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Home » Press Release Archives » Dec. 6, 2000: New EHS office

Public Health's Environmental Health Services opens new Seattle office
Wednesday, December 6, 2000

KING COUNTY, WA - Effective Monday, December 11, Environmental Health Services will be opening a new site to provide services within the city of Seattle as well as provide selected permitting and licensing services countywide.

This single site replaces two separate offices -- North Environmental Health on 10501 Meridian Avenue N. and Central Environmental Health on 20th Avenue. These Environmental Health offices close with the opening of the new unified site.

"This change allows our Environmental Health program to provide services to Seattle and King County residents in a more efficient manner," said Dr. Alonzo Plough, Director of Public Health - Seattle & King County.

Effective Monday, December 11, the new unified location will be:

Downtown Environmental Health
2124 4th Avenue 4th floor
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: 206-296-4632

NOTE (Aug. 2007): Downtown Environmental Health has moved to its new location at 401 5th Ave, Suite 1100, Seattle, WA 98104.

For a map and directions to the new location, please visit Public Health's web site at http://www.metrokc.gov/health/locations/downtown.htm

The following Environmental Health programs and services will be available at the new location:

Food Protection Program for Food Establishments

  • City of Seattle food establishment plan review
  • Permits & licenses for permanent and temporary food establishments
  • Food inspectors for all Seattle permanent and temporary food establishments

Meat, Fish, Rabbit, Aquatic & Poultry Permits

  • Retail outlet permits
  • Meat Cutter's licenses
  • Meat Wrapper's permits

Swimming Pools & Schools

  • Pool Plan Review for Seattle & pool permits for all Seattle & King County jurisdictions
  • School Safety Plan Review & inspections in Seattle

As an additional change, permits and licenses for On-Site Sewage Systems and Plumbing and Gas Piping will be offered exclusively at the following locations as of December 11:

On-Site Sewage Systems

Permits for all jurisdictions in King County only at:

Eastgate Environmental Health
14350 SE Eastgate Way
Bellevue, WA
206-296-4932

Plumbing & Gas Piping

Permits for all Seattle & King County jurisdictions available at either:

Dexter Horton Building
710 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA
206-684-5198

Eastgate Environmental Health
14350 SE Eastgate Way
Bellevue, WA
206-296-4932

For maps and directions to any of these sites, please click here.

Starting Monday, December 11, information on other Environmental Health Services offered in King County will be available by calling 206-296-4722.

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Updated: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 at 01:27 PM

All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice. For more information please call 206-296-4600 (voice) or TTY Relay: 711. Mailing address: ATTN: Communications Team, Public Health - Seattle & King County, 401 5th Ave., Suite 1300, Seattle, WA 98104 or click here to email us. Because of confidentiality concerns, questions regarding client health issues cannot be responded to by e-mail. Click here for the Notice of Privacy Practices. For more information, contact the Public Health Privacy Office at 206-205-5975.

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