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1801 19th Street
Golden, CO 80401
303-271-5700

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Air Quality Monitoring and Protection                                     

National Environmental Health Tracking System

Public Health Tracking Network is a system of integrated health, exposure, and hazard information and data from a variety of national, state, and city sources.

 

• Monitor Stationary Air Pollution Sources
• Monitor Ambient Air
• Inspect Asbestos Abatement Operations
• Issue Open Burning Permits
• Conduct Indoor Air Quality Evaluations
• Conduct Radon Studies for High Indoor Levels
• Respond to Citizen Air Pollution Complaints

Drinking Water

Individual Sewage Disposal Systems (septic)

• ISDS: How it works
• Care and Feeding of Your ISDS
• Pumping Tank
• Absorption Bed
• Repairs
• Additives

Use Permit Program (sale and remodeling)

• As of January 1, 2004, prior to the sale of a dwelling or structure (including commercial strucutres) served by an ISDS, the owner must have in his posession a use permit issued by Deparment of Health and Environment.   
• Regulates the SALE or REMODELING of Jefferson County properties served by individual sewage disposal systems.
• Frequently asked questions
• Certified and Licensed Inspector List
• Properties not subject to use permit requirements 

Food Safety

• Evaluate and inspect restaurants, retail markets, delicatessens, food manufacturers, cafeterias
• Educate food workers and the public on safe food handling and preparation techniques

Zoonosis Control - Animal-borne Diseases

• Plague (pdf)
• Hantivirus
• Rat Control
• West Nile Virus
• Mosquitoes (pdf)
• Ticks (pdf)

Other Environmental Health Services

• Body Art Establishment Inspections
• Child Care and Other Facility Inspections
• Environmental Site Assessments
• Solid Waste (Landfills)
• Noise
• School Inspections
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Recycling - Pollution Prevention
• Swimming Pools/Spas

Last Modified: Aug 4, 2010 10:58 AM