{"id":165,"date":"2020-12-10T13:03:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T18:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:45:11","slug":"environmental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/environmental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-165\"  class=\"panel-layout\"><div id=\"pg-165-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"><div id=\"pgc-165-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-165-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-10bda5e3b089-165\"><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"environmental-health-program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-environmental-health-program\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-environmental-health-program\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnvironmental Health Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-environmental-health-program\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-environmental-health-program\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Blue Ridge Health District\u2019s (BRHD) Office of Environmental Health (EH) works to protect and improve public health by preventing, minimizing and eliminating exposure to biological, chemical or physical hazards through a variety of educational and regulatory activities, including permitting and inspecting businesses and public facilities. Environmental Health Specialists (EHSs) also investigate reports of public health and safety risks throughout the district including residential, commercial and industrial areas. Applications to operate any facility permitted by BRHD or to apply to install a private sewage system or well will need to be submitted to the local EH office where the facility will be located.\u00a0 This could include the City of Charlottesville\/Albemarle County office on Rose Hill Drive, or the county EH office of either Louisa, Nelson, Greene, or Fluvanna.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Inspections and Permits<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blue Ridge Health District\u2019s Office of Environmental Health enforces State regulations based on federal guidelines by permitting and inspecting businesses and public facilities as well as the construction and installation of private sewage systems and wells.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental Health Specialists (EHSs) are highly trained public health professionals with science-based college degrees.\u00a0 The EHS training program takes at least 18 months to complete.\u00a0 They conduct inspections to ensure the work conforms with state codes, review and approve plans, then issue permits to operate. These inspectors also investigate reports and complaints of public health and safety environmental hazards anywhere in the district in residential, commercial and industrial areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Depending on the scope of the project and permit type, inspections from the list below will be conducted by the Environmental Health Specialist (EHS).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Restaurants and Catering Facilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hotels and Bed and Breakfasts, Campgrounds, Summer Camps, and Migrant Labor Camps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Private sewage systems and well installations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most of the inspections will be conducted without scheduling or prior notice. However, there are certain projects that require the applicant to schedule inspections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>How to Contact Us:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Charlottesville\/Albemarle Health Department<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1138 Rose Hill Drive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Charlottesville, VA 22903<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">434-972-6219<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:CAHDEH@vdh.virginia.gov\"><u><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">CAHDEH@vdh.virginia.gov<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fluvanna County Health Department<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Route 15, County Office Building<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">PO Box 136<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">132 Main Street<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Palmyra, VA 22963<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">434-591-1965<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:FluvannaEH@vdh.virginia.gov\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">FluvannaEH@vdh.virginia.gov<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Greene County Health Department<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">50 Stanard Street<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">PO Box 38<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stanardsville, VA 22973<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">434-985-2262<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:GreeneEH@vdh.virginia.gov\">GreeneEH@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Louisa County Health Department<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">101 Woolfolk Avenue<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Suite 203<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Louisa, VA 23093<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">540-967-3707<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:LouisaEH@vdh.virginia.gov\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LouisaEH@vdh.virginia.gov<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Nelson County Health Department<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">1645 Thomas Nelson Highway<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arrington, VA, 22922<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">434-263-4297<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:NelsonEH@vdh.virginia.gov\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NelsonEH@vdh.virginia.gov<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-165-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"1\"><div id=\"food-safety\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-165-0-0-1\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-665018fbc6a3-165\"><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"food-safety\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-food-safety\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-food-safety\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFood Safety \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-food-safety\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-food-safety\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Blue Ridge Health District Food Team EHS\u2019s issue permits to owners and operators of food establishments in the District who prepare and serve food for immediate consumption.\u00a0 They review plans, issue permits to operate and conduct routine inspections of permitted facilities in the City of Charlottesville, and the counties of Albemarle, Greene, Nelson, Fluvanna and Louisa.\u00a0 The goal is to ensure food is safely prepared and served to the public throughout the health district.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Department reviews food establishment plans and conducts pre-opening inspections for newly permitted facilities; inspects and permits more than 900 permitted food establishments, including restaurants, mobile units, public schools, day care centers,\u00a0 nursing homes, and hospital kitchens; inspects and permits temporary food establishments at events such as fairs and festivals; responds to citizen complaints and inquiries; investigates all foodborne illness outbreaks to determine the source and to minimize the spread of disease; provides food safety information; and holds food safety workshops.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/applying-for-foodservice-permit-to-operate\/\">Applying for Foodservice Permits to Operate<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/food-safety-inspection-types\/\">Food Safety Inspection Types<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/virginia\">View Actual Foodservice Facility Inspection Reports<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/resources-for-foodservice-operators\/\">Resources for Foodservice Operator<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">s<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=5350&amp;preview=true\">Food Safety at Home<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/food-packaging-operations-licensed-by-virginia-department-of-agriculture\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Food Packaging Operations Permitted by the Virginia Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/District-EH-Fees_Effective-07012019.pdf\">District Environmental Health Fee Schedule<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/g\/UdwXr2jgE2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"Button to survey to help us improve the environmental health services.\" width=\"346\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-165-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"2\"><div id=\"tourist-migrant\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-165-0-0-2\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-29c55a8390d6-165\"><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"tourist-lodging-migrant-labor-facilities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-tourist-lodging-migrant-labor-facilities\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-tourist-lodging-migrant-labor-facilities\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTourist, Lodging, &amp; Migrant Labor Facilities\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-tourist-lodging-migrant-labor-facilities\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-tourist-lodging-migrant-labor-facilities\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Blue Ridge Health District staff issues, permits, conducts inspections and investigates consumer complaint for general sanitation, pest infestations and health\/safety hazards of hotels, bed and breakfast facilities, campgrounds and summer camps (overnight only). The permits for all of these facilities are known as \"tourist establishments.