Provides Oswego County residents, businesses, industries, and institutions a program for the disposal and recycling of solid waste, including management of a sanitary landfill, an Energy Recovery Facility, five transfer stations, recycling centers, and compost areas. Provides solid waste and recycling management information in Oswego County.

* Manages programs and enforces regulations under the New York State Environmental Conservation Law.* Provides environmental permits.* Investigates and cleans up hazardous waste sites.* Manages fish, wildlife areas and state forests.* Manages solid and hazardous materials.* Provides spill prevention and response.* Provides an air quality hotline.*For After Hours Wildlife Issues use website for finding a wildlife rehabilitator Special Licenses Search System - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Provides Oswego County residents, businesses, industries, and institutions a program for the disposal and recycling of solid waste, including management of a sanitary landfill, an Energy Recovery Facility, five transfer stations, recycling centers, and compost areas. Provides solid waste and recycling management information in Oswego County.

* Provides fire, emergency medical, hazardous materials, search and rescue, extrication. * Provides fire prevention education.

Provides Oswego County residents, businesses, industries, and institutions a program for the disposal and recycling of solid waste, including management of a sanitary landfill, an Energy Recovery Facility, five transfer stations, recycling centers, and compost areas. Provides solid waste and recycling management information in Oswego County.

Five fire stations provide fire prevention education; fire suppression/rescue; building collapse; vehicle extrication; water/ice rescue; hazardous materials response; and emergency medical services (EMS).

Provides Oswego County residents, businesses, industries, and institutions a program for the disposal and recycling of solid waste, including management of a sanitary landfill, an Energy Recovery Facility, five transfer stations, recycling centers, and compost areas. Provides solid waste and recycling management information in Oswego County.

Provides Oswego County residents, businesses, industries, and institutions a program for the disposal and recycling of solid waste, including management of a sanitary landfill, an Energy Recovery Facility, five transfer stations, recycling centers, and compost areas. Provides solid waste and recycling management information in Oswego County.

Provides Oswego County residents, businesses, industries, and institutions a program for the disposal and recycling of solid waste, including management of a sanitary landfill, an Energy Recovery Facility, five transfer stations, recycling centers, and compost areas. Provides solid waste and recycling management information in Oswego County.

* Offers consumer advocacy services. Lobbying Surveys Women's health issues* Conducts annually during the Christmas season a survey of Monroe County area stores to check for dangerous toys and children's products.* Provides product safety information.* Alerts public to the dangers of cribs through the Crib Safety Program.* Provides information about the dangers of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, lead, arsenic, heavy metals, synthetic turf, etc.* Provides a laxative safety website at laxativekids.weebly.com.

A volunteer-driven program where master gardeners offer education and guidance to local farmers, including a "hot line" website which focuses on a variety of gardening issues. Also provides programs on lawn care, gardening, landscape, pest management strategies, pesticides training, and growing your own food.

Offers three major programs, the Toxic and Hazardous Material Storage Program, the Environmental Assessment and Remediation Program and the Swimming Pool Program. The registration, inspection, testing, permitting and closure of storage facilities containing toxic or hazardous liquids is the core responsibility of the Office of Pollution Control. The cleanup of contaminated storm drains, septic systems and leaching pools is completed in the OPC’s Remediation Program. The OPC inspects industrial sites and commercial establishments to verify compliance with Suffolk County Sanitary Code. The greatest threats to the county’s drinking water supply, gas stations and dry cleaners, are inspected on a more frequent basis. The OPC regulates most public swimming pools in Suffolk County. The office regularly inspects these pools for compliance with New York State and Suffolk County regulations. Call the Office of Pollution Control for services and programs offered.

Responds to chemical emergencies, concerns about hazardous waste disposal sites, indoor air complaints, and occupational health issues.

DBCH conducts inspections, monitors, and approves permits for public facilities including children's camps, food service facilities, swimming pools, sewage collection/ disposal and treatment. Investigates food borne illnesses, sewage failures, animal infestations, and animal bites. Provides technical assistance for chemical spills or other hazardous waste. Also does compliance checks on tobacco retails to enforce state and local clean air regulations.

Maintains town-owned landfill for registered carter dumping. Provides for hazardous waste dumping twice a year call for schedule. Facilitates communications between residents and carters.

Regulates facilities that store toxic & hazardous materials, regulated under Article XI of the Nassau County Public Health Ordinance (NCPHO), these facilities must register such storage areas with the Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH). Call for detailed information.

The County Emergency Management Office coordinates all planning, preparedness, response and recovery efforts in the case of an emergency or disaster. They also administer various federal and state grants in the areas of emergency response.

Serves as a liaison for and facilitator of emergency response training. Provides emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery efforts during an emergency also has listings of hazardous materials. Assigns house numbers so residents can better be located in an emergency.

Operates East Meadow Farm (EMF) Horticulture and Demonstration Garden Center. Provides educational information on water conservation, pesticide reduction and pollution awareness, integrated pest management practices, horticulture waste reduction, plant care for garden/landscape and pesticide safety. Operates Environmental Horticulture Information Center and a Horticulture Helpline. Horticulture enrollees receive L.I. Gardening Publication. Call for registration information. Conducts CCE Master Gardener volunteer training program. Soil testing and demonstration gardens are at East Meadow Farm location.

Offers information on recycling of different materials, such as used car oil and batteries, etc.

Promotes and protects the health of all who live, work, and play in Nassau County. The mission is accomplished through direct services and community partnerships in the following areas: Development and maintenance of individual and community preparedness for public health hazards and events; Investigation, prevention, and control of communicable diseases; Prevention of environmental health hazards through assessment, regulation, and remediation; Promotion of healthy lifestyles through outreach and education and Provision for evaluation and services to individuals, children, and families that have developmental delays and concerns. Call for detailed information.

Provides educational programs on agriculture, horticulture and related topics. Provides assistance with insect, plant disease, weed identification and management crop production recommendations environment and health issues farmland and open space management and preservation. Also interprets research studies and educates populations on the proper safeguards when using chemicals/pesticides.

Enforce regulations controlling 39 Community Water Supplies (CWS) and 254 Non-Community Water Supplies (NCWS) in Suffolk County. The Office of Water Resources serves the Bureau of Drinking Water; Public Water Supply; Emerging Water Issues; Private Wells; Private Water Testing Program; Bureau of Groundwater Resources; Pesticides; Brownfields; Source Water Assessment Program; Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan; Special Investigations and Superfund/Brookhaven National Laboratory. Call for detailed information regarding all programs and services offered.

DBCH conducts inspections, monitors, and approves permits for public facilities including children's camps, food service facilities, swimming pools, sewage collection/ disposal and treatment. Investigates food borne illnesses, sewage failures, animal infestations, and animal bites. Provides technical assistance for chemical spills or other hazardous waste. Also does compliance checks on tobacco retails to enforce state and local clean air regulations.

The County Emergency Management Office coordinates all planning, preparedness, response and recovery efforts in the case of an emergency or disaster. They also administer various federal and state grants in the areas of emergency response.