Ravalli County Environmental Health
Hot Topics:
- Today's AirQuality: Good This information is updated upon any change between 8-5, M-F. Click onto the above Air Quality link for weekend updates.
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Open Burning is Closed for the Season It will reopen March 1, 2012.
Mission:
Protecting public health and the environment through adequate protection of surface and ground waters, monitoring and protection of air quality, food and consumer safety and education.
Services:
- Issuing well and wastewater (sewage) treatment and disposal permits.
- Conducting site evaluations for onsite sewage disposal permits.
- Licensing and Inspecting food service establishments, campgrounds and trailer courts, motels, schools, pools, and other public accommodations.
- Administering the public drinking water program.
- Monitoring air quality and open burning information
(Hotline: 1-800-225-6779) - Administering the junk vehicle program.
- Disseminating radon information and sale of radon test kits.
- Reviewing sanitation in subdivisions under contract with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
- Investigating complaints under the food and consumer safety, air and water quality, wastewater (sewage) treatment and disposal, solid and hazardous waste disposal, junk vehicle, and other environmental health regulations.
Building permit: You must obtain a septic permit BEFORE starting construction of a building. Failure to do so will result in a $1000 fine.
Last updated 11/30/2011 3:58:06 PM by Bates, Gerry