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DEQ Central Office

629 East Main Street
Richmond, Va. 23219
P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 698-4000
(800) 592-5482 (toll free in Virginia)
Business hours: 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday

Environmental Emergencies

 During Normal Business Hours: contact the nearest DEQ regional office.

24 hours:

contact the Department of Emergency Management at (800) 468-8892.

Agency Emergency Closing Hotline

Call 804-698-4001 or visit DHRM website for more information related to closings due to inclement weather or other emergency.

Program Area Contacts

Agency Leadership

Agency Director

David K. Paylor
(804) 698-4020
david.paylor@deq.virginia.gov

Chief Deputy Director

Richard Weeks
(804) 698-4484
rick.weeks@deq.virginia.gov

Deputy Director for Program Development

James Golden
(804) 698-4220
james.golden@deq.virginia.gov

Enforcement Director

Jeff Reynolds
(804) 698-4376

Director of Administration

Valerie Thomson
(804) 698-4157
valerie.thomson@deq.virginia.gov
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Policy

Director

Angela Jenkins
(804) 698-4268
angela.jenkins@deq.virginia.gov
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Regulatory Affairs / Citizen Boards

Cindy Berndt
(804) 698-4378
cindy.berndt@deq.virginia.gov
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Public Affairs / Media Relations

Bill Hayden
(804) 698-4447
william.hayden@deq.virginia.gov

Air Quality

Director

Mike Dowd
(804) 698-4284
michael.dowd@deq.virginia.gov

Monitoring

Chuck Turner
(804) 527-5178
charles.turner@deq.virginia.gov

Permits

Tamera Thompson
(804) 698-4502
tamera.thompson@deq.virginia.gov

Data Analysis

Tom Ballou
(804) 698-4406
thomas.ballou@deq.virginia.gov

Inspection Coordination

Jerome Brooks
(804) 698-4403
jerome.brooks@deq.virginia.gov
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Land Protection and Revitalization

Director

Jeffery Steers
(804) 698-4079
jeffery.steers@deq.virginia.gov

Technical Support

Sanjay Thirunagari
(804) 698-4193
sanjay.thirunagari@deq.virginia.gov

SARA Title III/Toxics Release Inventory

Nichelle McDaniel
(804) 698-4159
nichelle.mcdaniel@deq.virginia.gov

Hazardous Waste


Leslie Romanchik
(804) 698-4129
leslie.romanchik@deq.virginia.gov

Financial Assurance

Leslie Beckwith
(804) 698-4123
leslie.beckwith@deq.virginia.gov

Tires and recycling

Steve Coe
(804) 698-4029
steve.coe@deq.virginia.gov

Remediation

Durwood Willis
(804) 698-4192
durwood.willis@deq.virginia.gov

Superfund and Voluntary Remediation

Kevin Greene
(804) 698-4236
kevin.greene@deq.virginia.gov

 

Brownfields

Meade Anderson
(804) 698-4179
j.meade.anderson@deq.virginia.gov

Risk Assessment

Patricia McMurray
(804) 698-4186
patricia.mcmurray@deq.virginia.gov

Federal Facilities Restoration

Karen Sismour
804-698-4421
karen.sismour@deq.virginia.gov

Petroleum Storage Tanks

Betty Lamp
(804) 698-4322
betty.lamp@deq.virginia.gov

Petroleum Reimbursement Fund

Renee Hooper
(804) 698-4018
renee.hooper@deq.virginia.gov

Petroleum Cleanup

John Giese
(804) 698-4287
john.giese@deq.virginia.gov

Solid Waste

Justin L. Williams
(804) 698-4185
Justin.Williams@deq.virginia.gov
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Water

Director

Melanie D. Davenport
(804) 698-4038
melanie.davenport@deq.virginia.gov

Permits and Compliance

Fred Cunningham
(804) 698-4285
frederick.cunningham@deq.virginia.gov

Construction Assistance

Walter Gills
(804) 698-4133
walter.gills@deq.virginia.gov

Land Application and Agriculture

Neil Zahradka
(804) 698-4102
neil.zahradka@deq.virginia.gov

Wetlands and Water Protection

Dave Davis
(804) 698-4105
dave.davis@deq.virginia.gov

Chesapeake Bay Program

John Kennedy
(804) 698-4312
john.kennedy@deq.virginia.gov

Surface & Ground Water Supply Planning

Scott Kudlas
(804) 698-4456
scott.kudlas@deq.virginia.gov

Surface Water Investigations

900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 600
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 293-3031

Ground Water Characterization

Scott Bruce
(804) 698-4041
taylor.bruce@deq.virginia.gov
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Environmental Enhancement

Virginia Coastal Management Program

Laura McKay
(804) 698-4323
laura.mckay@deq.virginia.gov

Environmental Education

Ann Regn
(804) 698-4442
ann.regn@deq.virginia.gov

Environmental Impact Review

Ellie Irons
(804) 698-4325
ellie.irons@deq.virginia.gov

Pollution Prevention

Sharon Baxter
(804) 698-4344
sharon.baxter@deq.virginia.gov
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Enforcement

Enforcement Director

Jeff Reynolds
(804) 698-4376

Air Civil Enforcement

Craig R. Nicol(air) (434) 582-6229
craig.nicol@deq.virginia.gov

Water Civil Enforcement

Kathleen O'Connell
(804) 698-4273
kathleen.oconnell@deq.virginia.gov

Wetlands / Petroleum Civil enforcement

Lee M. Crowell
(804) 698-4450
lee.crowell@deq.virginia.gov

Environmental Crimes Coordination

Jefferson Reynolds
(804) 698-4376
Jefferson.Reynolds@deq.virginia.gov

Waste Enforcement

Russell F. Deppe
(804) 698-4251
Russell.Deppe@deq.virginia.gov

Adjudication/Policy

John E. Ely
804) 698-4249
John.Ely@deq.virginia.gov
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Administration

Director

Valerie Thomson
(804) 698-4157
valerie.thomson@deq.virginia.gov

Human Resources

Peggy Hawkins
(804) 698-4317
peggy.hawkins@deq.virginia.gov

Training

Kevin Vaughan
(804) 698-4470
kevin.vaughan@deq.virginia.gov

Procurements and Contracts

PatsyJones
(804) 698-4335
patricia.jones@deq.virginia.gov

Information systems

Vickie Gephart
(804) 698-4342
vickie.gephart@deq.virginia.gov

Financial management

Chris Moore
(804) 698-4363
chris.moore@deq.virginia.gov
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Regional Offices

Southwest Regional Office

Dallas R. Sizemore
355 Deadmore Street
P.O. Box 1688
Abingdon, VA 24212
(276) 676-4800

Valley Regional Office

Amy Owens
4411 Early Road
P.O. Box 3000
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 574-7800

Piedmont Regional Office

Michael Murphy
4949-A Cox Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 527-5020

Blue Ridge Regional Office - Roanoke

Robert Weld
3019 Peters Creek Road
Roanoke, VA 24019
(540) 562-6700

Blue Ridge Regional Office - Lynchburg

7705 Timberlake Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 582-5120

Tidewater Regional Office

Maria Nold
5636 Southern Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 518-2000

Northern Virginia Regional Office

Tom Faha
13901 Crown Court
Woodbridge, VA 22193
(703) 583-3810

Air Check Virginia

13901 Crown Court
Woodbridge, VA 22193
(703) 583-3800
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