Environmental Health

Helicopter for Aerial Larvicide Application

The Vector Control Program will conduct an aerial mosquito larvicide application on Wednesday, May 15th and, if necessary, on Thursday, May 16th.

Learn more about your options for home kitchen operations.

Tell Us Now application shown on a mobile phone

Report green pools, dead birds, and mosquito breeding with the Tell Us Now! app

SDFoodInfo.org allows you to search inspection results for thousands of restaurants, food trucks, and markets across the county. Get the mobile app today!

Get free assistance with your CERS submittal, Monday through Friday 8:00am to 3:00pm, at 858-505-6990.

Visit our mobile friendly website for up-to-date water quality reports.

Hazardous Waste stored in barrels outside

Learn more about how to store, label, and dispose of hazardous waste.

ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY ALERTS / RECALLS

05/15/19: FDA Advisory for Recalled Tattoo Inks
05/09/19: Multistate Outbreak of Gastrointestinal Illnesses Linked to Oyster Imported from Mexico

NOTICE OF COST RECOVERY ADJUSTMENT

San Diego County Board of Supervisors policy B-29 requires the Department of Environmental Health to be full cost recovery. DEH strives to offset rising costs by gaining operational efficiencies and leveraging technology to streamline work. The Board approved DEH’s fiscal year 2019-20 cost recovery proposal on May 1, 2019, and these approved fees will be effective July 1, 2019. A list of approved fees is available here.

ABOUT DEH

The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) enhances San Diegans' quality of life by protecting public health and safeguarding environmental quality, educating the public to increase environmental awareness, and implementing and enforcing local, state, and federal environmental laws. DEH regulates the following: retail food safety; public housing; public swimming pools; small drinking water systems; mobile-home parks; onsite wastewater systems; recreational water; aboveground and underground storage tanks and cleanup oversight; and medical and hazardous materials and waste. In addition, DEH serves as the Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency, prevents disease carried by rats and mosquitoes and helps to ensure safe workplaces for County employees.

Our Mission: Protecting the environment and enhancing public health by preventing disease, promoting envionmental responsibility and, when necessary, enforcing environmental and public health laws.

Come work for us! Search County job openings!

	Help "Fight the Bite" and stay safe from mosquito borne diseases like Zika, West Nile virus, dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever by Protecting yourself from getting bitten and Preventing mosquitoes from breeding in your homes. Check out this short video to learn how! (Spanish version)
	Watch this video to learn how DEH inspects restaurants to make sure the food you're served is cooked, prepared, and stored safely.
	And find out how DEH protects public health and safeguards our environment with everything from restaurant inspections to testing water at our beaches and from underground storage tanks to HazMat response in this brief video.