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Organization of EPA's Region 9 Office in San Francisco

Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations

On this page:
  • Organization Chart
  • Leadership and Organizational Responsibilities
  • Divisions

Organization Chart

 
Office of the Regional Administrator

About the Office of the Regional Administrator

 

Air and Radiation Division

About the Air and Radiation Division

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division

About the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division

Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division

About the Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division

Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division

About the Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division

Mission Support Division

About the Mission Support Division

Office of Regional Counsel

About the Office of Regional Counsel

Superfund and Emergency Management Division

About the Superfund and Emergency Management Division

Water Division

About the Water Division

Leadership and Organizational Responsibilities

Office of the Regional Administrator

  • (415) 947-8702 or (866) EPA-WEST (372-9378)

Regional Administrator

Martha Guzman
  • Biography

Deputy Regional Administrator

Cheree Peterson

How We're Organized

  • Public Affairs Office
    Director: Michael Alpern
  • Tribal, Intergovernmental and Policy Division
    Director: Laura Ebbert

Programs We Administer

  • Environmental justice
  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
  • Public affairs
  • Community engagement
  • Children’s health
  • Environmental education
  • Tribal affairs
  • International affairs
  • U.S.-Mexico Border Program
  • Congressional and intergovernmental relations
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Special Emphasis Programs

EPA Region 9 Divisions

  • Air and Radiation Division
  • Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 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

Air and Radiation Division

Director: Elizabeth Adams

How We're Organized

  • Grants and Program Integration Branch
  • Air Planning Branch
  • Permits and Rules Branch
  • Partnerships, Technology and Analysis Branch

Programs We Administer

  • Planning
  • Permits
  • Rules
  • Air toxics, radiation and indoor air
  • Air quality analysis
  • Grants
  • Technology and partnerships

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division

Director: Amy Miller

How We're Organized:

  • Air, Waste and Analysis Branch
  • Water Branch
  • Toxics Branch

Programs We Administer

  • Compliance inspection
  • Case development
  • State oversight
  • Compliance data management and analysis
  • Tips and complaints

Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division

Director: Duane James

How We're Organized

  • Regional Laboratory Branch
  • Quality Assurance Branch

Programs We Administer

  • Quality management
  • Scientific integrity
  • Lab services

Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division

Director: Claire Trombadore (Acting)

How We're Organized

  • Planning and State Development Office
  • Pesticides, Toxics and Brownfields Branch
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Branch

Programs We Administer

  • Brownfields
  • Pesticides
  • Toxics
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
  • RCRA and TSCA corrective action and permits
  • Underground storage tank program
  • Solid waste and municipal landfills
  • Sustainable materials management
  • Pollution prevention

Mission Support Division

Director: Michelle Angelich (Acting)

How We're Organized

  • Human Resources Branch
  • Contracts Branch
  • Financial Management Branch
  • Infrastructure Services Branch
  • Grants Branch

Programs We Administer

  • Information technology/management
  • Superfund cost accounting
  • Budget and finance
  • Human resources
  • Health and safety/facilities
  • Strategic planning
  • Grants management
  • Contracts management

Office of Regional Counsel

Regional Counsel: Sylvia Quast

How We're Organized

  • Hazardous Waste Branch
  • Air, Toxics, Water and General Law Branch

Programs We Administer

  • Enforcement
  • Ethics
  • Legal counseling
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Superfund and Emergency Management Division

Director: Michael Montgomery

How We're Organized

  • Program Management Office
  • California Site Cleanup and Enforcement Branch
  • Federal Facilities and Site Cleanup Branch
  • Emergency Response, Planning and Preparedness Branch
  • Tribal Land Cleanup and Remedial Support Branch

Programs We Administer

  • Site cleanup
  • Federal facilities and base closures
  • Emergency response and planning
  • Site assessment
  • Oil pollution
  • Partnerships, land, revitalization cleanup

Water Division

Director: Tomás Torres

How We're Organized:

  • Permitting, Drinking Water, and Infrastructure Branch
  • Standards, Assessment, and Watershed Management Branch

Programs We Administer

  • Clean Water Act
  • Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
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Last updated on May 8, 2023
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