West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Vision:

A fully-protected and healthy environment where every West Virginian can live, work, prosper and enjoy a high quality of life.

Mission:

To efficiently and effectively carry out the State’s environmental laws and regulations that are designed to provide and maintain a healthful environment consistent

with the economic benefits derived from strong agricultural, manufacturing, tourism, and energy-producing industries.

Core Values:

Professionalism – Integrity – Education – Knowledge

Expertise– Credibility – Public Service

www.dep.wv.gov

AML Abandoned Mine Lands & Reclamation AQ Air Quality ER Environmental Remediation HS&ER Homeland Security and Emergency Response

MR Mining & Reclamation O&G Oil & Gas WWM Water and Waste Management

Wheeling (AQ/ WWM)

131A Peninsula Street, Wheeling, WV 26003

AQ (304) 238-1220 fax: (304) 238-1136

WWM (304) 238-1075 fax: (304) 238-1006

Parkersburg (WWM)

2311 Ohio Ave., Parkersburg, WV 26101

(304) 420-4635 fax: (304) 420-4554

Elkview (HS&ER) Elkview, WV (304) 558-5938

Bridgeport (AML) 101 Cambridge Place Bridgeport, WV 26330 (304) 842-1900 fax: (304) 842-1928 Fairmont (AQ/ER/WWM) 2031 Pleasant Valley Road, Fairmont, WV 26554 AQ (304) 368-3910, EE/WR (304) 368-3960 WM/ER (304) 368-3950 fax: (304) 368-3953

Philippi (MR)

47 School Street, Suite 301 Philippi, WV 26416

(304) 457-3219 fax: (304) 457-5613

Logan (MR) 1101 George Kostas Dr. Logan, WV 25601 (304) 792-7250 fax: (304) 792-7258

Fayetteville (AML/MR/ER/WWM) 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840 (304) 574-4465 fax: (304) 574-4480 EE/WM/WR (304) 574-4471 fax: (304) 574-4477

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304

(800) 654-5227

(800) 642-3074

TTY/TDD - An adaptive device enabling the hearing impaired to use

the telephone, it is reserved for those having a hearing impairment.

DEP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Romney (AQ/ER/WWM) 22288 Northwestern Pike, Romney, WV 26757-8005 DMV Building, Route 50 Food Lion Plaza, (304) 822-7266 fax: (304) 822-3687 AQ fax: (304) 822-3535

601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304 (304) 926-0440 FAX: (304)926-0446

DEP Cabinet Secretary …………………………………………………………. Austin Caperton (304) 926-0440

Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Operations ............................................................. Harold Ward 304) 926-0440

Deputy Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs, Chief Science Officer ............. Scott Mandirola 304) 926-0440

Homeland Security Chief ...................................................................................... Rusty Joins (304) 558-5938

General Counsel ............................................................................................ Jason Wandling (304) 926-0440

Public Information Office ................................................................... Jake Glance, Communications Director

Responds to media inquiries (304) 926-0440

• Provides speakers to talk about the DEP and environmental issues fax: (304) 926-0447

• Processes Freedom of Information Act requests

• Provides environmental information and education

Office of Environmental Advocate ............................................ Edward Maguire, Environmental Advocate

This office provides citizens a voice in the development of DEP environmental policies. (800) 654-5227

• Provides the public with information on DEP programs, policies and regulations (304) 926-0441

• Works to improve communication between the DEP and community organizations

• Provides information on how to appeal agency decisions

Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) ................ Sandy Rogers, Program Manager • Cleans up open dumps (800) 322-5530 fax: (304) 926-0457

• Implements Make it Shine, Adopt a Highway, Clean Streams West Virginia,

Adopt a Spot, Operation Wildflower and various grant programs

Youth Environmental Program

• Hosts annual Youth Environmental Day, Jr. ......................... Annette Hoskins, Program Manager (304) 926-0440

Conservation Camp and Youth Environmental Conference fax: (304) 926-0458

Environmental Assistance Programs

• Small Business Ombudsman ..................................................................................... (304) 926-0440 fax: (304) 926-0498

• Small Business Assistance for Air Quality ....................................................................... (800) 982-2474 or (304) 926-0475

• Pollution Prevention Services and Technical Assistance............................................. (304) 926-0475 fax: (304) 926-0484

