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Local Environmental Services

For this blog, I reviewed Placer County’s sites for Environmental Health, as well as Environment and Agriculture. 

Environmental Health lists restaurant inspection, food safety certification, new home building, community events, and environmental health complaints as some of its popular services. At first glance, I was unsure about the relevance of community events, but as I read the description I realized it was a great service to ensure that people provide safe and sanitary food at events held within the community. On the other hand Environment and Agriculture, lists air quality, conservation efforts, garbage and recycling, green energy financing, sewer services, waste management, and water quality as some of its areas of focus. I was intrigued to find out about their green energy program called mPOWERplacer, which helps property owners finance energy efficiency improvements and water conservation to reduce utility bills. 

Overall, I was pleased to discover the variety of services the county already provides for environmental health. For example, with the persistent wildfires, it’s a useful resource that the county monitors and displays the air quality in the community.  Furthermore, it was helpful to learn that the county has a dedicated conservation program that involves the Clean Water Act and the Fish and Game Code. I assumed that “conservation” meant saving water, but in actuality it was referring to maintaining clean water systems and preserving aquatic life in the community. These are all important to caring for the ecosystems in the area and am satisfied with the services that are made available to residents.

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  1. JudyJudeOctober 7, 2018 at 5:22 PM

    I am curious to know what the fish and game code entails. My guess is that there is a limit in fishing or fish that are caught and released. Aquatic life is equally important, but often disregarded. I wish that the game of fishing would prevent the catch and release because the fish is still injured in the process. Glad that the services provided to the residents are available.

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  2. Antonio SorianoNovember 9, 2018 at 5:22 PM

    It's good to know that the Placer County's sites for Environmental health is relatively thorough and covers the major themes within environmental health. If anything, did you have trouble finding anything related to environmental health. For example, you do not mention water quality, perhaps that takes more research and digging to find?

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