Environmental Health

General Information

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The Santa Cruz County Environmental Health Division lobby is currently open for business by appointment only. You may request an appointment to meet with staff to discuss a matter or with our Administrative Support staff to submit an application and make a payment. To request an appointment either send us an email or call 454-2022. Email is checked regularly during business hours Monday through Friday. We continue to encourage you to use email to conduct business.

For documents that cannot be emailed, there is a secure drop-off box on the first floor of 701 Ocean Street. Look for the drop-off box with a sign labeled ‘Building, Planning, and Environmental Health’. Forms, applications and other information can be found on this website.

Applications can be accepted by emailing the required paperwork to: env.hlth@santacruzcounty.us

Payment of fees can be completed online after you receive an invoice in your email.

FY 21/22 Benefit Assessments/Service Charges and Assessment/Service Charge Reports for County Service Area 12:  Septic System Maintenance, San Lorenzo Wastewater Management, and Non-Standard Sewage Disposal System Inspections.  To access the report, please click here.

NOTICE:
Effective, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, the state of California is moving beyond the Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

This means that businesses will be able to reopen to full capacity with some relaxed mask and mega-event (indoor crowds over 5,000 and outdoor crowds over 10,000) guidance. See the link below for specific guidance regarding face coverings and mega-events:

• COVID-19 Information for Environmental Health Permit Holders

Please be aware that Effective June 17, 2021 Revised Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards continue to apply for employers. 

Additional COVID-19 information can be found at:

• Office of the Governor of California
• California Department of Public Health 
• California Office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/ OSHA)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency  

• EHS Staff Phone Book with E-mail addresses  
• Restaurant Inspection Results
• 2020-2021 Environmental Health Fees
• California Environmental Reporting (CERS) Information

Pay by Credit/D ebit Card or E-Check - You must know your Environmental Health Invoice Number to pay by credit/debit card  Paying on line does not eliminate the need to return any required signed, original documents. Permits will not be issued until both payment and any required signed documents are submitted.

         
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