Environmental Health featured at Supervisor Smith’s meeting in Arizona City
By Kayne Crison | Arizona City Independent
Photo: Kayne Crison
Pinal County Supervisor Anthony Smith was in Arizona City last week for his final “Sessions with the Supervisor” meeting until next fall. The guest speakers for the meeting were Assistant Director Chris Reimus and Graham Briggs from Pinal County Environmental Health, who spoke about mosquito abatement and West Nile Virus in Pinal County.
The Division of Environmental Health provides education, consultation, plan review, permitting and inspection services to the general public as well as the regulated community. Some examples of facilities that the Division regulates include, public and semi-public swimming pools, public accommodations such as hotels and motels, on-site septic tank systems, food establishments such as restaurants, bars, grocery stores, school cafeterias, day care kitchens and mobile/temporary food vendors. The Division also investigates citizen’s complaints and nuisance situations to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all county residents.
Reimus and Briggs emphasized the need for people to be aware of the different types of mosquitoes in Pinal and which ones are most likely to carry West Nile virus. Mosquito abatement programs focus on those species of mosquitoes that cause disease.
