Environmental Health Division

1. Food, Beverage & Lodging

   Stearns County began administering the Food, Beverage and Lodging Program in 1984.

2. Household Hazardous Waste

   In 1996, Stearns County implemented the Mobile Household Hazardous Waste Program.

3. Lead

   Stearns County is responsible for conducting lead risk assessments for cases of elevated blood lead levels in all areas of Stearns County except the City of St. Cloud as required by Minnesota Statutes 144.9501 to 144.9509.

4. Solid Waste

   The County is responsible for the proper collection, transportation, and disposal of all solid waste that is generated in the County.

5. Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems

   We all have a responsibility to protect our environment and our way of life and it starts with properly managing the water that we use.