United States Office of Administration
Environmental Protection Management and Organization
Agency Division January 1992
Regional Profiles
January 1992
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Regional Profiles
January 1992
Purpose
Regional Profiles is a reference guide and
educational resource. It is intended to give the
reader an overview of the Regions, their organiza-
tional structure, their demographics, and the chal-
lenges and issues facing each one.
Background
This is the third edition of Regional Profiles. The
first two editions were published in 1986 and 1989
respectively.
Project Team
Macara Lousberg
Michael T. Schumacher
Rebecca L. Knoy
Management and Organization Division
Major Contributors
The Ten Regional Offices
The Office of Regional Operations and State/Local
Relations
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
EPA Structure and Regional Relationships
Organizational Chart 3
Regional Map 4
EPA Its Regions and the States 5
Lead Region System 7
ti. Individual Profiles
Region 1 13
Region2 17
Region 3 21
Region 4 25
Region 5 31
Region 6 35
Region7
Region 8 43
Region 9 47
Region 10 51
III. Major State Agencies and Departments
Region 1 57
Region 2 58
Region 3 59
Region 4 60
Region5 61
Region 6 62
Region 7 63
Region 8 64
Region 9 65
Region 10 66
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I. EPA Structure
and
Regional Relationships
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Staff
Offices
Office of the
Administrator
and -
Deputy
Administrator
-
Associate Administrator
for RegionalOperations
and State/Local Relations
Associate Administrator for
Congressional and
Legislative Affairs
Associate Administrator for
Communications, Education
and Public Affairs
Assistant Administrator
Assistant Administrator
for Administration and
for International
Resources Management
Activ iês
Assistant Administrator
for Enforcement
I.
General
Assistant Administrator
Counsel
for Policy,Planning
:
and Evaluation
Inspector
General
Assistant Administrator
for Water
Assistant Administrator
for Solid Waste and
EmerQency Response
Assistant Administrator
for Air and Radiation
Assistant Administrator
for Prevention, Pesticides
and Toxic Substances
Assistant Administrator
for Research and
Development
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 6
Region 5
Region 7
I I I I
Region 8
Region 9
Region 10
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THE REGIONS AND THEIR STATES
Region I Region II Region Ill Region IV Region V
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Region VI
Region VII
Region VIII
RegIon IX
Region X
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
American Samoa
Guam
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EPA - ITS REGIONS AND THE STATES
Sharing Responsibility
There is an important division of responsibility between EPA Headquarters and
Regional Offices. The national program offices, located in Headquarters, are responsible for
developing national policies, standards, and guidance; providing oversight and evaluating
progress; and taking actions that are of national significance or are multi-Regional in nature.
National programs, via the Regions, assure consistent implementation of national policy.
The Regional offices are responsible for adapting Federal policies and objectives to
State and local programs, and for providing a single point for Federal contact with State and
local government officials for all environmental matters. This inciudesthe authority to negotiate
the terms and conditions of financial assistance awards supporting State and local govern-
ments, negotiate and monitor delegation agreements, review permits, assess State plans,
provide technical assistance, and maintain an appropriate oversight of environmental activity
in their Region.
Where programs are not yet delegated to States, the Regions are responsiblefordirectly
carrying out program operations. Where programs are delegated to States, the Regions are
responsible for assisting, supporting, and evaluating State programs; The older national
programs, such as the Water Program, tend to be decentralized and largely delegated to the
States withoversight by the Regions. EPA’s newer programs, such as the Superfund Program,
are delegated to a much lesserdegree to the Regions and States. There are also some national
programs that have historically remained as centralized operations, such as the Pesticides and
Toxic Substances Programs.
Organizational Structure
EPA utilizes a “matrix management” structure. Both the Regional Administrators and
Assistant Administrators in Headquarters report directly to the Administrator. At the Regional
division level, division directors report directly to the Regional Administrator for management
functions, such as budget and personnel management, and also get substantial direction from
Assistant Administrators through Headquarters program guidance and the priority-setting and
budget allocation process. This “dual-boss” situation requires special effort to maintain a
healthy working relationship between Headquarters and Regional managers.
Each national program provides staff positions and funds to the Regions collectively,
and those resources are then distributed to the Regions based primarily on “workload models.”
Each Region’s budget is thus created by combining the funds provided to it by each national
program. Once the Region obtains its total budget, the Regional Administrator has the
responsibility and flexibility to manage that budget to meet unique Regional needs and to
accomplish program-specific work.
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Increasingly, States are being called upon to carry out a larger portion of the nation’s
environmental programs. Accordingly, their professional capacities have grown in response
to Federal initiatives and the initiatives of their own State legislatures. As States become the
pnmary financiers of environmental management activities, a balanced, peer relationship
between EPA and State environmental agencies is increasingly essential.
Managing Through Teamwork
The Federal government has minimal authority over the internal workings of the States.
Federal agencies can exercise only those powers that are constitutionally assigned to them by
Congress. States have broad, constitutionally protected latitude in their internal management
activities. And while public policy issues can result in conflicts between individual States and
Federal agencies, these are most frequently settled in the political arena. Issues of regular
program management more often challenge the day to day working relationships between
States and Federal agencies. As a result, States and Federal agencies learn to reach
compromises of style and direction to achieve success in fulfilling Congressionaldirections.
The Congress and public expect that a Federal agency will maintain adequate steward-
ship over the responsibilities assigned to it; they also believe and legislate that States should
share substantially in the management of many of the designated activities. Therefore, Agency
objectives will best be served when the relationship between the Federal, Regional, and State
components are flexible and demonstrate a willingness to compromise.
Due to the symbiotic relationship of all components ofEPA, responsible stewardship Of
the nation’s environmental agenda requires utmost skill in communication and negotiation. In
short, EPA and the States need each other to effectively manage the environmental programs
of the country. The challenge is to develop appropriate management techniques and
institutions to ensure adequate protection of the nation’s environment.
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THE LEAD REGION SYSTEM
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Lead Region System is to ensure the quality of Agency decisions by
providing an organized, consistent and effective Regional role in all major phases of Agency
decision-making..
SCOPE
The Lead Region System promotes Regional participation in a broad range of issues.
Examples include budget development and review; workload model development; Agency
guidance and accountablility systems; major regulatory development and review; and partici-
pation in research committees. Program evaluations, and other major policy deliberations are
also included. Examples are statutory reauthorizations, strategic planning efforts, and evolving
program implementation issues like Regional application of risk assessment/risk management
concepts.
Assigned lead Regions are responsible for working with their respective National Program
Managers (NPM5). Together they identify and synthesize the concerns of all Regions into a
‘Regional view” to beeffectively factored into Agency decision-making. NPMs are responsible
for soliciting and using this information on major decisions.
Since the Lead Region System is representational of all Regional concerns, some topics are
not appropriate for it. Issues that are limited to a single Region should not be handled through
the System. The system is also not intended to restrict the Headquarters or Regional Offices
from engaging ma free flow of ideas and information.
KEY PRINCIPLES
ROTATION : Lead Region assignments are rotated every two years.
BACK-UP REGIONS : In addition to its lead assignment, each Region hasa back-up
assignment into which it will rotate as lead. Back-up assignments allow each Region to develop
substantial expertise in its future lead assignment. It also helps to assure adequate coverage
of major issues when the lead requires assistance.
SELECTION CRITERIA : To the extent possible, assignments will avoid repetition, alternate
between programmatic and crosscutting subjects, balance Regions of differing size and
geographic location, and draw on the expertise and interest of the Deputy Regional Adminis-
trator and staff. .
ISSUE RESOLUTION : Where disagreements between the lead Region and relevant NPMs
occur on major issues, the Assistant Administrator or the Regional Administrator may elevate
the issues to the Administrator or Deputy Administrator for resolution. The Associate Admin-
istrator for Regional Operations and State/Local Relations may be called upon to act as a
mediator or facilitator in resolving the dispute.
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The success of the Lead Region System depends on assertive action by both the NPM and its
respective lead Region,. This includes establishing the various management level relationships
that are needed to ensure good cooperation and communication.
LEAD REGIONS : The lead Region, principally through the Deputy Regional Administrator
(DRA) and appropriate Division Director(s), is expected to take active steps to ensure Regional
involvement in the major Agency decision-making processes. The lead Region should:
work with the National Program Manager to identify and synthesize the concerns of all
ten Regions into a ‘Regional view” that can be factored into Agency decision-making on a
specific issue, policy, guidance, or plan.
