1. The Will County Environmental Health Department Newsletter
“Your location for News, Updates, and Outreach.”
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
VOL.1 ISSUE 4 Created and Edited By:
Nicole T. Garrett
National
Safety
Month
NSC Mission
The National Safety
Council saves lives
by preventing inju-
ries and deaths at
work, in homes and
communities, and on
the roads through
leadership, research,
education and advo-
cacy.
[http://www.nsc.org/act/
events/Pages/national-
safety-month.aspx?
utm_medium=(none)
&utm_source=(direct)
&utm_campaign=NSM]
West Nile Virus Traps are being set around the county. Will Count Health Department partners
with various locations around the county that have agreed, once again, to allow
the environmental health staff to place mosquito traps for west nile virus surveil-
lance and monitoring. Mosquitos are collected and tested in the laboratory for
the virus. The RAMP® WNV (West Nile Virus) test is a highly sensitive test used to
identify WNV in mosquitoes and corvids. This test is used by mosquito control
districts, public health laboratories, veterinary diagnostic laboratories and uni-
versities. The RAMP® WNV test consists of a single-use disposable test cartridge to be used
with either the portable RAMP® Reader or the multi-port RAMP® 200.
In , there will be a drill conducted by the Will County Health Department and Illinois Depart-
ment of Public Health. This drill, known as IDROP, will assess the planning and procedure strategies created
for medication distribution POD (Point of Distribution) sites. The goal of this simulation is to prepare for a
. This full scale drill will include all local health departments,
including the drop site of the Will County Health Department. The most recent Emergency Response manual
was released by the Emergency Preparedness team, including information on the MSA (Metropolitan Statisti-
cal Area) Jurisdictions of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

2. Taylor Wagner
Taylor has been with the WCHD since October of 2012 as a Lab Analyst, where she performs microbi-
ology and chemistry analysis on potable and waste water as well as interprets and enters data, and
helps customers with questions about their well and septic systems. She obtained a bachelor of bio-
logical sciences, loves knitting, dancing, creating all forms of art, gardening, playing games and ten-
nis, and animals. Her funny experience while working for the WCHD EH lab was: “For the earth-
quake drill, we didn’t know that it was voluntary. So we all took cover under the desks in Gabby’s
office and waited for the “all clear”. Gabby took pictures of us all huddled and waiting. We waited for
a while and finally called to see if an “all clear” was announced. We were informed that the original
announcement said that we could take cover and then go back to work. Oops!”
Taylor is performing in a ballet recital.
Taylor pledge a sorority in college.
Taylor used to be employed at an athletic store.
Proposed Underground Water Use Restriction Ordinance
Cytec Industries, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the Will County Health Depart-
ment have been in conglomeration to create an ordinance restricting the use of groundwater due
to environmental concerns on 60 acres of property located in Joliet, IL. Wells on these proper-
ties contain high levels of sulfates (more than 400 ppm) due to the production of dry aluminum
and baking powder in the early 1920’s. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released that this level of sulfate
water contamination will incur a disagreeable taste, however, no real health hazards are imposed.; however, all wells that test at al
level of >400ppm of sulfates must either be abandoned or restricted to non-potable use. This ordinance will detail information
such as planning and procedures for well abandonment and potential sealing as well as prohibiting the use of water for potable
purposes from these sites. Community Relations Plans are required to give notice and information related to the ordinance to af-
fected residents. Homes that were affected by this groundwater contamination were supplied with public municipal water by the
City of Joliet, free of charge, compliments of Cytec Industries.
National CPR & AED
Awareness Week
National CPR and
AED Awareness
Week is June 1-7 and
spotlights how lives
can be saved if more
Americans know
CPR and how to use
an Automated Exter-
nal Defibrillator
(AED).
Sudden cardiac ar-
rest (SCA) is a lead-
ing cause of death in
the United States
accounting for an
estimated 165,000 out-
of hospital deaths
per year and only 7.9
percent of victims
survive. It can be
treated successfully
in many victims by a
timed electrical
shock using an auto-
mated external de-
fibillator (AED), but
time is crucial. Using
AEDs helps save
lives because they
can help restore nor-
mal heart rhythm
before emergency
personnel arrive.
[http://www.heart.org/
HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/
CommunityTraining/
CommunityPrograms/CPR-
Week_UCM_427219_SubHomeP
age.jsp]

3. Last Laugh...
For Questions/Concerns/
or if you would like to see
specific topics included in
the monthly newsletter,
please email :
ebilotta@willcounty
health.org
Environmental
Health Department
501 Ella Ave.
Joliet, IL
815-727-8490
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Sliker
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Moy
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Tina Bilecki
6/2/2003
Trisha Kautz
6/30/1999
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June 1-8
Sun Safety
Week!
June 7-13
Bed Bug
Awareness
Week!
National
Cancer
Survivor
Day
World Environ-
ment Day!
World Blood
Donor Day!
June 17-23
Animal Rights
Awareness
Week!
June 21-27
Lighting Safety
National Mosquito
Control Week!
Happy
Fathers
Day!
U.S. Open
Golf Cham-
pionship
June 15-21
June 1-7
National
CPR&AED
Awareness
Week!
Clerical
Meeting
@ 9am
EH Staff
Meeting
NIPHC
Meeting
@ 9am
BOH
Meeting
Manager
Meeting