If you need advice on where to turn to tackle an environmental problem, Save Barnegat Bay is here to help you. Feel free to give SBB a ring at 732-830-3600. Below are some numbers that may help you deal with certain environmental predicaments: NJDEP Land Use Regulation "Person of the Day" This Trenton office will help you find out if there is a state permit in existence for a site you are concerned about. 609-292-8262 CAFRA Field Enforcement Office This is the local branch of the State of New Jersey DEP Enforcement. 732-255-0787 US Fish & Wildlife Service Realty Office Call this number to find out if a tract of land is elgible for inclusion in the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. phone: 413-253-8591; fax: 413-253-8480 email: axel_larson@fws.gov US Army Corps of Engineers - Philadelphia office. Call this number in situations concerning dredging, wetlands, and docks and bulkheads that affect navigation. [Note: These situations also require DEP approvals. See above.] 215-656-6733 Ocean County Soil Conservation District Call them if you see anything running off from a site that is under construction. 609-971-7002 For Local Planning Issues Phone your town hall (in the blue pages of your phone book) and ask for the Planning Department or the person most familiar with planning issues. Also feel free to call Save Barnegat Bay at 732-830-3600. If you see an incidence of pollution such as an oil spill or slick: DEP Hotline 1-877-WARN DEP US Coast Guard 1-800-424-8802 National Response Center 1-800-424-8802 If you see dirty water that you think should be reported: Ocean County Health Department 732-341-9700 or 1-800-342-9738 http://www.ochd.org/index.htm If you want to know if your swimming beach is open or closed: Ocean County Department of Health http://www.ochd.org/beach/closed0.htm If you observe illegal dumping on land or sea: Ocean County Environmental Crimes Unit Hotline 1-800-535-DUMP. For All Terrain or Off Road Vehicle abuses Call your local town hall, they DO have power to stop violators unless the users have the express written consent of the property owner. If you need to empty the marine toilet or holding tank on your boat: Marine Sanitation Pumpout Boats Funded by the County of Ocean, these boats operate Friday through Monday from Memorial Day weekend through the end of September. - Baymen’s Museum boat, "Waste Watcher" – covers Tuckerton Creek & Little Egg Harbor. - Seaside Park boat, "Circle of Life" - covers central portion of bay, including Tice’s shoals. - Brick boat, "Bay Saver" - covers the upper Bay and Metedeconk River. All boats use VHF Channel 9. If your day is being ruined by speeding or noisy boats: Marine Police - West Creek Station 609-296-5807 Marine Police - Pt Pleasant Station 732-899-5050 Marine Police - Atlantic City Station 609-441-3586 If you observe pollution or dumping while out on the ocean: Clean Ocean Action has helpful numbers to call. http://www.cleanoceanaction.org/index.php?id=150 If you find a wounded bird: Toms River Avian Care This is a not-for-profit organization run at great personal expense and sacrifice by the owners. You should consider making a contribution if they are of assistance to you. 732-255-2304 If you find a stranded seal, dolphin, whale, or sea turtle: Marine Mammal Stranding Center This is a not-for-profit organization. You should consider making a contribution if they are of assistance to you. 609-266-8300 or 609-266-0538 If you need to dispose of household hazardous waste: Ocean County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program The county schedules pickups for household hazardous waste at designated sites in the spring and fall. It is free, but you must pre-register. Learn more at http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/hazard.htm 1-800-55-RECYCLE If you need information on recycling in Ocean County: Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management 1-800-55-RECYCLE, or email ocrecycles@co.ocean.nj.us If you are homeless, or have a homeless friend in need of help: Interfaith Hospitality Network of Ocean County 732-370-1550 To contact other environmental, governmental, and clean government groups visit SBB's links page.