Meth Labs
Methamphetamine is a drug that can be easily created in a house, garage, motel room or vehicle. The problem is the "cooking" of meth causes environmental contamination that can affect our health. The structures are uninhabitable until they are decontaminated. The process to test and clean can be expensive.
The Delaware County Department of Health is tasked with ensuring structures where operational meth labs were identified are decontaminated before they are re-inhabited. In 2007, Title 318 IAC 1 was enacted to provide the cleanup and notification rules. The law enforcement agency that closes the meth lab is to notify the local health and fire departments about the location. The local health departments then are to work with the property owners to have the affected structures and vehicles decontaminated.
HELPFUL INFORMATION
CLEANING FORMER DRUG LABS*
My property was a drug lab, now what?
What do I have to do?
Who can clean my property?
What will the cleanup contractor do?
Can I do the work myself?
What does clean mean?
Who pays for the testing?
What cleanup method can I use?
*Adapted from IDEM's Brochure on "Cleaning Former Drug Labs"