Health Concerns
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
Soil evaluations and percentage tests
Consultation and plan review
Building Lot Evaluation application
Community & 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
Burning Permit
Food Control
- Food facility inspection and plan review
- Outbreak investigation
- Special Food Service Facility (ie church suppers, bake sales, firehouse, fraternal organizations dinners)
HACCP
(Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Proceedures)
FoodServicePlanReviewApplication
Bake Sale Minimum Requirements
ExcludedOrganizationEventNotification
On-site Water & Sewerage
- Sewage system permits
- Well Permits
- Water Sampling
Pool Operator Certification
Rabies Control
Phone 410-778-1371 to report any animal bite.
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)
BRF Procedures
**Questions – Contact Kent County Health Department**
BRF Pre App
*Fill out and Return to Kent County Health Department*
MDE is giving out free radon test kits
Beaches
Beach Advisories
Maryland Healthy Beaches
Harmful Algae Bloom
Bacteria Beach Testing