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@tooelehealth.org or by calling (435)277-2440.
- Air Quality
- Asbestos
- 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
- Proper Disposal of Medication
- 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
Click here for a list of applications and fees for Environmental Health services.
Radon – Low Income Radon Mitigation Assistance Program
January is National Radon Action Month and residents can test their homes themselves by picking up a kit from the The Tooele County Health Department for only $5. Radon is an odorless gas that is invisible to the eye and does not have any smell or taste. Radon...
Underground Storage Tanks (UST)
What is an Underground Storage Tank (UST)? An UST is a tank system, including piping, containment, and other components to the tank, that has at least 10 percent of its volume underground. What USTs are regulated? Federal and State regulations apply only to those USTs...
Changes for Temporary Event Food Booth Permits
Please read the flyer below for important changes to permitting.temporary food booth permit changes Jan. 2020
Public Comment Period and Hearing Reg. #12 Wastewater Disposal
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE TOOELE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 FROM 6:00-7:00 PM AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN ROOM 180, 151 NORTH MAIN STREET, TOOELE, UTAH. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO...
Tobacco Retail Permitting Process
General Tobacco Retailer Permit and Tobacco Specialty Store Permit In 2018, Utah passed House Bill 324 Tobacco Regulations Amendments. H.B. 324 which took effect on July 1, 2018 and will require all retailers that want to sell tobacco products, including electronic...
Seasonal Wood Burning Restrictions begin Nov. 1, 2018
Wood-Burning Restrictions Go into Effect November 1, 2018 Wood-burning infographic. Click to enlarge. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) reminds residents that wood-burning restrictions go into effect November 1, 2018, and...
Public Comment Period and Hearing for Regulation #10 Body Art
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE TOOELE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018 FROM 7:00-8:00 PM AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN ROOM 180, 151 NORTH MAIN STREET, TOOELE, UTAH. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO...
Public Comment Period and Hearing for Regulation #4 Food Sanitation
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE TOOELE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018 FROM 6:00-7:00 PM AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN ROOM 180, 151 NORTH MAIN STREET, TOOELE, UTAH. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO...
Wood Stove Conversion Assistance Program
Coming October 2018!- Residents may be eligible to receive up to a $3,800 incentive to convert their existing fire place or wood stove into a natural gas or propane device. The Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ), through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
When Smoke Gets in Your Lungs
The microscopic particles (PM2.5) in wildfire smoke pose significant human health risks. Residents most likely to feel these effects are children, the elderly and people with existing heart and lung conditions. People often wonder how to protect themselves and their...
Today’s Air Quality
