Environmental Health Services

Food and General Programs

Our Environmental Health staff provides many services to keep our community safe and healthy. Click the links below to learn more about each program.

 


Are you planning on serving food to the public at your celebration, fair, festival, or event? If so, you might need to apply as a Temporary Food Establishment (TFE).

You can find more information about Temporary Food Establishments.

Some groups do not need a permit when they prepare and serve food at their own site. These include churches, 501(c)(3) organizations, fraternal groups, school groups, and volunteer fire and rescue squads.

However, they must get a permit if they serve food at an event held somewhere else.

To apply for a Temporary Food Establishment Permit, submit a TEFP application and fee of $40 to the local health department in which the TFE will be located.

If you plan on using a Temporary Event Coordinator, please use the Event Coordinator Application.

Applications and fees MUST be submitted ten (10) days before the event will occur.

If you still have questions, please reach out to the Environmental Health department at 757-787-5886.


On-Site Sewage & Water Services

The on-site sewage and water department reviews plans for private wells and septic systems. The department also investigates complaints and concerns about these systems.

On-site Sewage Information

Building Permit Review Application

“When citizens have called other agencies without finding  a solution to their problem, or an answer to their question; it is personally rewarding to find the information they need, or identify the agency that can assist them. I believe it restores people’s faith in government when a public servant makes a concerted effort to help them.” 
– Keith Privett, Environmental Health Supervisor