Environmental Health
The Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ) 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. DEHQ 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, DEHQ serves as the Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency,
prevents disease carried by rats and mosquitoes and helps to ensure
safe workplaces for County employees.
As part of the County’s Land Use & Environment Group, we are here to help you thrive and look forward to serving you.
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