Reporting Fish Kills
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-If you come across a patch of dead fish while paddling the Occoquan Water Trail, please report it. Here’s how:
DEQ Northern Regional Office Front Desk 703-583-3800
Mark Miller Pollution Response Coord Direct Line 703-583-3864
The two numbers above can be used during regular business hours of 0815-1700hrs Mon-Fri
For afterhours & weekends please contact the Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management-Emergency Operations Center (VDEM-EOC) at 1-800-468-8892. Also, if during regular business hours you can not get through to the DEQ office please contact the VDEM-EOC.
Finally, the DEQ has an online reporting form at, http://www.deq.state.va.us/prep/ go to this link and click on “make a report” on the left side of the web page. Then just read though the info and under item 2 click on “Pollution Reporting Form”
Also, if you suspect a fish kill is related to a possible dumping of material, hazardous or otherwise, I would also suggest contacting local emergency officials (the fire dept in most cases) for a response.
