Georgia Department of Public Health-EH Chem. Hazards (Brownfields, Haz. Waste) -------(404) 657-6534 Emergency Preparedness ----------------------------(404) 657-6534 Entomology ------------------------------------------- (404) 657-6534 Epidemiology: Chronic/Acute Disease & Rabies (404) 657-2588 Food Service-------------------------------------------(404) 657-6534 Healthy Homes & Childhood Lead ----------------(404) 657-6534 Indoor Air Quality ------------------------------------(404) 657-6534 Pools / Tourist / Tanning Facilities-----------------(404) 657-6534 Septic Tanks (On-site Sewage) ---------------------(404) 657-6534 Wells (Private, Non-Public) -------------------------(404) 657-6534 Georgia Environmental Protection Division General Information (Maps) -------------------- -(888) 373-5947 -(404) 657-5947 24-hour Emergency (Spills, Industrial Fires) -(800) 241-4113 -(404) 656-4863 Director's Office ---------------------------------- -(404) 657-5947 Media Relations ----------------------------------- -(404) 651-7970 District Offices Albany ------------------------------------------------(229) 430-4144 Atlanta ----------------------------------------------- (404) 362-2671 Athens-------------------------------------------------(706) 369-6376 Augusta ---------------------------------------------- (706) 667-4343 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 (Acid Rain) -----------------(404) 363-7004 Industrial Monitoring ------------------------------ (404) 363-7120 Mobile / Area Sources ----------------------------- (404) 363-7028 Planning and Support ------------------------------ (404) 363-7000 Radiation Protection Unit ------------------------- (404) 362-2675 Stationary Source Compliance -------------------(404) 363-7000 Stationary Source Permitting ----------------------(404) 363-7020 Emergency Response -------------------------------(800) 241-4113 Laboratory --------------------------------------------(678) 248-7384 Land Protection (Floyd Towers) ----------------- (404) 657-8600 Hazardous Waste Corrective Action -------------(404) 657-8600 Hazardous Waste Mgmt. ---------------------------(404) 657-8600 Hazardous Waste Compliance---------------------(404) 657-8600 Response and Remediation ------------------------(404) 657-8600 Land Protection (Trade port Office)--------------(404) 362-2537 Lead Base Paint & Asbestos-----------------------(404) 363-7026 Solid Waste Management ------------------------- (404) 362-2692 /2696 Above Ground Storage-(Fire Marshall/Ins. & Safety Fire Comm. ---------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-2064 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 Watershed Protection-------------------------------(404) 463-1511 Drinking Water Compliance ---------------------- (404) 463-1511 Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering ---- - (404) 463-1511 Engineering & Technical Support ---------------- (404) 463-4949 Floodplain Mapping & Management ------------ (404) 463-4935 Non-point Source ----------------------------------- (404) 463-1464 Permitting Compliance & Enforcement --------- (404) 463-1511 Regulatory Support --------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 Safe Dams -------------------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 Total Max. Daily Load Implementation --------- (404) 463-1511 Wastewater Regulatory ---------------------------- (404) 651-8481 Water Withdrawal Permitting --------------------- (404) 463-1511 Watershed Planning & Monitoring --------------- (404) 463-1511 Additional Agencies/Organizations Georgia Department of Agriculture ------------ (404) 656-3600 (800) 282-5852 Animal Processing--------------------------------- (404) 656-3600 Consumer Complaints (Retail Food) ----------- (404) 656-3621 Dead Domestic or Farm Animals---------------- (404) 656-3671 Kennel---------------------------------------------- (404) 656-3600 Pesticides ------------------------------------------- (404) 656-4958 Foodborne Illness --------------------------------- (404) 656-3600 Food Safety Division ------------------------------ (404) 656-3627 (Grocery/convenience stores, bakeries, seafood operations, salvage food operations, mobile meat trucks and rolling stores) Gasoline Fuel --------------------------------------- (404) 656-3605 Georgia Department of Community Affairs- (404) 679-4940 Keep Georgia Beautiful-------------------------- (404) 679-4910 Composting Household Wastes ---------------- (404) 679-4940 Mountain Protection / River Corridors -------- (404) 679-4940 Recycling Locations ----------------------------- (404) 679-5279 Office of Construction Codes & Industrial Buildings State Building Code...Plumbing; Electrical ---- (404) 679-3118 (800) 359-4663 Georgia Department of Labor-------------------- (404) 232-7300 Office of Insurance & Safety Fire Comm. ----- (404) 656-2070 Amusement/Carnival Ride Safety Rules-------- (404) 656-2064 Boiler & Pressure Vessel Rules ------------------ (404) 656-2064 Georgia Fire Marshall ----------------------------- (404) 656-2064 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 GA. Soil and Water Conservation Comm.