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Vessel General Permit Program Support vgp@epa.gov
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NPDES Vessels Program
Water Permits Division (4203M)
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Washington, DC 20460
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Region 1: Boston (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT)
John Nagle (nagle.john@epa.gov) (617) 918-1054  

Region 2: New York City (serving NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
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Region 3: Philadelphia (serving DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV)
Mark Smith (smith.mark@epa.gov)  (215) 814-3105  

Region 4: Atlanta (serving AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN)
Karrie-Jo Robinson-Shell, P.E. (shell.karrie-jo@epa.gov) (404) 562-9308  
Kip Tyler (tyler.kip@epa.gov) (404) 562-9294    

Region 5: Chicago (serving IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI)
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Region 7: Kansas City (serving IA, KS, MO, and NE)
Alex Owutaka (owutaka.alex@epa.gov) (913) 551-7453

Region 8: Denver (serving CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY)
Colleen Rathbone (Rathbone.colleen@epa.gov) (303)-312-6133  

Region 9: San Francisco (serving AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau)
Eugene Bromley (bromley.eugene@epa.gov) (415) 972-3510

Region 10: Seattle (serving AK, ID, OR, and WA)
Vacant

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

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Last updated on April 22, 2025
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