Region 2 Estuary Contacts Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2 Estuary Contacts

Barnegat Bay
Delaware Bay
Long Island Sound
NY/NJ Harbor
Peconic Bay
San Juan Bay

Barnegat Bay Estuary Program

The BBEP study area is located in Ocean County, New Jersey between Point Pleasant Canal and Little Egg Harbor Inlet. The regional staff contact is Bob Dieterich (212) 637-3794.

Local Contact Information
L. Stanton Hales, Jr., Ph.D., Program Director
Barnegat Bay Estuary Program
Ocean County College
College Drive
PO Box 2001
Toms River, NJ 08754
phone: (732) 255-0472
fax: (732) 864-3851
e-mail: shales@ocean.edu

Delaware Estuary Program

The DELEP study area stretches from Trenton, New Jersey to Lewes, Delaware and includes 22 counties in new Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The regional staff contact is Irene Purdy (212) 637-3845.

Peter Evans, Director
Delaware Estuary Program
Delaware River Basin Commission
25 State Police Drive (P.O. Box 7360)
West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360
phone: (609) 883-9500
fax: (609) 883-7801
e-mail: libertz.catherine@epa.gov

Long Island Sound

The watershed for LISS includes portions of Connecticut and New York and extends from the East River in New York to the eastern tip of Long Island.

Local / Regional Contact Information
Mark Tedesco, Director
Long Island Sound Study
64 Stamford Government Center
888 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06904-2152
phone: (203) 977-1541
fax: (203) 977-1546
e-mail: tedesco.mark@epa.gov

New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program

The core area for HEP is the urban harbor of New York and New Jersey from the Tappan Zee Bridge to Sandy Hook, including Newark Bay and its tributaries.

Local / Regional Contact Information
Bob Nyman, Director
NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program
USEPA Region II
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
phone: (212) 637-3809
fax: (212) 637-2782
e-mail: nyman.robert@epa.gov

Peconic Bay Estuary Program

The geographic area for PBEP is entirely within eastern Suffolk County, New York between the north and south forks of Long Island.

Local Contact Information
Vito Minei, Director
Peconic Estuary Program
Department of Health Services
County of Suffolk
Riverhead County Center, 2nd Floor
Riverhead, NY 11901
phone: (631) 853-3082
fax: (631) 853-3075
email: vito.minei@co.suffolk.ny.us

San Juan Bay Estuary Program

The SJBEP study is located on the north coast of Puerto Rico and is made up of a series of bays, lagoons and canals. The regional staff contact is Teresita Rodriguez (787) 729-6951.

Local Contact Information
Brenda Torres, Director
San Juan Bay National Estuary Program
400 Fernandez Juncos Avenue, 2nd Floor
Santurce, PR 00901-3299
phone: (787) 725-8162
fax: (787) 725-8164
e-mail: acarbo@prtc.net

Related Links
San Juan Bay Estuary Program Profile