- maintain regular contact with the NPM and his/her office. The RA/DRA should
participate whenever possible in Regional Division Director meetings and in significant
bnefings with the Assistant or Associate Administrators.
- keep the other Regions informed of significant F eadquarters actions. This will involve
such activities as routine e-mail distribution, periodic conference calls, and presentations in
meetings of Regional Administrators, Deputy Regional Administrators, and Regional Division
Directors.
- integrate the Regional perspective into the management processes of the Agency,
- including operating guidance, annual planning sessions, budgetdevelopment, workload model
development and tier séléctions, and quarterly SPMS reviews. ‘
- work closely with the back-up Region to ensure adequate coverage of major issues
when the lead Region must be absent or requires assistance.
NATIONAL PROGRAMS : The national program, particularly through the Deputy Assistant
Administrator and appropriate Office Director(s), must work actively with its lead Region to:
- ensure that a mechanism is in place to provide effective Regional involvement and
representation in major headquarters activities.
- ensure art effective role for the lead Region in major decisions, allowing adequate time
for the lead Region to poD other Regions as needed. This means both soliciting and using the
contributions from their lead Region on major decisions.
- set up a routine communication process (e.g., phone calls, e-mail, meetings, etc.) in
orderto keep the lead Region informed of upcoming meetings and proposed major decisions.
- involve the lead Region in the planning of Regional Division Director meetings and
other meetings of national or international significance.
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LEAD AND BACK-UP ASSIGNMENTS
FY91 THROUGHFY92
SUBJECT AREA LEAD REGION BACK-UP REGION
Air and Radiation 6 5
Water 9 4
Pesticides and Toxics 10 3
Hazardous Waste/UST 4 1
Superfund 2 8
Management and Human Resources 3 2
ESD/Monitoring/QA 7 6
Research and Development 8 10
External Affairs/Policy/International 5 9
Enforcement/General Counsel 1 7
Current Back-up Regions will take the Lead in October of 1992. New Back-up assignments
will be made in July of 1992.
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II. INDIVIDUAL PROFILES
Regions 1 - 10
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POPULATION:
13,206,943
REGION 1
One Congress Street
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203
TEL: (617) 565-3420
Regional Administrator:
Julie Belaga
Deputy Regional Administrator:
Paul Keough
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
STATES:
Connecticut, Maine,
Vermont
- Non-electrical machinery manufacturing
- Electric and electronic equipment manufacturing
- Food and kindred products processing
- Jewelry manufacturing and metal finishing
- Oldest manufacturing center in U.S.
- Heavily forested
- Highly sensitive and threatened coastline
- Strong tourism and recreation industry
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
- Boston remains the only metropolitan area in the country that fails to
provide secondary sewage treatment.
- Growth and development are emerging as major environmental con-
cerns.
- Boston Harbor cleanup is on a Federal Court ordered schedule for
secondary treatment cleanup.
66,672
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REGION 1
OFFiCE OF
REGION 1 ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
I OFFICE OF CIVIL’_____ _____________________________
I RIGHTS AND I — ___________
OFFICE OF
URBAN AFFAIRSI
____________ DEPUTY REGIONAL EXTERNAL
AFFA 1RS
ADMINISTRATOR
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I ASST. REGIONALJ
AIR ‘ENVIRONMENTAL’ OFFICE OF I ADMINSTRATOR I
MANAGEMENT SERVICES I REGIONAL I FOR PLANNING
DIVISION DIVISION COUNSEL & MANAGEMENT I
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WASTE I WATER
1 MANAGEMENT I 1 MANAGEMENT
DIVISION DIVISION
Significant Organizational Characteristics
- The pollution prevention function resides in the Planning and Management Division.
- The Environmental Services Division houses the Superfund removal function.
- The Waste Management Division has four branches that are organized along
geographical lines and has also established a Superfund Federal Facilities Section.
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Recent Organizational Changes
- The Office of Public Affairs is now entitled the Office of External Affairs.
- The Civil Rights and Urban Affairs functions are now handled from an operating office
rather than as a staff function within the Deputy Regional Administrator’s office.
- The Human Resources and Support Branch has split in two to better handle human
resources and facility management and support functions.
- All Grants Administration functions have been consolidated in the Planning and Manage-
ment Division.
- The Comptrollers Office in the Planning and Management Division has established a new
substructure to better deal with Superfund contracting and finance, general
finance, and budget tasks.
Planned Organizational Changes
- The Environmental Services Division is planning to restructure its Emergency Planning
and Response Branch.
- The Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management Division will reorganize in the near future.
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REGION 1: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
Strategic Planning
Region l’s FY 93-FY96 Strategic Plan reflects an adoption of an integrated planning process.
During that period, the Region will move away from its historic emphasis on legalistic and
bureaucratic implementation of statutory requirements, to the creation of an environmental
protection ethic defined collectively by six strategic initiatives. They are: changing the
organizational culture; pollution prevention; resource protection; relationships with States and
other organizations; public education and outreach; and risk reduction.
Pollution Prevention
Pollution Prevention is at the center of the new environmental protection ethic identified in
Region l’s Strategic Plan. The long term goal is to reduce pollution from all sources by 30%
by 1996. The program is guided by the annual Pollution Prevention Strategy , a document that
includes numerous objectives from each major program. Current efforts include:
- reducing the volume of chemicals used in sample analysis andthe amount of waste generated
by testing in the Regional laboratory;
pollution prevention outreach and education programs for ‘light industries,” such as dry
clear)ers and auto body shops, to lessen the threat of ground water contamination;
- working closely with the General Services Administration to improve availability of supplies
with recycled content;
- conducting an Ozone Layer Protection workshop for 400 CFC-using electronics and metals
manufacturers.
Ozone Attainment and the Transportation Sector
Five of the six New England States include ozone nonattairiment areas. Some of the emission
reductions required by the Clean Air Act Amendments will come from stationary source
programssuch as Reasonably Available Control Technologies and New Source Review. Since
60% of ozone nonattainment is due to mobile sources, the Region will also rely upon Vehicle
Inspection and Maintenance, Alternative Fuels programs and other transportation control
measures.
A major ongoing project in the annuai Strategy is the New England Pollution Prevention
Council . The Council is currently developing transportation sector solutions for the Region’s
serious ground-level ozone pollution problem. It is composed of fifteen leaders in government,
business, academia, industry and environmental groups, and is co-chaired by the Regional
Administrator and a prominent New England business leader.
The Council’s strategies to tackle the ground-level ozone problem include developing “envi-
ronmentally friendly” automobile care and hosting a transportation planning forum to encour-
age dialogue and long-range planning between State transportation and environmental
officials.
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POPULATION:
29,024,000
REGION 2
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
TEL: (212) 264-2525
Regional Administrator:
Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff
Deputy
William
Regional Administrator:
J. Muszynski
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
STATES:
- Printing and publishing
- Chemicals and allied products manufacturing
- Electric and electronic equipment manufacturing
-Densely populated
-Intensely concentrated industrial sector
New York, New Jersey, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
- Extensive coastal marine environment with diverse and conflicting uses
- Unique tropical ecosystems (coral reefs and rainforests) in the Caribbean
- Toxic chemical problems in three major waterways bordering Canada
58,523
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REGION 2
REGION 2
—L—- REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
OFFICE OF CARIBBEAN
REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE
COUNSEL DEPUTY REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR
I I I I
AIR & WASTE EMERGENCY WATER ASST. REGIONAL
MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIAL MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR
DIVISION RESPONSE DIVISION FOR POLICY
DIVISION & MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE OF
SERVICES EXTERNAL
DIVISION PROGRAMS
Significant Organizational Characteristics
- The Caribbean Field Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico, provides support to the Region’s
activities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
- The Region’s Superfund Removal and Emergency Response programs and the
Environmental Services Division are located in Edison, New Jersey. The Environmental
Services Division provides laboratory, monitoring, and quality assurance support, and
implements programs on pesticides and toxic substances.
Recent Organizational Changes
- The Emergency and Remedial Response Division was recently reorganized and is now
composed of four Superfund branches organized along geographical lines, a Program
Support Branch, and two branches to support Removal and Emergency Preparedness
Programs.
Planned Organizational Changes
- None.
