EPD Quick-Look Guide

Revised August 2006

For corrections, additions, or changes, please contact EPD at 404-657-5947.

Key Word Responsible Office Telephone
Abandoned or closed landfills District Office See District Office
Abandoned waste, drums, etc. Hazardous Waste Management Branch 404-656-7802
Above-ground storage tanks
  1. State Fire Marshall
  2. US EPA Emergency Response
  1. 404-656-2064
  2. 800-564-7577
Acid rain (ambient monitoring)
  1. Air Protection Branch, Ambient Monitoring Program
  2. US EPA acid rain hotline (Washington, DC)
  1. 404-363-7006
  2. 202-233-9620
     
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Office of State Hearings and Appeals 404-656-3508
Adopt-A-Stream Watershed Protection Branch 404-675-1636
Air toxics
  1. Permitting
  2. Compliance
Air Protection Branch
  1. Stationary Source Permitting Program
  2. Air Toxics Unit
404-363-7022
  1. 404-363-7018
  2. 404-363-7006
Air conditioning Freon recovery
  1. US EPA Region 4 Atlanta
  2. US EPA (Washington, DC)
  1. 404-562-9197
  2. 800-296-1996
Animal feedlot operations State Soil & Water Conservation Commission
  1. Athens
  2. Atlanta
  1. 706-542-3065
  2. 404-656-7538
Animal waste lagoons District Office See District Office
Animals, dead
  1. Wildlife, endangered species - Reporting
  2. Farm and domestic, poultry - Reporting
District Office
  1. Wildlife Resources Division
  2. Department of Agriculture
See District Office
  1. 478-994-1438
  2. 404-656-3665
Aquaculture Wildlife Resources Division 770-918-6418
Aquatic toxicity
  1. Toxicology
  2. Whole Effluent Toxicity
  1. Environmental Toxicology Coordinator
  2. Watershed Protection: Permitting Compliance and Enforcement
  1. 404-656-4713 or 706-369-6376
  2. 404-362-2680
     
Archaeology State Archaeologist 404-656-9344
Asbestos (disposal/removal) Lead Paint & Asbestos Program 404-363-7026
Automobile emissions
  1. Rules
  2. Enforcement/Inspections
  1. Mobile & Area Source Program
  2. Information Hotline
  1. 404-363-7028
  2. 800-449-2471
Bacteria (fecal coliform)
  1. Lab results
  2. In drinking water
  3. In rivers and lakes
  1. Bacteriology Laboratory
  2. Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering Program
  3. Watershed Planning & Monitoring Program
  1. 404-206-5200
  2. 404-656-2750
  3. 404-675-6236
Backflow prevention Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-656-2750
Batteries
  1. Household
  2. Commercial reclamation
  1. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
  2. Generator Compliance Program
  1. 404-651-5120
  2. 404-657-8831
BIF (Burners/Industrial Furnaces) or boilers
  1. Permitted facility
  2. Unpermitted facility
  3. Air Quality
  1. Hazardous Waste Facility Compliance Program
  2. Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance Program
  3. Air Protection Stationary Source Compliance Program
  1. 404-656-2833
  2. 404-657-8831
  3. 404-363-7018
Biomedical waste - disposal Solid Waste Management Program 404-362-2692
Blasting State Fire Marshall's Office 404-656-2064
Blocking stream flow
  1. US Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
  2. US Army Corps of Engineers, Atlanta Office
  1. 800-448-2402
  2. 404-763-7933
Boat dock construction
  1. Lakes, rivers
  2. Lakes, rivers
  3. Marshland
  1. US Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
  2. US Army Corps of Engineers, Atlanta Office
  3. Coastal Resources Division
  1. 800-448-2402
  2. 404-763-7933
  3. 912-264-7218
Boil water advisories Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-656-2750
Bottled water Department of Agriculture 404-656-3621
Brownfields
  1. Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program
  2. US EPA Region 4 Atlanta
  1. 404-656-2833
  2. 404-562-8660
Buffer areas along streams Watershed Protection: Non-point Source Program 404-675-6240
Cancer and illness clusters Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry/CDC 404-639-3311
Car washes - discharges, water recycling Watershed Protection: Industrial Wastewater 404-362-2680
Carcinogen Environmental Toxicology Coordinator
  1. Atlanta office
  2. Athens office
  1. 404-656-4713
  2. 706-369-6376
