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Enforcement and Compliance

To report a possible violation of one of the laws administered by the Bureau of Land & Water Quality, call your nearest regional DEP office. Field services and enforcement staff work out of each office. The report may be made anonymously.

Phone numbers for Land & Water offices:

Presque Isle (Northern Maine Regional Office):  207-764-0477; 888-769-1053

Bangor (Eastern Maine Regional Office):  207-941-4570; 888-769-1137

Augusta (Central Maine Regional Office):  207-287-3901; 800-452-1942

Portland (Southern Maine Regional Office):  207-822-6300; 888-769-1036map of Maine DEP Regional Offices

 

Go here for a larger map of the administrative regions.

You may also call 1-800-452-1942 in Augusta.    This phone number will connect you with the front desk at the Department of Environmental Protection.   Ask to speak to the Bureau of Land & Water Quality's "on call" person for the day, who can take down your information.

The staff person "on call", to whom you report the possible violation, may ask a few questions intended to assist enforcement staff.  It is not necessary to have answers to all the questions in order to report a possible violation. Examples of questions:

  • Please describe the activity.

  • What is the name of the waterbody involved, if any? Example: name of stream or lake.

  • Is your knowledge first hand? Is the activity ongoing? Is the activity in the resource?
    How do you get to the site? (driving directions)

  • Have you contacted other officials, such as your code enforcement officer or staff at another agency? (this information helps DEP staff to better coordinate with other officials)

  • Who is the landowner where the activity is occurring? Do you know his or her phone number?

  • Do you know the name of any contractor doing the work?

    Thank you.

Land Resource Regulation Field Services Staff by town (for projects and activities regulated under the Natural Resources Protection Act; Stormwater Management Law and Construction General Permit; Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law; and Site Law).

Administrative consent agreements (information sheet)