\"\u00a0 You will need to apply to the EH Office in the locality where the establishment will be located be it in the City of Charlottesville, or in the county of Greene, Nelson, Fluvanna, or Louisa.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/hotels-bed-and-breakfasts\/\">Hotels and Bed and Breakfasts<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/campgrounds\/\">Campgrounds<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/summer-camps-2\/\">Summer Camps<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/swimming-pools-at-tourist-establishments\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Swimming Pools at Tourist Establishments<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/migrant-labor-camps\/\">Migrant Labor Camps<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/quick-access-applications\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Quick Access to Applications<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/District-EH-Fees_Effective-07012019.pdf\">District Environmental Health Fee Schedule<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=qeUKYsFOoE-GQV2fOGxzCV9tz_9nqZpBs0FUoobscH1UMDAzSU1CNjRSWFdVQUQySkxPSklOWjJIQy4u&amp;route=shorturl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"Button to survey to help us improve the environmental health services.\" width=\"342\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-165-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"3\"><div id=\"private-sewage\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-165-0-0-3\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-974f001c6e11-165\"><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"private-sewage-septic-systems-wells\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-private-sewage-septic-systems-wells\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-private-sewage-septic-systems-wells\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrivate Sewage (Septic) Systems &amp; Wells\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-private-sewage-septic-systems-wells\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-private-sewage-septic-systems-wells\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/home-well-and-sewage-information\/\">Home Well and Sewage Information<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/well-and-septic-application-process\/\">Well\/Septic Construction Permit Application process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/safe-adequate-and-proper-sap-application-process\/\">Safe Adequate and Proper (SAP) Application process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/well-testing\/\">Well Testing Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/operation-permit-for-well-and-septic\/\">Operation Permit for Well\/Septic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/operation-and-maintenance-for-existing-onsite-sewage-systems\/\">Operation and Maintenance of Existing Onsite Sewage Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/other-information-and-resources\/\">Resources and Other Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/quick-access-to-applications-2\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Quick Access to Applications<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/District-EH-Fees_Effective-07012019.pdf\">District Environmental Health Fee Schedule<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/vdh.nextrequest.com\/\">Freedom of Information Requests for Environmental Health Records (FOIA requests)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=qeUKYsFOoE-GQV2fOGxzCV9tz_9nqZpBs0FUoobscH1UMDAzSU1CNjRSWFdVQUQySkxPSklOWjJIQy4u&amp;route=shorturl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"Button to survey to help us improve the environmental health services.\" width=\"342\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-165-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"4\"><div id=\"report-complaint\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-165-0-0-4\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-3537434c8c27-165\"><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"report-a-complaint\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-report-a-complaint\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-report-a-complaint\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReport a Complaint\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-report-a-complaint\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-report-a-complaint\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/09\/Food.Water_.borne_.Illness.Complaint-1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Food or Waterborne Illness<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/06\/Complaint.Lodging.Food_.Faciility.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Foodservice, Hotel, or Other Lodging Facility<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/06\/Complainl.Form_.Well_.Septic.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Residential Well or Septic System<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=qeUKYsFOoE-GQV2fOGxzCV9tz_9nqZpBs0FUoobscH1UMDAzSU1CNjRSWFdVQUQySkxPSklOWjJIQy4u&amp;route=shorturl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"Button to survey to help us improve the environmental health services.\" width=\"342\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-165-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"5\"><div id=\"inspections\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-165-0-0-5\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-9b276c69be3c-165\"><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"rabies-prevention-animal-bites\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-rabies-prevention-animal-bites\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-rabies-prevention-animal-bites\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRabies Prevention &amp; Animal Bites\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-rabies-prevention-animal-bites\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-rabies-prevention-animal-bites\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rabies is a deadly, but preventable, disease caused by a virus that infects the central nervous system. The rabies virus (RABV) is only present in the saliva and nervous system tissue of infected animals, and is spread through direct contact with an infected animal\u2019s saliva or central nervous system tissue, most often through bites and scratches from the infected animal. RABV can also spread through contact of the virus through the eyes, mouth, or nose.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/what-should-you-do-if-your-pet-is-bitten\/\">What Should You Do if Your Pet is Bitten<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/what-is-considered-an-exposure\/\">What is Considered an Exposure<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/report-animal-bites-of-rabid-animals\/\">Report Animal Bites or Rabid Animals<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/what-happens-if-my-pet-bites-a-human\/\">What Happens If My Pet Bites a Human<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/rabies-in-animals\/\">Rabies in Animals<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/information-for-veterinarians\/\">Information for Veterinarians<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/prevent-exposure\/\">Prevent Exposure<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/rabies-resources\/\">Rabies Resources<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-165-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"6\"><div id=\"rabies\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-165-0-0-6\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-aa6a63e985ec-165\"><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"water-quality-safety-advisories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-water-quality-safety-advisories\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-water-quality-safety-advisories\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWater Quality, Safety, &amp; Advisories\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-water-quality-safety-advisories\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-water-quality-safety-advisories\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/public-water-supplies\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Public Water Supplies<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/recreational-water-2\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Safe Swimming in Open Recreational Water<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/safety-in-public-swimming-pools-2\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Safety in Public Swimming Pools<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/safe-wastewater-disposal-from-boats-and-marinas\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Wastewater Disposal from Boats and Marinas<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/safe-shellfish-harvesting\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Safe Shellfish Harvesting <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/harmful-algal-blooms-2\/\">Harmful Algal Blooms<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/well-safety-during-hurricanes-and-floods\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Well Safety During Hurricanes and 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