{"id":7547,"date":"2021-08-11T14:32:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T14:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.co.richland.nd.us\/health\/?page_id=7547"},"modified":"2026-02-13T21:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:57:54","slug":"environmental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/richlandcountyhealth.org\/index.php\/programs\/environmental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7547\" class=\"elementor elementor-7547\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a800ee\" data-id=\"5a800ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf9d4ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf9d4ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Health Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba73241 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba73241\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fd7f53\" data-id=\"8fd7f53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c75f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c75f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Environmental Health Services are contracted through Fargo Cass Public Health (FCPH). The Environmental Health Division consists of Environmental Health Practitioners, Laboratory Scientists, Associates, and support staff, who provide environmental services for the cities of Fargo, West Fargo, and six regional counties in southeast North Dakota.<\/p><p>FCPH Environmental Health Services include but are not limited to:<\/p><ul><li>Inspection\/Licensing of onsite septic systems, and swimming pools<\/li><li>Nuisance complaints<\/li><\/ul><p>Contact information: Environmental Health Division (FCPH) 701-476-6729 or <a href=\"mailto:health@cityoffargo.com\">health@cityoffargo.com\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Radon test kits<\/strong><\/span> are available through Richland County Health Department, please contact 701-642-7735 or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:healthinfo@co.richland.nd.us\">healthinfo@co.richland.nd.us<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27dcea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27dcea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u200bPublic and Semi-Public Pools<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941b659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"941b659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">All public and semi-public pool facilities are required to adhere to the rules set forth in the Richland County Ordinance enacting swimming pool regulations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The primary goal of these rules is to ensure a safe swimming pool facility by approving the pool designs, regulating water quality, and enforcing recordkeeping practices.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Proper swimming pool design and operating practices protect the public against:<\/span><\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Infections transmitted through the pool<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Infections transmitted through the bathhouse facilities<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Physical injury within and about the pool<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9509e39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9509e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On-Site Septic Systems<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e810744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e810744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The Fargo Cass Public Health (FCPH) Division of Environmental Health provides minimum standards and criteria for design, location, installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site sewage treatment systems (OSTS) in Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, and Traill Counties, and permits and conducts inspections of new and existing systems that are installed in Richland County and licenses all septic system installers in the county.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richlandcountyhealth.org\/index.php\/download\/on-site-sewage-treatment-system-requirements\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Requirements for On-site Sewage Treatment Systems<\/span><\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For more information on Environmental Services use our Contact us form.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42021ee\" data-id=\"42021ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e42f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69e42f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Links:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1634ba elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f1634ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/fargond.gov\/city-government\/departments\/fargo-cass-public-health\/environmental-health\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">City of Fargo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4e151 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0d4e151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ndhealth.gov\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ND Department of Health<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Health Services Environmental Health Services are contracted through Fargo Cass Public Health (FCPH). The Environmental Health Division consists of Environmental Health Practitioners, Laboratory Scientists, Associates, and support staff, who provide environmental services for the cities of Fargo, West Fargo, and six regional counties in southeast North Dakota. 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