Spill Emergency Responses For the following types of Emergencies, call 911:
55 gallon drum
Chemicals (includes oil and grease)
Compressed gas cylinder
Large spill running in street, gutter or creek
Other hazard to health or safety (anything blocking the street or entrance to school or hospital)
Paint reaching the creek or storm drain
Power washing of lead-based paint
Release from a commercial facility
Smoking or fuming substance/container
Spill during heavy rain
Spill or crime in progress
Unknown substance
Vehicle fluids flowing or running (such as oil, gasoline, diesel)
White powder
Spill Non-Emergencies For the following types of issues, call 707-543-3800:
Concrete / saw cutting
Illegal dumping
Leaves in gutter
Mud, dirt or silt
Other minor spill
Paint not reaching the creek or storm drain
Pool water
Power washing
Septic, human waste not out of the sewer system (such as RV discharge, buckets of human waste)
Vehicle fluids dripping or small puddle (such as oil, gasoline, diesel)
Washing cars
Washing of parts or equipment
Yard waste
Spill Reporting
Reporting Criteria Please provide the following information:
The amount of material
If the issue affects or threatens to affect a creek
If the material is flowing, dripping, running, or puddled and has gone into a storm drain
If the material is flowing, dripping, running, or puddled
If the material is in the creek
If you know who or what caused the situation.
What happened or is happening
What materials are involved
When the incident occur or if it is presently occurring
Where the incident occurred (street address, cross street)
What is Storm Water?
Rainfall runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface water runoff and drainage that enter the storm drain system and empties into lakes, rivers, streams or the ocean.
For Environmental Crime tips, call 707-543-4057. Outside of Santa Rosa, call 707-576-1365 or review the Sonoma County reporting website.