- Public Health
- Public Health
- Environmental Health
- Drinking Water & Wastewater
Water, like air, is vital for healthy living. The immediate and long-term health effects of contaminated water are serious and can be life threatening. Jefferson County Public Health’s water quality program works in conjunction with the state health department to assure both manmade and naturally occurring contaminants stay out of our drinking water.
Unlike the cesspools on grandpa's farm, the modern onsite wastewater treatment system, or OWTS, is an environmentally sound method of wastewater disposal in areas where public sewers are not available.
In some areas of Jefferson County, a substantial number of residential dwellings receive water from private wells.