Animal Services

• CDC - Rabies Information
• Construction Standards for Animal Establishments  
• Rules for Animal Control (pdf)

Food

• Establishing the Permitting and Enforcement of State Law and State Rules for Food Service Establishments, Retail Food Stores, Mobile Food Vending Units, and Roadside Food Vendors
• Food Safety
• Opening a food establishment in Galveston County
• Procedures for Obtaining a Foodservice Permit for a Mobile Unit
• Temporary Food Service Establishments
• Texas Food Establishment Rules (pdf)

Miscellaneous

• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
• Texas Statutes, Texas Health and Safety Code

Private Water Supplies

• National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
     Technical assistance, products and information on small community drinking water systems
• Private Well Disinfection Procedure
• State Lab
• TCEQ On-Site Sewage Facilities Rules
• Water Well Driller List
• Water Well Driller Licensing and Certification

Septic Tanks

Construction

• The Electronic Blue Book of Building and Construction 
  (A listing of Septic tanks-Installation & service, listed by states).
• Alternative Household Cleaning Solutions for Septic System Owners
• Health Consequences of Failing Septic Systems

Education and New Technology

• Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council 
  (Information on training, research, grants, regulations, etc)
• Utah Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Quality 
• Your Septic System Quiz

Flooding

Environmental Health Department Informational Bulletin,
steps to take if septic system backs up due to heavy rain and flooding.

Maintenance & Repairs

• National Small Flows Clearinghouse
  Free and low-cost technical assistance, products and information services on small community and onsite wastewater treatment.
• Septic Tank Cleaning
• Soil Evaluation for Home Septic Systems
• Septic Tank Page  On-site Wastewater Disposal Information and links

Sewage

• Construction Standards for on-site Sewage facilities (pdf)
• Galveston County Design & Construction Requirements for on-site sewage facilities
• On-Site Sewage Facilities Rules

 

Solid Waste

• Municipal Solid Waste Permitting, TCEQ
• Scrap Tire Recycling Information, TCEQ

Swimming Pools

• CDC's Healthy Swimming Behaviors
• Rules on Swimming Pool Sanitation
• Standards for Public Swimming Pool and Spas

Water Quality

• Texas Waternet  Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) at Texas A&M.
  Provides information on various projects related to water resource issues.
  Provides links to 5 newsletters focusing on Texas water-resource related topics