Emergency Response and Spill Prevention
Report Spills or other Environmental Emergencies to the CT DEEP 24 hours per day at:
860-424-3338 |
If these numbers are unavailable for any reason, call 860-424-3333.
(NEW) DEEP is seeking entities to create a Permitted Environmental Professional (PEP) Training Course, Certification Exam, and 3-year Refresher Course. The deadline for course material submission is October 15, 2025. See details here: PEP Training Course Public Solicitation
Promulgation of Release Reporting Regulations: Release Reporting Briefing and Flow Chart
The Release Reporting Regulation are open for Public Comment (Tracking Number PR2017-058): eRegulations - Regulation Making Record For Tracking Number PR2017-058 (ct.gov)
Release Reporting Regulations Outreach
What is a spill?
A "spill" is any oil or petroleum products, chemicals, wastes or other potentially dangerous materials that are released in any manner.
What is an environmental emergency?
An environmental emergency is any situation that poses an immediate threat to public safety, health or the environment.
Examples include:
- Any oil and chemical spills (including petroleum products)
- CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and/or Nuclear Event)
Reporting Requirements for Spill Incidents
Permits to Act as a Contractor to Contain or Remove or Otherwise Mitigate the Effects of a Release
- Permitted Spill Clean-Up Contractors – Individual Permit to act as a contractor to contain or remove or otherwise mitigate the effects of any release
- Registered Existing Release Response Contractors – General Permit to act as a contractor to perform release response for certain historical releases
Responsibility for Clean-up of Spills
How to Submit Documents Electronically to the Emergency Response and Spill Prevention Division
Documents related to oil and chemical spill incidents reported to CT DEEP’s Emergency Response Unit should be sent by email to DEEP.SpillsDocs@ct.gov.
If you have documents too large to send by email you may submit documents to this secure file transfer website: https://sft.ct.gov.
Please send an email to DEEP.SpillsDocs@ct.gov to receive an upload username and password.
Please follow the file naming protocol in these instructions to submit documents to the state's secure file transfer site.
Related Information:
- Emergency Response and Spill Prevention Division
- Emergency Response and Spill Prevention Division Complaint Intake System
- Poison Control Center
- Chemical Information on Spill Material (CHEMTREC)
- Marine Terminals
- Residential Home Heating Oil Tanks
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Mercury Management
- Site Clean-Up
Related Organizations:
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- National Response Center (NRC)
- State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Content last updated November 2025