Environmental Health

The mission of the Environmental Health Department is to responsively and professionally serve the people of Albuquerque by promoting and protecting public health, by preventing disease, and by preserving the integrity and quality of our environment through sustainable management and responsible stewardship.

The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Program, administered by the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, is authorized to implement and enforce clean air regulations within the boundaries of the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.

Air Quality

The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Program, administered by the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, is authorized to implement and enforce clean air regulations within the boundaries of the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.

A photo of Air Quality monitoring.

View information about food safety, reporting a restaurant concern, health permits, restaurant permitting, mobile food permitting, Outreach Permit for food donation, and special event vendors.

Food Inspections & Safety

View information about food safety, reporting a restaurant concern, health permits, restaurant permitting, mobile food permitting, Outreach Permit for food donation, and special event vendors.

A photo from inside a cafe in downtown Albuquerque, featuring patrons eating in the foreground.

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Health, Environment and Equity Impacts (HEEI)

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A map of Albuquerque with certain areas highlighted in blue.

Information on sound level limits and enforcement of the noise control ordinance.

Noise

Information on sound level limits and enforcement of the noise control ordinance.

A photo of a couple on an apartment balcony overlooking Albuquerque at night.

Information about urban wildlife and insects including coyotes, rodents, mosquitoes, bed bugs, and cockroaches.

Urban Wildlife & Insect Issues

Information about urban wildlife and insects including coyotes, rodents, mosquitoes, bed bugs, and cockroaches.

A photo of a pigeon taking flight in a city.

Information on how to dispose of sharps to protect residents, sanitation workers, and the environment.

Sharps Disposal

Information on how to dispose of sharps to protect residents, sanitation workers, and the environment.

A photo of a couple walking along a Bosque hiking trail while chatting.

Information about swimming pool health and safety.

Pool Inspections & Safety

Information about swimming pool health and safety.

A photo of an outdoor swimming pool on bright, sunny day.

The Environmental Health Department monitors closed landfills for gas generation, gas migration and groundwater contamination.

Landfill & Groundwater Monitoring

The Environmental Health Department monitors closed landfills for gas generation, gas migration and groundwater contamination.

Ground level water monitoring