Georgia environmental health state contacts directory : a contacts quick-list for environmental issues in Georgia

Georgia Department of Public Health
Chem. Hazards (Brownfields, Haz. Waste) -----(404) 657-6534 Epidemiology: Chronic/Acute Disease ----------(404) 657-2588 Emergency Preparedness---------------------------(404) 657-6534 Food Service -----------------------------------------(404) 657-6534 Indoor Air Quality (Mold, Mildew & etc)-------(404) 657-6534 Pools --------------------------------------------------(404) 657-6534 Lead ---------------------------------------------------(888) 247-9054 Septic Tanks (On-site Sewage)--------------------(404) 657-6534 Tanning Facilities -----------------------------------(404) 657-6534 Tourist Courts----------------------------------------(404) 657-6534 Rabies [State Epi: (404) 657-2588] -------------(404) 657-6534 Wells (Private, Non-Public Water Systems) ----(404) 657-6534
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
General Information --------------------------------(888) 373-5947 24-hour Emergency Response --------------------(800) 241-4113 Director's Office -------------------------------------(404) 656-4713 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 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 Planning and Support ------------------------------(404) 373-7012 Stationary Source Compliance--------------------(404) 675-6088 Stationary Source Permitting ---------------------(404) 363-7000 Emergency Response -------------------------------(404) 656-6905 Laboratory --------------------------------------------(678) 248-7384 Land Protection / Hazardous Waste ------------(404) 656-7802 Corrective Action -----------------------------------(404) 656-7802 Hazardous Waste Mgmt. & Remediation -------(404) 656-2833 Hazardous Waste Compliance --------------------(404) 657-8831 Response and Remediation------------------------(404) 657-8600 Land Protection / Solid Waste --------------------(404) 362-2537 Solid Waste Management -------------------------(404) 362-2692 Underground Storage Tanks ----------------------(404) 362-2687 Waste Reduction and Abatement-----------------(404) 363-7026 Program Coordination -----------------------------(404) 463-7600 Radiation / Radioactive Materials ---------------(404) 362-2675 Small Business Assistance -------------------------(404) 362-4842 Toxicology---------------------------------------------(706) 369-6376 Watershed Protection-------------------------------(404) 675-6232 Engineering & Technical Support----------------(404) 675-6233 Non-point Source -----------------------------------(404) 675-6240 Permitting Compliance & Enforcement ---------(404) 362-2680 Total Max. Daily Load Implementation---------(404) 362-6538 Water Withdrawal Permitting---------------------(404) 675-6236

Watershed Protection (continued) Watershed Planning & Monitoring --------------(404) 675-6236 Drinking Water Compliance ----------------------(404) 656-4807 Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering.-----(404) 656-2750 Regulatory Support---------------------------------(404) 656-3214 Safe Dams -------------------------------------------(404) 362-2678 Floodplain Mapping & Management ------------(404) 656-6382
Additional Agencies/Organizations
Georgia Department of Agriculture Animal Processing----------------------------------(404) 656-3665 Consumer Protection Div. Food Safety ---------(404) 656-3621 Dead Domestic or Farm Animals ----------------(404) 656-3671 Kennel licensing -----------------------------------(800) 282-5852 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 State Building Code...Plumbing; Electrical ----(800) 359-4663
Georgia Department of Labor Amusement/Carnival Ride Safety Rules --------(404) 679-0687 Boiler & Pressure Vessel Rules ------------------(404) 679-0687
Georgia Fire Marshal Above-Ground Storage Tanks --------------------(404) 656-2064 Blasting-----------------------------------------------(404) 656-2064 Engineering -----------------------------------------(404) 656-2064 Hazardous Materials -------------------------------(404) 656-2064 Manufactured Home Inspections -----------------(404) 656-2064
Georgia Forestry Commission Forest cutting and fires-----------------------------(478) 751-3500
Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Erosion and Sedimentation Control--------------(770) 761-3020
Governor's Office of Consumer Protection Landlord Tenant Hotline ------------------------(800) 369-4706
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) 275-8747 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 Emergency Response ------------------------------(404) 562-8700 Hazardous Wastes ----------------------------------(800) 424-9346 Indoor Air Quality (Mold, Mildew, & etc) -----(800) 438-4318 Lead---------------------------------------------------(800) 532-3394 Ozone-------------------------------------------------(800) 296-1996 Radon-------------------------------------------------(800) 767-7236 Toxic Releases --------------------------------------(202) 566-0250 Wetlands ---------------------------------------------(800) 832-7828

GEORGIA
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STATE CONTACTS DIRECTORY
A contacts quick-list for environmental issues in Georgia
Environmental Health Section
Mission: Provide primary prevention through a combination of surveillance, education, enforcement, and assessment programs designed to identify, prevent and abate the environmental conditions that adversely impact human health.

Contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and/or Environmental Protection Division about these specific environmental issues:
Animal Waste Lagoons-----------------------------District Offices -----------------------------------------(see District Office Locations) Animals (dead or endangered)---------- Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(770) 761-3035 Aquifers----------------Watershed Protection Regulatory Support -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-3214 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 ------- Watershed Protection Non-point Source -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 675-1636 Air Toxics ---------- Air Protection Stationary Source Permitting -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 363-7018 Archaeology-------------------------------Historic Preservation Div -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-9344 Asbestos Removal -------------Land Protection Waste Reduction -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 363-7026 Automobile Emissions ----------------------------- Clean Air Force -----------------------------------------------------------(800) 449-2471 Bacteria ---------------------Watershed Protection Drinking Water -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-2750 Batteries ----------------------------- Hazardous Waste Compliance -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 657-8831 Batteries, Household -----------------------------Sustainability Div -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 651-5120 Biomedical Waste--------------------Land Protection Solid Waste -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 362-2692 Boat Registration -------------------------- Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(800) 366-2661 Boilers, Burners -Air Protection Stationary Source Compliance -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 675-6088 Brownfields -------------------------Hazardous Waste Brownfields -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-2833 Chemicals, Household ---------------------------Sustainability Div -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 651-5120 Carcinogens--------------------Program Coordination Toxicology -----------------------------------------------------------(706) 369-6376 Coastal Erosion ----------------------------- Coastal Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(912) 264-7218 Complaints --------------------------------------------District Offices -----------------------------------------(see District Office Locations) Compliance and Enforcement --------------------District Offices -----------------------------------------(see District Office Locations) Dam Construction ------------- Watershed Protection Safe Dams -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 362-2678

Drinking Water -----------Watershed Protection Drinking Water -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-4807 Emergencies ------ Program Coordination Emergency Response ----------------------------------(404) 656-4863 -or- (800) 241-4113 Erosion------------------- Watershed 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 Fishing, Inland ----------------------------- Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(770) 918-6406 Fishing, Marine ----------------------------- Coastal Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(912) 264-7218 Floodplains------ Watershed Protection Floodplain Management -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-6382 Greenspace------------------------------------------------- Real Estate -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-5165 Hazardous Waste -----------Hazardous Waste Corrective Action -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-7802 Historic Structures ----------------------Historic Preservation Div -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-2840 Hunting -------------------------------------- Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(770) 918-6404 Hunting Licenses -------------------------- Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(800) 366-2661 Irrigation --------------- Watershed Protection Water Withdrawal -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 675-6236 Laboratories ----------------- Program Coordination Laboratories -----------------------------------------------------------(678) 248-7384 Landfills -------------------------------Land Protection Solid Waste -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 362-2692 Law Enforcement-------------------------- Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(770) 918-6408 Lead-based Paint -------------Land Protection Waste Abatement -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 363-7026 Licenses, Hunting-Fishing-Boating ---- Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(770) 918-6414 Maps--------------------Watershed Protection Regulatory Support -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-3214 Natural Heritage (Protected Plants)--- Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(770) 918-6411 Non-game Wildlife ------------------------ Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(770) 761-3035 Ozone Monitoring ---------- Air Protection Ambient Monitoring -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 363-7006 Pollution Prevention -----------------------------Sustainability Div -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 651-5120 Public Information -------------------------------- Director's Office ----------------------------------(888) 373-5947 -or- (404) 657-5947 Radiation -------------------------Radiation Materials/Surveillance -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 362-2675 Radon -----------------------------------------------Sustainability Div
Southface Energy Institute---------------------(404) 872-3549 River Monitoring ---- Watershed Protection Watershed Monitor

-----------------------------------------------------------(404) 675-6236 Scrap Tires ---------------------Land Protection Waste Abatement -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 362-2537 Security ------------ Program Coordination Emergency Response -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-6905 Sewage Discharges ------------- Watershed Protection Permitting -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 362-2680 Sewage Treatment------------Watershed Protection Engineering -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 675-6233 Sinkholes --------------Watershed Protection Regulatory Support -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-3214 Small Business---- Program Coordination Small Business Assist -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 362-4842 State Parks and Historic Sites ---- Parks and Historic Sites Div -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-9448 Stream Buffers --------- Watershed Protection Non-point Source -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 675-6240 Superfund Clean-ups ------------ Hazardous Waste Remediation -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 657-8600 Surface Mining -----------------------Land Protection Solid Waste -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 362-2692 Toxics Inventory - Program Coordination Emergency Response -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-6905 Underground Tanks -------------------------Land Protection UST -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 362-2687 Waste Reduction----------------------------------Sustainability Div -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 657-5206 Water Conservation-- Watershed Protection Water Withdrawal -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 675-6236 Water Well Drillers -Watershed Protection Regulatory Support -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-3214 Wildlife Education ------------------------ Wildlife Resources Div -----------------------------------------------------------(770) 918-6400
For Additional Information Contact:
Georgia Department of Public Health Environmental Health Section
2 Peachtree Street, NW, 13th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone (404) 657-6534; Fax (404) 657-6516 Web: www.georgiaeh.us
Georgia Environmental Protection Division 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 1152 East Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-9000 Phone (404) 656-4713; Fax (404) 651-5778
Web: www.gaepd.org
Last updated July, 2011