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Environmental Health (EH) is a branch of public health focused on understanding the cause and effect relationships between environmental changes and ecological and human health impacts, to protect, promote, and enhance the health of the community and environment.
The EH team participates in the protection and improvement of air quality, water, land, and food safety by identifying, investigating, and responding to community environmental health concerns, reducing current and emerging environmental health risks, preventing communicable diseases, and sustaining the environment in a coordinated manner with agencies at the federal, state, and local levels as well as industry stakeholders and the public.
Focus Areas in Routt County include food service and safety, childcare and schools, pools and spas, septic systems, air quality, water quality, and climate change.
Hot Topics
- Food Safety Information
- Food Licensing Information
- Climate Action Plan Final for the County
- Activity Guidelines while smoke is in the air
- Childcare Illness Information
Phippsburg & Milner Utilities
- Community Of Phippsburg Water & Sanitation System Rules And Regulations
- Community Of Milner Sanitation System Rules And Regulations
- 2023 Drinking Water Quality Report Town of Phippsburg Calendar Year 2022
Carryout Bag Fee
About the Carryout Bag Fee
In 2021, the Colorado General Assembly enacted House Bill 21-1162. Beginning January 1, 2024, the act prohibits stores and retail food establishments from providing single-use plastic carryout bags to customers. Certain retail food establishments, and small stores that operate solely in Colorado and have 3 or fewer locations, may provide single-use plastic carryout bags.
Between January 1, 2023, and January 1, 2024, a store may furnish a recycled paper carryout bag or a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale if the customer pays a fee of 10 cents per bag or a higher fee adopted by the municipality or county in which the store is located. On and after January 1, 2024, a store may furnish only a recycled paper carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale at a fee of 10 cents per bag or a higher fee imposed by the municipality or county in which the store is located.
A store is required to remit, on a quarterly basis beginning April 1, 2024, 60% of the carryout bag fee revenues to the municipality or county within which the store is located and may retain the remaining 40% of the carryout bag fee revenues.
The carryout bag fee does not apply to a customer that provides evidence to the store that the customer is a participant in a federal or state food assistance program.
The act does not apply to materials used in the packaging of pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, or dietary supplements or any equipment or materials used to manufacture pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, or dietary supplements.
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Scott Cowman
Environmental Health Director
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(970)870-5401Heather Savalox
Senior Environmental Health Specialist
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(970)870-5403Rick Melzer
Environmental Health Specialist
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(970) 870-5402Chris Peters
Environmental Health Specialist
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(970) 870-5409Amanda Williams
Office Technician
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(970)870-5400Environmental Health Department
Routt County Courthouse Annex
136 6th Street, Suite 201
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Ph: (970) 870-5588
Fx: (970) 870-5404Hours: 7:30AM - 4:00PM
Monday - Friday