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Who ya gonna Call-2000? 
Fall 2000
Local Agencies
Santa Clara County, Toxic poisoning advice, 800-876-4766
Valley Health Center, Treatment for on-the-job illness and injury, 408-885-5000
Santa Clara Co. District Atty, Report Environmental crimes, 408-299-7400
Santa Clara Co. Dept. of Environmental Health, Environmental health & hazardous materials problems, 408-299-6930
Santa Clara Valley Water District, Water pollution and leaking gasoline tanks, 408-265-2600
Santa Clara Co. Pollution Prevention Program, Assistance to business on toxics reduction and pollution prevention, 408-441-1195
Santa Clara Co. Household Hazardous Waste, Collect household hazardous waste, 408-299-7300
Santa Clara Co. Agricultural Commissioner, Laws & regs. on pesticide safety, 408-299-2171
San Jose Fire Dept. Hazardous Materials Unit, Hazardous materials regulation, 408-277-4659
San Jose Office of Environmental Services, Solid waste recycling & disposal, 408-277-5533
San Jose Water Pollution Control Plant, Waste treatment before discharge to Bay, 408-945-5300
City of Palo Alto, Manage household hazardous waste, 650-469-6980
Santa Clara Co. Green Business Program, Assists, certifies & promotes businesses to conserve resources/reduce waste, 408-441-1195 x453
Santa Clara Watershed Mgmt Initiative, Protects water quality and ecosystems, 408-945-3024
State Agencies
California EPA, 916-445-3846
California Highway Patrol, Spill on roadways and emergencies, 911
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Water quality/ quantity complaints and information, 510-286-1255
Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Air quality complaints: 800-334-ODOR, General Information: 415-749-4900
Cal OSHA , Report occupational illness and Injuries, 415-972-8900
Fish and Game , Report contaminated water ways, 408-649-2870
Complaint Hotline, Report improper disposal of toxics, 800-698-6942
CA Attorney General, Report environmental crimes, 510-286-4200
HESIS, Hazard Evaluation & Info Service, 510-540-2115
Epidemiological Studies, Investigates clusters of illness, 510-540-2382
CA Integrated Waste Management Board, Materials exchange for re-used and recycled goods, 916-255-2369
Federal Agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
-- Air and Toxics Division, Enforces federal air pollution
laws, 415-744-1219
-- "RCRA", Hotline-Hazardous waste 800-535-0202
-- SARA Title III, Hotline-Right-to-Know 800-535-0202
-- Pesticides and Toxics Branch, Federal pesticide laws 415-744-1087
-- Hazardous Waste Mgmt., Management & cleanup 415-744-2113
-- 24 Hour hot line, Report hazardous material spills, 415-744-2000
-- Water Mgmt Division, Water quality & quality programs 415-744-2125
-- Superfund, Info on Superfund sites, 415-744-1730
Environmental and Community Organizations
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, High-tech pollution, sustainable development, etc. 408-287-6707
Santa Clara Ctr. on Occupational Safety & Health, On the job health & safety, worker leadership classes, 408-998-4050
Communities for a Better Environment, Urban environmental issues, 510-302-0430
South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council, Workplace justice issues, 408-266-3790
Labor Occupational Health Program, On the job health & ergonomics issues, 510-642-5507
Peninsula Conservation Center, Conservation issues on mid-Peninsula, 650-962-9876
Greenpeace, Biodiversity and anti-nuclear activities, 415-512-9025
Green Action, Direct action to defend the environment, 415-566-3475
SJSU Environmental Resource Center, 408-924-5467
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