------(706)552-4470 Erosion and Sedimentation Control --------------(706)552-4474 Governor's Office of Consumer Protection --- (404) 651-8600 (800) 869-1123 Landlord Tenant Complaints LAWHELP.org U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry --------------------------------------------------------- (800) 232-4636 Cancer and Illness Clusters ----------------------- (404) 639-3311 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ------------------- (404) 562-5011 Emergency Response ------------------------------ (404) 562-5150 Public Affairs -------------------------------------- (404) 562-5011 Locks and Dams ----------------------------------- (404) 562-5130 Wetlands Permits ----------------------------------- (404) 562-5137 U.S. Dept. of Interior-Geological Survey Maps -------------------------------------------------(888) 275-8747 GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STATE CONTACTS DIRECTORY A contacts quick-list for environmental issues in Georgia Environmental Health Section 2 Peachtree Street, NW, 13th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone (404) 657-6534; Fax (404) 657-6516 Web: www.dph.georgia.gov Mission Statement: 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. Please contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and/or Environmental Protection Division about these specific environmental topics: Animal Waste Lagoons-----------------------------District Offices -----------------------------------------(see District Office Locations) Animals (dead or endangered)--------- Wildlife Resources Div. -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 656-3500 Aquifers---------------- Watershed Protection Regulatory Support -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 463-1511 Abandoned Landfills--------------------------------District Offices -----------------------------------------(see District Office Locations) Abandoned Drums ---------Hazardous Waste Corrective Action -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 657-8600 Acid Rain --------------------- Air Protection Ambient Monitoring -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 363-7004 Adopt-A-Stream ------- Watershed Protection Non-Point Source -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 463-1511 Air Toxics ---------- Air Protection Stationary Source Permitting -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 363-7020 Archaeology------------------------------Historic Preservation Div. -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 389-7863 Asbestos Removal -------------Land Protection Waste Reduction -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 363-7043 Automobile Emissions ----------------------------- Clean Air Force -----------------------------------------------------------(800) 449-2471 Bacteria ---------------------Watershed Protection Drinking Water -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 463-1511 Batteries ----------------------------- Hazardous Waste Compliance -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 657-8600 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) 363-7000 Brownfields -------------------------Hazardous Waste Brownfields -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 657-8600 Coastal Erosion ----------------------- EPD 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) 463-1511 Drinking Water -----------Watershed Protection Drinking Water -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 463-1511 Emergencies ------ Program Coordination Emergency Response ---------------------------------- (404) 656-4863-or- (800) 241-4113 Emission---------------------------------------------- (770) 387-4900 Erosion------------------- Watershed Protection Non-Point Source -----------------------------------------------------------(404) 463-1511 Fish Kills ---------------------------------------------- District Offices ----------------------------------------- (see District Office Locations) Fish, Safe to Eat ---------EPD Program Coordination Toxicology ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 463-3767 Fishing, Inland-----------------------------Wildlife Resources Div. ---------------------------------------------------------- 1-833-557-3303 Fishing, Marine-----------------------------Coastal Resources Div. ----------------------------------------------------------- (912) 264-7218 Floodplains ----- Watershed Protection Floodplain Management ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 Greenspace ------------------------------------------------ Real Estate ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 656-5165 Hazardous Waste----------- Hazardous Waste Corrective Action ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 657-8600 Historic Structures--------------------- Historic Preservation Div. ----------------------------------------------------------- (770) 389-7863 Hunting--------------------------------------Wildlife