Environmental Health Services
Complaints Sanitarians perform routine inspections of Health Department-permitted facilities, such as restaurants, swimming pools, and day care centers, to monitor compliance with public health sanitation requirements. In addition to routine inspections, complaints from the public alert the CHHD to potential environmental health problems in the community. These complaints may be made against businesses, homeowners, individuals, and public property. The complaint is investigated to determine if it is justified as a public health issue requiring corrective action.
Complaints may be reported to our department in person, by mail, phone, fax, or email. The addresses and phone numbers are provided elsewhere on these web pages. Minimum information required is the address or directions and the nature of the public health complaint.
You can now file your complaints online by clicking this link. Please be assured that all information is kept private and confidential.
Food Safety Click this link for more information.
Food Handler Training Click this link for more information.
Water Supply Testing/Septic Tank Request for Individual On-Site Water Supply and/or Sewage Disposal System Evaluation SG-55 Evaluations of Sewage and Water Systems for Property Transfers (Home Loan Evaluations)
Sanitarians inspect individual water supply systems and on-site sewage disposal systems to evaluate the systems for compliance with applicable laws and sanitary standards. The seller, the buyer, or the lender may make requests for evaluation. Please call Environmental Health at (304) 523-6483, extension 262, to obtain Form SG-55. The top half is to be filled out with as much information as possible by the person making the request and returned to the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. A sanitarian will then contact the requester to schedule an inspection of the property. Listed below are links to the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health Office of Environmental Health Services web site for more information on these evaluations. There is no fee for services in Cabell County. The Office of Laboratory Services charges $15.00 per water sample for bacteriological analysis.
Please click this link for more information about these regulations.
Home Loan Evaluation FormPlease call the Environmental Health office at (304) 523-6483, ext. 262, to obtain an evaluation request form titled "Request for Individual On-Site Water Supply and/or Sewage Disposal System Evaluation". The applicant completes the top half of the form and returns it to Environmental Health. There is no fee.
Click this link for a copy of a Home Loan Evaluation Application
Sewage Click this link for more information.
Water Wells A permit is required from the Health Department before drilling, modifying, or abandoning a water well. Please refer to the Office of Environmental Health Services web page for Individual Water Supply for useful information about wells and for the names of licensed well drillers.
Water TestingThe Office of Laboratory Services tests water samples that have been obtained by the county sanitarian. The homeowner may request drinking water tests for evidence of microbiological contamination and for specific chemical concentrations. Please click on the links below for more information. The Office of Laboratory Services does charge a fee for testing.
Tattoo and Body Piercing StudiosBody Piercing and Tattoo Studios and Technicians are permitted through the local health departments and the State Health Department. To apply for a permit, download and complete the application forms and submit them along with your plan to the county health department. Body Piercing Technician applications may be downloaded and submitted to the WV State Health Department. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at the Cabell-Huntington Health Department (304) 523-6483, ext. 264
Please click this link for more information.
Recreational Water FacilitiesPlan Review Process for obtaining a Permit:
Need to contact the State Health Department and send plans to obtain a permit to modify, improve, construct, or install a recreational water facility for public swimming or bathing. If it’s a pre-existing facility. You need to contact your Local Health Department and send plans prior to opening, to schedule for an inspection of the recreational water facility to obtain a permit.
A Recreational Water Facility is defined as:
A body of water that is under the control of a person that has been modified, improved, constructed or installed, for the purpose of public swimming or bathing. It includes, but is not limited to, bathing beaches; swimming, wading, and diving pools; water slides, spray pools, lazy rivers, and wave pools; spas, hot tubs, therapeutic pools, hydrotherapy pools, and whirlpools; facilities operated by communities, subdivisions, apartment complexes, condominiums, clubs, camps, schools, institutions, parks, mobile home parks, hotels, and similar recreational and public facilities.
For more information please contact the health department at (304) 523-6483, ext. 262 or click this link.
Mobile Home Parks Permits for mobile home parks are issued by the local and state health departments. To apply for a permit, download and complete the application forms and submit them, along with a plan of your park to the local health department. Rules and design standards for the mobile home parks are found here on the web. If you have any questions about mobile home parks please feel free to contact us at Cabell-Huntington Health Department (304) 523-6483, ext. 262.
