Organization Chart for EPA's Region 9 Office

What We Do: Region 9’s Office of Public Affairs focuses on these environmental issues and related functions:

• Public Information / News Media Relations
• Regional Web site
• Congressional Liaisons
• Compliance Assurance Coordination
• Environmental Education

Web Resources

• Media Center
• Press Contacts
• Environmental Information Center/Library
• Actions Open for Public Comment

What We Do: Region 9's Air Division focuses on these environmental issues and related functions:

• Energy and Climate Change
• Planning
• Permits
• Rulemaking
• Enforcement
• Technical Support
• Radiation and Compliance Assurance
• Grants and Program Integration

Web Resources

• Air Programs
• Agriculture

What We Do: Region 9's Communities and Ecosystems Division focuses on these environmental issues and related functions:

• Agriculture
• Environmental Justice
• Environmental Stewardship
• Pesticides Office/FIFRA
• Tribal Programs
• Environmental Review/NEPA Review
• Pacific Islands
• Toxics Release Inventory
• Toxics/Lead/Asbestos

Web Resources

• Children's Health
• Tribes
• Pacific Islands
• Environmental Justice
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Reviews
• Pesticides
• Toxic Substances
• U.S.-Mexico Border

What We Do: Region 9's Office of Regional Counsel focuses on these environmental issues and related functions:

• Legal Counsel
• Civil and Criminal Enforcement
• Defensive Litigation
• Ethics

Web Resources

• ORC

What We Do: Region 9's Management and Technical Services Division focuses on these environmental issues and related functions:

• Budget, Finance / Grants / Contracts
• Superfund Cost Accounting
• Science Policy
• Laboratory
• Quality Assurance
• Facilities
• Information Resource Management 
• Health and Safety
• Human Resources
• Planning

Web Resources

• Regional Science Council
• Job Openings
• About Region 9 Laboratory
• Region 9 Laboratory
• Screening Levels for Chemical Contaminants

What We Do: Region 9’s Superfund Division focuses on these environmental issues and related functions:

• Site Cleanup
• Brownfields
• Oil Pollution
• Federal Facilities and Base Closures 
• Emergency Response and Planning 
• Community Involvement
• Site Assessment

Web Resources

• Superfund

What We Do: Region 9’s Waste Management Division focuses on these environmental issues and related functions:

• Pollution Prevention
• RCRA Permits/ Corrective Action
• RCRA Inspections and Enforcement
• RCRA State Program Development
• Underground Storage Tanks

Web Resources

• Waste Programs

What We Do: Region 9’s Water Division focuses on these environmental issues and related functions:

• Clean Water Act
• Safe Drinking Water Act
• Marine Sanctuaries Act
• U.S./Mexico Border

Web Resources

• Water Programs