Hazardous Waste Cleanup Programs Around the Nation

Key Information

New Name, Same Mission

In October 2024, EPA changed the name of its “Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action Program” to the “Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program.” This rebranding is intended to increase broad understanding of the purpose of the program.

Resources

EPA, states, and territories work with facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes to investigate and clean up hazardous releases at their facilities in accordance with state and federal requirements. States and territories are authorized by EPA to lead Hazardous Waste Cleanup Programs if EPA determines that a state’s program is equivalent to the federal program. EPA leads cleanups with federal cleanup orders or at the state’s request. Hazardous waste cleanups are largely enforced through statutory authorities established by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

EPA has ten regional offices, each of which is responsible for several states and territories. Click on the map below to find information about hazardous waste cleanups in your region or state. Or search our listing of hazardous waste cleanup facilities.

Map of the US, split into EPA regions

EPA Region 1: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

All EPA Region 1 states are currently authorized to implement their own Hazardous Waste Cleanup Programs, with oversight and technical assistance from EPA. EPA is responsible for a number of cleanup facilities, either through federal cleanup orders or at facilities where a state has requested EPA's assistance.

As of the end of Fiscal Year 2019, EPA Region 1 had 296 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

Search our listing of hazardous waste cleanup facilities for Region 1

EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
State	Point of Contact	Phone Number
EPA Region 1 states	Daniel Wainberg Chief RCRA Corrective Action	(617) 918-1283
EPA Region 1 states	Stephanie Carr Chief RCRA Waste Management Section	(617) 918-1363
Connecticut	Edgar Davis	(617) 918-1379
Maine	Miranda Fernandez	(617) 918-1180
Vermont and New Hampshire	Sebastian Rodriguez	(617) 918-1288
Massachusetts	Sebastian Rodriguez	(617) 918-1288
Rhode Island	Tiffany Lange	(617) 918-1638

EPA Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands

In EPA Region 2, only New York is authorized to implement its own Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program. As of the end of Fiscal Year 2019, EPA Region 2 had 332 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

Check out: RCRA Facility Information in EPA Region 2
Search our listing of hazardous waste cleanup facilities for Region 2

EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
Area	Point of Contact	Phone Number
New Jersey New York	Adolph Everett	(212) 637-4109
Puerto Rico	David N. Cuevas-Miranda, Ph.D.	(787) 977-5856
U.S. Virgin Islands	Ricardito Vargas	(212) 637-3703

State Contacts
State	Point of Contact
New Jersey	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New York	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board Junta de Calidad Ambiental
U.S. Virgin Islands	U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources

EPA Region 3: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia

In EPA Region 3, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia are authorized to implement their own Hazardous Waste Cleanup Programs, while EPA Region 3 implements the Hazardous Waste Cleanup Programs for Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

The EPA Region 3 Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program created specific Web pages for cleanup facilities in each of its states. Information such as site descriptions, cleanup statuses, environmental indicator reports, institutional and engineering controls (ICs/ECs), the statement of basis, maps by area, environmental covenants and site reuse information can be found on these pages.

As of the end of Fiscal Year 2019, EPA Region 3 had 579 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

Check out Hazardous waste cleanups in EPA Region 3
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EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
Area	Point of Contact	Phone Number
District of Columbia Maryland West Virginia	Deborah Goldblum	(215) 814-3432
Delaware Virginia	Kristin Koroncai	(215) 814-2711
Pennsylvania	Deborah Goldblum	(215) 814-3432

EPA Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee

All of the states in EPA Region 4, with the exception of Mississippi are authorized to implement the Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program. As of the end of Fiscal Year 2019, EPA Region 4 had 560 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

Search our listing of hazardous waste cleanup facilities for Region 4

EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
Point of Contact	Phone Number
David Egetter Section Chief of RCRA Corrective Action	(404) 562-8250

EPA Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

All of the states in EPA Region 5 are authorized to implement Hazardous Waste Cleanup Programs. As of the end of Fiscal Year 2019, EPA Region 5 had 864 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

Check out hazardous waste cleanups in EPA Region 5
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EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
Point of Contact	Phone Number
Shilpa Patel (patel.shilpa@epa.gov) Branch Manager	(312) 886-0120
Avrohom Lapp (lapp.avrohom@epa.gov) Section Supervisor	(312) 353-4855
Eric Leitz (leitz.eric@epa.gov) Project Manager	(312) 886-7535

EPA Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

All of the states in EPA Region 6 are authorized to implement Hazardous Waste Cleanup Programs.

