Providing environmental health services;food safety standards, pool sanitation, public facility health inspection, public health advisories, restaurant and food sanitation.

Licenses and inspects all public pools, spas, and special-use pools. Inspectors check facility's overall compliance with the State swimming pool code.

Public swimming pools and spas are inspected periodically, to prevent spread of waterborne diseases, related illnesses, and accidents. Chemicals, water quality and equipment are monitored.

Provides testing of all local beaches and publishes the results on the agency web site. Notifies beach operaters of inspection results. Inspects all public pools for safety and health.

Inspection and licensing of public pools.

Inspects all public pools and spas for safety and health. Holds an annual training for pool operators. Both services are done to assure a safe and healthy swimming environment for the public.

Regulatory program to keep chlorine and PH readings of pool water at a safe level and maintain them for the public; Insures pool location is safe and all required safety equipment is in place; Educates pool operators so pool will be operated with few problems (also lifeguards); Provides inspection and consultation services for pool and spa operators and their facilities.

Provide a variety of environmental health services, including licenses and inspections for restaurants, vending machines, and temporary food service operations, campgrounds and pools.

Provides -inspecting and issuing permits & licenses for food service operations, retail food establishments, vending achines, mobile and temporary foods, private water supplies, private sewage treatment systems, campgrounds and recreational areas, public swimming pools, spas and bathing areas, municipal solid waste landfills, tattoo establishments, dangerous wild animals, septic haulers. -In-house evaluations for real estate and water testing -Inspections/evaluations of school sanitation, resident camps/jails -Nuisance complaint investigations of sewage/solid waste/waste disposal and housing and premises sanitation

Provides licensing, inspection and monitoring of public pools and spas to protect the public from injury, minimize the potential for disease transmission, and provide a safe and healthy aquatic recreational environment.

Enforcement of regulations governing environmental health, food inspections, water testing rabies control, nuisance complaints, swimming pool and campground inspections. Siting and approval of new septic systems and private water supplies.

Public swimming pools and spas are licensed and inspected by the Environmental Health Division. Inspections include safe parameters, safety equipment, filtering equipment, disinfection equipment, turnover rates, drains, and signage. Public spas are also evaluated for water temperature.

Regulatory program to keep chlorine and PH readings of pool water at a safe level and maintain them for the public; Insures pool location is safe and all required safety equipment is in place; Educates pool operators so pool will be operated with few problems (also lifeguards); Provides inspection and consultation services for pool and spa operators and their facilities.

Providing environmental health services;food safety standards, pool sanitation, public facility health inspection, public health advisories, restaurant and food sanitation.

Any person who operates or intends to operate a public pool or spa or beach in the Knox County General Health District needs to apply to the Knox County Health Department prior to opening of the site and annually once the operation has been licensed. Public swimming pools and spas are licensed from June 1st until May 31st of each year. Applications are sent out in late March and need to be postmarked or received by Knox County Health Department by May 1st. Any application not postmarked or received by May 1st is subject to a late fee of 25% of the applicable fee.

Provide licensing and inspection for all public swimming pools, bathing beaches, spas and campgrounds and consultation services for pool and spa operators and their facilities. Inspections are conducted: - To keep chlorine and PH. readings of pool water at a safe level and maintain them for the public. - To insure pool location is safe and all required safety equipment is in place. - Educate pool operators so pool will be operated with few problems (also lifeguards).