EHS Forms & Permits
MyEHS Online Portal
Welcome to MyEHS
Environmental Health Services has moved to MyEHS, our new online portal where you can:
- MyEHS FAQs
- Español
- 中文
- Fee Exemption Affidavit
- Body Art Practitioner Registration Application
- Event Sponsor Application for Temporary Events
- Existing Body Art Facility Application
- New Body Art Facility Application
- Certified Backflow Tester Application
- New Facility Permit Registration Form
- Permit Application to Construct/Replace/Modify Underground Storage Tank System
- Underground Storage Tank System Closure Permit Application
- Mobile Food Facility Permit Application
- Certified Farmers' Market Coordinator Application
- Certified Farmers' Market Risk Category 1 Application
- Certified Farmers' Market Risk Category 2 Application
- Cottage Food Operation Application
- Compact Mobile Food Operation Application (Español)
- Compact Mobile Food Operation Application
- New Food Business Application
- Solicitud de Permiso de Instalacion Ambulante de Alimentos (Español/Spanish)
- Temporary Food Event Coordinator Application
- Temporary Food Event Vendor Application
- Microenterprise Home Kitchen Permit Application
- Geotechnical Drilling Permit Application
- Subsurface Drilling Permit Application
- Housing Application
- Housing Fee Exemption Request
- Water Well Application
- Land Use Review Application
- Septic Application
- Septic Pumper Trucks & Business Application
- Massage Business Registration Application
- Medical Waste Registration Form
- Pool & Spa Application
- Public Swimming Pool or Spa Variance Request Application Packet
- Closed Landfill Postclosure Development - Building Registration
- Waste Hauler Permit Application
- Closed Landfill Postclosure Development - Project Application
- Tobacco Retailer Permit Application
- Hazardous Materials Business Plan Program Exemption Application for Temporary Emergency Generator Deployment
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Food Program
San Mateo County Environmental Health Services Food Program inspects and permits food sold in restaurants, markets, schools, mobile facilities, special events, and more. Find more information on these food programs below. To see inspection results or facility closures, please visit the Food Safety page.
Housing
Property Owners and Managers – Prevent Housing Violations
Multi-family dwellings are inspected periodically for health and safety violations by Environmental Health Services (EHS). If you own or manage a multi-family dwelling in San Mateo County, use the information below to ensure your property is safe, healthy, and ready for inspection. To avoid violations, correct any potential issues before your inspection.
Address common housing violations before your next inspection.
For additional information on the Housing Inspection Program please review the Housing Inspection Program Packet .
Sign up to receive important housing program email and/or text notifications
Renters – How to File a Complaint
To file a complaint about:
- Leaking roofs
- Faulty plumbing
- Inadequate heating
- Substandard electrical problems
- Pests (including rodents and cockroaches)
- Mold
- Lead
Tobacco Retailer Permit Program
San Mateo County’s Tobacco Program is responsible for issuing tobacco retailer permits and performing inspections for any tobacco retailer who sells any tobacco products in unincorporated areas and in participating cities.
Water Protection and Land Use
Information on land use, septic systems, wells, cross connections, groundwater protection and small drinking water systems.
Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
The Unified Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Regulatory Program (Unified Program) was established in 1993 to protect public health and safety, and to restore and enhance environmental quality, and sustain economic vitality through an effective and efficient implementation of the Unified Program. San Mateo County Environmental Health Services was designated by the State Secretary for Environmental Protection as the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) for San Mateo County in 1996.
Medical Marijuana ID Program
The Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program in the State of California advises counties to administer a voluntary card registration program that allows eligible patients and their primary caregivers to apply for and receive identification cards through their county of residence (Senate Bill 420).