Environmental Health

The Environmental Health Office covers a variety of areas. Listed below are some of the areas permitted and / or inspected by our office. Click on each area for more information or if you don’t see what you need contact us at eh@tooeleco.gov or by calling (435)277-2440.

Air Quality

Applications and Fees

Body Art Establishments and Operators

Childcare/Daycare Kitchen Inspections

Electronic Smoking Device (ESD) and E Juice

Food Establishments / Restaurants

Opening a business, permitting, regulations, fees, inspections

Food Handler Permits

Food Safety Manager Permits

Food Trucks

Household Hazardous Waste

International Smelting & Refinery

Mass Gatherings

Massage Establishments

Methamphetamine testing and Chemical Decontamination Permitting

Mobile Food Service Establishments- Application and Start Up Process

Radon

Record Search Requests

Regulations

Restaurant Inspections

Septic Tank permits, locations and re-certifications

Subdivision Feasibility Reviews

Swimming Pools and Spas

Tanning Establishments

Temporary Event Food Booths

Underground Storage Tanks

Used Oil

Utah Indoor Clean Air Act

Wells- Individual Water Systems: permitting, testing and re-certifications

Swimming Pools and Spas

Swimming pools and spas that are available for public use are permitted, inspected and routinely sampled by Tooele County Health Department according to Health Regulation #2. For more information contact (435)277-2440 or email eh@tooeleco.gov. Click here for more information on applications and fees. Click here for more information on Recreational Water Illness including Cryptosporidium. POOL OPERATOR […]

Utah Indoor Clean Air Act

The Utah Indoor Clean Air Act was created by the Utah Legislature to protect Utahns and visitors to the state from the toxic effects of secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke exposure is one of the leading causes of preventable death and disability in the U.S. and Utah today. In general, “Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed indoor places […]

Massage Establishments

Massage establishments, including bath houses and health salons are inspected and permitted by the Tooele County Health Department according to Health Regulation # 6. For more information on massage establishments contact (435) 277-2440 or email us at eh@tooeleco.gov. Click here for applications and fees.

Water sample fee increase effective March 1, 2015

Due to an increase in lab fees, Tooele County Health Department will be increasing the following fees effective March 1, 2015: Full Chemical Analysis for private wells Bacteriological water samples for private wells Routine pool/spa samples Repeate pool/spa samples Fees will be increased by $5.00. View a complete list of Environmental Health Fees here.

​​Is Wood a Sole Source of Heat?

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Homeowners along the Wasatch Front, Cache and Tooele counties who use wood stoves or other solid fuel burning devices as their only source of heat must register with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) between now and June 1 in order to burn wood on mandatory no […]

Are you breathing Radon?

Did you know you can get lung cancer without smoking? A gas called radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer, and it could be in your home. Watch the video to learn how to find out whether your home has radon and what you can do to fix it. Test kits are available at […]

DAQ Urges Use of Utah Air App as Burning Rules Go Into Effect: Seasonal wood burning restrictions begin November 1

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 30, 2014 DAQ Urges Use of Utah Air App as Burning Rules Go Into Effect Seasonal wood burning restrictions begin November 1 Salt Lake City, Utah – With the air turning cold, the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) reminds Utahns that wood burning restrictions go into effect November 1, 2014, and urges the use […]

Food Establishment / Restaurant Inspections

Welcome to the Tooele County Health Department Food Establishment / Restaurant Inspection web page. This site provides information to users that will help them to make informed decisions about where they dine. This web site includes the number of critical /non-critical violations, details of violations and inspection dates. Inspections in the database began to be entered on July 1, 2013. […]

Body Art Operators and Facilities

Per Tooele County Health Department Health Regulation Reg #10 Body Art Facilities: 12.7- No person shall practice body art procedures without first obtaining an operator permit from the Tooele County Health Department and per 12.1- No person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, business trust, corporation or organized group of persons may operate a body art […]

Winter Mandatory No Burn Patrol Program

Learn When Not to Burn and learn how small businesses can apply for grants to implement process improvements to reduce emissions and improve air quality . The Utah Division of Air Quality issues mandatory no burn actions when fine particulate pollution builds up to unhealthy levels during winter inversions. The no-burn period extends from November […]