Environmental Health

Laws and Ordinances

Please view the links below to read laws, regulations, and ordinances pertaining to Merced County:

• Federal Laws
• California Laws
• California Regulations

Local Ordinances

• Animal Confinement Facilities (Chapter 18.64)
• Regulation of Sewage Sludge (Chapter 9.52)
• Wells (Chapter 9.28)
• Groundwater Mining and Export (Chapter 9.27)
• Regulation of On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems - Septic Systems (Chapter 9.54)