New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
NYSUT Occupational Health and Safety Field Directory.

Regional Offices

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC - also called ENCON) has a main role in pesticide regulation and certification of pesticide handlers. DEC also oversees storage and disposal of hazardous wastes.

To report environmental or natural resource problems, to reach any DEC program for any reason -- your first point of contact is your DEC regional office.

Region 1
Suffolk and Nassau counties. (516) 444-0354

Region 2
Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island (718) 482-4900

Region 3
Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties. (914) 256-3000

Region 4
Montgomery, Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie, Schenectady, Albany, Greene, Rensselaer and Columbia counties. (518) 357-2234

Region 5
Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Warren, Fulton, Saratoga and Washington counties. (518) 897-1200

Region 6
Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Oneida and Herkimer counties. (315) 785-2239

Region 7
Oswego, Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison, Tompkins, Cortland, Chenango, Tioga and Broome counties. (315) 426-7400

Region 8
Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Steuben, Schuyler and Chemung counties. (716) 226-2466

Region 9
Niagara, Erie, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. (716) 851-7000