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Trouble Call Program
Mission: To respond, investigate, and work cooperatively with agencies on water quality complaints and emergency environmental situations within the greater King County region.
The Trouble Call Program responds to water quality emergencies
in King County.
The primary role of this program is to support the
King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD).
We also investigate activities such as illegal spills, dump sites, construction erosion and sediment control problems,
unknown discharges from outfalls, algal blooms, and fish kills.
The Trouble Call Program works to resolve
incidents by working
cooperatively with other governmental agencies and citizens. The program is physically
located
at the King County Environmental Laboratory.
Because of our lab presence, we can:
- Utilize field personnel and their vessel resources
- Promptly collect water quality samples
- Fast-track the analysis of samples for public health concerns
- Coordinate the release of environmental data to agencies
The Washington State Department of Ecology
(ECY) provides essential service for spill response, responding on a 24-hour basis to spills and
other environmental emergencies.
The ECY phone number for the regional
office is is 425-649-7000.
After business hours, please contact the Washington State Emergency Management
Division at 800-258-5990.
Citizens who have a water quality issue should
contact their local jurisdiction. For questions about information on
the Trouble Call Program and this web page, please email
Benjamin Budka.
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For questions about the
Water and Land Resources Web Site,
please contact Fred Bentler,
Visual Communication & GIS Unit.
Updated:
October 10, 2007 |
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