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Environmental Health Services Contacts Department Head Photo Department of Health
Michael C. Caldwell, MD, MPH, Commissioner



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Building Permits
Complaints
Deep Test Holes
Freedom of Information Requests
Individual Home or Subdivision Lot/Septic Systems Design - Engineering Section

Inspection

Rabies Questions
Restaurant Permits
Water Testing
Water Testing Advice Engineering Section

~ 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 - Go to Your Dutchess Direct.    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.  

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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
845.486.3404 voice
845.486.3545 fax

~ Public Health Engineers ~

Engineer (other than public water supplies) 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) 
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

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~ District Offices ~

Office Area Covered Address Contact
Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, LaGrange,
Hyde Park

387 Main Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845.486.3404
Fax: 845.486.3545 

Michael Zelie
845.486.3480
Beacon Fishkill, East Fishkill,
Beekman, Wappinger
223 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
845.838.4801
Fax: 845.838.4824
Norman Pendleton
Millbrook
Other towns 131 County House Road
Millbrook, NY 12545
845.677.4001
Fax: 845.677.4020
Kathleen Schinella

~ 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.

~ Send Feedback to the Dutchess County Department of Health.

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Last Updated: 8/25/2010