Division of Environmental Health. Prevention of Disease from Exposure to Environmental Hazards

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1 Division of Environmental Health Prevention of Disease from Exposure to Environmental Hazards

2 McHenry County Public Health Ordinance State/National Standards Illinois Department of Public Health Food Protection Potable Water Private Sewage

3 PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT GROUNDWATER PROTECTION / CONTAMINATION SOLID WASTE Environmental Health Education PUBLIC BEACHES FOOD PROTECTION POTABLE WATER PROGRAM In 1967 the Division of Environmental Health was formed. LABORATORY / POTABLE SURFACE WATER Certified Local Health Department

4 SUPPLEMENTAL/SEASONAL SCHOOL/DAYCARE/ INSTITUTION 17% 5% MOBILE 3% 54% FOOD SERVICE 21% RETAIL Retail Food Operations Risk Based Classification Represents 1269 establishments

5 Prior to construction Physical facilities to handle food safely Sinks Smooth, cleanable surfaces Food holding units Storage

6 Minimum internal cooking temperatures Cooling potentially hazardous foods Employee hygiene Prevention of cross contamination from raw product to cooked products Cleaning and Sanitizing

7 ~1000 Annually Operate outside permitted food establishment Special Event Maximum of 14 consecutive days Minimum standards Trend to more complex foods Exemptions: Pre-packaged non-potentially hazardous foods Bake sales Potluck events Closed functions Pre-packaged potentially hazardous foods from permitted facilities where event less than or equal to 4 hours Service of non-potentially hazardous beverages, popcorn and commercially prepared snack foods with specific criteria

8 Effective January 1, 2012 Allows preparation of certain non-potentially hazardous foods in home kitchens for sale at farmers markets (income limitation) Baked goods, high acid fruit jellies, jams and butters; dried herbs and herb blends Register with local health department where operation is located Product labeling Label/Placard: made in kitchen not inspected

9 Long-term, environmentally sound option Local recharge of groundwater April 1, 1987 Soil science based Site specific, technical data Subdivision to lot specific scale

10 Soil based treatment systems Subsurface treatment systems Domestic sewage/wastewater strength issues Siting systems for lifetime of structures Variety of approved systems Protocol for reviewing new technologies or experimental systems

11 59 Permitted Septic System Pumping Contractors 11 Permitted Septage Management Sites Gallons of Septage Pumped Per Year Million Gallons Per Year System Types Aerobic Treatment Unit 86% 14% Septic Tank

12 Receive complaints per year Odors Repairs/installations without permits Structures located over system components Malfunctioning/failing systems

13 Private, semi-private, and non-community public water supplies Permitting Construction Installation Evaluation Inspections Abandonments Response to citizen concerns

14 900 Well Permit Information 800 New Wells Replacement Wells Well Abandonments

15 Environmental Protection Agency McHenry County Department of Health Oversight and regulatory authority for groundwater contamination Voluntary site remediation program Enforces federal maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) Right-to-know & community relations Gather information from regulatory agencies Liaison with the public Evaluation of public health risk Illinois Department of Health Non-community public water supplies Division of Toxicology - Health effects of exposure Illinois Water Well Construction Code

16 Volatile Organic Compounds Chlorides Arsenic Maximum Contamination Level (MCL) for Arsenic in Public Drinking Water Supplies set at 10 parts per billion (ppb) by US Environmental Protection Agency WATER WELL SAMPLING RESULTS Arsenic Levels in Parts Per Billion (ppb) Not Detected 0.01 to 10 ppb Greater than 10 ppb Water Samples Collected by McHenry County Department of Health Staff Samples analyzed by IEPA Certified Private Labs or The Illinois State Water Survey Laboratory MAP UPDATED 9/3/2009 Sample Results/Locations Naturally Occurring Arsenic in McHenry County CHEMUNG DUNHAM MARENGO RILEY Harvard Marengo ALDEN HARTLAND SENECA Union CORAL Text Hebron Woodstock HEBRON GREENWOOD DORR Crystal Lake GRAFTON Huntley Greenwood Wonder Lake Lakewood Huntley Bull Valley Richmond RICHMOND BURTON Richmond Spring Grove MCHENRY McCullom Lake Crystal Lake Lake in the Hills Algonquin Richmond Ringwood McHenry NUNDA Johnsburg Prairie Grove Oakwood Hills Cary Fox Lake Lakemoor Lakemoor Holiday Hills Holiday Hills Island Lake Cary Trout Valley ALGONQUIN Fox River Grove Barrington Hills Salt Pile

17 Bacteriological & Chemical Water Testing Potable & Surface Water Public Beach Program Drop-off program Recommended annual sampling Response to public health concerns Data

18 Planning Component McHenry County Solid Waste Plan Recycling/Diversion Rates Regulatory Component Local Ordinance IEPA Delegated Agreement Regulated facilities Citizen complaints Virginia Road Transfer Station

19 Musk Thistle Swimming Pool Barriers Tanning/Body Art Facilities Noxious Weeds Giant Ragweed Bull Thistle

20 Smoke-free Illinois Open Burning Industrial Carbon monoxide Carbon dioxide Humidity/Temperature Radon Mold

21 Compliance with Public Health Ordinance Sanitation Issues Animal harborage Hoarding

22 Bats Ticks Mosquitoes Bed bugs Cockroaches Rodents

23 Active Surveillance for WNV in Mosquitoes Distribution of Larvicide Training of Applicators Collection of Dead Birds for Analysis Elimination of Mosquito Breeding Sites Monitoring for Human WNV cases Public Education McHenry County West Nile Virus Data Mosquito Pools Tested Positive Mosquito Pools Birds Tested Positive Birds Human Cases

24 Electronic Management Software System Pressure to Reduce Food Safety Standards Food Subcommittee NIPHC Operation and Maintenance of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems High Capacity and Geothermal Wells McHenry County Solid Waste Plan GIS Technology-optimize use of data