Georgia enviro-call directory : a guide on who to call regarding environmental questions in Georgia

Others to call for environmental issues
Georgia Department of Agriculture Animal Processing ......................................... (404) 656-3665 Dead Domestic or Farm Animals.................. (404) 656-3671 Pesticides ........................................................ (404) 656-9371
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Clean and Beautiful........................................ (404) 679-4910 Composting Household Wastes .................... (404) 679-4950 Mountain Protection / River Corridors ......... (404) 679-4950 Recycling Locations....................................... (404) 679-4950
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority Loans for Environmental Infrastructure ....... (404) 656-0938
Georgia Fire Marshal Above Ground Storage Tanks ....................... (404) 656-2064 Blasting ........................................................... (404) 656-2064
Georgia Forestry Commission Forest cutting and fires .................................. (478) 751-3500
Georgia Department of Human Resources Cancer and Illness Clusters ........................... (404) 657-2588 County Health Departments .......................... (404) 657-2700 Fluoridation .................................................... (404) 657-2571 Food Service Establishments......................... (404) 657-6534 Private Wells (non-Public Water Systems) .. (404) 657-6534 Septic Tanks (on-site) .................................... (404) 657-6534
Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Erosion and Sedimentation Control .............. (770) 761-3020
U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Cancer and Illness Clusters ........................... (404) 639-3311
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Boat Dock Construction ................................ (800) 448-2402 Stream Flow Impediments............................. (404) 763-7933 Wetlands Permits ........................................... (678) 422-2720
U.S. Dept. of Interior - Geological Survey Maps............................................................(888) ASK-USGS Stream Flows and Gauging ........................... (404) 903-9100
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acid Rain........................................................ (202) 233-9620 CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons, Freon) ............. (800) 296-1996 Drinking Water............................................... (800) 426-4791 Electromagnetic Fields ................................(800) EMF-2383 Emergency Response ..................................... (404) 562-8700 Hazardous Wastes .......................................... (800) 424-9346 Indoor Air Quality.......................................... (800) 438-4318 Lead................................................................. (800) 532-3394 Ozone.............................................................. (800) 296-1996 Radon.......................................................(800) SOS-RADON Toxic Releases................................................ (202) 566-0250 Wetlands ......................................................... (800) 832-7828

To contact the Georgia Environmental Protection Division
General Information.............................................. (888) 373-5947 24-hour Emergency Response.............................. (404) 656-4863 Director ..................................................................... (404) 656-4713 Air Protection ......................................................... (404) 363-7000
Clean Air Force (Vehicle Emissions).................. (800) 449-2471 Ambient Monitoring ............................................. (404) 363-7006 Industrial Monitoring ............................................ (404) 363-7053 Mobile / Area Sources .......................................... (404) 363-7028 Stationary Source Compliance............................. (404) 363-7018 Stationary Source Permitting ............................... (404) 363-7022 Geologic Survey...................................................... (404) 656-3214 Hazardous Waste ................................................... (404) 656-7802 Corrective Action.................................................. (404) 656-7802 Facilities Compliance........................................... (404) 656-2833 Generator Compliance.......................................... (404) 657-8831 Hazardous Sites Response.................................... (404) 657-8600 Land Protection...................................................... (404) 362-2537 Solid Waste............................................................ (404) 362-2692 Underground Storage Tanks................................. (404) 362-2687 Waste Reduction and Abatement ......................... (404) 363-7026 Program Coordination .......................................... (404) 463-7600 Environmental Management District Offices
Albany ................................................................ (229) 430-4144 Atlanta ................................................................ (404) 362-2671 Athens ................................................................. (706) 369-6376 Augusta............................................................... (706) 792-7744 Brunswick........................................................... (912) 264-7284 Cartersville ......................................................... (770) 387-4900 Macon ................................................................. (478) 751-6612 Savannah ............................................................ (912) 353-3225 Emergency Response ............................................ (404) 656-6905 Laboratory ............................................................. (404) 206-5269 Radiation / Radioactive Materials........................ (404) 362-2675 Small Business Assistance ................................... (877) 427-6255 Toxicology............................................................. (706) 369-6376 Water Protection.................................................... (404) 675-6232 Engineering & Technical Support ....................... (404) 675-6233 Non-point Source .................................................. (404) 675-6240 Permitting Compliance & Enforcement.............. (404) 362-2680 Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation ..... (404) 362-6538 Watershed Planning & Monitoring...................... (404) 675-6236 Water Resources .................................................... (404) 656-6328 Drinking Water Compliance ................................ (404) 656-4807 Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering ......... (404) 656-2750 Water Resources Municipal & Industrial............ (404) 656-3094 Water Resources Basin Analysis & Agriculture . (404) 657-8282 Safe Dams.............................................................. (404) 362-2678
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GEORGIA ENVIRO-CALL DIRECTORY
A guide on who to call regarding environmental questions in Georgia
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EPD's Mission: We help provide Georgia's citizens with clean air, clean water, healthy lives and productive land by assuring compliance with environmental laws and by assisting others to do their part for a better environment.
Revised: November 2002

