Organization of EPA's Region 9 Office in San Francisco

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

• Organization Chart
• Leadership and Organizational Responsibilities
• Divisions

Organization Chart

Leadership and Organizational Responsibilities

Office of the Regional Administrator

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

Regional Administrator

• Biography

Deputy Regional Administrator

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