Cemetery registration and removal   404-656-3079
CERCLA sites Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program 404-656-2833
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons, Freon)
  1. US EPA Region 4 Atlanta
  2. US EPA (Washington, DC)
  1. 404-562-9206 404-562-9213
  2. 800-296-1996
Chemical releases into air Air Protection Ambient Monitoring Program 404-363-7006
Clean Air Force Environmental Protection Division 800-449-2471
Clean and Beautiful Department of Community Affairs 404-679-4910
Clean-up regulations for hazardous wastes Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program 404-656-7802
Clear cutting a forest Georgia Forestry Commission 478-751-3500
Coal ash disposal Land Protection: Solid Waste Management Program 404-362-2692
Coastal erosion Coastal Resources Division 912-264-7218
Color problems in streams State Operations Center (Atlanta area number)
State Operations Center (statewide number)		 404-656-4300
800-241-4113
Commercial hazardous waste facilities
  1. Treatment, Storage and Disposal
  2. Transporters
  1. Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program
  2. Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance Program
  1. 404-656-2833
  2. 404-657-8831
Commissioner's Office (Georgia Department of Natural Resources) Commissioner 404-656-3500
Community Reservoir Assistance Watershed Protection Branch 404-675-6232
Community-Right-To-Know Program Emergency Response Program 404-656-6905
Composting household wastes Department of Community Affairs 404-679-4950
Composting sludge permits Watershed Protection: Engineering & Technical Support Program 404-675-6232
Conditionally exempt hazardous waste generators Hazardous Waste Management: Generator Compliance Program 404-657-8831
Corps of Engineers US Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
US Army Corps of Engineers, Atlanta office		 800-448-2402
404-562-5011
Corrective action
  1. Hazardous waste
  2. Underground storage tanks
  1. Hazardous Waste Management: Corrective Action Program
  2. Land Protection: UST Management Program
  1. 404-656-7802
  2. 404-362-2687
Creosote remediation Hazardous Waste Management: Generator Compliance Program 404-657-8831
Criminal investigation Criminal Investigation Unit 404-244-2363
Cross connections/backflow prevention Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-656-2750
     
Dam construction Watershed Protection: Safe Dams Program 404-362-2678
Damming a stream Watershed Protection: Safe Dams Program 404-362-2678
Dams operated by Corps of Engineers US Army Corps of Engineers, Dam Safety Program
US Army Corps of Engineers, Atlanta Office		 800-543-2021
404-562-5011
Dams operated by Georgia Power Georgia Power Company 404-506-6526
Dams operated by Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 423-751-0011
Delisting petitions
  1. USTs
  2. Hazardous Waste
  1. Land Protection Underground Storage Tank Program
  2. Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program
  1. 404-362-2687
  2. 404-656-7802
Department of Community Affairs   404-679-4940
Development in floodplains Watershed Protection: Floodplain Unit 404-656-6382
Discharge permits from industrial/commercial areas Watershed Protection: Permitting, Compliance & Enforcement Program 404-362-2680
Disposal of hazardous wastes Hazardous Waste Management: Corrective Action Program 404-656-7802
Disposal of household chemicals Pollution Prevention Assistance Division (DNR) 404-651-5120
District Offices
  • Coastal District Office (Brunswick)
 One Conservation Way, Brunswick 31520 912-264-7284
  • Coastal District Office (Savannah)
 6555 Abercorn St Suite 130, Savannah 31405 912-353-3225
  • East Central District Office (Augusta)
 1885-A Tobacco Rd, Augusta 30906 706-792-7744
  • Mountain District Office (Cartersville)
 PO Box 3250, 16 Center Road, Cartersville 30120 770-387-4900
  • Mountain District Office (Atlanta)
 4244 International Parkway, Suite 114 Atlanta 30354 404-362-2671
  • Northeast District Office (Athens)
 745 Gaines School Road, Athens 30605 706-369-6376
  • Southwest District Office (Albany)
 2024 Newton Rd, Albany 31701 229-430-4144