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REGION 2: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
Strategic Planning and Comparative Risk Study
For more than a year, Region 2 has been engaged in a Region-wide planning enterprise. An
initial comparative risk study of 27 environmental problem areas was evaluated in terms of
ecological, human health and welfare/economic risk. This became the primary basis for
developing ten strategic planning initiatives which propose to shift Regional resources and
improve the Region’s ability to reduce risk. A number of these initiatives were implemented this
fiscal year.
Water Programs
Major ongoing ocean and estuanne protection programs include the development of a
restoration plan for the New York Bight, and the New York - New Jersey Harbor, Long Island
Sound and Delaware Estuary Studies. The Region’s implementation of the Ocean Dumping
Ban Act emphasizes oversight and enforcement of the phase-out schedules for sludge disposal
in the ocean.
A highly successful Floatables Action Plan is being implemented along the shorelines of New
York and New Jersey, and a two-year pilot medical waste tracking system is nearing
completion. A high priority, cross-media initiative isthe Niagara Frontier/Great Lakes Program,
with the Niagara River and Lake Ontario Toxics Management Plans moving into the imple-
mentation stages.
Air Programs
The Region’s air program focuses on implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments
(CAAA). An initiative already underway is helping States meet the level of emissions reduction
required by the CAAA. It includes enhancing State inspection and maintenance programs, im-
plementing transportation control measures, and working to substitute cleaner gasoline and
diesel fuels. The Region is working with New York State to implement an alternative fuels
initiative and is developing a similar program with New Jersey.
Hazardous and Toxic Waste Programs
The Superfund program, in cooperation with the States, continues to address the Region’s 160
sites on the National Priorities List, while pursuing a vigorous enforcement-first approach
against responsible parties. In the hazardous waste programs, the Region will incorporate in-
dustry-specific waste minimization strategies into RCRA permits, will continue to build state
capability for the UST and municipal solid waste programs, and will promote authorization for
New Jersey and New York for RCRA Subtitle C and HSWA.
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Other Priority Initiatives
The Region’s enforcement efforts continue to focus on achieving high rates of compliance. New
areas of emphasis include:
- multi-divisional program workgroups to coordinate compliance activities to support
the Administrator’s goal of 25% multi-media enforcement;
- Region-wide TOM training;
- a multi-media pollution prevention program; and
- developing enhanced data integration capabilities, including GIS.
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POPULATION:
REGION 3
841 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
TEL: (215) 597-9800
Regional Administrator:
Edwin B. Erickson
Deputy Regional Administrator:
William T. Wisniewski
25,317,014
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
- Food and kindred products processing
- Chemical and allied products manufacturing
- Primary metals processing
- Mineral, coal, and petroleum extraction
- Electronics
- Varied geographic features
- Old industrial base
STATES: Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, District of
Columbia
UNIQUE ENViRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
- Chesapeake and Delaware Bays’ environmental problems have a
significant impact on economic and human health problems in the bay
areas.
* >
122,351
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REGION 3
REGION 3
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR
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OFFICE OF CHESAPEAKE OFFICE OF ASST. REGIONAL
EXTERNAL BAY REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
AFFAIRS PROGRAM COUNSEL FOR POLICY
OFFICE & MANAGEMENT
I . ______ I l
HAZARDOUS WATER AIR, RADIATION ENVIRONMENTAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND TOXICS SERVICES
MANAGEMENT DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION
DIVISION _____________ _____________ _____________
Significant Organizational Characteristics
- The Office of External Affairs includes the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental
Liaison, the Office of Public Affairs, the Center for Environmental Learning, and the
Superfund Community Relations staff.
- The Chesapeake Bay Program Office coordinates multi-media approaches to the Bay’s
problems.
Recent Organizational Changes
- The pesticides arid toxics function was transferred to the Air, Radiation and Toxics Division
from the Hazardous Waste Management Division.
- The Office of Externaf Affairs and the Chesapeake Bay Program Office were created.
Planned Organizational Changes -
- None.
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REGION 3: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
Strategic Planning and Comparative Risk Study
Region 3 is one of three Regions serving as a pilot to develop Strategic Planning in EPA, a
process that grew out of the Agency’s Comparative Risk Study. This will allow the Agency to
identify high priority health and environmental issues which may not be addressed through the
traditional budget process, while still fulfilling statutory obligations.
Region 3’s Comparative Risk Study prioritized issues on Health, Welfare and Ecology Scales
and ranked 18 issues covering the full range of Regional activities. High risk areas include
Indoor Air Pollution, Indoor Radon, the Physical Destruction of Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitats
and Non-Point Source Pollution.
In FY-91, the Region developed high priority topics as a transition to the implementation of
strategic planning. The initiatives selected address the Administato s priorities, high priority
risk issues, and areas of special emphasis in Region 3 such as the Chesapeake and Delaware
Bays. Some initiatives were developed through the Region’s Managing for Environmental
Results Initiaitves (MERITs). MERITs provides the Region flexibility to allOcate resources to
high priority environmental and public health concerns, while still fulfilling national commit-
ments.
In 1992, the Region will implement its first full strategic plan. This Plan adds multi-media
approaches to inspection and enforcement, and risk minimization to the issues set forth in the
FY-91 Plan. A comprehensive four-year strategic plan has been prepared for FY-93 through
FY-96.
Total Quality Management and Pollution Prevention
The Region is making a major effort to use Total Quality Management (TOM) and Pollution
Prevention (P2) as tools to implement all its programs. The goal in TOM is to create a Total
Quality Environment based on the Region’s Strategic Plan Vision Statement: “The Vigorous
Pursuit of a Quality Environment - Now and for the Future.”
The Region iscommitted to writing P2 methods into all its permits and compliance actions. Ex-
tensive training is under way for all employees in both areas.
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REGION 4
345 Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30365
TEL: (404) 347-4727
Regional Administrator:
Greer C. Tidwell
Deputy Regional Administrator:
Patrick M. Tobin
POPULATION:
45,317,000
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTAIES:
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
- Textiles production
- Food and kindred products processing
- Chemicals and allied products manufacturing
- Mineral, coal, and petroleum extraction
- Tourism
- Varied geographic features
- Rapid population growth, especially within 50
miles of coastline
- Evolving from agrarian to service, trade and light
industry
STATES:
Kentucky, Tennessee,
Georgia and Florida
North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama,
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
- More wetlands than any other Region
- Very large coastline, especially in Florida
382,588
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REGION 4
REGION 4
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
OFFICE OF OFFICE OF
CONGRESSIONA PUBLIC
AFFAIRS DEPUTY REGIONAL AFFAIRS
ADMINISTRATOR
I I . ______ I
OFFICE OF AIR, PESTICIDES ENVIRONMENTAL ASST. REGIONAL
REGIONAL AND TOXICS SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR
COUNSEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION FOR POLICY
DIVISION & MANAGEMENT
I I
WATER WASTE
MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT
DIVISION DIVISION
Significant Organizational Characteristics
- The Office of Integrated Environmental Analysis, located within the Office of Policy and
Management, develops and implements integrated environmental information man-
agement techniques and technologies for Regional and State use. This office coordi-
nates Regional environmental data collection activities to assure that required infor-
mation is available to support multi-program and multi-media analytical efforts.
- The Office of Radiation and Emergency Preparedness Response is located in the Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division.
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Recent Organizational Changes
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division
- The Emergency Chemical Preparedness Program moved into the Air, Pesticides and
Toxics Management Division from the Waste Division.
- The Emergency Chemical Preparedness Program and the Emergency Response Planning
Program joined into a single organizational unit.
- During the first half of 1990, Sections and/or new Units where established along geographic
lines to improve service and response to the Region’s State and local agencies and
programs.
- The NESHAPS Stationary Source Air Emissions Program, the AHERA Asbestos Program,
and the Asbestos in School (ASHAA) Program were combined into a single organiza-
tional unit.
Planned Organizational Changes
- None.
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REGION 4: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
The Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf Initiative is coordinating the efforts and activities of appropriate government agencies
and parties interested in developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy to manage
and protect the natural resources of the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is the largest body
of water in the world and contains resources used increasingly to generate a variety of goods
and services such as crude oil,, natural gas, hard minerals, fish and shellfish, transportation,
recreation, and waste disposal. Region 4 is developing a program for minimizing the adverse
impacts of human-related activities while maximizing the utilization of natural resources in the
body of water.
