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Public Health Aspects of POWTS Regulation

Public Health Aspects of POWTS Regulation . Dale Grosskurth Environmental Health and Safety Director Marathon County Health Department. Marathon County at a glance . Population 134, 063 (U.S. Census 2011 estimate) Estimated 21,000 POWTS Estimated 20-25,000 wells

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Public Health Aspects of POWTS Regulation

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  1. Public Health Aspects of POWTS Regulation Dale Grosskurth Environmental Health and Safety Director Marathon County Health Department

  2. Marathon County at a glance • Population 134, 063 (U.S. Census 2011 estimate) • Estimated 21,000 POWTS • Estimated 20-25,000 wells Approximately 1/3 (44,680) of our residents get drinking water from a private well. • We have four designated beaches, many undesignated. CDC MMWR September 23, 2011/ 60(ss12); 73-75

  3. Marathon County Lab Data

  4. Recent Outbreaks Nationwide CDC MMWR September 23, 2011/ 60(ss12); 73-75

  5. Recent Outbreaks Nationwide CDC MMWR September 23, 2011/ 60(ss12); 73-75

  6. Recent Outbreaks Nationwide CDC MMWR September 23, 2011/ 60(ss12); 73-75

  7. POWTS Regulators and Public Health • Responding to complaints • Human Health Hazard: referrals between agencies • Housing: non-functioning system, 5-gallon buckets overflowing, children • Involving neighbors • Licensed facilities: change in operations (01 restaurant to 02, home bakery, grease traps, remodeling, additions) • “We don’t need to maintain 3’ of separation between us.” CDC MMWR September 23, 2011/ 60(ss12); 73-75

  8. CDC MMWR September 23, 2011/ 60(ss12); 73-75

  9. Resources • Marathon County Health Department Annual report 2010 • CDC, Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks and Other Health Events Associated with Recreational Water — United States, 2007–2008 and Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water — United States, 2007–2008 Accessed on March 12, 2012 from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6012a6.htm CDC MMWR September 23, 2011/ 60(ss12); 73-75

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