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Source Water Contacts in EPA's Regional Offices

Map of the US, split into EPA regionsRegion 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakaota, Utah, Wyoming Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Region 1: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code
Kira Jacobs | jacobs.kira@epa.gov 617-918-1817 States Drinking Water Quality and Protection Unit | OEP 6-2
Ted Lavery | lavery.ted@epa.gov 617-918-1683 DI Tribes and Sole Source Aquifer Drinking Water Quality and Protection Unit | OEP 6-2

Region 2: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code
Katie Lynch | lynch.katie@epa.gov 212-637-3808 States and Sole Source Aquifer Water Programs | 24th Floor
Eliot Sherman | sherman.eliot@epa.gov 212-637-3709 DI Tribes Water Programs | 24th Floor
Harper Stanfield | stanfield.harper@epa.gov 212-637-3728 Sole Source Aquifer Water Programs | 24th Floor

Region 3: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code
Chris Anderson | anderson.christopher.b@epa.gov 215-814-5368 State program contact with DE, DC, and VA Source Water and UIC Section | 3WD22

Virginia Vassalotti l Vassalotti.Virginia@epa.gov

215-814-2143 State program contact for MD and WV Source Water and UIC Section | 3WD22
Alison Aminto l Aminto.Alison@epa.gov 215-814-5350 State Program Contact for PA and Sole Source Aquifer Drinking Water Section| 3WD22
Beth Garcia l Garcia.Beth@epa.gov 215-814-5243 SWP Team Lead Source Water and UIC Section | 3WD22

Region 4: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code
Jon Becker | Becker.Jon@epa.gov 404-562-9227 State program contact with MS, AL, GA, and FL Ground Water, UIC, and GIS Section
Robyn Polinsky | Polinsky.Robyn@epa.gov 404-562-9634 State program contact with KY, TN, NC, and SC Ground Water, UIC, and GIS Section
Larry Cole | Cole.Larry@epa.gov 404-562-9474 Sole Source Aquifer Ground Water, UIC, and GIS Section

Region 5: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code
Cary McElhinney | 
mcelhinney.cary@epa.gov
312-886-4313 States Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch | WG-15J
Jan Bartlett | bartlett.janice@epa.gov 312-886-5438 DI Tribes Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch | WG-15J

Victoria Heath
heath.victoria@epa.gov

312-886-0703 Sole Source Aquifer Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch | WG-15J

Region 6: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code

Maggie Kinney |
kinney.margaret@epa.gov

214-665-8569 States Safe Drinking Water Branch | 6WDDD
Danielle O'Neil | oneil.danielle@epa.gov 214-665-6625  DI Tribes Safe Drinking Water Branch | 6WDDD
Omar T. Martinez | martinez.omar@epa.gov 214-665-8485 Sole Source Aquifer
Safe Drinking Water Branch | 6WDDG

Region 7: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code

Katrina Ferry | ferry.katrina@epa.gov

913-551-7711

States, DI Tribes and Sole Source Aquifer  Watersheds and Grants Branch | R7/WD/WAG 

Region 8: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code
Marcella Hutchinson | hutchinson.marcella@epa.gov 303-312-6753 States, DI Tribes and Sole Source Aquifer Drinking Water Unit A  | 8WD-SDA

Region 9: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code
Nnana Edmund | edmund.nnana@epa.gov 415-972-3560 States, Navajo Nation, and DI Tribes Drinking Water Section | WTR-4-1
Elise Nord | nord.elise@epa.gov 415-972-3079 Sole Source Aquifer Drinking Water Protection Section | WTR-3-2

Region 10: Source Water Contacts

Staff Name | Email Phone Program Area Program Office | Mail Code
Dianne Sands (Acting SWP Coordinator) | sands.dianne@epa.gov 206-553-1593

States and DI Tribes 

Water Division, Groundwater & Drinking Water Section | 19-K14

Jeff Brittain | brittain.jeffrey@epa.gov 206-553-0532 Sole Source Aquifer Water Division, Oregon Operations Office | Suite 500 

Source Water Protection (SWP)

  • Basic Information
    • How You Can Help Protect Source Water
    • Common Considerations
  • Partnerships
  • Assess, Plan, and Protect Source Water
    • Source Water Assessments
    • Delineate the Source Water Protection Area
    • Determine Susceptibility to Contaminant Sources
    • Engage the Public
    • Inventory Potential Contaminant Sources
    • Source Water Protection Planning
    • Source Water Protection Practices
    • Evaluate Progress Toward Source Water Protection Goals
  • Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters (DWMAPS)
  • Preparing for Emergencies
  • Resources for Source Water Protection
  • Source Water Protection Funding
    • Protecting Drinking Water with DWSRF Set-Asides
  • Regional Source Water Coordinators
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Last updated on May 7, 2025
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