Resources Div. ----------------------------------------------------------- (770) 918-6404 Hunting Licenses --------------------------Wildlife Resources Div. ----------------------------------------------------------- (770) 918-6406 Irrigation----------------Watershed Protection Water Withdrawal ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 Laboratories---------------------------------- Administration Office ----------------------------------------------------------- (678) 248-7384 Landfills ------------------------------- Land Protection Solid Waste ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 362-2692 Law Enforcement --------------- Wildlife Law Enforcement Div. ----------------------------------------------------------- (770) 918-6408 Lead-based Paint -------EPD Land Protection Waste Abatement ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 363-7026 Licenses, Hunting-Fishing-Boating----Wildlife Resources Div. ----------------------------------------------------------- (770) 918-6406 Manufactured Foods --GDA Warehouse Distribution Facilities ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 657-1584 Non-game/Natural Heritage ------------Wildlife Resources Div. ----------------------------------------------------------- (770) 918-6406 Ozone Monitoring-----------Air Protection Ambient Monitoring ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 363-7000 Protected Plants ---------------------------Wildlife Resources Div. ----------------------------------------------------------- (770) 918-6406 Public Information---------------------------------Director's Office ---------------------------------- (888) 373-5947 -or- (404) 657-5947 Radiation --- Air Protection -Radiation Materials/Surveillance ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 363-7000 Radon (Mold/Radon Gas) -----------Southface Energy Institute ---------------------------------------------------------- (404) 872-3549 River Monitoring---- Watershed Protection Watershed Monitor ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 Scrap Tires -------------------- Land Protection Waste Abatement ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 363-7027 Seafood Safety --------------------------- Ga. Dept. of Agriculture ---------------------------------------------------------- (404) 657-4801 Sewage Discharges ------------- Watershed Protection Permitting ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 Sewage Treatment ----------- Watershed Protection Engineering ----------------------------------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 Sinkholes---------------Watershed Protection Regulatory Support ---------------------------------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 Small Business ---------------------- Air Protection Branch/Admin ---------------------------------------------------------- (404) 363-7000 State Parks and Historic Sites---- Parks and Historic Sites Div. ---------------------------------------------------------- (770) 389-7286 Stream Buffers ---------Watershed Protection Non-Point Source ---------------------------------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 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) 657-8600 Underground Tanks------------------------- Land Protection UST ---------------------------------------------------------- (404) 362-2687 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -------- (404) 562-9900 Acid Rain -------------------------------------------- (202) 343-9620 Asbestos --------------------------------------------- (800) 368-5888 CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons, Freon) ------------- (404) 562-9900 Drinking Water------------------------------------- (800) 426-4791 Emergency Response------------------------------ (404) 562-8700 Emergency Planning------------------------------- (800) 424-9346 Indoor Air Quality (Mold, Mildew, & etc.) ---- (404) 562-9900 Lead -------------------------------------------------- (800) 424-5323 Ozone ------------------------------------------------ (404) 562-9900 Radon ------------------------------------------------ (800) 767-7236 Toxic Releases (Press Option #3) --------------- (800) 424-9346 Wetlands -------------------------------------------- (404) 562-9232 National Response Center ------------------------ (800) 424-8802 Water Conservation-- Watershed Protection Water Withdrawal ---------------------------------------------------------- (404) 463-1511 Water Well Drillers -Watershed Protection Regulatory Support ---------------------------------------------------------- (404) 232-7818 Wildlife Education------------------------ Wildlife Resources Div. ---------------------------------------------------------- (770) 918-6400 For Additional Information Contact: Georgia Environmental Protection Division 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE, Suite 1456 East Floyd Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334-9000 Phone (404) 656-4713; Fax (404) 651-5778 Web: www.EPD.Georgia.Gov Last updated January 2021