Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007

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The Environmental Health Division works to educate the public and to enforce laws and regulations in the areas of  drinking water supplies, sewage disposal, food protection, air quality, recreational facilities, public health nuisances, and rabies prevention.

Mission Statement:

"The Environmental Health program is dedicated to providing a safe and healthful environment for the residents and visitors of Allegany County."

We accomplish this mission through each of our three programs focused on different aspects of environmental health:

The Well and Septic Program ensures that all drinking water wells and septic systems installed as part of new construction or renovations are built to function properly and prevent the spread of disease.

The Food Protection Program ensures that restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, school cafeterias, temporary and mobile food vendors serve safe food.

The Community Hygiene Program is primarily responsible for ensuring that reported animal incidents are evaluated for the risk of rabies, complaints received from citizens are investigated, children that are adopted or under foster care live in healthy homes, aquatic facilities are operated in a safe and sanitary manner. In addition, this Program is also involved in sampling of private drinking water wells, and various other activities.