  • West Central District Office (Macon)
 2640 Shurling Drive, Macon 31211 478-751-6612
Drainage (flooded streets) Local planning or public works departments Check County listings
Drillers of water wells, regulation of Watershed Protection: Regulatory Suport 404-656-3214
Drinking water regulations Watershed Protection: Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-656-2750
Drinking water taste and odor
  1. Private wells
  2. Public water systems-Well/springs
  3. Public water systems-Surface water
  1. County Health Department
  2. District Office
  3. Drinking Water Compliance Program
  1. Check County listings
  2. See District Office
  3. 404-656-4807
Drinking water Hot Line US EPA (Washington, DC) 800-426-4791
Dry cleaners hazardous waste Hazardous Waste Management: Generator Compliance Program 404-657-8831
Dumping hazardous waste Hazardous Waste Management Branch 404-656-7802
Dumping near streams District Office See District Office
Dumps
  1. solid waste or landfills
  2. hazardous waste
  1. Local Governments -or- District Office
  2. Hazardous Waste Management Program
  1. See District Office
  2. 404-656-7802
Dust in outside air District Office See District Office
Emergencies, 24 hour reporting
  1. State Operations Center (Atlanta area number)
    State Operations Center (statewide number)
  2. US EPA Emergency Response
  1. 404-656-4300
    800-241-4113
  2. 404-562-8700
Environmental health Department of Human Resources 404-657-6534
Environmental Protection Agency US EPA Region 4 Atlanta 404-562-9900
Environmental toxicology Environmental Toxicology Coordinator
  1. Atlanta office
  2. Athens office
  1. 404-656-4713
  2. 706-369-6376
Erosion and sedimentation control problems & complaints
  1. Local issuing authority
  2. Watershed Protection: Erosion & Sedimentation Control Unit
  3. EPD District Office
  4. State Soil & Water Conservation Commission
  1. Check County listings
  2. 404-675-6240
  3. See District Office
  4. 770-761-3020
Excluded waste (Appendix IV-RCRA) Hazardous Waste Management: Facilities Compliance Program 404-656-2833
Farm water use Watershed Protection: Agricultural Permitting Unit 229-391-2400
Fees
  1. Air Title V Permit fees
  2. Drinking water service fees
  3. Hazardous waste fees
  4. Solid waste/Scrap tires
  1. Air Protection Planning & Support Program
  2. Drinking Water Permitting Program
  3. Hazardous Site Response Program
  4. Solid Waste Management Program
  1. 404-363-7000
  2. 404-656-4807
  3. 404-657-8600
  4. 404-362-2692
Financial assurance: landfills, surface mines Land Protection Branch: Solid Waste Management Program 404-362-2692
Financial responsibility: hazardous waste sites Hazardous Waste Management: Corrective Action Program 404-656-7802
Fires - industrial facilities, hazardous materials, tires State Operations Center (Atlanta area number)
State Operations Center (statewide number)		 404-656-4300
800-241-4113
Fish kills
  1. Non-emergency
  2. Emergency
  1. EPD District Office
  2. State Operations Center (Atlanta)
    State Operations Center (statewide number)
  1. See District Office
  2. 404-656-4300
    800-241-4113
Fish safe to eat Environmental Toxicology Coordinator
  1. Atlanta office
  2. Athens office
  1. 404-656-4713
  2. 706-369-6376
Flood maps Floodplain Unit 404-656-6382
Fluorescent lights disposal Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance Program 404-657-8831
Fluoridation
  1. Drinking Water Permitting Program
  2. Department of Human Resources
  1. 404-656-4807
  2. 404-894-6644
Freon recovery
  1. US EPA Region 4 Atlanta
  2. US EPA (Washington, DC)
  1. 404-562-9206 or 404-562-9213
  2. 800-296-1996
Fuel spill or leak State Operations Center (Atlanta area number)
State Operations Center (statewide number)		 404-656-4300
800-241-4113
Gasoline, Stage I & II vapor recovery Air Protection: Mobile & Area Source Program 404-363-7028
Gauging stations (streams) US Geological Survey 404-903-9100
Generators of hazardous waste Hazardous Waste: Generator Compliance Program
  • large, small, conditionally exempt generators
404-657-8831
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA)
