Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response (Click to view page)
A disaster will undoubtedly overwhelm our present capability to respond adequately and in an organized manner. The purpose of this program is to provide information related to water quality, food safety, sewage disposal, indoor air pollution, fire recovery and clean up, and other guidance that can be leveraged to protect public health during a disaster or other emergency.

Housing (Detention Facilities Sanitation, Organized Camps, and Residential) (Click to view page)
The purpose of this program is to ensure compliance with the requirements for sanitation, ventilation, maintenance, use and occupancy for organized camps and detention facilities under provisions of the California Health and Safety Code. This program also responds to situations where children younger than six (6) years have elevated blood lead levels.

Land Use (Click to view page)
The purpose of this program is to prevent health hazards and mitigate, where possible, environmental degradation resulting from improperly planned land development projects.

Mussel Quarantine
The annual mussel quarantine begins on May 1st and extends through October 31st. The quarantine is an annual public health advisory warning sport-harvesters to avoid eating all species of bivalve shellfish such as clams, mussels, scallops, oysters, and the viscera of anchovies, sardines and crab (commonly known as crab butter) harvested on County of San Luis Obispo coastline. The purpose of the quarantine is to protect the public from ingesting dangerous levels of domoic acid that can occur naturally in the above noted ocean species. This quarantine does not apply to state-certified commercial shellfish harvesters and dealers. For most recent media release see Alerts, Recalls, & Media Releases.

Pests (Click to view page)
The purpose of this program is to provide information on preventive measures people can take to prevent the spread of vector borne disease.

Storm Water/Pollution Prevention and Response (Click to view page)
The purpose of this program is to protect human health and safety from the damaging effects to both human health and aquatic ecosystems from pollutants found in urban runoff  through a program of inspection, complaint investigation, and education for facilities regulated by the Environmental Health Services Division.