Galveston County Health District
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Environmental and Consumer Health Services are open and customers are urged to first make an appointment. To make an appointment, please call 409.938.2319.
Our Air Pollution Services division is a federally funded local air pollution agency under contract with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The division provides the following services:
- Comprehensive inspections of major industrial facilities to assure compliance with state and federal rules.
- Site reviews of industrial facilities to assure compliance with with federal rules.
- Permit reviews of industrial facilities to review proposed TCEQ permit language and provide comment on enforceability and consistency of permits.
- Operation of ambient air quality and special purpose air monitoring stations.
- Investigate and answer citizen complaints regarding air pollution concerns, including:
- Smoke/dust nuisance
- Odors
- Suspected industrial overspray impacts on property
County Services
- If an outdoor burn registration is needed, please email environmental@gchd.org or come in to our office to fill out the registration form. We are located at 9850 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway, Suite D-100, Texas City, TX.
