Organization of EPA's Region 9 Office in San Francisco
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
Leadership and Organizational Responsibilities
Office of the Regional Administrator
- (415) 947-8702 or (866) EPA-WEST (372-9378)
Regional Administrator
Martha Guzman
Deputy Regional Administrator
Deborah Jordan
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
- 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: Jeff Scott
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: Kerry Drake
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