General Contact Information:

• Central Office
• District Offices
• Emergency Contact Number
• Send Feedback to the Dutchess County Department of Health
• Send us an e-Mail

Contacts for Information About:

Building Permits:

• Building Permit Applications
• Public Health Engineer
• Central Office

Complaints:

• Make a Complaint in Person or by Telephone
• Submit a Complaint Online

Deep Test Holes:

• Central Office
• Public Health Engineer

Freedom of Information Requests:

• Application/Instructions (.pdf)

Individual Home or Subdivision Lot/Septic Systems:

• Design - Engineering Section - Central Office
• Inspection - District Office

Rabies Questions:

• Central Office
• District Office

Restaurant Permits:

• Central Office

Water Testing:

• Water Laboratories
• Questions about Water Testing - Central Office

~ Your Dutchess Direct Automated Response System ~

The Dutchess County Department of Health Environmental Health Section can be reached by using Your Dutchess Direct, our automated response system - .    When using Your Dutchess Direct, please select the appropriate category that pertains to your request.  Attachments are limited to jpgs and pdfs only, with a total maximum size of 10MB.

You can also use our Feedback Form.

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~ Emergency Number ~

The Department can be reached for Public Health Emergencies during non-working hours and on weekends and holidays by contacting: (845) 431-6465. This phone number is not intended for routine business or reporting. This number is for EMERGENCY calls ONLY.

~ Central Office ~

387 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Voice: (845) 486-3404
Fax: (845) 486-3545

~ District Offices ~

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~ Public Health Engineers ~

Engineer (other than public water supplies) and Area Covered

Marie Brule, SPHE
  -  Beacon, Clinton, Fishkill, Rhinebeck, Washington
Tanya Clark, SPHE
  - East Fishkill, Hyde Park, Milan, C/T Poughkeepsie
Dave MacDougall, PHE
  - Beekman, LaGrange
Peter Marlow, SPHE
  - Amenia, Pine Plains, Stanford, Wappinger
Jim Napoli, SPHE
  - Dover, North East, Pawling, Pleasant Valley, Red Hook, Union Vale

Engineer (public water supplies) and Area Covered
 
Lee Felshin, SPHE
  - East Fishkill, Fishkill, C/T Poughkeepsie, Wappinger
Dan Keeler, PHE
  - Beekman, Dover, LaGrange, Pawling, Pleasant Valley, Union Vale, Washington
Ron Miller, SPHE
  - Amenia, Clinton, Hyde Park, Milan, North East, Pine Plains, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Stanford

~ Drinking Water Enhancement Program ~

Al Nielsen - Central Office

~ Other Agencies ~

• Pesticides, farming, erosion, gardening, dams, ponds: Farm and Home/Cornell Cooperative Extension or DEC
• Building permits, stormwater, erosion control: town building inspector
• Stormwater, drainage: local municipality (highway department usually)
• Land Development: local municipality (city/town planning and zoning boards)
• Supermarkets, convenience stores: Agriculture and Markets (518-457-5459)
• Air, water, or land pollution: DEC (Region 3 in New Paltz: 845-256-3000)

Other environmental or water related agencies contact information.