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Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Contact
If you have a question about the state's environment, you can contact the Indiana Department of Environmental Management by phone, by regular mail or by e-mail. If you see something that should not be in the water or on the land, you can call the Environmental Emergency line 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Use the links below to work with IDEM to preserve Indiana's environment.
File a Complaint
- Call the Complaint Coordinator, (800) 451-6027, ext. 24464.
- File a complaint online
- Mail a paper-based Complaint Submission Form to the above address (form available on the IDEM Forms page).
- Visit our complaint Web site for more information.
Contact an IDEM Regional Inspector:
IDEM provides detailed Staff Maps for each of its inspection and permitting programs. Use these maps to find an inspector or permit writer for your county / region.
Contact an IDEM Employee:
By Phone
By E-mail
As a general rule, e-mail addresses are composed of the first letter of the name, followed by the first seven letters of the last name, followed by @idem.in.gov.
- For example:
- Name: Jane Doe
- E-mail: jdoe@idem.in.gov
- If the last name has two surnames, only the first surname will be used. Example:
- Name: Jane Doe-Smith
- E-mail: jdoe@idem.in.gov
If your message does not reach the intended staff person after using this guideline, call the main reception desk at (317) 232-8603.
General Information or Requests:
E-mail:
- Submit general questions or comments online
- Use this e-mail form to contact IDEM concerning questions or comments you may have about our Web site or our agency. Fully completing the form will allow us to direct your question or comments quickly and efficiently.
Addresses:
IDEM is located at:
Indiana Government Center North
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone Numbers:
IDEM Main Phone Numbers:
- (317) 232-8603
- (800) 451-6027 (toll free within Indiana)
To Report an Environmental Emergencies, 24 hours-a-day:
- (888) 233-7745 inside U.S.
- (317) 233-7745 outside U.S.
IDEM Fax Line:
- (317) 233-6647
Hours:
- 8:15 AM - 4:45 PM, Monday-Friday (except on scheduled holidays)
Records Requests:
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Office of Records Management (ORM) (formerly known as the IDEM Central File Room and the Public Records Office) provides information to records requests according to the Access to Public Records Act (IC 5-14-3 et seq.) IDEM offers internet access to many IDEM public records through the Virtual File Cabinet (VFC). Visitors to ORM may use the public access computers to view agency records, including those located in the ULCERS database.
You are also able to contact ORM to submit a records request, inspect records, have records copied or receive assistance using the VFC:
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Office of Records Management
100 North Senate Avenue, IGCN 1207
Indianapolis, IN 46204
- Phone: (317) 232-8667
- Fax: (317) 233-6647
- Email: idemfileroom@idem.in.gov
ORM is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (EST), with the exception of Indiana State Holidays.
- If you have any questions regarding a records request or the IDEM Virtual File Cabinet (VFC), contact idemfileroom@idem.in.gov.
Media Outlets with Questions about Environmental Issues:
Contact the IDEM Office of Media Relations at (317) 232-8596. More information is available about IDEM’s public information officers and the Office of Media Relations is available.