Restaurant Inspections Cabell County currently has more than 500 food service establishments, which include restaurants, bars, child care centers, hospitals, grocery stores, temporary food establishments and mobile food units. All food establishments are required to have a food service permit to operate. In order to obtain a permit the following information must be submitted to the health department for review:
Campgrounds Among the facilities and institutions covered under the General Sanitation Legislative Rule (64 CSR 18), are campgrounds, organized camps, hotel, motels, and schools. The General Sanitation Rules establish the minimum public health sanitation requirements for these facilities.
A Permit to Operate must be issued by the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. Please refer to the West Virginia Public Health Sanitation webpage for specific information by clicking this link.
Hotel/Motel Inspections Among the facilities and institutions covered under the General Sanitation Legislative Rule (64 CSR 18), are campgrounds, organized camps, hotel, motels, and schools. The General Sanitation Rules establish the minimum public health sanitation requirements for these facilities.
A Permit to Operate must be issued by the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. Please refer to the West Virginia Public Health Sanitation webpage for specific information by clicking this link.
Schools Among the facilities and institutions covered under the General Sanitation Legislative Rule (64 CSR 18), are campgrounds, organized camps, hotel, motels, and schools. The General Sanitation Rules establish the minimum public health sanitation requirements for these facilities.
A Permit to Operate must be issued by the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. Please refer to the West Virginia Public Health Sanitation webpage for specific information by clicking this link.
Day Care and Family CareFor a copy of the West Virginia Division of Health rules for child care centers, contact the Cabell-Huntington Health Department at (304) 523-6483, ext. 262. A list of food service (kitchen) requirements for care centers can be obtained, also. Care centers must submit floor plans, apply for permits, and request inspections through the Health Department. For Child Care Center Licensing Standards, call the Cabell County office of West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources at (304) 558-7980. They can also advise you on whom to contact for nutrition standards and menu reviews.
To view the rules please click this link.
Rabies Please click this link for more information.
Milk Samples Please click this link for more information.
Disaster Mitigation Many tools are used in our effort to respond, plan for, and mitigate disasters. One area that we have paid special attention to is the Geographic Information System, (GIS) that has been developed for this purpose known as Emergency and Incident Response GIS (EIRGIS). If you would like more information on this project and the tools used by this program, then please click on this link.
Mosquitoes Please click this link for more information.
Grease Traps Please click this link for more information.
Landlord-Tenant Rights Please click this link for more information.
Complaints may be reported to our department in person, by mail, phone, fax, or email. The addresses and phone numbers are provided elsewhere on these web pages. Minimum information required is the address or directions and the nature of the public health complaint.
You can now file your complaints online by clicking this link. Please be assured that all information is kept private and confidential.
Food Safety Click this link for more information.
Food Handler Training Click this link for more information.
Water Supply Testing/Septic Tank Request for Individual On-Site Water Supply and/or Sewage Disposal System Evaluation SG-55 Evaluations of Sewage and Water Systems for Property Transfers (Home Loan Evaluations)
Sanitarians inspect individual water supply systems and on-site sewage disposal systems to evaluate the systems for compliance with applicable laws and sanitary standards. The seller, the buyer, or the lender may make requests for evaluation. Please call Environmental Health at (304) 523-6483, extension 262, to obtain Form SG-55. The top half is to be filled out with as much information as possible by the person making the request and returned to the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. A sanitarian will then contact the requester to schedule an inspection of the property. Listed below are links to the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health Office of Environmental Health Services web site for more information on these evaluations. There is no fee for services in Cabell County. The Office of Laboratory Services charges $15.00 per water sample for bacteriological analysis.
Please click this link for more information about these regulations.
Home Loan Evaluation FormPlease call the Environmental Health office at (304) 523-6483, ext. 262, to obtain an evaluation request form titled "Request for Individual On-Site Water Supply and/or Sewage Disposal System Evaluation". The applicant completes the top half of the form and returns it to Environmental Health. There is no fee.
Click this link for a copy of a Home Loan Evaluation Application
Sewage Click this link for more information.
Water Wells A permit is required from the Health Department before drilling, modifying, or abandoning a water well. Please refer to the Office of Environmental Health Services web page for Individual Water Supply for useful information about wells and for the names of licensed well drillers.
Water TestingThe Office of Laboratory Services tests water samples that have been obtained by the county sanitarian. The homeowner may request drinking water tests for evidence of microbiological contamination and for specific chemical concentrations. Please click on the links below for more information. The Office of Laboratory Services does charge a fee for testing.