South Florida Initiative
Communities of South Florida are faced with numerous complex environmental issues due to
an expanding population, land use and conversion, and protection of the subtropical land-
scapes. Through Strategic Planning, the Regional Administrator designated South Florida as
a geographical initiative. The goal of this action is more effective administration and coordina-
tion of EPA resources in South Florida to complement the State of Florida Environmental
Agenda. The Regional Administrator convened a study t am of Regional experts to identify and
assess salient environmental issues and develop a framework for re-evaluating EPA’s role in
South Florida.
Calvert City, Kentucky, Multi-media Initiative
The Calvert City Industrial Complex (CCIC), housing 14 facilities, is one of the largest industrial
complexes in the Region. Several citizens’ groups have alleged that pollutants emitted from
the CCIC facilities are causing increased incidence of cancer and other illnesses, in the area.
The Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection requested the Region’s assistance in
conducting environmental studies in the area. Multi-media studies are now in progress.
Ashland, Kentucky, Multi-media Initiative
A retrospective study that identified air contamination in Ashland, KY, prompted a multi-media
(air, water, land) prospective evaluation in that area. This is expected to become the approach
of future environmental evaluations conducted by EPA. The multi-media approach, designed
to identify, remediate, correct, and/or reduce, to the extent possible existing environmental
problems at all media levels, is a departure from traditional EPA evaluations which focus on
one particular medium. The Ashland Initiative is viewed asa test case for conducting future
multi-media initiatives.
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National Estuary Programs
The unique blend of salt and fresh water makes estuaries highly productive biologically. Be-
cause of their economic, aesthetic, and recreational value, estuaries are increasingly attracting
both people and commerce to their shores. Region 4 is currently working on four estuanne
projects: Albemarle Pamlico Sound, Indian River Lagoon, Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay.
Regional TQM Teams
Three Regional TOM Teams have been identified and are in place. The Technical Training
Team is developing core training programs in each division to meet specific program and
individual employee needs. The Multi-media EnforcementTeam is reviewing a multi-media en-
forcement implementation plan for the Region. The Personnel Action Team is examining the
use of resources in personnel actions and ultimately assuring personnel paperwork is
processed in a timely and efficient manner.
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REGION 5
230 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604
TEL: (312) 353-2000
Regional Administrator:
Valdus Adam kus
Deputy Regional Administrator:
Ralph R. Bauer
POPULATION:
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
STATES:
46,147,000
330,770
- Non-electrical machinery manufacturing
- Food and kindred products processing
- Primary metals processing
- Fabricated metal products manufacturing
- Paper
- Auto industry
- Large manufacturing and agricultural industries
Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and 30 Indian tribes
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
- Great Lakes contain 95 percent of U.S. fresh water supply.
- Great Lakes are the largest system of surface water on earth, containing 18
percent of the world’s supply.
- Great Lakes Basin is home to approximately 20 percent of the U.S. popula-
tion and 25 percent of the Canadian population.
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REGION 5
OFFICE OF
REGION 5 PUBLIC AFFAIRS
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ____________________________
RELATIONS STAFF
DEPUTY REGIONAL GREAT LAKES
ADMINISTRATOR PROGRAM
OFFICE
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AIR AND ASST. REGIONAL
REGIONAL SCIENCES RADIATION ADMINISTRATOR
COUNSEL DIVISION DIVISION FOR PLANNING
& MANAGEMENT
_________ I
WASTE WATER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION
DIVISION
Significant Organizational Characteristics
- The Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) is a National Program Office located
in Chicago. The Regional Administrator is the National Program Manager for
GLNPO.
- The pesticides and toxics function is in the Environmental Sciences Division.
Recent Organizational Changes
- The Air and Radiation Division reorganized to better support implementation of the
C lean Air Act.
- There are three new branches in the Air and Radiation Division: Regulation
Development Branch (Illinois and Indiana), Air Enforcement Branch (Minnesota and
Ohio), and Air Toxics and Radiation Branch (Michigan and Wisconsin).
Planned Organizational Changes
- None.
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REGION 5: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
Geographic Enforcement Initiative (GEl)
The Region 5 GEl is a major part of an ongoing, risk-based, multi-media effort focused on an
area including southeast Chicago and northwest Indiana. The goals of the GEl include: a
reduction of toxics loadings in the area by 50% by 1996 as measured by Toxic Release
Inventory (TRI) data, Critical Pollutants under the Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP), and
the “1 7 plus 1” chemicals; and a restoration of Ecological Systems within the area. The Initiative
is using multi-media enforcement and pollution prevention to achieve these goals.
Great Lakes Federal Facilities Initiative
The Office of Federal Activities and Region 5 are developing a risk-based prioritization of
Federal facilities in the Great Lakes basin. This plan uses a centralized database integrating
programmatic information with TRI data. This will allow the development of Federal facility
inspection strategies based on chemical specific data and the relative risks posed to human
health and the environment. EPA will then request each facility’s voluntary participation in
pollution prevention activities for risk reduction.
The Five-Year Strategy for the. Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes National Program Office and Regions 2, 3, and 5 are working with the Great
Lakes States to develop a joint Five-Year Strategic Plan emphasizing the use of an ecosystem
approach with a strong pollution prevention component. The Strategic Plan will serve as a
guide to annual program activities and budget decisions for the Great Lakes. In addition, the
strategy allows for the annual measurement of progress toward clearly defined goals and
objectives, such as the reduction of toxics and protection and restoration of Great Lakes
habitat. The Strategic Plan will be updated each yearto reflect progress and adjust to changing
information and resources.
Multicultural Diversity Task Force
In October 1990, the Human Resources Council Committee formed a Task Force on Multi-
cultural Diversity to address issues from the Congressionally Mandated National Task Force
on women, minorities and the handicapped in science and technology. The Task Force,
charged with reporting back to the Region, is developing action items in training, rewards,
special events, and communications to overcome barriers to a multiculturally diverse organi-
zation.
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Risk-based Strategic Planning
‘Strategic planning is a cross-program activity challenging the Region to adopt an integrated
approach to the environment. Using risk reduction criteria, each program will be considering
cross-cutting effects and long-term impacts. The Region is exploring new ways to address
threats to the ecological environment through inter-agency cooperation and coordination.
Public-Private Partnership
The Public-Private Partnership Initiative is being expanded to. incorporate energy savings,
reduction in greenhouse gases and sulfur- and nitrogen-oxides emissions, and water and solid
waste issues. The Region’s work with small municipalities is coordinated with other public
agencies in an effort to develop replicable approaches for innovative financing at all levels.
Approaches are being developed to encourage a broader application of market incentives for
pursuing pollution control investments as created in the structures of the partnerships. Creative
financing for pollution prevention efforts is an emerging emphasis in the Region’s activities.
Pollution Prevention
Region 5 isaggressively seeking ways to incorporate Pollution Prevention (P2) into’àll ongoing
activities. The P2 Training Subcommittee and the Regional Training Officer are developing
training modules and incorporating P2 concepts. into existing training courses. A model
recycling program is being implemented in the new Chicago Federal Building with assistance
from the General Services Administration. Finally, the Region is working with the Great Lakes
National Program Office to implement the Great Lakes Bi-National Pollution Prevention Action
Plan. ‘
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REGION 6
1445 Ross Avenue
12th Floor, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75270
TEL: (214) 655-6444
Regional Administrator:
B. J. Wynne
Deputy Regional Administrator:
Joe D. Winkle
POPULATION:
28,339,000
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
- Petroleum refining
- Agriculture
- Chemical and allied products
- Machinery production
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
- Varied geographical features
- Rapid population growth
- Large land coverage
STATES: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
- Majority of nation’s chemical and oil refinery capacity
- Large number of low flow streams
- Large percentage of the nation’s weltands
620,878
manufacturing
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REGION 6
REGION 6
OFFICE OF REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
EXTERNAL I
AFFAIRS DEPUTY REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AIR, RADIATION OFFICE OF ASST. REGIONAL
SERVICES AND TOXICS REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
DIVISION DIVISION COUNSEL FOR POLICY
____________ ____________ & MANAGEMENT
HAZARDOUS WATER
WASTE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT DIVISION
DIVISION
Significant Organizational Characteristics
- The Superfund removal response program is in the Environmental Services Division.
Recent Organizational Changes
- In 1990, the Management Division was reorganized to consolidate like functions within three
branches: Finance, Assistance, and Human Resources. In the reorganization,
Planning and Analysis and the Equal Employment Opportunity Offices were also
created in the Management Division.
Planned Organizational Changes
- None.
