Environmental health update: abatement letters, illegal dumping, and increased nitrate testing workload
Staff reported six open environmental-health cases, two abatement letters with 30‑day cleanup expectations, more illegal-dump incidents, and increased nitrate lab workload because new DNR rules require annual testing for many Airbnbs and small rentals.
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The director summarized environmental-health enforcement work and said Caitlin Smith (nurse working in environmental health) is handling six open cases; two properties have received abatement letters requiring 30 days to clean up or show progress. The director said one case involves an unusually large garbage pile and that staff have observed increasing illegal dumping and mattress and freezer disposals in ditches.
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