Reporting Problems on Our Bay, Rivers and Streams

Maryland has a Chesapeake Bay Safety and Environmental Hotline as a tollfree phone number 800-628-9944 for reporting problems on tidal waters. Your call will direct you to the appropriate agency 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your report can be made anonymously.

Use the hotline to report any of the following:

• Fish kill or algae bloom
• Public sewer leak or overflow
• Oil or hazardous material spill
• Critical Area or wetlands violation
• Floating debris that poses a hazard to navigation
• Suspicious or unusual activity
• Boating accident or reckless activity

800-628-9944 or 410-260-8888
It's the 911 for the Chesapeake Bay