Inspection Services & Permits
Health Department
Environmental Health Division
700 Fuller Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 632-6900
FAX: (616) 632-6892
General Sanitation
Campground Sanitation
Inspection and licensing program to ensure that campgrounds are maintained in a safe and sanitary manner. Concerns regarding sanitation at a particular campground can be reported by calling (616) 632-6900.
Child Care and Adult Foster Care
Inspection program to ensure sanitary conditions at child care and adult foster care facilities, conducted in cooperation with the Michigan Family Independence Agency. These facilities are required by law to be licensed. Concerns regarding sanitation at a particular child or adult foster care center can be reported by calling (616) 632-6900.
Mobile Home Park
Inspection program to ensure that mobile home park facilities, including well and septic systems, are safe and sanitary. Concerns regarding the sanitary conditions of a particular mobile home park can be reported by calling (616) 632-6900.
Public Swimming Pool Sanitation
Inspection and licensing program to ensure public swimming pools are maintained in safe and sanitary conditions. Public swimming pools are required by law to be licensed. Concerns regarding the sanitation of a particular public swimming pool can be reported by calling (616) 632-6900.
Public Water Supplies
Inspection and permit program for non-municipal water supply systems which provide water to 25 or more people at least 60 days per year (i.e. motels, factories, schools which are not on municipal water systems). Concerns regarding the maintenance of a particular public water system can be reported by calling (616) 632-6900.
Housing Sanitation
Enforcement of Kent County Housing regulations to ensure that households are in proper sanitary condition to prevent illness or injury. Concerns regarding the sanitary condition of a particular household can be reported by calling (616) 632-6900.
Public Health Nuisances
Investigation of environmental concerns related to community health and safety. Concerns regarding community environmental sanitation or hazards can be reported by calling (616) 632-6900.
Water Quality Protection
Ground Water
Protection
Programs to provide technical assistance in the design, construction, and abandonment of on-site well and septic systems. Resource for groundwater data. Call (616) 632-6900 for more information.
Well Water Testing
Program to evaluate drinking water quality through laboratory analysis to detect chemical and/or bacteriological contamination. Cost: $15.00 bacteriological, $17.00 partial chemical (Payable at Health Department Laboratory when samples are submitted). Sample collection kits available at the Kent County Health Department, Environmental Health Division or Public Health Laboratory, 700 Fuller N.E. Call (616) 632-6900 for more information.
Water Supply Evaluations and Lead Analysis
A water supply evaluation performed by the Kent County Health Department consists of a review of well construction, location, and water quality. Water samples for bacteriological and partial chemical analysis are collected and analyzed by the Kent County Laboratory. It is our understanding that FHA and VA are now requiring the water also be analyzed for lead. Call (616) 632-6900 for more information.
Hazard Control
Lead Poisoning Control
Enforcement of Housing Regulations regarding lead in cases where lead poisoning has occurred or a lead hazard has been identified. Consultation on abatement and other corrective action. Call (616) 632-7063 for more information.
Lead Test Kits
Specially-designed swabs to test your home surfaces for lead. Available at the Kent County Health Department, Environmental Health Division, 700 Fuller N.E. Lead Swab Cost: $1.65 each. Call (616) 632-6900 for more information.
Radon Test Kits
Home test kits for radon gas. Available at the Kent County Health Department, Environmental health Division, 700 Fuller N.E. Cost: $5.00. Call (616) 632-6900 for more information.
