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Grand Prairie renames environmental office; department outlines water, mosquito control, waste and outreach programs
Summary
City officials said the environmental department is now "Public Health and Environmental Quality" and described daily drinking-water monitoring, monthly hydrant flushing (state requirement), mosquito-control guidance, household hazardous-waste collection and the Get Fit GP outreach program.
Grand Prairie officials said the city’s environmental unit has been renamed Public Health and Environmental Quality and outlined services ranging from food and childcare inspections to drinking-water monitoring and mosquito control.
"Drinking water is our highest priority," said Cindy Mendez, representing the department. Mendez said the office conducts permitting and inspections of retail food facilities, food manufacturers and warehousing, childcare centers, public pools and temporary food vendors at festivals.
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