Johnson County Kansas

To apply for an academic field experience at the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, please review the student guidelines below and complete a student application.

A signed memorandum of understanding is required for placement within our department. Space is limited.

A signed memorandum of understanding is required for placement within our department. Space is limited.

The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is eager to work with our local school districts to develop a program for your students!

JCDHE offers free presentations, tours of our two Olathe locations, and phone interviews with staff (as required by university degree programs).

JCDHE's executive team oversees all department operations. JCDHE billing information regarding payments and insurance can be found on this page.

Illegal dumping concerns can be directed to the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment- Environmental Division. Health and Environment staff will not clean-up the incident but can provide direction on how to clean it up, possible enforcement action, and provide guidance on proper solid waste management.

Report issues, concerns and complaints to the Johnson County Environmental Division concerning air quality, illegal dumping, public swimming pools and spas, septic systems, solid waste, water quality and other matters.

Johnson County Department of Health and Environment staff provide free waste diversion assistance and sustainability consulting to businesses, schools, restaurants and other commercial entities. Qualifying organizations may be eligible to receive up to $500 in supplies to assist in waste reduction efforts. 

Johnson County Department of Health and Environment licenses installers and designers of private sewage treatment systems regulated under the Johnson County Environmental Sanitary Code, as well as the sanitary disposal contractors, also known as pumpers, who clean the treatment systems and transport the sewage to the disposal site.