Environmental Emergencies
List of who to call with what type of emergency.
Emergency Events
If you are seeing an environmental event that may lead to an immediate threat to human health or the environment, call 911, then report it to the National Response Center at 800-424-8802. Learn the difference between a possible violation and an emergency, how to report them, and more at the US Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) website:
Pollution Emergency
An environmental emergency is a sudden threat to the public health or the well-being of the environment from the release or potential release of oil, radioactive materials, or hazardous chemicals into the air, land, or water. Report environmental emergencies to Michigan’s Pollution Emergency Alert System (PEAS) Hotline at 800-292-4706. This hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Learn more:
Genesee County's
Environmental Health Services
Provides water quality management (E.coli/coliform bacteria well-water testing, well inspection/permits, septic inspection/permits), public pool and bathing beach regulation, and more. Please call 810-257-3603 or visit their website to learn more:
Lapeer County’s
Environmental Health Division
Charged with protecting the public from environmental contaminants in food, water, sewage and reducing soil infiltration in our local waterways. Please call 810-667-0392 or visit their website for more information:
