FAQs

Does the Norwalk Health Department identify ticks and test them for Lyme disease?: The Health Department will identify ticks that have been removed from a person's body. Those ticks identified as deer ticks are forwarded to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for Lyme disease testing.

This service is free to Norwalk residents and has a nominal fee for those who live out of town but choose to bring the tick to Norwalk. Results of the Lyme testing can be expected to take at least five weeks.

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Health Department

1. What is the minimum temperature required for heat in a residential or commercial building?: A minimum of 65 degrees must be maintained at all times. Any temperature less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit shall be deemed injurious to the health of the occupants.

2. Is there a turn on or turn off date to provide heat in a dwelling or establishment?: No. A minimum temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained at all times.

3. Does the city spray for mosquitoes?: The Health Department oversees a larvicide program that treats catch basins and stagnant waterways every summer.

4. Does the Norwalk Health Department test drinking water?: The Health Department tests well water (not city water) for bacteria only on a fee-for-service basis. Tests for chemicals or other elements must be done by a private laboratory.
Water Quality Testing

5. Does the Norwalk Health Department identify ticks and test them for Lyme disease?: The Health Department will identify ticks that have been removed from a person's body. Those ticks identified as deer ticks are forwarded to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for Lyme disease testing.

This service is free to Norwalk residents and has a nominal fee for those who live out of town but choose to bring the tick to Norwalk. Results of the Lyme testing can be expected to take at least five weeks.