About

Environmental Public Health Division

The Environmental Public Health (EPH) Division protects the public’s health by ensuring a safe and secure environment in Harris County. The department inspects and permits food establishments and public pools, ensures public drinking water integrity, lead-hazard abatement, and neighborhood nuisance abatement.

For more information, contact:

Phone: (713) 274-6300

Objectives

  • Ensuring compliance with State of Texas rules on food safety, pool safety and public drinking water through surveillance, monitoring and inspections
  • Responding to citizen complaints on food poisoning, pools, water supply, lead exposure in homes and neighborhood nuisances
  • Abating neighborhood nuisances such as abandoned and unsafe buildings through owner notification and demolition
  • Reducing lead poisoning through screening children, case managing children with lead poisoning and removing lead-based paint from qualifying homes

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Harris County Public Health Environmental Public Health
1111 Fannin St. 
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713.274.6300

Business Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.