Tattoo and Body Piercing StudiosBody Piercing and Tattoo Studios and Technicians are permitted through the local health departments and the State Health Department. To apply for a permit, download and complete the application forms and submit them along with your plan to the county health department. Body Piercing Technician applications may be downloaded and submitted to the WV State Health Department. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at the Cabell-Huntington Health Department (304) 523-6483, ext. 264
Please click this link for more information.
Recreational Water FacilitiesPlan Review Process for obtaining a Permit:
Need to contact the State Health Department and send plans to obtain a permit to modify, improve, construct, or install a recreational water facility for public swimming or bathing. If it’s a pre-existing facility. You need to contact your Local Health Department and send plans prior to opening, to schedule for an inspection of the recreational water facility to obtain a permit.
A Recreational Water Facility is defined as:
A body of water that is under the control of a person that has been modified, improved, constructed or installed, for the purpose of public swimming or bathing. It includes, but is not limited to, bathing beaches; swimming, wading, and diving pools; water slides, spray pools, lazy rivers, and wave pools; spas, hot tubs, therapeutic pools, hydrotherapy pools, and whirlpools; facilities operated by communities, subdivisions, apartment complexes, condominiums, clubs, camps, schools, institutions, parks, mobile home parks, hotels, and similar recreational and public facilities.
For more information please contact the health department at (304) 523-6483, ext. 262 or click this link.
Mobile Home Parks Permits for mobile home parks are issued by the local and state health departments. To apply for a permit, download and complete the application forms and submit them, along with a plan of your park to the local health department. Rules and design standards for the mobile home parks are found here on the web. If you have any questions about mobile home parks please feel free to contact us at Cabell-Huntington Health Department (304) 523-6483, ext. 262.
Restaurant Inspections Cabell County currently has more than 500 food service establishments, which include restaurants, bars, child care centers, hospitals, grocery stores, temporary food establishments and mobile food units. All food establishments are required to have a food service permit to operate. In order to obtain a permit the following information must be submitted to the health department for review:
- Completed plan review form (SF-35)
- Floor plan of the establishment
- Equipment listing (showing type of equipment and manufacture model number)
Campgrounds Among the facilities and institutions covered under the General Sanitation Legislative Rule (64 CSR 18), are campgrounds, organized camps, hotel, motels, and schools. The General Sanitation Rules establish the minimum public health sanitation requirements for these facilities.
A Permit to Operate must be issued by the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. Please refer to the West Virginia Public Health Sanitation webpage for specific information by clicking this link.
Hotel/Motel Inspections Among the facilities and institutions covered under the General Sanitation Legislative Rule (64 CSR 18), are campgrounds, organized camps, hotel, motels, and schools. The General Sanitation Rules establish the minimum public health sanitation requirements for these facilities.
A Permit to Operate must be issued by the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. Please refer to the West Virginia Public Health Sanitation webpage for specific information by clicking this link.
Schools Among the facilities and institutions covered under the General Sanitation Legislative Rule (64 CSR 18), are campgrounds, organized camps, hotel, motels, and schools. The General Sanitation Rules establish the minimum public health sanitation requirements for these facilities.
A Permit to Operate must be issued by the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. Please refer to the West Virginia Public Health Sanitation webpage for specific information by clicking this link.
Day Care and Family CareFor a copy of the West Virginia Division of Health rules for child care centers, contact the Cabell-Huntington Health Department at (304) 523-6483, ext. 262. A list of food service (kitchen) requirements for care centers can be obtained, also. Care centers must submit floor plans, apply for permits, and request inspections through the Health Department. For Child Care Center Licensing Standards, call the Cabell County office of West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources at (304) 558-7980. They can also advise you on whom to contact for nutrition standards and menu reviews.
To view the rules please click this link.
Rabies Please click this link for more information.
Milk Samples Please click this link for more information.
Disaster Mitigation Many tools are used in our effort to respond, plan for, and mitigate disasters. One area that we have paid special attention to is the Geographic Information System, (GIS) that has been developed for this purpose known as Emergency and Incident Response GIS (EIRGIS). If you would like more information on this project and the tools used by this program, then please click on this link.
Mosquitoes Please click this link for more information.
Grease Traps Please click this link for more information.
Landlord-Tenant Rights Please click this link for more information.
