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The Inyo County Environmental Health Services Department consists of seven employees who carry out the mission of safeguarding the public health from environmental hazards. This is achieved by the enforcement of Federal, State and local regulations to ensure the safe supply of food and water, to monitor the proper management of wastes and hazardous materials, to investigate environmental health related causes of illness and to abate hazardous environmental conditions.

Regular inspections of permitted facilities and investigations of complaints are conducted by trained and licensed Environmental Health Specialists. Our water laboratory provides a wide range of bacterial analyses and conducts over 2500 analyses each year.

Recent Environmental Health Related Legislation

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM

CA Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA):
Transfers primary regulatory authority for aboveground petroleum storage tanks from the CA Regional Water Quality Control Board to the local Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPAs)
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/CUPA/Aboveground/

CA Environmental Reporting System (CERS):
Requires local government agencies (CUPAs) and businesses regulated under the Unified Program to transition to an Internet/electronic based reporting system by January 1, 2013.
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/CUPA/EReporting/

FOOD PROGRAM

Cottage Foods:

Effective 1/1/13, CA Assembly Bill 1616, known as the CA Homemade Food Act, allows persons to prepare certain nonpotentially hazardous foods in their home kitchen for sale to the public.

Getting Started in Inyo County

Application

Allowable Cottage Food Products

Self Certification Checklist

Online Training Courses

CFO Guidelines

CA Food Handlers Card:
Designed to insure restaurant employees receive a reasonable amount of food safety education. Affects all employees that prepare, serve or store food. Affected persons must obtain their food handler card by July 1, 2011.
http://www.calrest.org/go/CRA/resources/emerging-matters/california-food-handler-card/?keywords=CA%20Food%20Handlers%20Card

Link to approved online courses

LIQUID WASTE PROGRAM

CA Greywater Systems:
The California Plumbing Code was amended in order to make it easier for homeowners to conserve water by diverting household wastewater for use in their yards.
http://www.hcd.ca.gov/codes/shl/2007CPC_Graywater_Complete_2-2-10.pdf

CA Onsite Septic Systems (AB 885)(DRAFT!):
This regulation is being developed to provide uniform statewide criteria for onsite septic disposal systems.
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/septic_tanks/docs/
ab885_septicregspres.pdf

RECREATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM

Ca Public Pool And Spa Safety Act (AB1020):
This legislation was enacted in California to prevent entrapment hazards in public pools and spas. It brings California in compliance with federal safety standards stipulated in the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act.
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/environhealth/water/Pages/
PublicPoolandSpaSafetyAct.aspx

BODY ART

Safe Body Art Act
Assembly Bill 300 (The Safe Body Art Act) was signed into law on October 9, 2011 by Governor Jerry Brown. This law is effective January 1, 2012.

Inyo County Environmental Health Department
Inyo County Annex, 168 N. Edwards St., P.O. Box 427, Independence, CA 93526
phone: (760) 878-0264; 878-0238 fax: (760) 878-0239 email: mmoskowitz@inyocounty.us

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