  • loans and grants for wastewater, drinking water, and solid waste
 Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) 404-656-0938
Georgia Environmental Policy Act (GEPA) Emergency Response Program 404-656-6905
Geographic information systems (GIS) Watershed Protection Branch 404-656-3214
Georgia Clean and Beautiful Department of Community Affairs 404-679-4910
Government facilities generating hazardous waste Hazardous Waste: Facility Compliance Program 404-656-2833
Greenspace Department of Natural Resources 404-656-3500
Grants
  1. Scrap tire clean-up, education/enforcement
  2. Clean Water Act Section 319 non-point sources
  1. Scrap Tire Unit
  2. Nonpoint Source Program
  1. 404-363-7026
  2. 404-675-6240
Groundwater problems Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-675-6236
Groundwater withdrawals Watershed Protection Branch 404-656-3094
Hazardous material spills State Operations Center (Atlanta area number)
State Operations Center (statewide number)		 404-656-4300
800-241-4113
Hazardous materials permit and transporting State Fire Marshal 404-656-9798
Hazardous Site Inventory (HSI) Hazardous Waste Management: Hazardous Site Response Program 404-657-8600
Hazardous waste
  1. Compliance officers
  2. Generator EPA ID numbers
  3. Household
  4. Incinerator, burning
  5. Manifesting
  6. Marketers
  7. Public outreach
  8. Treatment, storage, disposal
  9. Waste reduction plans
  1. Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program
  2. Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program
  3. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
  4. Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program
  5. Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance Program
  6. Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program
  7. Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program
  8. Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program
  9. Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program
  1. 404-657-8679
  2. 404-656-7802
  3. 404-651-5120
  4. 404-656-2833
  5. 404-657-8831
  6. 404-657-8688
  7. 404-657-8688
  8. 404-656-7802
  9. 404-656-7802
Incinerators
  1. Burning hazardous waste
  2. Burning solid waste
  3. Air emissions
  1. Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance Program
  2. Solid Waste Management Program
  3. Air Protection Stationary Source Compliance Program
  1. 404-656-2833
    404-657-8831
  2. 404-362-2692
  3. 404-363-7018
Indoor air quality, pollution
  1. US EPA Region 4 Atlanta
  2. US EPA Indoor Air Information Clearinghouse
  3. US OSHA (workplace air only)
  1. 404-562-9105
  2. 800-438-4318
  3. 770-493-6644
Industrial wastewater treatment plants Watershed Protection: Industrial Wastewater Unit 404-362-2680
Industrial furnaces (hazardous waste only) Hazardous Waste Management: Facilities Compliance Program 404-656-2833
Irrigation water use Watershed Protection Branch 404-675-6236
Laboratory
  1. accreditation (commercial labs)
  2. certification (drinking water)
  3. State environmental
  1. Quality Assurance Program
  2. Drinking Water Compliance Program
  3. EPD Laboratory
  1. 404-656-3204
  2. 404-656-4807
  3. 404-206-5269
Lake draining/filling
  1. dam structure
  2. water quality
  1. Safe Dams Program
  2. Watershed Planning and Monitoring Program
  1. 404-362-2678
  2. 404-675-6236
Land disturbing activity permits Watershed Protection: Erosion & Sedimentation Unit 404-675-6240
Landfills
  1. abandoned or closed
  2. assessments: new and existing sites
  3. complaints
  4. disposal ban (lead-acid batteries, appliances, waste oil, tires, yard waste)
  5. lists of
  6. permitting (non-hazardous) - sanitary, new site, horizontal or vertical expansion
  1. District Office
  2. Solid Waste Management Program
  3. District Office
  4. Land Protection Planning & Administrative Support Program
  5. Land Protection Planning & Administrative Support Program
  6. Solid Waste Management Program
  1. See District Office
  2. 404-362-2692
  3. See District Office
  4. 404-362-2537
  5. 404-362-2537
  6. 404-362-2692
Lead & copper (in water) Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-656-2750
