We count on citizens to report environmental incidents to DEQ that may pose a threat to the public, the environment or result in releases of possible contaminants. You can report a spill to the hotline number at (801) 536-4123 if you believe a hazardous substance has been released. The spill line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Because DEQ is a regulatory agency, it is not always in charge of cleaning up a spill or mitigating the contamination. Based on authority and jurisdictions, this responsibility may lie with other state and federal agencies or local governments. Cleaning up harmful releases to the environment can take as little as a few hours, several days, months or even years.