Who to call at EPD about these environmental issues:
Abandoned Landfills .......................................District Offices ..................................................... (see District Office locations) Abandoned Drums ........ Hazardous Waste Corrective Action ............................................................................ (404) 656-7802 Acid Rain ......................... Air Protection Ambient Monitoring ............................................................................ (404) 363-7006 Adopt-A-Stream ............. Water Protection Non-point Source ............................................................................ (404) 675-1636 Air Toxics .......... Air Protection Stationary Source Permitting ............................................................................ (404) 363-7018 Animal Waste Lagoons....................................District Offices ..................................................... (see District Office locations) Aquifers................. Geologic Survey Technical Investigations ............................................................................ (404) 656-3214 Asbestos Removal.............. Land Protection Waste Reduction ............................................................................ (404) 363-7026 Automobile Emissions ....................................Clean Air Force ............................................................................ (800) 449-2471 Bacteria ................................Water Resources Drinking Water ............................................................................ (404) 656-2750 Batteries .................. Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance ............................................................................ (404) 657-8831 Biomedical Waste ...................... Land Protection Solid Waste ............................................................................ (404) 362-2692 Boilers, Burners Air Protection Stationary Source Compliance ............................................................................ (404) 363-7018 Brownfields...............Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance ............................................................................ (404) 656-2833 Carcinogens.......................Program Coordination Toxicology ............................................................................ (706) 369-6376 Complaints ........................................................District Offices ..................................................... (see District Office locations) Compliance and Enforcement........................District Offices ..................................................... (see District Office locations) Dam Construction......................Water Resources Safe Dams ............................................................................ (404) 362-2678 Drinking Water ..................Water Resources Drinking Water ............................................................................ (404) 656-4807 Emergencies ..... Program Coordination Emergency Response ..........................................(404) 656-4863 -or- (800) 241-4113 Erosion ............................. Water Protection Non-point Source ............................................................................ (404) 675-6240 Fish Kills ............................................................District Offices ..................................................... (see District Office locations) Fish, Safe to Eat................Program Coordination Toxicology ............................................................................ (706) 369-6376 Floodplains ........... Water Resources Floodplain Management ............................................................................ (404) 656-6382

Who to call at EPD about these environmental issues:
Hazardous Waste...........Hazardous Waste Corrective Action ............................................................................(404) 656-7802 Irrigation.........................................................Water Resources ......................................... (404) 656-3094 -or- (404) 657-8282 Laboratories ....................Program Coordination Laboratories ............................................................................(404) 206-5269 Landfills ...................................... Land Protection Solid Waste ............................................................................(404) 362-2692 Lead-based Paint ..............Land Protection Waste Abatement ............................................................................(404) 363-7026 Maps ...................... Geologic Survey Technical Investigations ............................................................................(404) 656-3214 Ozone Monitoring...........Air Protection Ambient Monitoring ............................................................................(404) 363-7006 Public Information ........................................ Director's Office ......................................... (888) 373-5947 -or- (404) 657-5947 Radiation.........Program Coordination Radiation Surveillance ............................................................................(404) 362-2675 ...........................Program Coordination Radioactive Materials ............................................................................(404) 362-2675 River Monitoring....Water Protection Watershed Monitoring ............................................................................(404) 675-6236 Scrap Tires.........................Land Protection Waste Abatement ............................................................................(404) 362-2537 Security..............Program Coordination Emergency Response ............................................................................(404) 656-6905 Sewage Discharges...................... Water Protection Permitting ............................................................................(404) 362-2680 Sewage Treatment ................... Water Protection Engineering ............................................................................(404) 675-6232 Sinkholes .................Geologic Survey Technical Investigation ............................................................................(404) 656-3214 Small Business.Program Coordination Small Business Assist ............................................................................(877) 427-6255 Stream Buffers ................Water Protection Non-point Source ............................................................................(404) 675-6240 Superfund Clean-ups ...Hazardous Waste Haz Site Response ............................................................................(404) 657-8600 Surface Mining........................... Land Protection Solid Waste ............................................................................(404) 362-2692 Toxics InventoryProgram Coordination Emergency Response ............................................................................(404) 656-6905 Underground Tanks.............................. Land Protection UST ............................................................................(404) 362-2687 Water Conservation ......................................Water Resources ......................................... (404) 656-3094 -or- (404) 657-8282 Water Well Drillers..... Geologic Survey Regulatory Support ............................................................................(404) 656-3214

Who to call at DNR about these issues:
Animals (dead or endangered)......... Wildlife Resources Div ............................................................................ (478) 994-1438 Archaeology ..................................... Historic Preservation Div ............................................................................ (404) 656-9344 Batteries, Household..... Pollution Prevention Assistance Div ............................................................................ (404) 651-5120 Chemicals, Household .. Pollution Prevention Assistance Div ............................................................................ (404) 651-5120 Coastal Erosion ....................................Coastal Resources Div ............................................................................ (912) 264-7218 Fishing, Inland.................................... Wildlife Resources Div ............................................................................ (770) 918-6406 Fishing, Marine ....................................Coastal Resources Div ............................................................................ (912) 264-7218 Greenspace ........................................... Commissioner's Office ............................................................................ (404) 656-5165 Historic Structures.......................... Historic Preservation Div ............................................................................ (404) 656-2840 Hunting ................................................ Wildlife Resources Div ............................................................................ (770) 918-6404 Law Enforcement............................... Wildlife Resources Div ............................................................................ (770) 918-6408 Licenses, Hunting-Fishing-Boating . Wildlife Resources Div ............................................................................ (770) 414-3333 Natural Heritage (Protected Plants) Wildlife Resources Div ............................................................................ (770) 918-6411 Non-game Wildlife ............................. Wildlife Resources Div ............................................................................ (478) 994-1438 Pollution Prevention ........................ Pollution Prevention Div ............................................................................ (404) 651-5120 Radon ................................................. Pollution Prevention Div ............................Southface Energy Institute (404) 872-3549 State Parks and Historic Sites.. Parks and Historic Sites Div ............................................................................ (404) 656-2770 Waste Reduction .............................. Pollution Prevention Div ............................................................................ (404) 657-5206 Wildlife Education ............................. Wildlife Resources Div ............................................................................ (770) 918-6400