Environmental Health
We license and regulate retail food, hotels/motels, bed & breakfasts, public swimming pools, campgrounds, and body art establishments in Washington and Ozaukee County. Environmental Health Specialists are also responsible for sampling and inspecting small public drinking water systems, swimming beach monitoring, and providing radon information and test kits for residents.
Our department will NOT contact facilities via email or phone to initiate licensing enforcement. Any requests to act quickly and disclose information is fraudulent.
Services
Animal Bites & Rabies
Although animal bites are not officially notifiable by state statute, they carry a risk of infection with various disease agents. Contact your healthcare provider regarding possible need for treatment. The biting animal should also be captured if it is safe to do so because of the possibility of rabies virus transmission.
Beach Water Testing
We monitor the level of E.coli in the water at local beaches at a frequency determined by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. For more information, click HERE.
Drinking Water Program
We do not sample private well water. We do recommend testing your private well yearly for potential contaminants. Public water systems are usually operated by a municipality. If you have questions about your municipal water supply, call your local city or village hall. Click HERE for public water well lookup.
Licensing & Inspection Program
We provide inspection, consultation, and licensing services for restaurants and retail food, public pools and water attractions, hotels, motels, tourist rooming houses and bed and breakfasts, tattoo & body piercing, campground and recreational/education campgrounds.
For inspection reports, click HERE.
Radon
Radon test kits are available for pick up. Please visit an office for a kit.
Short Term – $7
Long Term – $20
For more information about radon, click HERE.
Resources
Campgrounds
Restaurants & Retail Food
Wisconsin Food Code (ATCP 75)