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NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
DEC Bulk Storage Regulations & Information Helpline (800) 242-4351
DEC Camping Reservations (800) 456-2267
DEC Deer Management Permits (August - December) (800) 342-8102 Color
DEC Hazardous Waste Infoline (800) 342-9296
DEC Office of Regulatory Affairs Infoline (800) 332-2922
DEC Ozone Information Hotline (May - September) (800) 535-1345
DEC Poachers and Polluters (Tipline) (800) 847-7332 Color
DEC Regulatory Fee Program (800) 225-2566
DEC Spills Hotline (Hazardous Materials) (800) 457-7362
NYS Department of Environmental Health (DOH)
DOH Environ Health Infoline (asbestos, radon, pesticides, etc.) (800) 458-1158
DOH Radon Testing Hotline (800) 458-1158
Miscellaneous New York Statewide
Finger Lakes Regional Poison Control Center (24-hr emergency #) (800) 333-0542
New York Legislative Hotline (for status on specific NYS bills) (800) 342-9860
New York State Attorney General's Enviro Crime Section (800) 362-7463
New York State Energy Hotline (800) 423-7283
New York State Inspector General Hotline (800) 367-4448
New York State Public Service Commission (utilities) (800) 342-3377
NYS Citizens Info Serv. (for questions-govt, elections, courts, etc.)(800) 836-6975
NYS Department of Law Enviro Protection Bureau (800) 788-9898
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA Asbestos Hotline (800) 368-5888
EPA Brownfields Hotline (Region 2, which covers NYS) (800) 225-7044
EPA Emergency Planning / Community-Right-To-Know Hotline (800) 535-0202
EPA Environmental Equity Hotline (800) 962-6215
EPA Hazardous Wastes Hotline (800) 262-7937
EPA Indoor Air Quality Hotline (800) 438-4318
EPA Ozone Infoline (800) 296-1996
EPA Pesticides Hotline (800) 858-7378
EPA Pollution Prevention Hotline (202) 260-1023
EPA Radon Hotline (800) 767-7236
EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791
EPA Solid Waste Assistance Program Hotline (800) 677-9424
EPA Superfund / Underground Storage Tank Hotline (800) 424-9346
EPA Wetlands Information Hotline (800) 832-7828
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE Alternative Fuels Hotline (800) 423-1363
DOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (800) 523-2929
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
DOI National Water Information Clearinghouse (800) 426-9000
Miscellaneous Nationwide
American Water Works Association (Small Systems Support) (800) 366-0107
Erosion & Sedimentation Hotline (800) 843-7645
Federal Information Center (800) 347-1997
Lead-FYI (National Lead Information Center) (800) 532-3394
Mobile Pipe Line Leak Reporting (call collect 24 hrs a day) (214) 742-3106
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse Hotline (800) 624-8301
National Pesticides Telecommunications Network (800) 858-7378
National Response Center (to report pollution or chemical spills) (800) 424-8802
National Small Flows Clearinghouse Hotline (800) 624-8301
TE Products Pipeline Company Leak Reporting (800) 530-1050
Wastewater Treatment Information Exchange (800) 624-8301
Local Hotlines
Fire and Ambulance (607) 273-8000
Tompkins County Sheriff (607) 272-2444
New York State Police (607) 273-4671
Tompkins County Cooperative Extension Rotline (composting) (607) 272-2292
Tompkins County Cooperative Extension Growline (gardening) (607) 272-2292