The Environmental Health section of the Kent County Health Department is primarily a regulatory agency that enforces delegated programs and services from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Maryland Department of the Environment, Kent County and its incorporated towns. These programs and services include:

BUILDING LOT EVALUATIONS (Click here to download the Building Lot Evaluation application)
Soil evaluations and perc tests	Consultation and plan review
COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL SANITATION
Community water supplies	Swimming pools
Bathing beaches	Health care facilities
Family day care and foster homes	Mobile home parks
Public Camps	Nuisance investigation
CONTROLLED BURNING (Click here to download application)
Air quality burning permits
FOOD CONTROL (Click here to download the application for License To Operate A Special Food Service Facility)
Food facility inspection and plan review
Outbreak investigation
Special Food Service Facility (ie church suppers, bake sales, firehouse,     fraternal organizations dinners)
ON-SITE WATER AND SEWERAGE
Sewage system permits	Well permits
Water Sampling
POOL OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
RABIES CONTROL
Call 410-778-1371 to report an animal bite

LOCATION:
Kent County Health Department
125 S. Lynchburg St.
Chestertown, MD 21620

CONTACT:  
For further information, direction concerning programs or other environmental issues call 410-778-1361
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FAX: 410-778-7017
E-mail:  jbeskid@dhmh.state.md.us

Envronmental Health Newsletter

Other related links:

Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Maryland Department of the Environment
Clean Indoor Air web site

Bay Restoration Fund
Bay Restoration Fund - Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems (OSDS)
Installation & Funding Procedures   **Questions - Contact Kent County Health Department**
Pre-application for Financial Assistance * Fill out and Return to Kent County Health Department*


Beaches
Kent County Beaches
Maryland Healthy Beaches
Harmful Algae Bloom
Monitoring Beaches - Kent County News Article 7.17.08