Environmental Health Services

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
Air Quality burning permits

Food Control

Food facility inspection and plan review
Outbreak investigation
Special Food Service Facility (ie church suppers, bake sales, firehouse, fraternal organizations dinners)

Temporary Food Service Permit and Guidelines

HACCP
(Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Proceedures)

Food Service Plan Review Application

Minimum Requirements for Bake Sales

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.

Location
Kent County Health Department
125 S. Lynchburg Street
Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Contact
Phone: 410-778-1361
Fax: 410-778-7017
Email: jbeskid@dhmh.state.md.us

Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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