REPORT a PROBLEM or INCIDENT

       Please note the location of any problem you see  (closest street, footbridge or other landmark)

WHO TO CALL for…

 DUMPING IN PROGRESS:

·         Get the vehicle license plate number if possible

·         Do not approach the individual doing the action

BULKY ITEMS DUMPED IN THE CREEK:  (furniture, appliances, etc)

• For any part of the creek,  contact the Flood Control Maintenance Dept.;   Phone (925) 313-7000 Email:  rlurv@pw.cccounty.us 

Please give location, your name, and a contact phone # in case item can’t be located. 
It may take 2-4 weeks for item to be removed due to the volume of calls received and number of creeks in our county. Your report will be put on a prioritized list. 

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POLLUTION IN THE CREEK  (leaking container, greasy machinery in water, oil slick ,etc.)

         After business hours call: 1-800-No-Dumping (1-800-663-8674) then press 2

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MAJOR SPILLS – (overturned tanker truck, large barrels of spilled chemicals etc.)

• State Office of Emergency Services -  1-800- 852-7550
  (This 24 hour notification hotline notifies other state agencies to respond.) 
  ALSO CALL:
• Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed:  phone (925) 325-2908;   Email: info@fomcw.org.

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A FISH-KILL (many dead fish in the water)

• California Fish & Game dispatcher:   831-649-2801 (chose law enforcement option)
• Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed:  phone (925) 325-2908;   Email: info@fomcw.org.

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SALMON OR STURGEON POACHING IN PROGRESS (netting, spearing, hook-line fishing)

• Get the vehicle license plate number if possible
• Do not approach the individual doing the action
• Contact:

·         California Dept. of Fish & Game

§         Dispatcher:  (831) 649-2801 (chose law enforcement option)

·         East Bay Regional Parks  - Police Dispatch line  (510) 690-6510

OR - EB Parks Officer: Dave Freitas at  925-625-5479 or  925-634-1044

OR - EB Parks on-line “Park Watch Report”  form: http://www.ebparks.org/pwr

·         Sherriff Dept. (925) 646-2441 

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SUSPICIOUS, DISRUPTIVE or POSSIBLY ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR

• Get the vehicle license plate number if possible
• Do not approach the individual doing the action

For possible injury, call 911

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SOMEONE HARMING WILDLIFE

• Get the vehicle license plate number if possible
• Do not approach the individual doing the action
• California Fish & Game dispatcher:   (831) 649-2801 (chose law enforcement option)
• East Bay Regional Parks  - Police Dispatch line  (510) 690-6510

OR - EB Parks Officer: Dave Freitas at  925-625-5479 or  925-634-1044

OR - EB Parks on-line incident report form: http://www.ebparks.org/pwr

• Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed:  phone (925) 325-2908;   Email: info@fomcw.org.

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DEAD WILDLIFE

• Dead Birds  – Calif. Dept. of Health Services - 1-877-WNV-BIRD  (1-877-968-2473)  (ADD LINK TO INFO at bottom on Vector Site)
  Online report form -  Click here   (http://westnile.ca.gov/report_wnv.php

Frequently dead birds are the first indication of West Nile Virus in an area. If you find a bird that has died recently (within 24 hours) with no obvious cause, please call the # above.  They will arrange for a District technician to pick it up for testing.

• Dead squirrel -  Please call 1-877-968-2473. Squirrels are also susceptible to WNV.
• Other dead wildlife: 

California Fish & Game dispatcher:  831-649-2801 (chose law enforcement option)

Contra Costa Animal Services  

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INJURED WILDLIFE

• Calif. Dept of Fish & Game  Dispatcher:   831-649-2801 (chose law enforcement option)
• Contra Costa Animal Services   24-hour emergencies: (925) 335-8300

Lindsay Wildlife Museum  - 925-935-1978 

            Information on dealing with injured wildlife   http://www.wildlife-museum.org/hospital/injured_orphaned.php   

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RESOURCE LINKS:

US Fish & Wildlife

Calif. Dept of Fish & Game

East Bay Regional Parks District

CC Animal Services

Mosquito & Vector Control

Lindsay Wildlife Museum

CCC Clean Water Program

Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed
DFG's Habitat Conservation Planning Branch

CC County Sherriff Dept.

BW Police Dept

Oakley Police Dept.

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