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Additional Requirements for Food Service Establishments

If your Food Service Establishment will be served by on-site water and/or sewage utilities (not connected to a municipal supply), additional Sanitary Code requirements must be met before you can obtain a permit.  Below is a fact sheet concerning these requirements and instructions on how to proceed.

Department: Environmental Health

Filed under: applications, drinking water, food service, food service establishment, permit, public water systems, sewage disposal system

Updated on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 10:32am.

Individual Water Supply Fact Sheets

The downloads below contain a series of fact sheets produced by the NYS Department of Health intended to provide guidance to NYS residents on the proper construction, maintenance and use of private water supplies.  Please note that these fact sheets are intended to supplement the "NYS Sanitary Code - Subpart 5-1, Appendix B: Standards for Water Wells."

Department: Environmental Health

Filed under: drinking water, private water supply, seasonal water supplies, water, water supply

Created on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:33am

Water/Sewage Surveys for Real Property Transfers

The Environmental Health Division routinely conducts inspections of private water supplies and sewage disposal systems for real property transfers.  These surveys are mandatory for all transfers of real property with onsite water supplies or sewage disposal systems.  There are certain exemptions (see the link to Part 17 of the Sanitary Code of the Cattaraugus County Health District below).

Exemptions Include: Read more

Updated on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 6:01pm.
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Cattaraugus County Laboratory Services

The Cattaraugus County Laboratory operates in accordance with Health Department's Mission Statement:

“The Cattaraugus County Health Department strives to engage and empower the public of all ages to live healthier lifestyles through efforts of education, prevention, promotion, monitoring, accessibility, affordability, technology, testing, diagnosing, and treating.”

When your physician orders laboratory testing, think of the Cattaraugus County Laboratory.  With your Doctor’s orders, we can perform many lab tests.
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Updated on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 4:02pm.
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Operation Report Forms for Public Water Systems & Public Pools

The “DOH-360CUV: Water System Operation Report” form is used to report on the daily operation of disinfection systems for public water supplies.

The "DOH-1323: Report on Operation of Swimming Pool" form is used to report on the daily operation of disinfection systems for public swimming pools.

Both of these forms are available in two file types below.  One is a pdf version that may be printed and filled in by hand.  The other is a MS Excel file, for operators that wish to fill out the report on a computer.  Read more

Department: Environmental Health

Filed under: chlorination, chlorine, drinking water, forms, operation report, public water systems, ultraviolet, ultraviolet disinfection, UV, water, water operation report, water treatment, pool, public pools, disinfection, swimming

Updated on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 1:47pm.

Private Water Supplies

Water supplies not meeting the definition of a "Public Water Supply" are typically referred to as private water supplies.  The NYS Department of Health has established standards for well construction and guidelines for proper siting and water quality testing.  Educational information and recommendations are provided on request. Read more

Updated on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 5:55pm.
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Public Water Systems

A “Public Water System” is a water system meeting certain definitions found in Federal and State drinking water regulations.  These systems are monitored and inspected by the Environmental Health Division for compliance with strict treatment, reporting, and water quality standards.  Read more

Updated on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 5:33pm.
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