Water Services issue construction and operating permits for Department of Health small community and commercial limited use water systems. Environmental Health has a Delegated Well Permitting program with the Saint Johns River Water Management District, to issue permits on wells less than 6 inches in diameter within Lake County district areas.
The Water Services group monitors groundwater in delineated areas, performs contamination sampling (Ethylene Di-Bromide) for pesticides in old grove/agricultural areas, and inspects wells for chemical contaminations. They also record site readings on technical field equipment and turn in GPS info by electronically uploading data transferred email coordinates to Tallahassee Bureau of Water Programs. Maps are then performed and provided to DEP by DOH Bureau of Water Programs.