• Hazardous Waste Regulation Information ................................................................... (304) 926-5227 fax: (304) 926-0463

• Small Operators Assistance Program (coal) ............................................................... (304) 926-0440 fax: (304) 926-0447

• West Virginia Stream Partners Program ..................................................................... (800) 654-5227 fax: (304) 926-0489

Business Operations ..................................................................................................... Melinda Campbell, Chief

• Consists of Administrative Services and Fiscal (Financial) Services 304) 926-0499

• Manages the finances of DEP, including financial planning, planning, budgeting and reporting services

• Manages the facilities and assets, including inventory, fleet, maintenance, and leases

IRIS (Integrated Regulatory Information Support) ........... Neil Chakrabarty, Chief Technology Officer

• Manages IT solutions and support for the DEP 304) 926-0499

• Three units within the Division manage ADS (Application Development and Support),

TAGIS (Technical Applications and Geographic Information Systems) and IS (Infrastructure Support).

Human Resources ...................................................................................................... Harriet Fitzgerald, Director

• Manages IT all employment matters for the DEP 304) 926-0499

• Two units within the Division manage pre-hire matters (recruiting, interviewing, assessment and offers of employment)

and post-hire (transaction processing, time and attendance, benefits, disciplinary matters, training and succession planning.

Office of Legal Services Jason Wandling, Director

• Provides legal advice/guidance to the program offices. ................................................................................ 304) 926-0460

• Represents the offices in civil proceedings and administrative actions before three appellate boards fax: (304) 926-0461

Division of Air Quality …………………………………………………………...…Fred Durham, Director

• Oversees the state’s air pollution laws and enforces national air quality standards (304) 926-0475

• Maintains information on more than 700 facilities fax: (304) 926-0478

Division of Mining and Reclamation ………………………………..…... Harold Ward, Acting Director

• Ensures prompt compliance and proper reclamation of mining sites (304) 926-0490

• Provides access to a statewide database for mining operations fax: (304) 926-0456

Division of Land Restoration………………………………………………………….. Rob Rice, Director

• Cleans up contaminated sites from former industrial activity (304) 926-0485

• Restores land once disturbed by natural resource extraction fax: (304) 926-0458 or (304) 926-0477

Office of Environmental Remediation ………………………..……. Casey Korbini, Deputy Director

• Cleans up leaking underground storage tanks and oversees voluntary remediation (304) 926-0485

• Administers brownfield site remediation; Superfund sites fax: (304) 926-0458

Office of Special Reclamation …………………..…..…………… Michael Sheehan, Deputy Director

• Reclaims mining sites abandoned after 1977 (304) 926-0485

• Administers the revenue generated by the 7-n-7 bonding act fax: (304) 926-0458

• Also uses bond forfeitures and civil penalties to pay for reclamation

Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation ………..… Michael Sheehan, Deputy Director

• Eliminates damage that occurred from mining operations (304) 926-0485

prior to August 3, 1977 and funded by the AML fund fax: (304) 926-0458

Division of Water and Waste Management ……………………………. Harold Ward, Acting Director

• Issues pollution control permits to regulate wastewater discharge (304) 926-0495

• Measures the health of the state’s 32,000 miles of streams fax: (304) 926-0463

• Implements the Watershed Management Framework TTY/TTD: (304) 926-0489

• Ensures safe disposal of hazardous waste and solid waste

Environmental Enforcement …………………………………………………….… Jeremy Bandy, Chief

• Promotes compliance with legislated regulatory acts concerning the environment (304) 926-0470

using site inspection and enforces conditions required by these acts. fax: (304) 926-0488

Office of Oil and Gas ……………………………………………………………...… James Martin, Chief

• Tracks more than 40,000 oil & gas wells, ensuring surface/groundwater protection. (304) 926-0450

• Manages abandoned well plugging and reclamation program. fax: (304) 926-0452

Boards and Commissions

• Solid Waste Management ........................................................................................... (304) 926-0448 fax: (304) 926-0483

• Oil & Gas Conservation Commission .......................................................................... (304) 926-0450 fax: (304) 926-0452

• Air Quality and Environmental Quality Boards ............................................................ (304) 926-0445 fax: (304) 926-0486

• Surface Mine Board .................................................................................................... (304) 926-0445 fax: (304) 926-0456

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October 2018