Environmental Health

Food Safety 

If you plan to serve food to the public, you will need a food permit. All empolyees serving, prepping, or working in a food service kitchen must have a food handler permit.

Fees:

Mobile Food

$400 Plan Review
$350 Tier 1 Mobile Permit
$500 Tier 2 Mobile Permit

Microenterprise Kitchen

$300 Initial Permit
$100 Annual Permit Renewal

Air Quality

Vehicle Emissions

To protect the health of the public and the environment, air quality is of the utmost importance. The Bear River Health Department has maintained a vehicle emissions testing program since 2014 which serves Cache County and the residents within. Vehicles may subject to testing every two years based upon the model year.

Mass Gatherings

A mass gathering permit is necessary in the case of an actual or reasonably anticipated assembly of 1,000 or more people, which continues or can reasonably be expected to continue for two or more hours a day, at a site or sites for a purpose different from the designed use and usual type of occupancy.

Fee:
$225 Per Event

General Inspection · Residential Care · Daycare

Many facilities are required to obtain inspections conducted by the Health Department in order to obtain or maintain state licensure.

Fees:

$90 per Inspection

Pool/Spa Permits

All public pools, spas, and special purpose pools as defined in R392-302 are regulated by the Bear River Health Department. Our goal is to help minimize the risk of recreational water-related injuries, illnesses, and drownings. All public pools and spas are required to be permitted and inspected by the health department.

Fees:

Plan Review Application

$200 Body of Water (New/Remodeled Facility)
$100 Body of Water (Change/Transfer of Ownership)

Annual Permit Application:

$250 Year-Round Pool/Spa
$200 Seasonal Pool/Spa

Septic/Wastewater Applications

A septic permit is a legal document required by Bear River Health Department before constructing, altering, or repairing a septic system on a property where sewer lines are not available.  The permit allows the homeowner to install a system to treat and dispose of wastewater from their home, which must meet specific design and location standards based on the property’s soil conditions and site plan, and soil percolation test results.

Fees:

$200/Lot Site Evaluation Feasibility
$800 Water Table Monitoring
$840 Conventional Septic System Permit ($800 Conventional Septic System Permit + $40 Utah Department of Environmental Quality Fee)
$1040 Commercial Septic System ($1000 Commercial Septic System Permit + $40 Utah Department of Environmental Quality Fee)
$350 Alteration Septic System Permit
$0 Repair Septic System Permit 

Body Art Applications

All businesses offering body art services are required to obtain a body art facility permit from the health department. Body art services include tattooing, body piercing, permanent cosmetics, microblading, branding, and scarification.

Fees:

$200 Body Art Plan Review Application
$200 Body Art Facility Application 

Tanning

The tanning program covers any commercial use of tanning beds. The establishments are required to have certified operators and an up-to-date permit.

Fees:

$175 Permit (1-2 beds) 
+ $25 each Additional Bed 
$25 Tanning Class 
$100 Late Fee 
$15 Tanning Operator Certificate 

Liquid Waste Haulers

Liquid Waste Haulers are trucks that pump septic systems and dispose of the waste in approved reception areas.

Fees:

$70 for the first permitted septic tank pumping truck
+ $35 for each additional septic tank pumping truck (associated with the same facility)

Methamphetamine Decontamination

The illegal use and manufacture of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl based substances has become a public health and environmental concern.  The chemical contamination program at Bear River Health Department is focused on identifying properties that have been tested as unsafe and working in conjunction with certified decon specialists to restore them to safe levels. 

Fees:

$400 Decontamination Permit Fee 

Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

Household hazardous waste is made of any leftover and unwanted household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients. These products commonly have warning labels with signal words such as: “DANGEROUS” or “POISON”. Household hazardous waste includes, but is not limited to: paints, oils, batteries, pesticides, repellants, mercury, antifreeze, wood stains, etc.

You should not dispose of Hazardous household waste in your trash or poor chemicals down the drain. These items can pose a threat to sanitarian workers and the landfills and can contaminate the environment if not deposed of properly. Household hazardous waste can be disposed of at Logan Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Facility. 

No Smoking Signage

The Utah Indoor Clean Air Act (UICAA) requires all businesses that allow access by the public to place a “No Smoking” sign at each entrance. Please  clinck on the button use the form below to order signage from us.