Lead monitoring (air emissions) Ambient Monitoring Program 404-363-7006
Lead-based paint
  1. removal, training & certification
  2. information hotlines
  3. generation or disposal of over 220 pounds
  1. Land Protection Lead-based Paint & Asbestos Program
  2. National Lead Information Center US EPA Lead Hotline
  3. Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance Program
  1. 404-363-7026
  2. 800-424-5323
    800-532-3394
  3. 404-657-8831
Leak detection (water pipes) Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-656-2750
Maps
  1. Geologic/topographic
  2. Soils
  1. Watershed Protection Branch
  2. Natural Resources Conservation Service
  1. 404-656-3214
  2. 706-546-2278
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Emergency Response Program 404-656-6905
Medical waste incinerators
(also see biomedical waste disposal)
  1. Air Protection Stationary Source Compliance Program
  2. Solid Waste Management Program
  1. 404-363-7018
  2. 404-362-2692
Mercury (from thermometers and thermostats)
  1. Land Protection Planning & Administrative Support Program
  2. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
  1. 404-363-7026
  2. 404-651-5120
Mining claims Watershed Protection Branch 404-656-3214
Mining permits Land Protection: Solid Waste Management Program 404-362-2692
Mixed waste (hazardous/radioactive waste mixture) Hazardous Waste: Generator Compliance Program 404-657-8831
Motor Oil Used (household quantities) Pollution Prevention Assistance Division 404-651-5120
Mountain Protection Act Department of Community Affairs 404-679-4950
Municipal wastewater lift stations Watershed Protection: Permitting Compliance & Enforcement Program 404-362-2680
Municipal sewer lines design & construction Watershed Protection: Engineering & Technical Support Program 404-675-6232
Natural gas deregulation Public Service Commission 404-657-8767
Noise pollution

Airport noise

 County Health Department

Federal Aviation Administration

 Check County listings

404-305-7200
Nonpoint discharge Watershed Protection: Nonpoint Source Program 404-675-6240
NPDES (wastewater) permits Watershed Protection: Permitting Compliance & Enforcement Program 404-362-2680
NPL (National Priority List) sites Hazardous Waste Management Branch 404-656-7802
Nuclear power Environmental Radiation Program 404-362-2675
Odors, wastewater treatment plants
  1. Watershed Protection: Permitting Compliance & Enforcement Program
  2. District Office
  1. 404-362-2680
  2. See District Office
Oil and gas wells and drilling Watershed Protection Branch (UIC Coordinator) 404-656-3214
Oil spills State Operations Center (Atlanta)
Statewide number		 404-656-4300
800-241-4113
Open burning
  1. District Office
  2. Air Protection Stationary Source Compliance Program
  1. See District Office
  2. 404-363-7018
Operator training
  1. Landfill
  2. Wastewater/water systems
  1. Land Protection: Planning & Administrative Support Program
  2. Georgia Water & Wastewater Institute
  1. 404-363-7026
  2. 770-836-6656
OSHA US Occupational Safety and Health Administration 404-562-2300
Ozone monitoring Air Protection: Ambient Monitoring Program 404-363-7006
Ozone (stratospheric ozone protection) US EPA (Washington, DC) 800-296-1996
Paint fumes - outside District Office See District Office
Paint waste
  1. <220 pounds (100 kg)
  2. >220 pounds (100 kg)
  1. Lead-Based Paint & Asbestos Program
  2. Hazardous Waste: Generator Compliance Program
  1. 404-363-7026
  2. 404-657-8831
Pesticides
  1. disposal
  2. use or misuse of pesticides
  3. container disposal & recycling plastic containers
  4. general information
  1. Hazardous Waste: Generator Compliance Program
  2. Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Division
  3. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
  4. US EPA Hotline (Washington, DC)
  1. 404-657-8831
  2. 404-656-4958
  3. 404-651-5120
  4. 800-858-7378
Petroleum contaminated soils Land Protection: Solid Waste Management Program 404-362-2692
     
Pollution index
  1. Automated
  2. Questions
  1. Air Protection Ambient Monitoring Program
  2. Air Protection Ambient Monitoring Program
  1. 404-362-4909
