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Industry/SubjectRegulation
(40 CFR)		ContactPhone (202-)
Acid Mine Drainage Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Adhesives and Sealants Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058
Airport Deicing449Doruntinë Rexhepi
(rexhepi.doruntine@epa.gov)		566-2532
Alternate Test Procedures (ATPs)136.4, 136.5Lemuel Walker
(walker.lemuel@epa.gov)		566-1077
Aluminum Forming467Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058
Analytical Method Modifications136.6Lemuel Walker
(walker.lemuel@epa.gov)		566-1077
Analytical Methods Support136S. Bekah Burket
(burket.bekah@epa.gov)		566-2539

Animal Feeding Operations

Aquaculture
(Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production/CAAP)		451Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Asbestos Manufacturing427Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058
Asphalt443Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502

   
Battery Manufacturing461Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502
CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations)412Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Canmaking465
(Subpart D)		Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502
Carbon Black Manufacturing458Doruntinë Rexhepi
(rexhepi.doruntine@epa.gov)		566-2532
Cement Manufacturing411Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502
Centralized Waste Treatment437Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		566-1419

Chemicals

Chlorine & Chlorinated Hydrocarbons414
415		Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058
Coalbed Methane Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Coal Mining (and Remining)434Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Coil Coating465Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502
Commercial Hazardous Waste Combustors444Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058
Construction & Development450Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502
Container Cleaning (Industrial Containers/Drums) Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502
Cooling Water Intakes [CWA §316(b)]122, 125Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Copper Forming468Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058
Dairy Products Processing405Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Dental Offices441Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Docket Center Reading Room
(WJC-West Room 3334)		  566-1744
Effluent Guidelines Database Doruntinë Rexhepi
(rexhepi.doruntine@epa.gov)		566-2532
Effluent Guidelines Plan [CWA §304(m)] Doruntinë Rexhepi
(rexhepi.doruntine@epa.gov)		566-2532
Electrical and Electronic Components469Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		566-1419
Electroplating413Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Ethanol for Fuel Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Explosives Manufacturing457Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		566-1419
Feedlots (CAFO)412Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Ferroalloy Manufacturing424Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Fertilizer Manufacturing (Nitrogen & Phosphate)418Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Fish Hatcheries (Aquaculture)451Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040

Foods

Foods and Beverages, Miscellaneous Doruntinë Rexhepi
(rexhepi.doruntine@epa.gov)		566-2532
Foundries464Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		566-8323
Fruits and Vegetables Processing407Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Glass Manufacturing426Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		566-8323
Gold Mining440Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Grain Mills406Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Gum and Wood Chemicals Manufacturing454Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Hospitals & Health Services460Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Hydraulic Fracturing Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Incinerators444Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058
Industrial Laundries Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technology Database (IWTT) Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		566-8323
Ink Formulating447Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		566-8323
Inorganic Chemicals415Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Iron and Steel Manufacturing420Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Landfills and Landfills Leachate445Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Laundries Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Leather Tanning and Finishing425Doruntinë Rexhepi
(rexhepi.doruntine@epa.gov)		566-2532
Meat & Poultry Products432Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Metal Finishing433Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Metal Molding and Casting (Foundries)464Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		566-8323
Metal Products and Machinery438Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Mineral Mining and Processing436Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541

Mining

Nonferrous Metals Forming and Metal Powders471Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		566-1419
Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing421Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies Study Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Oil and Gas Extraction
(Offshore, Coastal, Onshore, Synthetic Drilling Fluids);
Onshore Wastewater Management Study		435Sean Dempsey
(dempsey.sean@epa.gov)		564-5088
Oil & Gas: Unconventional Extraction435
(Subpart C)		Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Ore Mining and Dressing (Hard Rock Mining)440Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers (OCPSF)414Morgan Teachey
(teachey.morgan@epa.gov)		566-2735
Paint Formulating446Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		566-8323
Paving and Roofing Materials
(Tars and Asphalt)		443Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502
Pesticide Chemicals455Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Petroleum Refining419Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing439

Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)

 

Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)

566-1040

 

566-8323

Phosphate Manufacturing422Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Photographic Processing459Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		566-8323
Placer Mining440
(Subpart M)		Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Plastics Molding and Forming463Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058

Pollutant lists

401.16
401.15
423, App. A		  
Porcelain Enameling466Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		566-1419
Poultry Feedlots (CAFO)412Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Poultry Processing432Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Pulp, Paper & Paperboard430Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Quality Assurance Joe Beaman
(beaman.joe@epa.gov)

566-0420

Rubber Manufacturing428Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502
Seafood Processing408Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Secondary Treatment133Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)
 
NPDES Program -
Water Permits Division		566-1076
 
 
Shale Gas Extraction Steve Whitlock
(whitlock.steve@epa.gov)		566-1541
Shipbuilding438Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Soap & Detergent Manufacturing417Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Statistical Analysis Brian Schnitker (schnitker.brian@epa.gov)566-0838
Steam Electric Power Generating423Richard Benware
(benware.richard@epa.gov)		566-1369
Sugar Processing409Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		566-1040
Textile Mills410Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		566-1419
Timber Products Processing429Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		566-1044
Transportation Equipment Cleaning (Tank Cleaning)442Erica Mason
(mason.erica@epa.gov)		566-2502
Used Oil Reclamation Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		566-1076
Vessels Discharges
Vinyl Chloride Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		566-1058

Waste Treatment

Water Docket Reading Room
(WJC-West Room 3334)		  566-1744

Water Intake Structures [CWA §316(b)]

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