
West Nile USGS Surveillance Maps, 2006
Zoonotic
Report, Northwest — August 2006
Rabies
Monograph - Introduction
Animal Diseases of Public Health
Concern
Rats!
. . . and how to get rid of them
Vector-Borne
Infectious Diseases
and more
also Parasites ... (more than you may want to know) and Ticks
*Public Health phone numbers for dead
bird reports and collection:
During normal business hours (Monday – Friday,
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
From Whidbey Island - (360) 679-7350
From Camano Island – (360) 629-4522 x 7350
Outside
of normal business hours or on weekends: (360) 240-5573
Bats: During regular working hours, please call 679-7350, or from
South Whidbey 321-5111 ext 7350 or from Camano 629-4522 Ext 7350
(After hours or holidays
please call our normal emergency numbers. The Health Department emergency numbers are on
file with ICOM / 911)
Island
County Press Release about Rabies & Bats
What about influenza for my
horse / dog?
Other Frequently asked Questions ( a DoH
website)
Other Important Environmental Health
Sites:
National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences
National Center for
Environmental Health
EPA: Region 10 (Pacific NW)
USGS Water Resources of the United States
EPA: Office of Water (Water Quality
Standards, etc.) U. S. Water News
A Citizen's Guide
to Understanding and Monitoring Lakes and Streams
Recognizing
Waterborne Disease
and The Health Effects of Water Pollution
(a physician's CME course)
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