Organization of EPA's Region 10 Office in Seattle
Serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and 271 Tribal Nations
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Organization Chart
Air and Radiation Division
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
Environmental Justice, Community Health, and Environmental Review Division
Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division
Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division
Mission Support Division
Office of Regional Counsel
Superfund and Emergency Management Division
Water Division
Leadership and Organizational Responsibilities
Office of the Regional Administrator
Contact: 206-553-1234
Regional Administrator: Emma Pokon
Deputy Regional Administrator: Dan Opalski
How we're organized:
- Alaska Operations Office
- Idaho Operations Office
- Oregon Operations Office
- Washington Operations Office
- Public Affairs Office
- Tribal Trust & Assistance Division
- General Assistance Program Grants Branch
Programs we administer:
- Public affairs
- Tribal affairs
- International affairs
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- Special emphasis programs
Air and Radiation Division
Acting Director: Davis Zhen
How we're organized:
- Air Planning and State/Tribal Coordination Branch
- Air Permits, Toxics, Transportation and Communities Branch
Programs we administer:
- State and Federal Implementation Plans (SIPs/FIPs)
- National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
- Air permits
- Air toxics
- New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
- Maximum Attainable Control Technology (MACT)
- Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)
- Air grants
- Radon
- Indoor air
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
Director: Ed Kowalski
How we're organized:
- Air and Land Enforcement Branch
- Water Enforcement and Field Branch
Programs we administer:
- Enforcement
- Compliance assurance
- Pesticides
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
- Lead-based paint programs
- Asbestos demolition and renovation
- Tips and complaints
Environmental Justice, Community Health, and Environmental Review Division
Director: Angeles Herrera
How we're organized:
- Environmental Justice Branch
- NEPA Branch
- Environmental Justice Grants Section
Programs we administer:
- Children's health
- Environmental education
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division
Director: Michael Szerlog
How we're organized:
- Environmental Assessment Branch
- Laboratory Services Branch
- Risk Assessment Branch
Programs we administer:
- Quality management
- Scientific integrity
- Risk evaluation
- Field sampling
- Lab services
- Regional dive team
Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division
Director: Davis Zhen
How we're organized:
- RCRA and Tanks Branch
- Pollution Prevention and Communities Branch
Programs we administer:
- Hazardous waste
- Corrective action
- Underground storage tanks
- Brownfields
- Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- Pollution prevention
Mission Support Division
Director: Angela Chung
How we're organized:
- Human Resources Branch
- Facilities, Safety, and Security Branch
- Financial Management and Planning Branch
- Information Services Branch
- Grants and Interagency Agreements Branch
Programs we administer:
- Strategic planning and process improvement
- Budget
- Finance
- Facilities and security
- Human resources
- Information technology and information management
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Management of grants and interagency agreements
- Contracts and acquisition (with support from EPA Region 7 Contracting Office)
- Health and safety programs
Office of Regional Counsel
Regional Counsel: Beverly Li
How we're organized:
- General Law/FOIA Branch
- Air, RCRA, Toxics, and Criminal Law Branch
- Land Law Branch
- Water Law Branch
Programs we administer:
- Legal counsel
- Litigation
- Ethics
- Regional Hearing Clerk
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Superfund and Emergency Management Division
Director: Calvin Terada
How we're organized:
- Emergency Management, Site Assessment and Removal Branch
- Remedial Cleanup Branch
- Operations and Enforcement Branch
Programs we administer:
- Superfund cleanup
- Emergency response
- Oil spill prevention and planning
Water Division
Acting Director: Krishna Viswanathan
How we're organized:
- Permitting, Drinking Water, and Infrastructure Branch
- Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office Branch
- Standards, Assessment, and Watershed Management Branch
Programs we administer:
- Drinking water
- Clean Water Act grants
- Groundwater protection
- National Estuary Programs (Columbia River, Puget Sound, Tillamook)
- Non-point sources
- Ocean dumping, dredging, and disposal
- Total Maximum Daily Loads
- Underground injection control
- Wastewater and stormwater permitting
- Water quality standards