Environmental Services

The Alexander City Branch of the Tallapoosa County Health Department provides environmental services to the county.

For questions, call the Tallapoosa County Health Department at (256) 329-5116, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Food Service Sanitation

Environmental services is responsible for permitting and inspecting all food service establishments located in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

Establishment Inspection Scores

Inspection scores reflect compliance with minimum health standards only at the time of the inspection. Scores are based on a 100-point scale.

Establishments with a score of 85 or above are inspected a minimum of once every 120 days. Establishments with a score below 85 are inspected at least every 60 days. A score between 60 and 70 requires immediate corrective action within 48 hours. If a restaurant scores below 60, it is closed immediately until it can attain a score of 85 or better.

Establishments with critical violations (critical items are marked in red on the food service report sheet) that cannot be corrected at the time of inspection are re-inspected within 10 days.

Check Food Establishment Scores

Other Environmental Services

• Hotel inspections and complaints
• Camp inspections and complaints
• Jail and prison inspections and complaints
• Body art facility inspections and complaints
• Onsite sewage – applications and permits
• Large flow developments – applications and permits
• System Repair/Tank replacement – applications and permits
• Large flow developments – applications and permits
• System Repair/Tank replacement – applications and permits
• Land applications, inspections, and permits
• Solid waste facilities and vehicles – applications and permits
• Septic tank pumper – applications and permits
• Public health nuisance complaint investigations
• Rabies control – testing and bite investigation
• Private well water testing
• Garbage exemption – applications