Virginia DEQ
Home MenuBlue Ridge Regional Office
901 Russell Drive
Salem, Virginia 24153
(540) 562-6700
Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
Robert Weld
Regional Director
The Blue Ridge Regional Office serves the counties of Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Charlotte, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Halifax, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, and Roanoke; and the cities of Covington, Danville, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke and Salem.
Administration
| Program | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Director | Robert Weld | (540) 562-6870 |
| Deputy Regional Director | R. Nelson Dail | (540) 597-8582 |
| Office Manager | Tracey Hogancamp | (540) 759-9860 |
| FOIA Coordinator | Beth Taylor | (540) 759-6582 |
| FOIA Requests | foiaroanoke@deq.virginia.gov |
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| Pollution Response Program (PREP)* |
brroprep@deq.virginia.gov |
(540) 562-6700 |
*To submit a pollution report, click here. Pollution reports submitted through the myDEQ Portal are monitored after hours and on weekends.
Program Staff
| Program | Contact | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Compliance | Margaret Wagner | Air Compliance Manager | (540) 597-0689 |
| Air Permitting | Paul Jenkins | Air Permitting Manager | (540) 597-8178 |
| Construction Stormwater/VWP | Timothy Fletcher | Construction Stormwater/VWP Manager | (540) 524-0665 |
| Enforcement | R. Nelson Dail | Deputy Regional Manager/Enforcement Manager | (540) 597-8582 |
| Land Protection (Solid & Hazardous Waste) | Nikki Herschler | Land Protection Program Manager | (540) 597-6373 |
| Tanks Program | Rob Howard | Tanks Program Manager | (540) 759-8650 |
| Water Compliance & Pollution Response Program (PReP) | Sam Hale | Water Compliance/PReP Manager | (540) 795-9837 |
| Water Monitoring | Jason Hill | Water Monitoring Manager | (540) 759-9833 |
| Water Permitting | Mark Bushing | Water Permitting Manager | (540) 524-8150 |