Air Pollution Inspections & Information

The Office of Environmental Health inspects dry cleaners and other facilities that have emergency generators and boilers.

Construction Referral Review Program

Find information regarding the Construction Referral Review Program including policies, requirements, and forms.

Flooding - Water Quality & Health Considerations

Learn about flooding, water quality, and health considerations.

Fees

Learn about fees related to Environmental Health Services.

Food Establishment Inspections

Health Inspectors and Investigators conduct periodic inspections of retail food establishments, investigate complaints and reports of possible food-borne disease outbreaks or adulterated foods.

Hazardous Materials Response & Enforcement

View information about Hazardous Materials Response.

Mold Information & Guidelines (PDF)

Read Mold Information and Guidelines.

Pesticide Application Enforcement & Inspection

Schools, restaurants, and apartment complexes are inspected by the Office of Environmental Health to ensure that pesticides used at these properties are applied by a licensed pesticide applicator according to state regulations.

Post Inspection Feed Back Form

Private Well Testing Act

In March 2001, the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act (PWTA) was signed into law, and its regulations became effective in September 2002. The PWTA is a consumer information law that requires sellers (or buyers) of property with potable wells in New Jersey to test the untreated groundwater for a variety of water quality parameters, including up to 32 human health concerns, and to review the test results prior to the closing of title.

Public Health Nuisance & Housing Investigations

Public health nuisance complaints and housing complaints are investigated by the Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health if the municipality you are calling from has adopted the public health nuisance code and the state housing code and the County's Public Health Department has been designated as the enforcement agent for your municipality.

Rabies Control

The Office of Environmental Health provides bite reporting and referral, treatment consultations, specimen transport to Trenton, Community Rabies Shot Clinics, and public information.

Radon Testing

The Office of Environmental Health provides information, consultation, distribution of educational materials for Radon Testing.

Right-to-Know Program

The County's "Right-to-Know" Program administered by the Office of Environmental Health is the purveyor of the central file for all covered work places in the county inventory which includes fact sheets, outreach inspections, and public education.

Safe Drinking Water Program

Well installation and abandonment inspections, certifications of new wells, commercial facility inspections, cross-connection inspections, administration of the PWTA, and investigation of groundwater contamination cases with sampling as necessary.

Septic Disposal Systems

The Office of Environmental Health performs site inspections, review of septic designs, installation inspections, repair guidance, certification of completed systems, and complaint investigations.

Solid Waste Advisory Council

Learn more about the Solid Waste Advisory Council.

Solid Waste Flow Enforcement

The Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Health, Office of Environmental Healthy provides Solid Waste Flow Enforcement which includes the investigation of illegal dumping, solid waste facility inspections, hauler inspections, shopping center spot checks, and recycling surveys.

Weights & Measures

The Hunterdon County Division of Weights and Measures inspects and calibrates all weighing and measuring devices that are used in trade or commerce.

Well & Septic Care Guide (PDF)

View and download the well and septic care guide.