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REGION 6: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
Geographically Influenced Environmental Issues
Geography presents Region 6 with several unique environmental issues. The Region is
currently engaged with Region 9, State and local governments, and the Mexican Government
in developing strategies for dealing with water, air, and hazardous waste problems along the
U.S./Mexican border. U.S. and Mexican agencies are developing an Integrated Border En-
vironmental Plan (IBEP) to promote cooperative strategies for improving environmental con-
ditions in the border are.as. Integrated activities not only correct existing problems, but also
address actions needed to prevent further deterioration along the border with the expected
growth triggered by the proposed Free Trade Agreement.
Industrial Concentration
Over 70 percent of the petrochemical industries and 40 percent of the oil refining facilities in the
nation are located in Region 6. This large concentration of industries, which poses potentially
serious environmental threats, causes regulatory concerns for the Region.
The Region has initiated a Toxic Release Reduction Project (TRRP), a two pronged approach
to reducing the risk from toxic chemicals emitted from industrial sources in the Region. The first
approach will initiate a review of selected sources to (1) explore the possibility of reducing toxic
emissions, (2) ensure compliance with all regulatory provisions, and (3) conduct a complete
multi-media risk assessment. The second approach will direct attention to the Baton Rouge-
New Orleans corridor, well known for its high concentration of industrial sources emitting toxic
chemicals. This initiative involves a multi-media compliance investigation and subsequent
multi-media risk assessment of selected sources in the target area to explore the potential for
risk reduction. For this project, multi-media includes, at a minimum, the Regional air, water,
hazardous waste, Superfund, toxic substances, wetlands, groundwater, underground injec-
tion, underground storage tank and pesticides programs. A keystone of the project will be
reviewing the potential for pollution prevention.
Environmental Institute for Technology Transfer
The Environmental Institute forTechnology Transfer is an initiative incorporating the Agency’s
focus on technology transfer, risk communication, public-private partnership and pollution
prevention. It is a cooperative effort between Region 6 and the University of Texas at Arlington
to facilitate research, technical assistance and the dissemination of environmental knowledge
to achieve compliance with high standards of environmental quality. Through networks
established by the Institute, business and industry are provided scientific and technical
assistance to facilitate environmental compliance. AcademiQ research is facilitated to develop
new applications of appropriate technology. The role of EPA is strengthened by the develop-
ment of training programs in advanced controltechnologyforaddressing environmental issues.
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REGION 7
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
TEL: (913) 551-7006
Regional Administrator:
Morris Kay
Deputy
William
Regional Administrator:
Rice
POPULATION:
11 ,950,000
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
- Food production
- Agriculture and agriculture related industry
- Non-electrical machinery manufacturing
- Geography well-suited to farming
- Dependent on agriculture and transportation
- Oil and gas production
STATES:
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
- Diverse geography: low mountains, hills, plains, and prairies
- Groundwater is vital resource; major source of drinking water
for 75 percent of the Region’s population.
- Protection of groundwater and surface water is a major concern;
Region has one of the highest pesticide uses in America.
- Forefront of dioxin monitoring, analysis and removal
- Heart of Central Flyway for migratory birds
- Extensive lead and air toxics monitoring
215,209
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REGION 7
REGION 7
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
CONGRESSIONAL & OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL — PUBLIC AFFAIRS
LIAISON DEPUTY REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR
___________ I I I
OFFICE OF WATER ENVIRONMENTAL
REGIONAL FOR POLICY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
COUNSEL & MANAGEMENT DIVISION DIVISION
I — I
WASTE AIR AND TOXICS
MANAGEMENT DIVISION
DIVISION
Significant Organizational Characteristics
- The Wetlands, Natidnal Environmental Policy Act compliance, Federal Facilities, and
Indian programs are in the Office of Policy and Management.
- The pesticides and toxics function is located in the Air and Toxics Division.
- The Superfund removal program is in the Environmental Services Division.
- Supérfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, Title Ill - Section 313, is in the Con-
gressional and Intergovernmental Liaison Office.
Recent Organizational and Related Functional Changes
- A Radiation and Indoor Air Section was created in the Air Branch.
- Other EPA functions have recently established Kansas City as a duty station, with a
Special Agent of the Office of Criminal Investigations and a Divisional Inspector
General for Audit of the Office of Inspector General co-located in the Regional
Office.
Planned Organizational Changes
- None
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REGION 7: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
Risk Assessment and Reduction in the 90’s
Region 7’s Comparative Risk and Strategic Planning effort involved afl four States and the
academic community resulting in the selection of three Risk Reduction Opportunities (RRO):
Lead, Toxic Release Reduction, and Pesticide and Fertilizer Use in Urban and Rural Settings.
Environmental education and outreach, pollution prevention, enforcement, negotiation and
remediation are key strategies being utilized to address the RROs.
Environmental Initiatives
Multi-media Enforcement - Region 7 conducts an aggressive enforcement program focused
on multi-media case screening. The goals of the program are to correct aU violations and obtain
civil penalties and additional environmental benefits through projects such as voluntary toxic
release emissions reductions.
Geographic Approach to National “33/50” Project - In association with the national
“33/50 Project” (50% reduction of 17 toxic chemicals identified by EPA by 1995, with an interim
goal of a 33% reduction by 1 992) the Regional implementation strategy focuses on counties
chosen from the top 1 00 counties in emissions identified through the Toxics Release Inventory
(TRI). The strategy brings civic and business leaders together in a collaborative effort to
commit to community-wide TR,t reduction goals. Industry, State and local governments, and
Federal facilities play a significant role. To date, the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Quad City
metropolitan areas, and counties in Iowa and Nebraska have participated, engaging over 480
facilities.
Environmental Education - The University of Kansas and Region 7 are establishing a
National Environmental Education and Training Centerto provide leadership in environmental
education, teacher training and professional development. The Region funded a pilot teacher
training project to develop exemplary environmental education modules for use in the four-
State area. Charlie Chipmunk, Region 7’s environmental mascot, has “educated” thousands
of elementary students about pollution prevention through an active outreach program.
Platte River Enforcement Initiative - This geographical enforcement initiative focuses on pro-
tecting and enhancing the environmental resources of the Platte River and its tributaries. The
Basin is a major agro-ecoregion serving as the primary drainage system for the State of
Nebraska, provides a significant portion of Ogallala aquifer recharge, and is vital to human
residents and to migratory bird populations. Region 7 and the Nebraska Department of En-
vironmental Control, in conjunction with other Federal and State agencies, are commited to an
integrated multi-media approach to problem analysis, pollution prevention, risk reduction, and
appropriate enforcement actions to correct identified problems.
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Regional Wetlands - Region 7 is developing a Wetlands Resources GIS Database to help
establish a comprehensive wetlands inventory fortargeting protection activities and managing
resources to reduce the loss or degradation of wetlands. The prime resources are located
within the Central Flyway, including the Rainwater Basin and Sandhills in Nebraska, and the
Cheyenne Bottoms in Kansas. A technical work group has been formed with members from
States, universities, private organizations, other Federal agencies and offices, and EPA staff
from Region 7 and the Office of Research and Development’s Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment Program.
Missouri Dioxin Rernediation - Region 7 continues to conduct safe, effective cleanups at sites
contaminated with 2, 3, 7, 8-TODD (dioxin). The Region successfully performed a demonstra-
tion project proving that thermal treatment is an effective means of destroying dioxin-
contaminated materials. In December 1990, a Consent Decree provided for the cleanup of the
remaining 28 dioxin sites located in eastern Missouri. Dioxin-contaminated materials will be
destroyed using a temporary thermal treatment facility located in Times Beach, Missouri.
Following thermal treatment operations, Times Beach will be fully restored as a park or green
space.
Pollution Prevention - Region 7 supports four Regional steering committees and shares
leadership in national activities and task forces to promote its commitment to Pollution
Prevention. The Region is co-leader on task forces for:
Agricultural Sector Strategy - national task force developing EPA’s pollution prevention
agricultural sector strategy. -
Environmentally Responsible Management of Agricultural Chemicals - multi-agency efforts
linking EPA, State agriculture, and USDA resources to prevent pollution by agricultural
chemicals through education, best management practices, and integrated pest management.
Pollution Prevention Curriculum - taskforce to develop a pollution prevention “EPA-endorsed”
education curriculum for students K-12 and to offer it to all schools for their direct use or
adoption. One of the early products is a comprehensive bibliography of current pollution
prevention education materials. - about 2,600 entries.
