water and wastewater local officials handbook

1. Contacts and Resources
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Headquarters
Office of Water (4101)
Mailing address: Ariel Rios Building
In this chapter: 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
! EPA Washington, DC 20460-0003
! States Street address: 401 M Street, SW
! Additional Washington, DC 20460-0003
resources (202) 260-5508
http://www.epa.gov/OW/
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
(215) 566-5000
http://www.epa.gov/region3
Spill Line for Environmental Emergencies (215) 566-3255
National Response Center (800) 424-8802
Regional Office Library (215) 566-5254
Hazardous Waste Library (215) 566-5363
Superfund Community Involvement Hotline (800) 553-2509
Toll-free Citizen’s Hotline (800) 438-2474
Public Environmental Education Center (800) 438-2474
Business Assistance Center (800) 228-8711
Chesapeake Bay Program Office (800) 814-7229
Office of Pollution Prevention, and Outreach (215) 814-5337
Water, Wetlands, Pesticides, and General Law (215) 814-2628
Waste and Chemicals Management Division (215) 814-3110
Water Protection (215) 814-2300
Office of Watersheds (215) 814-2310
Municipal Financial Assistance Branch (215) 814-2321
Drinking Water (215) 814-2322
Office of Compliance and Enforcement (215) 814-2330
NPDES Branch (215) 814-2331
Safe Drinking Water Act Branch (215) 814-2332
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2. State Contacts
Delaware
Delaware Drinking Water Program
Division of Public Health
Delaware Health and Social Services
Blue Hen Corporate Center, Suite 203
655 Bay Road
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-5410
Delaware Source Water Program
Water Supply Section
Division of Water Resources
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
P.O. Box 1401, 89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-4793
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us
Division of Water Resources (302) 739-4860
The Customer Services (302) 739-6330
Environmental Services (302) 739-4771
Surface Water Discharges (302) 739-5731
Ground Water Discharges (302) 739-4761
Water Supply (302) 739-4793
Watershed Assessment Section (302) 739-4590
Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands (302) 739-4691
District of Columbia
Department of Public Works
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
5000 Overlook Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 787-2068
http://www.dcwasa.com/
Environmental Regulation Administration
Department of Health
Environmental Health Administration
51 N Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 535-2250
http://www.environ.state.dc.us/
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3. General Information (202) 645-6617
Pesticides, Hazardous Waste, and
Underground Storage Tank Division (202) 645-6080
Water Resources Management Division (202) 645-6601
Water Emergencies (202) 673-6600
Water Services Bureau (202) 673-6600
Maryland
Maryland Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 631-3000
(800) 633-6101
http://www.mde.state.md.us
Maryland Emergency Numbers:
To Report Suspected Pollution Problems:
Hazardous Material & Oil Spills (410) 974-3551
Air Pollution Violations (410) 631-3215
Underground Tank Leaks (410) 631-3442
Sediment, Wetland, Mining and Agriculture (410) 631-3510
(800) 922-8017
Fish Kills and Algae Blooms (410) 974-3238
Radiation Accidents or Safety Violations (410) 631-3300
Public Sewer Leaks/Overflows (410) 631-3510
Public Water Supply Problems (410) 631-3706
Maryland State Revolving Fund Loan Programs
Water Quality Financing Administration
(410) 631-3119
Fax (410) 631-3968
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Supply Management
P.O. Box 8467
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467
(717) 772-4018
http://www.dep.state.pa.us
Special site for local government: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/
local_government/default.htm
Deputy Secretary (717) 787-5028
Emergency Response Program (717) 787-5027
Emergency Response (statewide) (800) 541-2050
To reach DEP by e-mail, use this form: lastname.firstname@dep.state.pa.us
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4. Virginia
Drinking Water Programs
Virginia Department of Health
Office of Water Programs
1500 East Main Street
Suite 109
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-1087
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/owp/
Water Quality Programs
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Helpful Guidance
DEQ Central Office Most states offer
629 East Main Street free or low cost
Richmond, VA 23219 technical assistance,
(804) 698-4000 either through the
(800) 592-5482 regulatory agency, a
http://www.deq.state.va.us/water/ state environmental
training center, or
Environmental Emergencies (800) 468-8892 other organization.
