Complaints

Authority to Address

Environmental Health Services can address complaints related to the following:

• Environmental nuisances in the county (e.g., problems causing insect or rodent harborage, etc.)
• Garbage or illegal dumping in the county
• Illegal food vendors
• Other businesses permitted by this department, including
  • Garbage haulers
  • Hotels / Motels
  • Pools / Spas
  • RV and trailer parks
  • Taverns / Bars
• Restaurants or other food establishments
• Sewage or wastewater

How To Submit A Complaint

• Online Complaint Form (Coming soon!)
• Call us at 928-428-0110

We are happy to advise you as to how a complaint may be resolved, and direct you to the appropriate office if it is for a problem that we do not have the authority to address.

No Authority to Address

Complaints that Environmental Health Services does not have authority to address include:

• Interiors of private residences
• Landlord and tenant issues
• Mold
• Air Quality
• Noise
• Junk and cars on private property (page 53) (PDF) (or contact our Graham County Planning and Zoning Department at 928-428-0410)
• Weeds (contact our Graham County Planning and Zoning Department at 928-428-0410)
• Bees or other wildlife (Contact a local exterminator for bees, contact Arizona Game and Fish for wildlife information)

Environmental Complaints Within Safford, Thatcher, or Pima

• Please contact the appropriate jurisdiction first.