  2. 404-363-7006
Pollution prevention
  1. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
  2. US EPA Pollution Prevention Hotline (Washington, DC)
  1. 404-651-5120
  2. 800-685-2443
    800-476-8686
Pond weeds Wildlife Resources Division 770-918-6418
Pretreatment permits (Industrial wastewater) Watershed Protection: Permitting & Compliance Program 404-362-2680
Proposed rules and regulations, mailing list Customer Assistance Program 404-657-5947
888-373-5947
PSC Public Service Commission 404-656-4562
Public water system permits Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering Program 404-656-4807
Public information Customer Assistance Program 404-657-5947
888-373-5947
Quarries (rock, aggregate) complaints District Office See District Office
Radiation, radioactive waste or by-products Environmental Radiation Program 404-362-2675
Radioactive/hazardous waste mixture Hazardous Waste: Generator Compliance Program 404-657-8831
Radioactive materials licensing Radioactive Materials Program 404-362-2675
Radon
  1. Southface Energy Institute (under contract to Pollution Prevention Assistance Division)
  2. Department of Human Resources Public Health Division
  3. US EPA Region 4 Atlanta
  4. US EPA Radon Hot-Line
  1. 404-872-3549
    800-745-0037
  2. 404-657-6522
  3. 404-562-9145
  4. 800-SOS-RADON
Rainfall data National Climatic Data Center, UGA 706-542-6067
RCRA hotline US EPA (Washington, DC) 800-424-9346
Rechannelization of streams US Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
US Army Corps of Engineers, Atlanta office		 800-448-2402
404-763-7933
Recycling
  1. hazardous waste facility (permitted)
  2. hazardous waste facility (unpermitted)
  3. household hazardous waste
  4. household waste, recycling locations
  1. Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program
  2. Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance Program
  3. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
  4. Department of Community Affairs
  1. 404-656-2833
  2. 404-657-8831
  3. 404-651-5120
  4. 404-679-4950
Regional reservoirs Watershed Protection Branch 404-675-6232
Regulations, copies of Customer Assistance Program 404-657-5947
888-373-5947
Release reporting
  1. emergency chemical
  2. hazardous waste
  3. wastewater
  1. State Operations Center (Atlanta area number)
    State Operations Center (statewide number)
  2. Hazardous Sites Response Program
  3. Water Protection Permitting Compliance & Enforcement Program
  1. 404-656-4300
    800-241-4113
  2. 404-657-8600
  3. 404-362-2680
Risk assessment
  1. general information
  2. hazardous waste
  3. Superfund (HSRA)
  1. Environmental Toxicology Coordinator
    Atlanta office
    Athens office
  2. Risk Assessment Unit
  3. Hazardous Sites Response Program
  1. 404-656-4713
    706-369-6376
  2. 404-656-7802
  3. 404-657-8600
River basin management planning Watershed Planning and Monitoring Program 404-675-6236
River clean-up/Adopt-A-Stream Adopt-A-Stream Program 404-675-1636
River Corridor/Mountain Protection Act Department of Community Affairs 404-679-4950
SARA (Superfund Act Reauthorization Amendments) Title III Information
  1. Community Right-to-Know Program
  2. EPA Hotline (Washington, DC)
  1. 404-656-6905
  2. 800-424-9346
Scrap tires Land Protection: Scrap Tire Program 404-362-2537
Sediment in streams due to development Watershed Protection: Erosion & Sedimentation Unit 404-675-6240
Septic systems
  1. domestic or household
  2. non-domestic
  1. County Health Department
  2. Watershed Protection Branch
  1. Check County listings
  2. 404-656-3214
Septic tank problems County Health Department Check County listings
SERC (State Emergency Response Commission) Community Right-to-Know Program 404-656-6905
Sewage spills and leaks District Office See District Office
Sewage treatment plants Watershed Protection: Permitting, Compliance & Enforcement Program 404-362-2680
     
Sludge, sewerage
  • approval/review of sludge management plans/specs for LAS systems
Watershed Protection: Engineering & Technical Support Program 404-675-6232
Small business technical assistance Air Protection: Planning & Support Program 404-363-7000
