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Report garbage and trash issues

DOES DEH INVESTIGATE?ISSUES
Yes
  • Garbage in restaurants and residential or commercial lots in the unincorporated area of the county.
  • Problems associated with illegal dumping, disposal, or storage of solid wastes.
No

Garbage in residential or commercial lots within city limits. 

In these cases, direct your concerns to the appropriate city code enforcement department.

We only investigate noise pollution in County's unincorporated areas. Describe the following:

  1. The noise pollution source.
  2. The noise in detail (e.g., loud screech, whine, grind, bang, music, etc.).
  3. The frequency in which the noise is occurring (e.g., sporadically, continuously).
  4. The dates and times of the occurrences.
  5. The background noise at your location (e.g., freeway, animals, truck traffic, crickets, etc.) and list anything that you believe could interfere with measuring the primary noise.
  6. Any other information that would assist us in investigating the issue (e.g., a specific pattern of occurrence or schedules that can be replicated during a monitoring event)

 

For example, name the business where problem occurred.

The business or place must be located in Santa Clara County California for DEH to take action. 

For example, the address of a business or a description of the location.