Food Establishment Permitting and Inspection: The Virginia Department of Health inspects, and subsequently may prevent, facilities that prepare food for public consumption, including but not limited to: restaurants, school cafeterias, licensed day-care providers, hospital cafeterias, and temporary food service units at events. Classes are offered to food service managers in order to provide an opportunity for them to remain current regarding current food safety practices and regulatory requirements. Call your local health department for information about food safety classes; charges for these classes are only sufficient to cover costs of books and materials. vdhweb/oehs/food/regs-table.asp Onsite Sewage Handling and Disposal: All onsite sewage disposal systems require permitting by the Virginia Department of Health. Our environmental health specialists (EHS) are certified as Onsite Soil Evaluators through the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Annual monitoring is required. Also, under this program, sewage handlers (septic tank pumpers) must be permitted and inspected. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Onsite/regulations/index.htm Alternative Discharging Sewage Treatment: If no conventional onsite sewage disposal option can be found for a property, there may be an option for installing an alternative discharging sewage treatment system. The health department issues permits for single family home discharges jointly with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Designs for these systems must be submitted by a Professional Engineer. VDH EHS review the designs, issue a permit based on an approved design, and, post-installation, conduct annual inspections of each discharging system. Owners of these systems are required to maintain maintenance and monitoring contracts for these systems. http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmentalhealth/onsite/regulations/index.htm Private Wells: The VDH permits all private drinking, heat pump, and agricultural wells (monitoring wells are excluded). As part of the permitting process, we locate the well to assure proper set-backs from potential contaminant sources (drain fields, barns, graveyards, etc.) and determine the minimum construction requirements that may be used. Once installed, wells are inspected to assure they were sited and constructed properly. Drinking water wells must be tested for bacterial contamination. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Onsite/AOSE/forms.htm Hotel Permitting and Inspection: Hotels are inspected and permitted under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Hotels. Inspections focus on general cleanliness, building upkeep, pool facilities, and insect and rodent control. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Food/Regulations/index.htm Campground Permitting and Inspection: Campgrounds are inspected and permitted under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Campgrounds. Inspections focus on water supply, sewage disposal, and service building upkeep. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Food/Regulations/CampGrounds/index.htm Summer Camp Permitting and Inspection: Summer camps are permitted to and inspected under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Summer Camps. Summer camp plans are required to be reviewed prior to permit issuance for new or remodeled facilities. Inspections focus on general cleanliness, water supply, sewage disposal, and swimming facilities. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Food/Regulations/SummerCamps/index.htm Migrant Labor Camp Permitting and Inspection: Migrant Labor Camps are permitted and inspected under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Migrant Labor Camps. Inspections of these facilities focus on water supply, sewage disposal, housing, and garbage pick-up. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Food/Regulations/MigrantLaborCamps/index.htm Jail Inspections: Local jails are inspected annually under the authority of a Memorandum of