Pollution Prevention through EPA Procurement Guidelines - project to minimize the use of
prime resources and optimize the implementation of EPA’s guidelines on procuring materials
containing recycled or recovered goods.
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REGION 8
999 18th Street
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2405
TEL: (303) 293-1603
Regional Administrator:
Jack McGraw (Acting)
Deputy Regional Administrator:
Kerrigan G. Clough (Acting)
POPULATION:
6,604,701
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
- Tourism
- Agriculture
- Mineral, coal, and petroleum extraction
- Petroleum refining and coal processing
- Food and kindred products processing
- Non-electrical machinery manufacturing
- Varied geographical features
- Varied industries
- Vast land area
STATES: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
- Mining Wastes
- Headwaters for U.S. major rivers (Missouri, Colorado, Rio Grande, Arkan-
sas, Platte, Snake/Columbia)
- Denver’s and Utah’s air quality
573,305
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REGION 8
REGION 8
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR
OFFICE OF OFFICE OF
REGIONAL EXTERNAL
COUNSEL AFFAIRS
MONTANA
OPERATIONS
OFFICE
________ I _____ ___ ________ I
ENVIRONMENTAL AIR, RADIATION AZARDOUS ASST. REGIONAL WATER
SERVICES AND TOXICS WASTE . ADMINISTRATOR MANAGEMENT
DIVISION DIVISION MANAGEMENT FOR POLICY DIVISION
DIVISION & MANAGEMENT
Significant Organizational Characteristics
See below. for recent changes.
Recent Organizational Changes
Region .8 recently reorganized its offices to meet several needs; Based on those needs, the
Senior Regional management chose to:
- group the units involved in the direct production of environmental data and coordination of
multi-media enforcement in the new Environmental Services Division.
- split, or designate for further development, the functions of single media field sampling,
investigations, and environmental ambient monitoring among the Regional Program
Divisions.
- consolidate functions of statistical and graphical modeling of environmental data with multi-
media strategic planning and integration in the Office of Policy and Management.
- move the radiation program from the Hazardous Waste Management Division to the Air,
Radiation and Toxics Division to align the function with Headquarters organizations.
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Other changes include:
- transferring field sampling and inspection functions related to NPDES from the
Environmental Services Division to the Water Management Division.
-transferring biology, biomonitoring, waterquality monitoring and STORETdata functions from
the Environmental Services Division to the Water Management Division.
- establishing an Office of Strategic Integration (OSI) in the Office of Policy and Man-
agement (OPM). OSI is composed of the Policy Office, the Federal Facilities Com-
pliance Progam, and the Data Integration Office.
Planned Organizational Changes
- The Regional Office is planning to move grants administration functions now located in the
Water Management Division and the Montana Operations Office to the Office of Policy
and Management.
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• REGION 8: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
• Hazardous and Solid Waste
Hazardous waste issues include the need for hazardous and solid (small communities) waste
disposal facilities, both for the Region’s six States and for States outside the Region looking
for disposal. Additional challenges are related to problems with major sites such as Lowry
Landfill, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Rocky Flats in Colorado, and a major hazardous waste!
Superlund site at Clark ForklAnaconda in Montana. Waste minimization is also being imple-
mented throughout the Region.
Air Quality and Toxics Concerns
The major air-related issue is Metro Denver’s poor air quality, especially the high levels of CO
and particulates, and the area’s attempts to meet CO and PM1O standards. A second issue
is Utah’s CO/ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP), including inspection and maintenance,
visibility, and enforcement of air pollution regulations. Major challenges are being addressed
in industrial toxics and indoor air.
Water Treatment and Protection
Denver’s Metro Treatment System and compliance of drinking water systems, particularly
those of small communities, are a concern for Region 8. Groundwater protection and possible
contamination of aquifers by pesticides and agricultural chemicals, as well as other nonpoint
sources, are Region-wide issues, as are wetlands protection.
Multi-media and Special Programs
The Region’s initiatives include major emphasis on multi-media and cross-program initiatives
in both program and management areas. Program initiatives include Sand Creek and other
multi-media enforcement efforts; multi-media mining waste problems through the geographic
initiative, the Headwater Mining Waste Project; and multi-media pollution prevention activities
to be carried out during the construction of the new Denver Airportthrough Pollution Prevention
Partnerships in Colorado and Utah and as part of sustainable agriculture projects. In the man-
agement areas, the Region is implementing special programs including: Multi-Media Enforce-
ment Policy development and implementation; Strategic Planning/Comparative Risk; State
Data Sharing; Total Quality Management (andtraining); building State, local and tribal capacity;
and conducting technical assistance and environmental education/outreach.
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REGION 9
215 Freemont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
TEL: (415) 974-8071
Regional Administrator:
Daniel McGovern
Deputy Regional Administrator:
John Wise
POPULATION:
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
32,448,230
383,400
- Manufacturing
-Tourism
- Mining
- Agriculture
- Gaming and
-Rapid population growth
-Widely varying environmental, geographic, and
economic issues
recreation
STATES: California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Republic
of Palau, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
- Extreme pressure on water supplies due to uneven distribution, both
geographically and seasonally
- Poor air quality in southern coastal areas
- Widespread pesticide use causing cross-media problems
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REGION 9
REGION 9
OFFICE OF REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
REGIONAL
COUNSEL . DEPUTY REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR
OFFICE OF HAZARDOUS AIR AND ASST. REGIONAL WATER
EXTERNAL WASTE TOXICS ADMINISTRATOR MANAGEMENT
AFFAIRS MANAGEMENT DIVISION FOR POLICY DIVISION
____________ DIVISION . &MANAGEMENT
Significant Organizational Characteristics
- Region 9 does not have an Environmental Services Division. However, ESD functions,
such as quality assurance, are performed in the Office of Policy and Management;
- The pesticides and toxics function is located in the Air and Toxics Division.
Recent Organizational Changes
• - None.
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REGION 9: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
Pollution Prevention and Toxic Source Reduction
Region 9’s Pollution Prevention Program supports multimedia efforts to reduce the generation
of pollutants and minimize harmful wastes through source reduction and recycling practices.
The Pollution Prevention Program emphasizes äutreach and education to promote the
development of pollution prevention programs across all sectors of society. For the long term,
Region 9’s Strategic Plan identifies specific approaches to institutionalize pollution prevention
activities. Comprehensive training on pollution prevention techniques for government and
industrial sector audiences constitutes one important aspect. Region 9 will emphasize
voluntary source reduction and pollution prevention provisions in its enforcement actions. In
these and other efforts, Region 9 intends to play a guiding role in the development of national
pollution prevention policies, strategies, and legislation.
EPAlUniversity of California Laboratory Initiative
Region 9 is cultivating new partnerships with the private sector and academic community in the
construction of a new environmental laboratory. The $30 million laboratory will be located at
the Richmond Research Park, a 150-acre public/private research facility associated with the
University of California. The new EPA laboratory represents a significant venture of mutual
benefit to the University of California and Region 9 in the pursuit of better science to support
environmental programs and decision-making.
Region 9 Daycare Facility
Region 9 is the lead agency, with GSA and other participating Federal agencies, in opening a
daycare center for children of Federal employees in downtown San Francisco. The day care
center will be located adjacent to the Region 9 office and is expected to open in early 1992.
Once the Center is fully staffed, enrollment will number over 100 children of preschool age.
Marine and Coastal Issues
Marine and coastal issues in California -- oil development on the Outer Continental Shelf,
discharge of treated waste water, dumping of dredge spoils, and critical estuary programs in
San Francisco Bay and Santa Monica Bay--will present mäjorchallenges in the coming years.
The sensitivity of these marine ecosystems in combination with very high public interest will
command priority attention in the Region’s approach to managing these issues.
Implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments in Southern California
The greater Los Angeles area, with acurrent population of 15 million and projected rapid growth
in the future, is the Nation’s largest and most diverse industrial area. Despite extraordinary
efforts by the State and local air pollution agencies, the area continues to have the worst ozone
pollution nation-wide, and, arguably, the most intractable particulate matter and carbon
monoxide problems. Region 9 will work closely with the State and local agencies, using the
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standards contained in the Clean Air Act Amendments, and relying on innovative approaches,
technological advances, and transportation and land use strategies, in order to attack these
problems.
