Citizens may submit complaints about water quality violations to the department by email, through the mail or by toll-free phone number.
The department provides an online Water Quality Complaint Form that may be used by citizens to submit a complaint about water quality violations. Open this Form, provide requested information and e-mail completed form to ask.tdec@tn.gov.
Citizens may also submit a completed Water Quality Complaint Form by mail to:
TDEC Division of Water Pollution Control
L&C Annex, 6th Floor
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243
The department also accepts water quality complaints from citizens through the department’s toll-free phone line at 1-888-891-8332.
Providing and using this form enables the department to respond more efficiently to citizen complaints about potential water quality violations.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also features an array of EPA resources and topics for concerned citizens.