Small quantity generators Hazardous Waste: Generator Compliance Program 404-657-8831
Smoke, outside or industrial District Office See District Office
Smoke school Air Protection: Planning & Support Program 404-363-7000
Soils, information or maps Natural Resources Conservation Service 706-546-2278
Soil remediation
  1. Solid waste
  2. Hazardous waste
  3. UST, petroleum contamination
  1. Hazardous Waste: Solid Waste Management Program
  2. Hazardous Waste: Corrective Action Program
  3. Land Protection: Underground Storage Tank Management Program
  1. 404-362-2692
  2. 404-656-7802
  3. 404-362-2687
Soil and water Soil and Water Conservation Commission 706-542-3065
Solid waste Land Protection: Solid Waste Management Program 404-362-2692
Solid waste fees Land Protection: Planning & Administrative Support Program 404-362-2537
Source reduction Pollution Prevention Assistance Division 404-651-5120
Spills (oil, chemical, etc.) State Operations Center (Atlanta)
State Operations Center (statewide number)		 404-656-4300
800-241-4113
State Clearinghouse Department of Administrative Services 404-656-3855
State superfund program Hazardous Waste: Hazardous Sites Response Program 404-657-8600
State waters, buffer variance Watershed Protection: Erosion & Sedimentation Control Unit 404-675-6240
Storage of  hazardous waste: facilities/permits Hazardous Waste: Facilities Compliance Program 404-656-2833
Storm water runoff Watershed Protection Nonpoint Source Program 404-675-6240
Streams, studies/classification Watershed Protection Watershed Planning & Monitoring Program 404-675-6236
Streams, water quality complaints
  1. Watershed Protection Permitting, Compliance & Enforcement Program
  2. District Office
  1. 404-362-2680
  2. See District Office
Street drainage County/City Public Works Department Check County listings
Surface mining, complaints or reclamation Land Protection: Solid Waste Management Program 404-362-2692
Surface water withdrawals Watershed Protection Branch 404-675-6236
Tax Exemptions
  1. Sales/Use tax for Pollution Control
  2. Property tax for Water and Air Pollution Control Equipment
  1. Department of Revenue
  2. EPD Director's office
  1. 404-656-4060
  2. 404-656-4713
Technical guidance documents, copies of Customer Assistance Program 404-657-5947
888-373-5947
Tire dumps, clean-up
  1. Land Protection: Scrap Tire Program
  2. District Office
  1. 404-363-7026
  2. See District Office
Tire fire State Operations Center (Atlanta area number)
State Operations Center (statewide number)		 404-656-4300
800-241-4113
Title III Community Right-to-Know Program 404-656-6905
Title V air permits Air Protection: Stationary Source Permitting Program 404-363-7022
Topographic maps Watershed Protection Branch 404-656-3214
Toxic chemical spills State Operations Center (Atlanta area number)
State Operations Center (statewide number)		 404-656-4300
800-241-4113
Toxics release inventory (TRI) Community Right-To-Know Program 404-656-6905
Transportation spills State Operations Center (Atlanta area number)
State Operations Center (statewide number)		 404-656-4300
800-241-4113
Transporters
  • Hazardous waste
 Hazardous Waste: Generator Compliance Program 404-657-8831
  • Hazardous Materials Transportation Permits (required only for radioactive materials, PCBs, and/or liquefied natural gas (not propane)
 Department of Public Safety 404-624-7210, 7211
  • Hazardous Materials Transportation Carrier Regulations (49 CFR)
 Department of Public Safety 404-624-7210, 7211
  • HazMat Registration
 US Department of Transportation 800-942-6990
  • HazMat Safety Fitness Permit (Form MCS-150B)
 US Department of Transportation 800-832-5660
  • Garbage (permit by rule)
 Land Protection: Solid Waste Management Program 404-362-2692
  • Radioactive materials
 Environmental Radiation Program 404-362-2675
Trash haulers, blowing garbage City/County Code Enforcment office or County sheriff Check County listings
Treatment of hazardous waste facilities/permits Hazardous Waste: Facilities Compliance Program 404-656-2833
Truck washing, discharges or water recycling Watershed Protection: Industrial Wastewater Unit 404-362-2680
