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Revised November 2005 - For corrections, additions, or changes, please contact EPD at 404-657-5947.
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Abandoned or closed landfills | District Office | See District Office |
Abandoned waste, drums, etc. | Hazardous Waste Management Branch | 404-656-7802 |
Above-ground storage tanks |
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Acid rain (ambient monitoring) |
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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) | Office of State Hearings and Appeals | 404-656-3508 |
Adopt-A-Stream | Watershed Protection Branch | 404-675-1636 |
Air toxics
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Air conditioning Freon recovery |
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Animal feedlot operations | State Soil & Water Conservation Commission
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Animal waste lagoons | District Office | See District Office |
Animals, dead
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Aquaculture | Wildlife Resources Division | 770-918-6418 |
Aquatic toxicity
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Archaeology | State Archaeologist | 404-656-9344 |
Asbestos (disposal/removal) | Lead Paint & Asbestos Program | 404-363-7026 |
Automobile emissions
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Bacteria (fecal coliform)
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Backflow prevention | Drinking Water Compliance Program | 404-656-2750 |
Batteries
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BIF (Burners/Industrial Furnaces) or boilers
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Biomedical waste - disposal | Solid Waste Management Program | 404-362-2692 |
Blasting | State Fire Marshall's Office | 404-656-2064 |
Blocking stream flow |
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Boat dock construction
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Boil water advisories | Drinking Water Compliance Program | 404-656-2750 |
Bottled water | Department of Agriculture | 404-656-3621 |
Brownfields |
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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
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Cemetery registration and removal | 404-656-3079 | |
CERCLA sites | Hazardous Waste Facilities Compliance Program | 404-656-2833 |
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons, Freon) |
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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
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Commissioner's Office (Georgia Department of Natural Resources) | Commissioner | 404-656-3500 |
Community reservoir assistance | Water Resources Management Program | 404-656-3094 |
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
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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 | Water Resources: Safe Dams Program | 404-362-2678 |
Damming a stream | Water Resources: 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
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Department of Community Affairs | 404-679-4940 | |
Development in floodplains | Water Resources: 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 |
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| One Conservation Way, Brunswick 31520 | 912-264-7284 |
| 6555 Abercorn St Suite 130, Savannah 31405 | 912-353-3225 |
| 1885-A Tobacco Rd, Augusta 30906 | 706-792-7744 |
| PO Box 3250, 16 Center Road, Cartersville 30120 | 770-387-4900 |
| 4244 International Parkway, Suite 114 Atlanta 30354 | 404-362-2671 |
| 745 Gaines School Road, Athens 30605 | 706-369-6376 |
| 2024 Newton Rd, Albany 31701 | 229-430-4144 |
| 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 | Water Resources | 404-656-3214 |
Drinking water regulations | Water Resources: Drinking Water Compliance Program | 404-656-2750 |
Drinking water taste and odor
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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
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Dust in outside air | District Office | See District Office |
Electromagnetic fields |
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Emergencies, 24 hour reporting |
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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
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Erosion and sedimentation control problems & complaints |
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Excluded waste (Appendix IV-RCRA) | Hazardous Waste Management: Facilities Compliance Program | 404-656-2833 |
Farm water use | Water Resources Management Program | 404-656-3094 |
Fees
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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
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Fish safe to eat | Environmental Toxicology Coordinator
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Flood maps | Floodplain Unit | 404-656-6382 |
Fluorescent lights disposal | Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance Program | 404-657-8831 |
Fluoridation |
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Freon recovery |
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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
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Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA)
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Georgia Environmental Policy Act (GEPA) | Emergency Response Program | 404-656-6905 |
Geographic information systems (GIS) | Water Resources 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
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Groundwater problems | Drinking Water Compliance Program | 404-656-2750 |
Groundwater withdrawals | Water Resources Management Program | 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
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Incinerators
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Indoor air quality, pollution |
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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 | Water Resources Management Program | 404-656-3094 |
Laboratory
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Lake draining/filling
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Land disturbing activity permits | Watershed Protection: Erosion & Sedimentation Unit | 404-675-6240 |
Landfills
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Lead & copper (in water) | Drinking Water Compliance Program | 404-656-2750 |
Lead monitoring (air emissions) | Ambient Monitoring Program | 404-363-7006 |
Lead-based paint
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Leak detection (water pipes) | Drinking Water Compliance Program | 404-656-2750 |
Maps
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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) | Emergency Response Program | 404-656-6905 |
Medical waste incinerators
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Mercury (from thermometers and thermostats) |
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Mining claims | Water Resources 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 |
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Oil and gas wells and drilling | Water Resources Branch (UIC Coordinator) | 404-656-3214 |
Oil spills | State Operations Center (Atlanta) Statewide number | 404-656-4300 800-241-4113 |
Open burning |
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Operator training
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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
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Pesticides
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Petroleum contaminated soils | Land Protection: Solid Waste Management Program | 404-362-2692 |
Pollution index
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Pollution prevention |
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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 |
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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
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Regional reservoirs | Water Resources Management | 404-656-3094 |
Regulations, copies of | Customer Assistance Program | 404-657-5947 888-373-5947 |
Release reporting
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Risk assessment
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 | Water Resources Management Program | 404-656-3094 |
Tax Exemptions
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Technical guidance documents, copies of | Customer Assistance Program | 404-657-5947 888-373-5947 |
Tire dumps, clean-up |
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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 | Water Resources 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 |
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| Hazardous Waste: Generator Compliance Program | 404-657-8831 |
| Department of Public Safety | 404-624-7210, 7211 |
| Department of Public Safety | 404-624-7210, 7211 |
| US Department of Transportation | 800-942-6990 |
| US Department of Transportation | 800-832-5660 |
| Land Protection: Solid Waste Management Program | 404-362-2692 |
| 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 | Water Resources: Drinking Water Permitting Program | 404-656-4807 |
Underground injection control (UIC) | Water Resources Branch | 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
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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
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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 | Water Resources: Drinking Water Compliance Program | 404-656-4807 |
Waste reduction
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Wastewater treatment (municipal & industrial) | Watershed Protection: Permitting Compliance & Enforcement Program | 404-362-2680 |
Water-borne illnesses (e.g., giardia) from drinking water | Water Resources: Drinking Water Compliance Program | 404-656-4807 |
Water conservation | Water Resources: Drinking Water Compliance Program | 404-656-4807 |
Water pollution in ponds | Watershed Planning & Monitoring Program | 404-675-6236 |
Water quality education |
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Water quality standards, studies | Watershed Protection: Watershed Planning & Monitoring Program | 404-675-6236 |
Water system plans & specifications | Water Resources: Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering Program | 404-656-2750 |
Watershed protection
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Well water problems
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Wellhead protection (public wells) |
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Water use restrictions | Water Resources: Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering Program | 404-656-2750 |
Water well permitting (public) | Water Resources: Drinking Water Permitting & Engineering Program | 404-656-2750 |
Wetlands
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Wetlands maps | Water Resources Branch | 404-656-3214 |
Yard trimming
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X-rays (radiation monitoring) | Radioactive Materials Program | 404-362-2675
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