WHO TO CALL FOR PROBLEMS - Chatham County 

Toxic or Hazardous Spills
Georgia EPD Emergency Response                      24 hrs, 7 days/wk
800-241-4113

Stream Contamination

Sewer spills or leaks, overflowing manholes    Public Works 652-6857
Septic tank leaks                                                     Health Dept. 356-2441
Underground storage tank leaks:
        Strong flow, hazardous                                     Local Fire Dept.
        Minor flow                   EPD Underground Storage Tank Program
353-3225

Erosion and Sedimentation Resulting From:

Construction and development activities                                    EPD 353-3225
Commercial Forestry                               GA Forestry Commission 748-4924
Agriculture              USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 754-3812

Other Important Numbers

Georgia Department of Natural Resources
            Environmental Protection Division (EPD)             Savannah  
            Coastal Resources Division                                 Brunswick                   
                        (saltwater fisheries)      
            Wildlife Resources Division          (inland fisheries)                                   

353-3225
264-7218

651-2222
Chatham County Dept. of Engineering 652-7800
Chatham County Manager 652-7869
Chatham County Adopt A Stream
            Metropolitan Planning Commission, Courtney Reich
651-1454

Georgia Adopt A Stream (Atlanta)
            Michele Droszcz                                                                    
           Harold Harbert                                                                        


(404)   675-1636
(404)   675-1639
Coastal Region Training Center, GA Adopt A Stream
            Joe Richardson
356-2809

            All numbers listed are area code 912 unless otherwise specified.

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