Trust deeds, conveying public water system Watershed Protection: Drinking Water Permitting Program 404-656-4807
Underground injection control (UIC) Watershed Protection Branch: Regulatory Support 404-656-3214
Underground storage tanks Land Protection: Underground Storage Tank  Management Program 404-362-2687
Urban stream quality Watershed Protection: Watershed Planning & Monitoring Program 404-675-6236
Urban Runoff Watershed Protection: Nonpoint Source Program 404-675-6240
Used oil
  1. fuel facility, non-household
  2. household (motor oil)
  1. Hazardous Waste: Facilities Compliance Program (permitted)
    Hazardous Waste: Generator Compliance Program (non-permitted)
  2. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
  1. 404-656-2833
    404-657-8831
  2. 404-651-5120
Utilities Public Service Commission 404-559-6600
Vapor recovery Air Protection: Mobile & Area Source Program 404-363-7028
Variance, stream buffers Watershed Protection: Erosion & Sedimentation Unit 404-675-6240
Vehicle emissions
  1. inspection information
  2. problems with inspections
  3. rules for enforcement/inspections
  1. Clean Air Force Information Hotline
  2. Clean Air Force Headquarters
  3. Air Protection: Mobile & Area Source Program
  1. 800-449-2471
  2. 770-421-9051
  3. 404-363-7028
Visible emissions school Air Protection: Planning & Support Program 404-363-7014
VOCs (volatile organic compounds) Air Protection Branch 404-363-7000
Vulnerability assessments, public water systems Watershed Protection: Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-656-4807
Waste reduction
  1. municipal landfills
  2. household, industrial, commercial
  1. Land Protection: Planning & Administrative Support Program
  2. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
  1. 404-363-7026
  2. 404-651-5120
Wastewater treatment (municipal & industrial) Watershed Protection: Permitting Compliance & Enforcement Program 404-362-2680
Water-borne illnesses (e.g., giardia) from drinking water Watershed Protection: Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-656-4807
Water conservation Watershed Protection: Drinking Water Compliance Program 404-656-4807
Water pollution in ponds Watershed Planning & Monitoring Program 404-675-6236
Water quality education
  1. Adopt-a-Stream Program
  2. Project WET
  1. 404-675-1636
  2. 404-675-1762
Water quality standards, studies Watershed Protection: Watershed Planning & Monitoring Program 404-675-6236
Water system plans & specifications Watershed Protection: Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering Program 404-656-2750
Watershed protection
  1. resource management
  2. quality
  1. Watershed Protection Branch
  2. Watershed Protection: Watershed Planning & Monitoring Program
  1. 404-656-3214
  2. 404-675-6236
Well water problems
  1. Private (individual wells)
  2. Public
  1. County Health Department
  2. Drinking Water Compliance Program
  1. Check County listings
  2. 404-656-4807
Wellhead protection (public wells)
  1. Regulatory Support
  2. Watershed Protection: Drinking Water Compliance Program
  1. 404-656-3214
  2. 404-656-4807
Water use restrictions Watershed Protection: Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering Program 404-656-2750
Water well permitting (public) Watershed Protection: Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering Program 404-656-2750
Wetlands
  1. general information
  2. 404 permits
  1. Watershed Protection: Nonpoint Source Program
    US EPA Hotline (Washington, DC)
    US EPA Region 4 Wetlands Information
  2. 401 Certification US Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
    US Army Corps of Engineers, Atlanta Office
  1. 404-675-6240
    800-832-7828
    404-562-9408
  2. 800-448-2402
    404-763-7933
Wetlands maps Watershed Protection Branch 404-656-3214
Yard trimming
  1. ban from disposing into landfills
  2. disposal enforcement
  3. technical assistance
  1. Land Protection: Solid Waste Management Program
  2. District Office
  3. Department of Community Affairs
  1. 404-362-2692
  2. See District Office
  3. 404-679-4940
X-rays (radiation monitoring) Radioactive Materials Program 404-362-2675