Aquatic Ecosystem Protection
Region 9 encompasses a wide diversity of aquatic ecosystems, supporting rich populations of
fish and wildlife. Yet, wetlands and inland surface waters are especially threatened as urban
development, toxics, salt intrusion, and drought take an expanding environmental toll. In
response, the Region’s Strategic Plan calls for the identification of vulnerable lakes, streams,
and estuaries to protect existing resources and restore former wetland zones. As part of these
long-range efforts, Region 9 and the State of California will conduct an area-specific inventory,
throughout the State, to designate wetland sites that are potentially restorable, as well as sites
at risk of irreversible environmental damage.
Agriculture
The abundance of agricultural production in Region 9 raises specific environmental concerns.
For example, the high rate of agricultural water use reduces the quantity of water available to
sustain river flows, wetlands, and estuaries. Furthermore, pesticide use and unregulated
agricultural drainage cause pollution of surface and ground waters. Through pollution
prevention techniques, such as pesticides control and geog raphic targeting of the water bodies
and habitats most vulnerable to contamination, Fegion 9 plans to .develop site-specific.
standards to control and abate the deterioration of environmentally sensitive areas.
Groundwater Protection
Region 9 comprises an area that is heavily dependent on groundwater resources for public
drinking water and other uses. The pressures of rapid urbanization and population growth are
prompting metropolitan areas to tap underground water sources, traditionally used in agricul-
ture, for drinking water supplies. Although the current riskto public drinking water quality is low
due to existing programs, future drinking water supplies are at risk of contamination. To tackle
these conditions, Region 9 and State agencies will work together to assess current groundwa-
ter problems, protect and restore priority aquifers, develop an integrated database on
groundwater risks, and conduct public outreach on groundwater issues.
U.S. - Mexican Border Initiative
Region 9 is participating with Region 6 in a cooperative venture with the Mexican government
to address environmental conditions along the border between the United States and Mexico.
This U.S. - Mexican initiatve, called the Integrated Border Environmental Plan, will contain a
series of media-specific action plans to treat problems such as air pollution, municipal and
industrial wastewater, solid waste disposal, hazardous waste, water supply sanitation, and
toxic spills. The Plan will serve as a framework to develop mutually-supportive regulatory
requirements and to increase program coordination between the U.S. and Mexico in
solution of shared environmental concerns.
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POPULATION:
9,205,000
REGION 10
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seatile, WA 98101
TEL: (206) 553-5810
Regional Administrator:
Dana A. Rasmussen
Deputy Regional Administrator:
Gerald A. Emission
SQUARE MILES:
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
STATES:
- Agriculture and food processing
- Forest products, including pulp and paper
- Transportation equipment
- Electronics instruments
- Petroleum extraction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Significant population and economic growth
- Diverse climate and vast land areas
- Alaska is remote and has newly discovered
natural resources.
- Water resources are intensely controlled for
irrigation and hydroelectricity.
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES/CONSIDERATIONS:
• - Major share of nation’s wilderness and national parks
- Over half of the nation’s coastlines
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska
819,046
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REGION 10
OFFICE OF
EXTERNAL REGION1O
AFFAIRS REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
______________________________ OFFICE OF
— ENFORCEMENT
OFFICE OF DEPUTY REGIONAL
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
COUNSEL
I I I I
WASHINGTON OREGON ALASKA IDAHO
OPERATIONS OPERATIONS OPERATIONS OPERATIONS
OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE
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ASS.T. REGIONAL HAZARDOUS WATER AIR AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ADMINISTRATOR WASTE DIVISION TOXICS SERVICES
FOR POLICY DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION
& MANAGEMENT
Significant Organizational Characteristi6s
- The Region has four State Operations Offices. The heads of the Operations Offices are titled
“Assistant Regional Administrator for (State) Operations.”
- The Region has an Office of Enforcement, a staff office that reports directly to the Deputy
Regional Administrator.
Recent Organizational Changes
- The head of the Management Division has been changed to Assistant Regional Administra-
tor for Policy and Management.
Planned Organizational Changes
- None.
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REGiON 10: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Oil Exploration
EPA and Region 10 believe that the ANWR Legislative Environmental Impact Statement will
continue to require that all existing environmental laws apply to oil and gas drilling, that any
subsequent stages of ANWR development be subject to the National Environmental Protection
Act, and that EPA’s position does not preclude environmentally sound development of ANWR.
Risk-Based Planning
Region 10’s earlier comparative risk pilot project has inspired similar projects within the Region.
Washington has launched its 2010 Project, a broad-based citizen involvement project designed
to establish State environmental priorities. Washington 2010 has produced a legislative
package and Executive Orders designed to re-orient State budgeting practices along risk-
based lines, and has developed a Grants Flexibility Project that will attempt to favor high-risk
projects in the State-EPA agreement.
Cross-Boundary Issues
Region 10’s unique geography has necessitated a closer working relationship with British
Colurr bia _ Vancouver has become a significant contributor to ozone nonattainment in the
Interstate 5 corridor that reaches from the Canadian side of the border as far south as Olympia,
Washington. Sewage disposal from Victoria into Puget Sound concerns Washington officials.
Dioxin from British Columbia pulp mills is believed to be contaminating the Columbia River in
Washington. The Windy Craggy copper mine in northern British Columbia proposes to
transport copperacrossthe Alaska Panhandle, with possible effects on fisheries, water quality,
and important wildlife habitat. All of these issues will require careful monitoring and effective
communication with EPA’s Canadian counterparts to find mutually acceptable solutions.
Pollution Prevention Initiatives
Progress is being made on a variety of fronts. Cleanup activities at the Hanford Reservation
include a CERCLA removal action that incorporates a waste minimization feature reducing
waste flow from 1200 gallons/minute down to 300 gallons/minute. Region 10 also included a
waste minimization feature in the renegotiation of the Tripartite Agreement that governs EPA,
Washington, and the Department of Energy.
The Pollution Prevention Research Center jointly launched by EPA, the four Regional states,
British Columbia, and private industry has hired a director, and the board is already looking for
projects to fund or to participate in.
The Region is funding an Agricultural Chemicals Project . designed to provide technical
assistance for farmers to enable them to practicèTht gràted Pest Management, which reduces
or eliminates many pesticide uses.
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UI. Major State Agencies
and Departments
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Region 1
Connecticut
Timothy Keeney, Commissioner
Department of Environmental Protection
State Office Building
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106 (203)566-2110
Susan S. Addiss, MPH, MURS
Commissioner
Department of Health Services
150 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106 (203)566-2038
Vermont
Jan Eastman, Secretary
Agency of Natural Resources
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05676 (802)244-7347
Jan Carney, MD, Commissioner
Department of Health
60 Main Street
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
(802)863-7323
Massachusetts
Maine
Dean Marriott, Commissioner
Department of Environmental Protection
State House -
Augusta, ME 04333 (207)289-2811
Rollin lves, Commissioner
Department of Human Resources
State House, Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333 (207)289-2736
Rhode Island
Louise Durfee, Director
Department of Environmental Management
9 Hayes Street
Providence, RI 02908 (401)277-2231
H. Denman Scott, MD, Director
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908 (401)277-2231
Susan Tierney, Secretary
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02202 (617)727-9800
Daniel S. Greenbaum, Commissioner
Dept. of Environmental Protection
One Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108 (617)292-5856
William McCabe, Commissioner
Department of Public Safety
1010 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215 (617)566-4500
New Hampshire
Robert W. Varney, Commissioner
Department of Environmental Services
Hazen Drive
P.O. Box 95
Concord, NH 03301 (603)27 1 -3503
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New York
Region 2
Thomas C.. Jorling, Commissioner
New York State Department of Environ-
mental Conservation
50 Wolf Road
Albany, NY 12233-0001 (518)457-4500
Leo J. Hetling, P.E., Ph.D., Director
Division of Environmental Protection
New York State Department of Health
2 University PlaceiWestern Avenue
Albany, NY 12233-3399 (518)458-6423
Dr. Alan Mytelka
Director and Chief Engineer
Interstate Sanitation Commission
311 West 43rd Street
NewYork,NY 10036
New Jersey
(21 2)582-0380
Scott A. Weiner, Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection
401 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625 (609)292-2885
Puerto Rico
Pedro A. Maldonado, Acting Chairman
Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board
P.O. Box 11488
Santurce, PR 00910 (809)767-7712
Honorable Jose Soler Zapata, M.D.,
Secretary
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Call Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936 (809)766-1616
Agro. Hector H. Nunez Rosario
Assistant Secretary
Special Services Area
Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 10163
Santurce, PR 00908 (809)796-1840
Virgin Islands
Roy C. Adams, Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Planning and
Natural Resources
Nisky Center, Suite 231
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00802 (809)774-3320
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Delaware
Region 3
Virginia
Edwin H. Clark, I I, Secretary
Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control (DNREC)
P.O. Box 1401
Dover, DE 19903 (302)736-4403
Thomas P. Eichler, Secretary
Delaware Department of Health and Social
Services
1901 N. Dupont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720 (302)421-6591
District of Columbia
Aubrey H. Edwards, Director
Department of Consumer and Regulatory
Affairs
614 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202)727-7395
Elizabeth Haskell
Secretary of Natural Resources
Ninth Street Office Building, 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219 (804)786-0044
West Virginia
J. Edward Hamnck, Ill, Director
Department of Natural Resources
Building 3, Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305 (304)348-2754
Maryland
Robert Perciasepe, Secretary
Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224 (301)631-3084
Pennsylvania
Arthur A. Davis, Secretary
Department of Environmental Resources
P.O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, PA 17120 (717)787-9580
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Region 4
Alabama
Leigh Pegues, Director
Alabama Department of Environmental
Management
1751 Cong. W.L. Dickinson Drive
Montgomery, AL 36130 (205)271-7700
South Carolina
Mississippi
James I. Palmer, Jr.
