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1. What can I do to eliminate mosquitoes around my home and garden?

Containers or debris that hold even small amounts of water provide good sites for mosquitoes to reproduce in very large numbers.  Rid your property of as many of these items as possible and encourage your neighbors to do the same.  Clean gutters.  Repair leaky outdoor faucets and irrigation systems.  Clean and add fresh water to bird baths, pet bowls and flower pot saucers at least twice weekly. Please visit our Vector Control for more information on controlling mosquito populations.

2. What do I need to know about septic systems?

Septic Systems Laws & Rules

• Wastewater Systems-Published Sewage Laws: NC.G.S. 130A-333-345 (PDF)
• Section.1900 - Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (PDF)

Maintenance of Septic Systems

• Septic System Owner's Guide
• Septic Systems and Their Maintenance
• Why Do Septic Systems Fail?
• Don't Flush It - Door Hanger (PDF)

Helpful Websites for Septic Systems

• North Carolina On-site Wastewater Contractor Inspector Certification Board
• Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission
• North Carolina Board of Licensed Soil Scientists
• NC Department of Health and Human Services

3. What do I need to know about private water supply wells?

Private Water Supply Wells: Laws and Rules

• Session Law 2006-202 (PDF)
• Section.0300 Permitting and Inspection of Private Drinking Water Wells (PDF)
• Section.3800 - Private Drinking Water Well Sampling Rules (PDF)
• Subchapter 2C-Rules-Well Construction Standards (PDF)
• Variance (from DEQ) to Setbacks from Sewer Laterals; Rule 15A NCAC 02C.0107; Standards of Construction: Water Supply Wells (PDF)
• Variance Request Form for 2C.0100 Well Construction Standards (PDF)

Helpful Websites for Private Water Supply Wells

• State Certified Labs for Well Water Testing
• The State Laboratory of Public Health
• Well Water and Health, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
• Private Well Water Safety Measures and Disinfection (PDF)
• NC Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ)
• NC DEQ / Division of Water Resources (DWR) / Water Quality Programs
• Private Well Water Safety Measures and Disinfection (PDF)
• North Carolina Maximum Contaminant Levels (PDF)
• Private Wells-Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

4. Who does Environmental Health regulate?

Our Environmental Health division inspects, and issues permits for, restaurants, temporary food vendors (such as those as festivals), tattoo artists and body piercers, schools and child care centers, adult care facilities, public pools (and private pools on properties without county water), as well as septic and well systems. For more information on these wide ranging programs, please visit Permits and Rules.

Have an issue not listed here and live within the city limits of Wilmington? Please visit the Wilmington Code Enforcement website.