Fees are charged. The Division administers the Wisconsin Fund grant program, which provides eligible residents funds for replacing or repairing a failing septic system. Sanitarians review well siting permit applications, issue permits, inspect wells after construction and oversee the abandonment of unsafe, unused, or non-complying wells. The Division administers a county reimbursement program for abandoning these categories of wells. Drinking and well water may be sampled upon request for laboratory analysis.
Fees are charges for non-health related sampling.
This program provides inspection, education, and regulation services for restaurant and retail food facilities. Sanitarians, in cooperation with Public Health Nurses, investigate complaints of foodborne illnesses and provide health education. Public swimming pools, campgrounds, recreational-educational camps and mobile home parks are inspected to insure compliance with state and county codes. Bathing beaches are sampled during the summer recreational season. Radon is a natural, odorless, radioactive gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer, causing an estimated 14,000 cancer deaths per year.