Hello mark and all,
Sounds like you have got off to a bad start with the health department.

Mark Coldiron wrote:
 They  even wanted me to prove that the bottles from the factory are
clean.

I never heard of this before. Commercial bottle lines blow air in each
bottle before filling and most beekeepers look in each jar first but
prove they are clean?

 I managed to get someone from Mann Lake to call the manufacturer.

Sounds strange to me. I have heard of plenty problems with using used
jars but not new jars. New jars are sterilized in the manufacture
process.

 She did mention washing everything down with bleach and water, but it
sounded like that was in addition to the hot water.  Any suggestions on
the concentration? Do you think it will damage any of he equipment?

In Missouri we pour a little bleach in a gallon of water.  Might not be
good enough for Texas.  You may have to measure with her watching over
your shoulder!
If bleach and water won't hurt your laundry i doubt it will hurt your
equipment.  In Missouri if your eyes are burning you have put too much
in and if you can't smell the bleach you haven't put enough in.

  Septic tank? :-(  Actually, septic tanks are handled by a
 different agency.  Haven't talked to them yet!

 In Missouri honey house drains have to be hooked up to a septic tank.

I couldn't talk her out of having two sinks though - one to wash my
hands  and the other to wash utensils in.

Many states want three sinks.

Bob