The mission of the Environmental Health Programs in the Division of Public Health is to protect the health of our communities by fostering a safe and healthy environment. We work in collaboration with residents, private businesses, and public agencies to achieve this through permitting, inspections, education, best practices, complaint investigations, and compliance monitoring. Click a division to learn more. You may also submit a complaint below.
Environmental Health Complaints
Health & Safety Complaints
Environmental Health staff investigates complaints received from the public alleging sanitation deficiencies and foodborne illnesses associated with permitted facilities located in Wake County. Follow this link to submit a complaint and/or for more information.
Groundwater & Well Complaints
Groundwater and wells staff investigates concerns related to:
- improperly abandoned wells (open wells)
- concerns about improper well construction
- renter concerns about water from a private well
- concerns about man-made contamination in a well
Follow this link to submit a concern and/or for more information.
Septic Repair Requests & Complaints
Wastewater staff investigates septic systems concerns related to issues such as odor, surfacing wastewater, wastewater backups, wastewater flow to other properties, etc. Follow this link to submit a repair request, complaint and/or for more information.
Mosquito Complaints
Wake county provides education on treatment and/or elimination of mosquito breeding sources. For more information and who to contact follow this link.