Mississippi Bureau of Pollution Control
Mississippi Department of Natural.
Resources
P.O. Box 20305
Jackson, MS 39209
Kentucky
(601)961-5000
R. Lewis Shaw, Dpty. Commissioner - EQC
South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201 (803)734-4880
Florida
Carl H. Bradley, Secretary
Kentucky Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Protection Cabinet
18 Reilly Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
North Carolina
(502)564-3035
Carol M. Browning, Secretary
Department of Environmental Regulation
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32399 (904)488-4807
Georgia
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environmental Health
and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687 (919)733-7015
Joe D. Tanner, Commissioner
Department of Natural Resources
205 Butler Street, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334 (404)656-3500
Tennessee
J. W. Luna, Commissioner
Department of Conservation
701 Broadway
Room 100 Custom House
Nashville, TN. 37243-0435 (615)281-5145
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Illinois
Region 5
Ohio
Mary A. Gade, Director
IlUnois Environmental Protection Agency
2200 Churchill Road
Springfield, IL 62706 (217)782-3397
Indiana
Donald R. Schregardus, Director
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
1800 Water Mark Drive
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43206-0 1 49
(614)644-2782
Wisconsin
Kathy Prosser, Commissioner
Indiana Department of Environmental
Management
105 South Meridian Street
P.O. Box 6015
tndianapolis, IN 46206 (317)232-8162
Michigan
Delbert Rector, Director
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Stevens T. Mason Building
P.O. Box 30028
Lansing, MI 48909 (517)373-1214
Minnesota
Charles W. Williams, Commissioner
Minnesota Environmental Protection Agency
520 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155 (612)296-7201
Carrol D. Besadny, Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707 (608)266-2121
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Region 6
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Randall Mathis, Director
Arkansas Dept. of Pollution Control and
Ecology
8001 National Drive
Little Rock, AR 72209 (501)562-7444
M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, Director
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205 (501)661-2111
Louisiana
Dr. Paul Templet, Secretary
Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality -
P.O. Box 82263
Baton Rouge, LA 70804 (504)765-0741
David Ramsey, Secretary
Louisiana Department of Health and
Hospitals
P.O. Box 3776
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(504)342-9500
Joan K. Leavitt, MD, Commissioner
Oklahoma State Department of Health
P.O. Box 53551
Oklahoma City, OK 73152 (405)271-4200
Jim Townsend, Interim Director
Oklahoma Department of Pollution Control
N.E. 10th and Stonewall
P.0: Box 53504
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Texas
(405)271-4677
Allen Bienke, Jr., Executive Director
Texas Water Commission
P.O. Box 13087, Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711-3087 (512)463-7898
Steven N. Spaw, Executive Director
Texas Air Control Board
6330 Highway 290 East
Austin, TX 78723 (512)451-5711
New Mexico
Judith Espinosa, Secretary
New Mexico Environment Department
1900 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87503-0968 (505)827-2850
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Region 7
Iowa
Larry J. Wilson, Director
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
900 East Grand
Henry A. Wallace Building
Des Moines, IA 50319 (515)2681-5384
Mary Ellis, Director
Iowa Department of Health
Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319 (515)281-5605
Kansas
Stanley C. Grant, Secretary, Health and
Environment
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Forbes Field, Building 740
Topeka, KS 66620 (913)296-1522
Missouri
G. Tracy Mehan, III, Director
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102 (314)751-4422
Robert G. Harmon, MD, MPH, Director
Missouri Department of Health
1730 East Elm Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101 (314)751-6001
Nebraska
Dennis Grams, P.E., Director
Nebraska Department of Environmental Control
State House Station, Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509 (402)471-2186
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Region 8
Colorado
Joel Kohn, Acting Executive Director
Colorado Department of Health
4210 East 11th Avenue
Denver, CO 80220 (303)331-4600
Tom Looby, Assistant Director
Office of Health Protection
Colorado Department of Health
4210 East 11th Avenue
Denver, CO 80220 (303)331-4510
Montana
Dennis lverson, MD, Director
Department of Health and Environmental
Sciences
Cogswel! Building
Helana, MT 69620 (406)444-2544
Steve L. Pilcher, Administrator
Department of Health and Environmental
Sciences
Environmental Services Division
Cogswell Building
Helana, MT 69620 (406)444-3948
North Dakota
Robert M. Wentz, MD
State Health Officer
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 5520
Bismarck, ND 58505 (701)224-2372
Francis J. Schwindt, Chief
Environmental Health Section
State Department of Health
P. 0. Box 5520
Bismark, ND 58505 (701)221-5152
South Dakota
Robert E. Roberts, Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources
Joe Foss Building
523 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Utah
(605)773-3151
Kenneth L. Alkema, Director
Department of Environmental Quality
288 N. 1460W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84116 (801)538-6121
Wyoming
Dennis Hemmer, Director
Department of Environmental Quality
Herschler Building, 4th Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307)777-7938
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Region 9
Arizona
Randolph Wood, Director
Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality
2005 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602)257-6917
Keith Kelly, Director
Arizona Department of Agriculture
1688 West Adams Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602)542-0998
Elizabeth Ann Rieke, Director
Arizona Department of Water Resources
1 5 South 1 5th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602)542-1540
California
James M. Strock, Secretary
Office of Environmental Protection
State of California
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 235
Sacramento, CA 95814 (916)324-3708
Douglas Wheeler, Secretary
Resources Agency
1416 Ninth Street, Room 1311
Sacramento, CA 95814 (916)445-5656
Henry J. Voss, Director
Department of Food and Agriculture
1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814 (91 6)322-5032
Nevada
Peter G. Morros, Director
Nevada Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources
123 Nye Lane, Room 230
Carson City, NV 89710 (702)687-4360
Lewis Dodgion, Administrator
Division of Environmental Protection
Dept. of Conservation and Natural
Resources
123 West Nye Lane
Carson City, NV 89710 (702)687-4670
Myla Florence, Administrator
Nevada Department of Human
State Health Division
505 East King Street
Carson City, NV 89710 (702)687-4740
Thomas Ballow, Executive Director
Nevada Department of Agriculture
350 Capitol Hill Avenue
Reno, NV 89510 (702)688-1180
Robert Gronowski, Director
Division of Plant Industry
Nevada Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 11100
Re no, NV 89510 (702)688-1180
Hawaii
Dr. John C. Lewin, Director
Hawaii Department of Health
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801 (808)548-6505
Dr. Bruce Anderson, Deputy Director
Environmental Protection and Health
Services Division
Hawaii Department of Health
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808)548-4139
Yukio Kitagawa, Chairperson
Board of Agriculture
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 22159
Honolulu, HI 96822 (808)973-9401
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Region 10
Alaska
John Sandor, Commissioner
Department of Environmental Conservation
410 Willoughby Avenue
Suite 105
Juneau, AK 99801 (907)586-5333
Idaho
Joe Nagle, Administrator
Department of Health and Welfare
Division of Environmental Quality
450 W State Street
Boise, ID 83720 (208) 334-0502
Oregon
Fred Hanson, Director
Department of Environmental Quality
811 SW 6th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204 (503)229-5696
Washington
Christine Gregoire, Director
Department of Ecology
M/SPV-i1
Olympia, WA 98504 (509)459-6000
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