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Bay Assessment Response Team (BART) Page RIDEM Customer Brochure: Who We Are, What We Do, and How We Can Help You		COMPLAINT TYPE OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER Emergency Response Air Odors, emissions, exterior lead paint removal, burning, fugitive dust Compliance & Inspection 222-1360 (after hours) 222-3070 Animal Health Farm Animals, Dog Pounds, Boarding Kennels, Pet Shops Agriculture 222-2781 (after hours) 222-3070 Bay Line Report Issues Related to Narragansett Bay, Hear Recorded Status Information 222-8888 Bike Paths (Blackstone and East Bay) Operation and Maintenance DOT Bike Path Comment Webpage Law Enforcement Parks & Recreation Law Enforcement 222-2632 or riparks@earthlink.net (24 hours) 222-3070 Boating Law Enforcement (24 hours) 222-3070 Dam Safety Compliance & Inspection 222-1360 (after hours) 222-3070 Dead Birds Agriculture 788-3698 (after hours) 222-3070 Dredging (Providence River) Army Corps of Engineers 978-318-8375 or 978-318-8223 Dumping Improper dumping or disposing of solid waste Compliance & Inspection 222-1360 (after hours) 222-3070 Emergency Response  Oil spills related to accidents, facility spills, homeowner spills, above ground storage tanks Compliance & Inspection 222-1360 (after hours) 222-3070 Fishing & Shellfishing Enforcement issues Program issues Law Enforcement Fish and Wildlife (24 hours) 222-3070 789-3094 Hazardous Waste Improper disposal of any hazardous waste (oil, paint, fluorescent light components), EPA Identification Numbers Compliance & Inspection 222-1360 (after hours) 222-3070 Hunting Enforcement issues Program issues Law Enforcement Fish and Wildlife (24 hours) 222-3070 789-3094 Mosquitoes West Nile Virus, EEE Agriculture Al Gettman 789-6280 (after hours) 222-3070 Pesticides Lawn company or lawn application complaints Agriculture 222-2781 (after hours) 222-3070 Pet Stores Agriculture 222-2781 (after hours) 222-3070 Rabies various check Rabies Contacts page State Facilities Compliance issues associated with state facilities Department of Administration 222-5093 Tom Wright/Dave Sheldon State Park Complaints (Only if Law Enforcement Officers need to respond) Law Enforcement (24 hours) 222-3070 State Park (specific) Park complaints (general) Contact State Park directly Parks & Recreation   222-2632 or riparks@earthlink.net Underground Storage Tanks also leaking underground storage tanks Compliance & Inspection 222-1360 (after hours) 222-3070 Wastewater (Sewage) Treatment Facilities Municipal wastewater facilities and collection system bypasses or failures Water Resources/ Operations & Maintenance 222-6820 (after hours) 222-3070 Water Pollution Septic systems, surface water and coastal waters Compliance & Inspection 222-1360 (after hours) 222-3070 Web site complaints/issues Thomas Epstein Tech. & Customer Assistance 222-4700 ext. 7501 Wetlands Swamps, marshes, bogs, ponds, rivers, streams, lakes, floodplains, riverbanks and dams Compliance & Inspection 222-1360 (after hours) 222-3070 Wild Animal Complaints Response needed Behavior concerns Law Enforcement Fish and Wildlife (24 hours) 222-3070 789-3094 Still don't know who to call? Try our --- Office of Technical & Customer Assistance 222-6800 Have complaints about DEM? Try DEM's Ombudsman Thomas Getz 222-4700 ext. 2417

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