EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) has changed its name to the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM). Read more about the name change. 

What We Do

The Office of Land and Emergency Management provides policy, guidance and direction for the Agency's emergency response and waste programs. At OLEM, we:

1. Develop guidelines for the land disposal of hazardous waste and underground storage tanks;
2. Provide technical assistance to all levels of government to establish safe waste management practices;
3. Support state and local governments in redeveloping and reusing potentially contaminated sites through the Brownfields program;
4. Respond to abandoned and active hazardous waste sites, as well as accidental chemical releases through the Superfund program; and
5. Encourage innovative technologies to address contaminated soil and groundwater.

Programs and Projects Managed by OLEM

• Brownfields
• Cleanups
• Emergency Management and Response
• Federal Facilities Cleanup
• Innovations Initiative
• OLEM Accomplishments Report and Benefits
• Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands, Landfills and Mine Sites
• Superfund
• Sustainable Materials Management
• Underground Storage Tanks
• Waste

Organization

Assistant Administrator - Vacant

Barry Breen, Acting Assistant Administrator

• Biography
• Phone: 202-566-0200
• Mail code: 5101T  | EPA mailing addresses

• Phone: 202-566-0609
• Mail code: 5101T | EPA mailing addresses

The Office of Land and Emergency Management includes:

• Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
• Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
• Office of Underground Storage Tanks
• Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
• Office of Emergency Management
• Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office

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Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI)

What We Do

OSRTI administers Superfund, the federal government's program to clean up the nation's uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. We're committed to ensuring that the hazardous waste sites on the National Priorities List are cleaned up to protect the environment and the health of all Americans. OSRTI implements the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

• Superfund

Programs and Projects Managed by OSRTI

• National Priorities List
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS)
• Community Involvement

Mail code: 5201P | EPA mailing addresses

Location: EPA Headquarters at Potomac Yards

OSRTI Organization

Jim Woolford, Director

• Phone: 703-603-8960

Dana Stalcup, Deputy Director

• Phone: 703-603-8702

Offices within OSRTI include:

Resources Management Division

Robert Jennings, Director

• Phone: 703-603-8723

Assessment and Remediation Division

Elizabeth Adams, Acting Director

• Phone: 703-603-8808

Technology Innovation and Field Services Division

Pamela Barr, Director

• Phone: 703-603-0262

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Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR)

What We Do

ORCR’s mission is to protect human health and the environment by ensuring responsible national management of hazardous and nonhazardous waste. ORCR implements the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Our goals are to:

• conserve resources by reducing waste;
• prevent future waste disposal problems by enforcing regulations; and
• clean up areas where waste may have spilled, leaked, or been improperly disposed.

Programs and Projects Managed by ORCR

• Wastes
• Hazardous waste, including recycling, corrective action (cleanups) and household hazardous waste
• Municipal solid waste
• Sustainable Materials Management
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Mail code: 5301P | EPA mailing addresses

Location: EPA Headquarters at Potomac Yards

ORCR Organization

Barnes Johnson, Director

• Phone: 703-308-8895

Kathleen Salyer, Deputy Director

• Phone: 703-308-8895

Offices within ORCR include:

Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division

Betsy Devlin, Director

• Phone: 703-308-8880

Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division

Cheryl Coleman, Director

• Phone: 703-308-8254

Program Implementation and Information Division

Sonya Sasseville, Director

• Phone: 703-308-8648

Program Management, Communications and Analysis Office

Mark Huff, Director

• Phone: 703-308-8730

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Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST)

What We Do

OUST manages a regulatory program for underground storage tank (UST) systems that store petroleum and other hazardous substances. An UST system is a tank and any underground piping system connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground.

• Underground storage tank program

Programs and Projects Managed by OUST

• Preventing UST releases
• Cleaning up UST releases
• Alternative fuels and USTs
• Petroleum brownfields
• USTs in Indian country

Mail code: 5401R | EPA mailing addresses

Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus

OUST Organization

Carolyn Hoskinson, Director

• Phone: 202-564-2564

Mark Barolo, Deputy Director

• Phone: 202-564-1611

Offices within OUST include:

Release Prevention Division

Tony Raia, Director

• Phone: 202-566-1021

Cleanup and Revitalization Division

• Phone: 202-564-1642

Management and Communications Division

• Phone: 202-564-1634

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Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR)

What We Do

EPA's Brownfield's program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes, and other stakeholders, to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse formerly contaminated properties. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties protects the environment, reduces blight, and takes development pressures off greenspaces and working lands. EPA’s Land Revitalization program works with communities, states, non-profits and other stakeholders to develop and test sustainable approaches for the reuse of formerly contaminated properties. OBLR implements the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act.

Programs and Projects Managed by OBLR

• Brownfields program, including grants and funding
• Land revitalization

Mail code: 5105T | EPA mailing addresses

Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus

OBLR Organization

David Lloyd, Director

• Phone: 202-566-2731

Patricia Overmeyer, Acting Deputy Director

• Phone: 202-566-2774

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Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

What We Do

OEM works with other federal partners to prevent accidents and maintain incident response capabilities. We provide information about response efforts, regulations, tools, and research that help the regulated community, government entities, and concerned citizens prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. OEM administers several environmental statutes, including the Oil Pollution Act.

Programs and Projects Managed by OEM

• Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Consequence Management Advisory Division (CMAD)
• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Requirements
• Emergency Response
• Executive Order on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security
• Facility Response Plan (FRP) Rule
• Local Governments Reimbursement (LGR) Program
• National Contingency Plan (NCP) Subpart J Product Schedule
• Reporting Oil Discharges and Hazardous Substance Releases
• Risk Management Plan (RMP)
• Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule

Mail code: 5104A | EPA mailing addresses

Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus

OEM Organization

Reggie Cheatham, Director

• Phone: 202-564-8003

Becki Clark, Deputy Director

• Phone: 202-564-3818

Offices within OEM include:

Regulations Implementation Division

• Phone: 202-564-7998

Resources Management Division

• Phone: 202-564-6117

Preparedness and Response Operations Division

• Phone: 202-566-0948

Emergency Operations Center and Continuity Branch

• Phone: 202-564-7988

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Consequence Management Advisory Division

• Phone: 202-564-2935

Field Operations Branch

• Phone: 202-564-2415

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Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO)

What We Do

FFRRO works with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Energy (DOE), and other federal entities to develop creative, cost-effective solutions to environmental challenges at their facilities. FFRRO's mission is to facilitate fast, effective and less costly cleanup and reuse of contaminated areas at federal facilities.

Programs and Projects Managed by FFRRO

• Cleanups at Federal Facilities
• Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Program
• Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC)
• Federal Facilities Long-Term Stewardship
• Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket
• Federal Facility NPL and BRAC Site Information

Mail code: 5106R | EPA mailing addresses

Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus

FFRRO Organization

Paul Leonard, Acting Director

• Phone: 202-564-0539

Greg Gervais, Deputy Director

• Phone: (202) 564 4409

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