Food Safety & Recreational License Program
Waupaca County DHHS is an agent of the State for Department of Health Services and the Department of Safety & Professional Services. The County Sanitarian licenses and inspects restaurants, public swimming pools, lodging facilities, campgrounds, recreational and educational campgrounds, tattoo & body piercing, and manufactured home communities. This program typically issues 440-470 licenses per year.
Transient Non-Community Public Drinking Water Program
Waupaca County DHHS is also an agent of the state for the Department of Natural Resources. The EH unit samples drinking water for testing and inspects wells at establishments that provide drinking water to the public such as restaurants, bars, churches, parks, and others. Currently there are 174 TN establishments in Waupaca County.
Environmental Health Hazards
The county sanitarian also provides support in environmental health hazards such as indoor air quality, drinking water quality, surface water quality, sewage concerns, and many other nuisance issues.
Waupaca County Ordinance Chapter 10 Nuisances/Health Hazards WI Statute Chapter 254 Environmental Health