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Home Composting: Making "Black Gold"
Composting is a little like baking a cake, and the WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) Volunteers will teach you how to make compost or "black gold" in your own back yard! There are some basic science principles required to successfully create compost in the shortest possible time but the rest is art, allowing you to create a composting setup that works for you. The MRC volunteers invite you to attend a basic composting class at 11 a.m. April 18 at the Salkum Timberland Library. There will be an opportunity to ask questions about your own composting challenges as …
Solid Waste - Feb. 6, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
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Solid Waste & Hazardous Waste Permit
Solid Waste & Hazardous Waste PermitSolid Waste & Hazardous Waste Permits are good for 1 year January through December.Renewal Application for a Solid Waste PermitSolid Waste Exemption Permit requires the following:Application to our office, Environmental Health 2025 NE Kresky Avenue Chehalis, WAUndergo an inspection by one of our Environmental Health StaffRenewal and continuation of a Solid Waste Exemption Permit requires the following:Annual report filed with the Washington State Department of Ecology and Lewis County Environmental HealthUpon receipt of the yearly report due by April 1st one of our Environmental Health Staff will schedule the yearly inspectionApplication for a Solid Waste …
Environmental Health - April 24, 2018, 9:51 a.m.
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Exempt & Permitted Sites
Solid Waste & Hazardous Waste PermitSolid Waste & Hazardous Waste Permits are good for 1 year January through December.Renewal Application for a Solid Waste PermitSolid Waste Exemption Permit requires the following:Application to our office, Environmental Health 125 NW Chehalis Avenue Chehalis, WAUndergo an inspection by one of our Environmental Health StaffRenewal and continuation of a Solid Waste Exemption Permit requires the following:Annual report filed with the Washington State Department of Ecology and Lewis County Environmental HealthUpon receipt of the yearly report due by April 1st one of our Environmental Health Staff will schedule the yearly inspectionApplication for a Solid Waste …
Environmental Health - May 4, 2020, 11:38 a.m.
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Vector Control
Vector control is any method to reduce or eradicate the carriers of pathogens (e.g. virus or parasite), of which animals are the carriers. Pathogen carriers include mammals, birds or arthropods, mosquitoes, and other insects. For more information, call Bill Teitzel at 360-740-1261.For all animal bites or exposures from an animal to a person, we recommend seeking medical attention and then filling out the Lewis County Animal Bite/Exposure Report and submitting to our office.If you have questions regarding an encounter with a bat or what to do if you find a bat please click on the link for Bat Exposure FAQ's.Public …
Code Compliance - June 8, 2022, 8:43 a.m.
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Community Recycle Event scheduled for East County residents
The event will take place from *10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (except where noted) at the Lewis County Area 7 Road Shop (Kiona), 8911 US Hwy 12, Randle, WA 98377.Satellite Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Residential customers may drop off their unwanted or left-over cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and other household chemicals. Please be prepared to leave your containers at the event. Workers don't have a place to empty them, and return them to customers at satellite events. Limits for these events are 15 CFL lights, 5 gallons motor oil, 5 gallons antifreeze, 5 gallons cooking oil, and no …
Solid Waste - March 17, 2026, 12:28 p.m.
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Internship Program
INTERNSHIPS: The Lewis County Coroner's Office does accept students as interns as long as they are enrolled in a college or university that is accredited through the US Department of Education as well as the College for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). This office does not accept applications or inquiries directly from students. Students must go through their school internship or co-operative coordinator to apply for an internship. If a student is attending a school that has not yet established an internship agreement with this office, they are to have a school representative contact this office to set one up. The …
Coroner - Aug. 25, 2014, 3:54 p.m.
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2021 Budget
Lewis County 2021 Budget Preliminary Budget MessagePrelim Budget Presentation FINAL BUDGET as of 12-7-2020Resolution REVENUE:Revenue Summary Reports - All FundsRevenue Detail - All FundsRevenue Detail General Fund Only EXPENDITURES:Expenditure Summary Reports - All FundsExpenditure Detail - General FundExpenditures Detail - All FundsFINAL TAX RESOLUTIONSSubstantial Need2021 Levies for General and Road FundsSummary ReportsGeneral Fund | By Department - 2021 Preliminary Revenue Estimates - SummaryGeneral Fund | By Department - 2021 Preliminary Exp. SummaryRevenue ReportsAll Funds | By Department/Fund - 2021 Preliminary Revenue Estimates - SummaryAll Funds | By Department/Fund - 2021 Preliminary Revenue Estimates- DetailExpenditure ReportsAll Funds | By Department/Fund - …
Budget - Oct. 8, 2020, 9:43 a.m.
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Knotweed
Fallopia x bohemica, Fallopia japonica, & Fallopia sachalinensis Bohemian knotweed is the hybridization of Giant and Japanese knotweeds. They vary slightly in the size and shapes of their leaves and flowers but otherwise look and behave very similarly.Knotweed - Clumping and spreading perennial hollow zig-zagging stems and long creeping rhizomes.Leaves: Large leaves are alternate, leathery, and oval. The base is slightly indented to deeply heart-shaped and leaf midveins have hairs.Flowers: Flower clusters commonly made up of male flowers and located at stem and branch tips. Clusters are around 8 to 13 ¾ inches long. Sepals are white to pinkish white …
Weed Control - Sept. 13, 2022, 3:38 p.m.
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Children In Need of Services (CHINS)
LEWIS COUNTY JUVENILE COURT CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES LEGISLATION R.C.W. l3.32A Effective 7/23/95 CHINS Handout Child In Need of Services (CHINS) means a juvenile: 1. Who is beyond the control of his or her parent such that the child’s behavior endangers thehealth, safety, or welfare of the child or other person; 2. Who has been reported to law enforcement as absent without consent for at least 24 consecutive hours from the parent’s home, a crisis residential center, an out-of-home placement, or a court-ordered placement on two or more separate occasions; and 3. Who is in need of necessary services, …
Juvenile Court - Oct. 23, 2014, 1:43 p.m.
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At Risk Youth
LEWIS COUNTY JUVENILE COURT AT-RISK YOUTH LEGISLATION R.C.W. l3.32A Effective 7/23/95 At Risk Youth Handout The At-Risk Youth program hopes to strengthen and reconcile families experiencing problems with youth who are at risk to themselves or to others. The At-Risk Youth handout provides more information regarding the program.At-risk youth means a juvenile: who is absent from home for at least seventy-two consecutive hours without consent of his or her parent; who is beyond the control of his or her parent such that the child’s behavior endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the child or any other person; or who …
Juvenile Court - Oct. 23, 2014, 1:42 p.m.