Other Environmental Health Information
Mobile Home Parks

The Cecil County Health Department’s Environmental Health Services Division regulates mobile home parks by implementing COMAR 10.16.02. The regulation aims to establish minimum standards of construction, maintenance, and operation of mobile home parks to protect the public’s health, safety, and general welfare. These standards include proper maintenance of service buildings such as restrooms, adequate water supply, and proper disposal of sewage and refuse. The Cecil County Health Department licenses mobile home parks on a yearly basis. Inspections are conducted once a year before issuing a new license.

Permits and Forms:

  • Mobile Home Park Application: Application for a license to operate a mobile home park.
Air Quality

Smoking is prohibited in all public indoor areas. “Indoor area” means all space in a structure or building with a ceiling that is enclosed on all sides by any combination of permanent or temporary walls, windows, or doorways, whether open or closed or other physical barriers extending from the floor to the ceiling.

Burning
  • Burn Permit :Application for a permit to burn material by “open fire.”
  • Burning Permit Information: Information on open burning and burning permits
  • Solid Waste: Information from the Maryland Department of the Environment on proper solid waste disposal.
Camps

The Cecil County Health Department’s Environmental Health Services Division regulates camps by implementing COMAR 10.16.03. Youth camps are also regulated through the implementation of COMAR 10.16.06. These regulations aim to establish minimum standards of layout, operation, construction, and maintenance of camps to protect and promote the public’s health, safety, and general welfare. These standards include proper maintenance of service buildings such as restrooms, adequate water supply, and proper disposal of sewage and refuse. Pools and spas and food service facilities may also be present at camps. The Cecil County Health Department licenses camps on a yearly basis. Inspections are conducted once a year before issuing a new license. Youth camps are required to be certified by the Maryland Department of Health.

Permits and Forms:

Complaints

The Cecil County Health Department’s Environmental Health Services Division receives and investigates complaints that may harm public health or cause a public nuisance.

Hazardous Waste
Mosquitoes

Mosquito control is done to prevent nuisance biting and the potential health risk to yourself, your family, and your pets from exposure to mosquito-borne diseases.

Mosquito Bite Prevention Fact Sheet |en Español

Radon

Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. For children, radon and second-hand smoke are the biggest risks for developing lung cancer later in life. Unless you test with a radon test kit, you can’t tell whether your home has radon because radon is a gas with no smell or color and can’t be seen. Radon is an invisible, odorless radioactive gas in the earth that can enter into lower-level rooms of your home, like a basement. The longer you and your family are exposed to radon, the greater your risk of developing lung cancer.

Resources available through the links below provide more information about radon health risks and means to find test kits or measurement and mitigation professionals.

Radon Exposure in Your Home… What’s Your Risk?
Visit this Maryland Department of the Environment page to learn more about radon and radon exposure in your home. Go to Radon Exposure in Your Home… What’s Your Risk?

Ticks

Ticks can spread bacteria, viruses, and parasites (pathogens) that cause human diseases, including Lyme Disease. Learn about Lyme Disease in Cecil County and steps you can take to prevent it.