Contact Us: Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs)
EPA Headquarters Contacts
Kathryn Kazior (kazior.kathryn@epa.gov) (202) 564-2696
Mohammed Billah (billah.mohammed@epa.gov) (202) 564-2228
CSO Enforcement:
Chrisna Baptista (baptista.chrisna@epa.gov) (202) 564-4272
EPA Regional Contacts
Region 1: Boston (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT)
Meridith Finegan (finegan.meridith@epa.gov) (617) 918-1533
Region 2: New York City (serving NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
Sieglinde Pylypchuk (pylypchuk.sieglinde@epa.gov) (212) 637-4133
Region 3: Philadelphia (serving DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV)
Dana Hales (hales.dana@epa.gov) (215) 814-2928
Region 4: Atlanta (serving AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN)
Susanna Bains (bains.susanna@epa.gov) (404) 562-9747
Region 5: Chicago (serving IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI)
Krista McKim (mckim.krista@epa.gov) (312) 353-8270
Region 6: Dallas (serving AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX)
No CSOs in Region
Region 7: Kansas City (serving IA, KS, MO, and NE)
Mike Hickman (hickman.mike@epa.gov) (913) 551-7152
Region 8: Denver (serving CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY)
Stephanie DeJong (dejong.stephanie@epa.gov) (303) 312-6362
Region 9: San Francisco (serving AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau)
Becky Mitschele (mitschele.becky@epa.gov) (415) 972-3492
Region 10: Seattle (serving AK, ID, OR, and WA)
Abby Conner (conner.abigail@epa.gov) (206) 553-6358
State Agency Contacts
C D F G H I K L M N O P R S U V W
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Ivonne Hall (hall.ivonne@ct.gov) (860) 424-3754
Delaware
Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control / Division of Water Resources / Pollution Control Branch
John Rebar (john.rebar@state.de.us)
District of Columbia
US EPA, Region 3 (Permitting Authority for DC)
Carissa Moncavage (moncavage.carissa@epa.gov) (215) 814-5798
Georgia
Georgia Environmental Protection Division / Water Protection Branch
Whitney Fenwick (whitney.fenwick@dnr.ga.gov) (470) 607-3078
Illinois
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency / Bureau of Water / Division of Water Pollution Control / Permits Section
Darin LeCrone (darin.lecrone@illinois.gov) (217) 782-0610
Brant Feming (brant.fleming@illinois.gov) (217) 782-0610
Indiana
Indiana Department of Environmental Management / Office of Water Quality / Municipal NPDES Permits Section
Jerry Dittmer (jdittmer@idem.in.gov) (317) 233-0469
Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Ben Hucka (ben.hucka@dnr.iowa.gov) (515) 537-3015
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health & Environment / Bureau of Water
Deborah Mendenhall (deborah.mendenhall@ks.gov) (785) 296-5561
Shelly Shores-Miller (Shelly.Shores-Miller@ks.gov) (785) 296-2856
Kentucky
Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection / Division of Water
Mark Absher (mark.absher@ky.gov) (502) 782-5877
Maine
Maine Department of Environmental Protection / Division of Water Quality Management
Michael Riley (riley.s.michael@maine.gov) (207) 287-7766
Maryland
Maryland Department of the Environment / Water Management Administration / Compliance Program / Enforcement Division
Yen-Der Cheng (yen-der.cheng@maryland.gov) (410) 537-3363
Massachusetts
US EPA Region 1 in New England (Permitting Authority for Massachusetts)
Meridith Finegan (finegan.meridith@epa.gov) (617) 918-1533
Michigan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Dan Beauchamp (beauchampd@michigan.gov) (586) 208-5107
Missouri
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Susan Mills (susan.mills@dnr.mo.gov)
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
New Hampshire
US EPA Region 1 in New England (Permitting Authority in New Hampshire)
Meridith Finegan (finegan.meridith@epa.gov) (617) 918-1533
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection / Municipal Finance and Construction Element
Joe Mannick (joe.mannick@dep.nj.gov) (609) 292-4860
New York
New York Department of Environmental Conservation / Bureau of Water Compliance, Division of Water
Ryan Waldron (ryan.waldron@dec.ny.gov) (518) 402-8244
Ohio
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
David Brumbaugh (david.brumbaugh@epa.ohio.gov) (614) 644-2138
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Central Office
Maria Schumack (maschumack@pa.gov) (717) 705-0486
Puerto Rico
US EPA Region 2 / Division of Environmental Planning and Protection / Clean Water Regulatory Branch / NPDES Section (Permitting Authority for Puerto Rico)
Carlos Villafane (villafane.carlos@epa.gov) (787) 977-5858
Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management / Office of Water Resources
Heidi Travers (heidi.travers@dem.ri.gov) (401) 222-4700
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources / Surface Water Quality Program
Roderick McRae (roderick.mcrae@state.sd.us) (605) 773-3351
Vermont
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation / Watershed Management Division / Wastewater Management Program
Amy Polaczyk (amy.polaczyk@vermont.gov) (802) 490-6185
Virginia
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality / Office of Water Permits and Compliance Assistance
Allan Brockenbrough (allan.brockenbrough@deq.virginia.gov) (804) 698-4147
Washington
Washington Department of Ecology / Water Quality Program
Josh Klimek (JOKL461@ECY.WA.GOV) (360) 870-6014
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection / Division of Water and Wastewater Management / Permitting Section
Matthew Sweeney (matthew.l.sweeney@wv.gov) (304) 926-0499 x43882
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection / Division of Water and Wastewater Management / Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Jesse Rupe (jesse.rupe@wv.gov) (304) 926-0499 x43784
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources / Bureau of Watershed Management - WT/3
Jacob Wedesky (jacob.wedesky@wisconsin.gov)
Eric DeVenecia (eric.devenecia@wisconsin.gov) (715) 685-4155