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Environmental Health
We provide the following services:
- License and inspect: Food Service Establishments; Food Manufacturers; Mobile Food Carts; Public Accommodations; Trailer Parks and Campgrounds; Pools and Spas; Vacation/Tourist Homes
- License and inspect Food Service for Special events
- Permit and inspect: Farmer Markets, Non-Profit Temporary Food Service and Non-Profit Bake Sales
- Coordinate and Teach Serv-Safe courses on food handling, 4 hour employee, and 8 hour manager classes
- Next Serv-Safe 8 hour Manager's Class: Not available at this time
- Next Serv-Safe '4 Hour Safe Food Handling': Not available at this time
- Permit and inspect installation of wells and wastewater systems
- License Wastewater Site Evaluators and Wastewater Installers
- Administer of Junk Vehicle Program and Junk Mobile Home Incentive Program
- Well and Septic interactive permit maps - Sanders County Septic/Well Permit Map
Forms, Documents & Helpful Links
- Animals in Food Service Brochure (PDF)
- Application for Bare Hand Contact Procedure (PDF)
- Certified Food Protection Manager Exemption (PDF)
- Drug-Food Claims Guidance Document 2018 (PDF)
- FCS Circular 1 Guidance Document (PDF)
- Honey Guidance Document (PDF)
- Indirect Plumbing (PDF)
- Local Produce Exemption Guideline (PDF)
- Mobile Guidance (PDF)
- Mobile Plan Review (PDF)
- Retail Food Rules at Daycares (PDF)
- Temporary Food Establishment (PDF)
- Water Capacity FCS Circular (PDF)
- Dosing Tank (PDF)
- Drop Box (PDF)
- Elevated Sand Mound Leaching Chamber Trench (PDF)
- Elevated Sand Mound_Bed Design (PDF)
- ETA Trench (PDF)
- Gravity Shallow Capped Absorption Trench (PDF)
- Gravity Shallow Capped Absorption Trench Leach Chamber (PDF)
- Gravity Standard Absorption Trench (PDF)
- Gravity Standard Leaching Chamber Absorption Trench (PDF)
- Grease Tank (PDF)
- Percolation Test Procedure (PDF)
- Pressure Dosed At-Grade Leaching Chambers (PDF)
- Pressure Dosed At-Grade Trench (PDF)
- Pressure Dosed Deep Absorption Trench (PDF)
- Pressure Dosed Leaching Chamber Trench (PDF)
- Pressure Dosed Sand Lined Absorption Trench (PDF)
- Pressure Dosed Shallow Capped Absorption Trench (PDF)
- Pressure Dosed Shallow Capped Absorption Trench Leaching Chamber (PDF)
- Pressure Dosed Standard Absorption Trench (PDF)
- Septic Tank (PDF)
- Subsurface Drip System (PDF)
- Sanders County Wastewater Regulations (PDF)
- Wastewater DEQ 4 - 2023 (PDF)
- Sanders County Well Regulations 2018
- Administrative Regulations Section 3
- Sanders County Site Evaluators 2025 (PDF)
- Sanders County Septic Installers 2025 (PDF)
- As-Built Statement (PDF)
- Evaluator Qualifications for Licensing in Sanders County (PDF)
- Guesthouse Memo 2024 (PDF)
- Get Your Poop in a Group (PDF)
- Homeowner Information (PDF)
- Reuse of Existing System (PDF)
- Revised Lot Layout Packet 2025 (PDF)
- Septic Installation Booklet (PDF)
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Tina Scott
Environmental Health TechPhone: 406-827-6961
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Environmental Health
Physical Address
1111 Main Street W
Thompson Falls, MT 59873
Mailing Address
PO Box 519
Thompson Falls, MT 59873
Phone: 406-827-6961 | 406-827-6909
Hours
Monday through Friday
8 am to 5 pm