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Land Protection Branch

The Land Protection Branch manages the treatment, processing, storage, disposal, and cleanup of solid and hazardous wastes through programs for landfills, industry, and contaminated sites. The branch oversees recovered materials, underground storage tanks, scrap tire cleanups, disturbance of lead-based paint and asbestos, and surface mining.

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Land Program Pages & Technical Guidance

  • Solid Waste
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  • Surface Mining
  • Recovered Materials and Abatement
  • Land Branch Technical Guidance

Land Branch Information

  • Land Programs / Who Should I Contact? (NEW!)
  • Land Protection Branch Organizational Chart and Phone Numbers  (PDF, 609.3 KB)
  • Land Branch Open Records Requests and File Review Appointments

Rules & Laws for Land Protection

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  • Existing Rules and Corresponding Laws
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Special Items

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How can we help?

  • Call Us

    Air Branch Phone/Fax: (404) 363-7000
    Land Branch Phone/Fax: (404) 657-8600
    Watershed Branch Phone/Fax: (404) 463-1511
  • Email Us

    [email protected]
  • Visit

    2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE Suite 1456, East Tower
    Atlanta, GA 30334 US
  • Hours

    • Monday to Friday, 08:00 a.m. - 04:30 p.m.
    Eastern Time Zone

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