Environmental Health
Last Update on : Feb 28, 2025 10:06 AMMISSION STATEMENT
The Environmental Health Division helps Oswego County residents live healthier lives by protecting individuals from environmental threats to their health.
Some efforts are targeted to the population at large, such as monitoring of public and private drinking water supplies, food safety in restaurants, fire safety in hotels and permitting of mass gatherings. Other programs target specific needs such as interventions to prevent illness from rabies, lead poisoning, failing septic systems, and sale of tobacco products to minors. Inspection, investigation, environmental response and ensuring compliance with environmental health regulations are key to safeguarding the public’s health.
The Environmental Health Division helps Oswego County residents live healthier lives by protecting individuals from environmental threats to their health.
Some efforts are targeted to the population at large, such as monitoring of public and private drinking water supplies, food safety in restaurants, fire safety in hotels and permitting of mass gatherings. Other programs target specific needs such as interventions to prevent illness from rabies, lead poisoning, failing septic systems, and sale of tobacco products to minors. Inspection, investigation, environmental response and ensuring compliance with environmental health regulations are key to safeguarding the public’s health.
| ADDRESS | OFFICE HOURS | CONTACT US |
| Environmental Health Division 70 Bunner St. Oswego, New York 13126 |
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Phone: 315-349-3557 Fax: 315-349-3228 |
The Environmental Division maintains an emergency hotline after hours, weekends and holidays to respond to rabies issues, reportable injuries and illnesses at children’s camps, swimming pools and beaches, food borne illness reports, bio terrorism incidents or other events that need environmental intervention such as an ice storm or power outage.