Information and Emergency Phone Numbers

Report Oil and Chemical Spills
National Response Center (NRC) 24 hrs/day

1-800-424-8802

US Coast Guard Captain of the Port New Haven, CT 1-203-468-4442
Spill Response Division, CTDEP (after calling NRC) 24 hrs/day 1-860-424-3338
Report Sewage Spills
Water Management, Municipal Section, DEP

state wide

1-860-424-3704

Home Septic System Problems -- contact your local health department in the blue pages
of the phone book

Large Commercial Septic—CT Department of Health (after calling town sanitarian)

1-860-509-7296

Report Seal, Dolphin, and Sea Turtle Strandings
Do not attempt to handle marine mammals -- you may cause more harm than good

Mystic Marine life Aquarium 8:30 to 4:30 days follow recorded message instructions at night

1-860-572-5955 ext.1

Help for an Injured Wild Bird or Land Animal
Do not attempt to handle wild animals -- you may cause more harm than good

Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

Hotline

1-203-393-1050

CT Department of Environmental Protection, Wildlife Unit

8:30am-4:30pm

1-860-424-3011

CT Department of Environmental Protection, Emergency Dispatcher

after regular DEP hours

1-860-424-3333

Report Poaching or Mammal Molestation/Killing

Turn-in-Poachers Hot Line, CTDEP

24 hrs/day

1-800-842-4357

National Marine Fisheries Service, Law Enforcement Division

24 hrs/day

Toxic Waste Disposal Information

Hazardous Materials Management, DEP(general info and assistance)

1-888-424-4193

Management of Used Oil, CTDEP (general information, disposal guidelines)  

1-860-424-3274

Contaminated Fuel Disposal -- Advanced Liquid Recycling (fee for disposal)

1-800-637-5470

Fishing Information    Maps, regulations, etc. US Fish & Wildlife

1-800-275-3474