Environmental
The environmental program is designed to protect the health and well being of our citizens. Environmentalists are in the office each day from 8:00AM to 9:30AM.
Environmental Health and Safety
We offer environmental and consumer protection programs for food service and public facilities, general sanitation and on-site sewage disposal systems.
Environmentalists are responsible for a variety of law-mandated inspections. They have the primary responsibility for preventing food borne illness in the retail food sector. Through the proper application of existing laws and regulations, they endeavor to practice prevention by licensing, routinely inspecting and responding to consumer complaints against food establishments in the county.
Food manufacturing inspections are done on bakeries, bottling plants, distilleries, food manufacturing plants, food storage warehouses, grain storage elevators and vending machines.
Environmentalists conduct investigations related to public health nuisances such as failing septic systems, rodent harborage and vectors, as well as food-borne illnesses.
Nuisance Complaints
Environmental Health personnel conduct investigations on nuisance complaints regarding failing septic systems, rodent and/or vector harborage, garbage disposal, etc. Complaints are conducted in accordance with KRS 212.210.
What to do if you have a complaint:
Gather necessary information (if available): location of nuisance, name of owner, address, phone, etc. The more information you can provide the Environmentalist, the quicker they can respond.
Contact the local Health Department and file the complaint.
Photographs or any other evidence may be beneficial to the investigation.
Water Quality Samples
When requested, the testing of cisterns, and wells in residential homes is done.
Please call (606) 878-0499 for Environmental Health Services or for the On-site Sewage Program.