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Who Do You Call for Water Pollution Problems?

The Altamaha Riverkeeper encourages you to report any environmental problems that you observe. Your report creates a record and should initiate a rapid response so the agency in charge can determine and stop the cause of the problem, evaluate any damages and reduce any negative effects.

Here is a list of telephone numbers for reporting problems.

Call the Georgia Environmental Protection Department.

Regional EPD offices with problems such as:

Erosion & sedimentation
Stream buffer concerns
Trash dumping in a stream
Sewer over flows
Fuel, oil, or other toxic spills
Fish kills

Call the Atlanta EPD Emergency Response Team: 1-800-241-4113

For after hours emergencies, such as:

Sewage spills
Fuel, oil or toxic materials spills

For problems or complaints about Wetlands
Call the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1-800-449-2402

Wetland problems, such as

Filling
Ditching
Construction in the wetland
Dumping

For salt marsh complaints
Call the Coastal Resources Division in Brunswick.

Brad Ganes, Ecology Section, 912-264-7218 or e-mail: brad_gane@dnr.state.ga.us
Salt marsh problems, such as

Filling
Ditching
Construction in the marsh
Dumping

Forestry complaints
Call the Georgia Forestry Commission in Macon. 1-800-Ga-TREES

Problems such as:

Anything that causes erosion and sedimentation
Road construction causing dirt to go into a steam
Removing the buffer. Cutting trees right up to a stream bank

Once you notify the proper agency, please advise the Altamaha Riverkeeper of the complaint so we can follow up. Also contact the Altamaha Riverkeeper if

you do not know whom to call or
you are not successful at getting help with your problem or
you are uncomfortable making a report

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Who Do You Call for Water Pollution Problems?

Call the Georgia Environmental Protection Department.

Call the Atlanta EPD Emergency Response Team: 1-800-241-4113

For problems or complaints about Wetlands Call the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1-800-449-2402

For salt marsh complaints Call the Coastal Resources Division in Brunswick.

Forestry complaints Call the Georgia Forestry Commission in Macon. 1-800-Ga-TREES

For problems or complaints about Wetlands
Call the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1-800-449-2402

For salt marsh complaints
Call the Coastal Resources Division in Brunswick.

Forestry complaints
Call the Georgia Forestry Commission in Macon. 1-800-Ga-TREES