Water Program Coordination (804) 698-4108
Water Quality Programs (804) 698-4002
Water Permit Programs (804) 698-4039
Operator Training (Wastewater Treatment) (804) 698-4092
Construction Assistance (804) 698-4132
Ground Water Management (804) 698-4043
West Virginia
Water Quality Protection
West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection
10 McJunkin Road
Nitro, WV 25143
(304) 759-0515
Fax: (304) 759-0526
http://www.dep.state.wv.us
Main Office
Office of Water Resources
1201 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311-1088
(304) 558-2107
http://www.dep.state.wv.us/wr/OWR_Website/index.htm
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5. Drinking Water
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Office of Environmental Health Services
Environmental Engineering Division
815 Quarrier Street, Suite 418
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-2981
Fax (304) 558-0691
http://www.wvdhhr.org/oehs/eed/
Additional Resources for Environmental
Information
Air and Waste Management Association
http://www.awma.org
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
6666 West Quincy Avenue
Denver, CO 80235
(303) 794-7711
http://www.awwa.org
Center for Environmental Research Information (CERI)
Cincinnati, OH
(513) 569-7562
Central Carolina Technical College/South Carolina
Environmental Training Center
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 778-6638
http://www.sum.tec.sc.us/etc/evmain.htm
CHEMTREC Center
Non-Emergency Services
(800) 262-8200
(202) 887-1315
Center for Environmental Policy
Institute of Public Affairs, USC
Columbia, SC
(803) 777-4568
Control Technology Center
Research Triangle Park, NC
(919) 541-0800
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6. South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental
Control
Center for Waste Minimization
Columbia, SC
(803) 898-3971
Delaware Technical and Community College
Corporate and Community Programs
P.O. Box 610
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 856-5776
Fax (302) 856-5779
http://www.dtcc.edu
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Information Hotline (EPCRA)
Arlington, VA
(800) 535-0202
(703) 412-9877
Environmental Council of States
444 North Capitol Street
Suite 305
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 624-3660
Fax (202) 624-3666
http://www.sso.org/ecos
Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic
Research
University of Southern California
AHF 232
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371
(213) 740-6780
Groundwater Association
P.O. Box 22558
Lincoln, NE 68502-0558
(402) 434-2740
http://www.groundwater.org
Hazardous Waste Management Research Fund
Columbia, SC
(803) 777-8157
Hazardous Waste Ombudsman
Washington, DC
(800) 262-7937
K–6 Local Officials Handbook

7. Information Exchange—Hazmat
(800) 752-6367
Laboratory Management Society (LMS)
(843) 572-3700
League of Women Voters Education Fund
1730 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 429-1965
http://www.lwv.org/
Local Government Environmental Network (LGEAN)
http://www. LGEAN.org
Maryland Center for Environmental Training
College of Southern Maryland
P.O. Box 910, 8730 Mitchell Road
La Plata, MD 20646
(301) 934-7500
Fax: (301) 934-7685
http://www.mcet.org
National Association of Counties
440 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 393-6226
http://www.naco.org
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6064
Morgantown, WV 26506-6064
(800) 624-8301
http://www. ndwc.wvu.edu
National Environmental Training Association (NETA)
3020 E. Camelback
Suite 399
Phoenix, AZ 85016-4421
(602) 956-6099
Fax (602) 956-6399
http://ehs-training.org
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8. National Response Center
Washington, DC
(800) 424-8802 or
(202) 267-2675
National Rural Water Association (NRWA)
2915 S. 13th Street
Duncan, OK 73533
(580) 252-0629
Fax (580) 255-4476
http://www.nrwa.org
New England Solid Waste Research Library
Boston, MA
(617) 573-9687
Safe Drinking Water Hotline
Washington, DC
(800) 426-4791
Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
(301) 585-2898
Southeast Waste Exchange
Charlotte, NC
(704) 547-4289
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Assistance Information
Service
Washington, DC
(202) 554-1404
U.S. EPA Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse
(PPIC)
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-1023
U.S. Geological Survey
Branch of Distributions
P.O. Box 25286
Denver, CO 80225
(800) 426-9000 (Water Information Clearinghouse)
http://www.usgs.gov/
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9. Waste Reduction Resource Center
Raleigh, NC
(800) 476-8686
Water Environment Federation
601 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1994
(703) 684-2492
http://www.wef.org
West Virginia Environmental Training Center
Cedar Lakes
Ripley, WV 25271
(304) 372-7878
Fax (304) 372-7887
Contacts and Resources K–9