Organization of EPA's Region 10 Office in Seattle

EPA's Region 10 serves Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and 271 Tribal nations.

Organization chart

Leadership and organizational responsibilities

Office of the Regional Administrator

Leadership

• Emma Pokon, Regional Administrator
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• Calvin Terada, Deputy Regional Administrator 
• Christina Carpenter, Chief of Staff

Organization

• Alaska Operations Office (Anchorage)
• Idaho Operations Office (Boise)
• National Environmental Policy Act Section
• Oregon Operations Office (Portland)
• Public Affairs Office
• Tribal Trust and Assistance Division
  • General Assistance Program Grant Branch
• Washington Operations Office (Lacey)

What we do

• Agriculture.
• Equal Employment Opportunity.
• Indian Environmental General Assistance Program grants.
• International affairs.
• Mining sector. 
• National Environmental Policy Act.
• Northwest Forest Plan.
• Oil and gas sector.
• Public affairs.
• Special emphasis programs.
• Technical assistance grants.
• Tribal affairs.
• Tribal Performance Partnership Grants.

Air and Radiation Division

Leadership

• Angeles Herrera, Director

Organization

• Air Permits, Toxics, Transportation and Communities Branch
• Air Planning and State/Tribal Coordination Branch

What we do

• Air grants.
• Air permits.
• Air Toxics.
• Diesel Emissions Reduction Act.
• Federal Air Rules for Reservations.
• Indoor air.
• Maximum Attainable Control Technology.
• National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.
• New Source Performance Standards.
• Radon and radiation.
• State and Federal Implementation Plans.

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division

Leadership

• Ed Kowalski, Director

Organization

• Air and Land Enforcement Branch
• Water Enforcement and Field Branch

What we do

• Compliance assurance.
• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
• Enforcement.
• Lead.
• Pesticides.
• Risk Management.
• Tips and complaints.

Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division

Leadership

• Kelly McFadden, Acting Director

Organization

• Environmental Assessment Branch
• Laboratory Services Branch
• Quality and Air Assessment Branch
• Risk Assessment Branch

What we do

• Lab services.
• Field sampling.
• Quality management.
• Regional dive team.
• Risk evaluation.
• Scientific integrity.

Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division

Leadership

• Davis Zhen, Director

Organization

• Pollution Prevention and Communities Branch
• RCRA and Tanks Branch

What we do

• Asbestos demolition/renovation.
• Brownfields.
• Corrective action.
• Hazardous waste.
• Pollution prevention.
• Toxic Substances Control Act.
• Underground storage tanks.

Mission Support Division

Leadership

• Angela Chung, Director

Organization

• Facilities, Safety, and Security Branch
• Financial Management and Planning Branch
• Grants and Interagency Agreements Branch
• Human Resources Branch
• Information Services Branch

What we do

• Budget.
• Contracts and acquisition through Region 7.
• Facilities.
• Finance including Financial Managers' Financial Integrity Act.
• Financial Aspects of Cost Recovery.
• Grants Management.
• Health and Safety.
• Human Resources.
• Information Management - Geospatial, Library, and Records Management.
• Information Technology.
• Interagency Agreements including Interagency Shared Service Center West.
• Security.
• Strategic planning and process improvement.

Office of Regional Counsel

Leadership

• Beverly Li, Regional Counsel

Organization

• Air Toxics, RCRA, and Criminal Law Branch
• General Law and FOIA Branch
• Land Law Branch 1
• Land Law Branch 2
• Water Law Branch

What we do

• Ethics.
• Freedom of Information Act.
• Legal counsel.
• Litigation.
• Regional Hearing Clerk.

Superfund and Emergency Management Division

Leadership

• Dan Opalski, Director

Organization

• Emergency Management, Site Assessment and Removal Branch
• Operations and Enforcement Branch
• Remedial Cleanup Branch

What we do

• Emergency response.
• Superfund cleanup.
• Oil spill prevention and planning.

Water Division

Leadership

• Krishna Viswanathan, Director

Organization

• Permitting, Drinking Water, and Infrastructure Branch
• Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office Branch
• Standards, Assessment, and Watershed Management Branch

What we do

• Dredging and ocean disposal.
• Drinking water.
• Groundwater protection.
• Infrastructure.
• National Estuary Program.
• Total Maximum Daily Loads.
• Underground injection control.
• Wastewater and stormwater permitting.
• Watershed restoration.