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Ecosystem Protection Organization

The EPA Region 8 Ecosystem Protection Program, located in Denver, Colorado, is headed by Bert Garcia, who reports to Carol Campbell, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator
and director of the Ecosystems Protection and Remediation Program. For further information on the organization of the EPA Region 8 office, see the EPA Region 8 Organization Chart.

Bert Garcia, Director
Ecosystem Protection Program

Karen Hamilton, Chief
Water Quality Unit

Brian Caruso, Chief
Wetlands and Watersheds Unit

Eric Steinhaus - Program Integration - (303) 312-6837
Cynthia Gonzales - Funding and Regional Geographic Initiative Program Manager - (303) 312-6569
Pam Dougherty - State Relations Coordinator - (303) 312-6012
Virginia Rose - Office Manager - (303) 312-6942
John DiPentino - Senior Environmental Employee, Office Manager Assistant - (303) 312-6594

Water Quality Unit:

Water Quality Standards:

Dave Moon - Standards Coordinator - Colorado, North Dakota and Utah - (303) 312-6833
George Parrish - South Dakota - (303) 312-7027
Tonya Fish - ESA, Montana and Wyoming - (303)-312-6832
Lareina Wall - Technical Assistance - (303) 312-6610

Total Maximum Daily Loads:

Jim Ruppel - TMDL Coordinator - Colorado - (303) 312-6846
Vern Berry - North Dakota, South Dakota - (303) 312-6234
Sandie Spence - Utah, Wyoming - (303) 312-6947
Ron Steg - Montana (located in the Montana Operations Office) - (406) 457-5024

Monitoring & Assessment:

Karl Hermann - Monitoring Coordinator, POC for Colorado - (303) 312-6628
Tom Johnson - South Dakota, Wyoming - (303) 312-6226
Tina Laidlaw - Montana; Flowing Waters survey; nutrient and biocriteria coordinator (located in the Montana Operations Office) - (406) 457-5016
Kris Jensen - Utah, North Dakota - (303) 312-6237
Sarah Spaulding - USGS: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program through Interagency Agreement

Wetlands & Watershed Unit:

Wetlands Program:

Sarah Fowler- 404 Permit Review for Western Colorado / South Platte - (303) 312-6192
Brent Truskowski - 404 Permit Review for North Dakota, Colorado / Arkansas River Drainage, Wetlands Grants - (303) 312-6235
Jill Minter - Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment Coordinator, Non-Regulatory Programs - (303) 312-6084
Toney Ott - 404 Permit Review for Montana, Wetlands Partnerships - (303) 312-6909
Julia McCarthy - 404 Permit Review for Wyoming
Paul McIver - Wetlands Public Outreach/Education Coordinator - (303) 312-6056
Darcy Campbell - Wetlands Public Outreach/Education - (303) 312-6709

Tribal Water Quality:
Sam Vance - 106 Coordinator - (303) 312-6755
Mitra Jha - 319 Coordinator - (303) 312-6702
Lewis Daniels - 319 Tribal Support - (303) 312-6752
Brent Truskowski - Tribal Wetlands Grants - (303) 312-6236
Toney Ott - Tribal Monitoring & Assessment - (303) 312-6909
Tony Ranalli - Water Quality Technical Assistance - (303) 312-6671

Resource Protection and Stewardship Unit:

Nonpoint Source/Watershed Coordinators:

Peter Monahan - Team Coordinator, Wyoming State Coordinator - (303) 312-6946
Peter Ismert - Montana State Coordinator - (303) 312-6215
Steve Bubnick - South Dakota State Coordinator - (303) 312-6826
Gary Kleeman - Utah State Coordinator - (303) 312-6246
Marcella Hutchinson - Colorado State Coordinator- (303) 312-6753
Eric Steinhaus - North Dakota State Coordinator - (303) 312-6837
Jim Berkley - Great Salt Lake EPA coordinator; Missouri River/Gulf hypoxia - (303) 312-7102

Source Water / Ground Water Team:

Greg Oberley - Team Leader - (303) 312-7043
Mike Wireman - (303) 312-6719
Carol Russell - (303) 312-6310
Darcy Campbell - (303) 312-6709
George Ritz - (303) 312-6698

 


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