As of the end of Fiscal Year 2019, EPA Region 6 had 423 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

Search our listing of hazardous waste cleanup facilities for Region 6

EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
Point of Contact	Phone Number
Laurie King Section Supervisor of RCRA Corrective Action	(214) 665-6771
Lisa Schaub	(214) 665-8583

Ready for Reuse in Region 6

Guidelines for Preparing Ready for Reuse Determinations (pdf) (215.96 KB, April 12, 2004)
Determinations in Arkansas
Determinations in Louisiana
Determinations in Oklahoma
Determinations in New Mexico
Determinations in Texas

EPA Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska are authorized to implement Hazardous Waste Cleanup Programs. EPA is responsible for the Hazardous Waste Cleanup program in Iowa.

As of the end of Fiscal year 2019, EPA Region 7 had 204 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

Search our listing of hazardous waste cleanup facilities for Region 7

Information about hazardous waste cleanup facilities in EPA Region 7 is also available by state:

EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
Point of Contact	Phone Number
Eric Gorman Branch Chief	(913) 551-7841
Leslye Werner Section Chief	(913) 551-7858

EPA Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming

All EPA Region 8 states are authorized to implement Hazardous Waste Cleanup Programs.

As of the end of Fiscal Year 2019, EPA Region 8 had 97 Facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

Search our listing of hazardous waste cleanup facilities for Region 8

Hazardous waste cleanup facilities in:

EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
Point of Contact	Phone Number
Gunnar Johnson (johnson.gunnar@epa.gov) Section Supervisor, Resource Conservation and Recovery Program	(303) 312-7009

EPA Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam and American Samoa

Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Guam are each authorized to implement the RCRA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program. As of May 2025, there are 399 facilities on the Corrective Action Baseline in Region 9.

Search our listing of hazardous waste cleanup facilities for Region 9

EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
Point of Contact	Phone Number
Patrick Frier (frier.william@epa.gov) Supervisor, Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program	(415) 972-3984
Alison Fong (fong.alison@epa.gov) Branch Manager	(415) 972-3065
Alice Fan (fan.alice@epa.gov) Project Manager, Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program	(415) 947 3531

EPA Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington

EPA Region 10 implements the Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program in Alaska and in Indian Country within Region 10. The states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington are authorized by EPA to implement their own Hazardous Waste Cleanup programs outside of Indian lands (check out the State Programs below).

Search our listing of hazardous waste cleanup facilities for Region 10

EPA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Contact Information
Area	Point of Contact	Phone Number
Alaska and Washington	Jan Palumbo (palumbo.jan@epa.gov)	(206) 553-6702
Idaho	Bill Lawrence (lawrence.bill@epa.gov)	(208) 378-5763
Oregon	Jennifer Parker (parker.jennifer@epa.gov)	(206) 553-1900
Branch Manager	Lisa McArthur (mcarthur.lisa@epa.gov)	(206) 553-1814
Section Manager	Kim Ogle (ogle.kimberly@epa.gov)	(206) 553-0955
RCRA Program Team Lead	Eileen Naples (naples.eileen@epa.gov)	(206) 553-6911

State Programs
State	Website
Idaho	Idaho Dept. of Environmental Quality - Waste Management and Remediation
Oregon	Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality - Hazardous Waste Permitting
Washington	Washington Dept. of Ecology - Dangerous Waste Facility Cleanup