Pocahontas County Environmental Health Services are now being provided by a joint agreement with Calhoun County Environmental Health Services. The following services provided are to ensure the environmental safety and wellness of Pocahontas County residents:

• Private well water inspections and new well permits within Pocahontas County
• Free private well water testing for Bacteria, e-coli, nitrates, arsenic and manganese
• Grant dollars available to assist private well owners in the cost to close (plug) abandoned wells, cisterns and private well rehabilitation
• Inform, educate, and empower residents about environmental public health issues
• Enforce laws and regulation that protect environmental public health and ensure safety
• Monitors environmental and health status to identify and solve community environmental public health problems
• Investigate and respond to disease threats to animal and human. Septic design and permitting. Enforce Iowa DNR Iowa Code Chapter 69
• Time of Transfer questions at the time of real estate sales, and review of Time of Transfer inspections
• Tanning bed inspections
• Tattoo parlor inspections
• Swimming pool inspections

Contact Shelly Schossow, REHS at 712-297-8323 ex 3004