DEQ contact information by program
Environmental emergencies
Business hours: contact the nearest DEQ regional office.
24 hours: contact the Department of Emergency Management at (800) 468-8892.
Driving directions
Driving directions to DEQ offices can be found on each regional office page.
State agency emergency closing hotline
The Department of Environmental Quality has established an emergency closing hotline to help DEQ staff learn about state office closings in the Richmond metropolitan area. The number is:
804-698-4001
The emergency closing hotline is a courtesy DEQ provides to employees. The Human Resource Office updates the hotline during extreme weather conditions by gathering information from the radio, television, or checking the Department of Human Resources Management website. We encourage DEQ staff not to rely solely on the hotline information, but also us the radio, television, or DHRM website to gather information on closings.
DEQ Central Office
629 East Main Street
Richmond, Va. 23219
P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 698-4000
(800) 592-5482 (toll free in Virginia)
Business hours: 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Program areas:
back to topAgency management
DEQ director
David K. Paylor
(804) 698-4020
[email protected]
Chief deputy
Richard Weeks
(804) 698-4484
[email protected]
Environmental enhancement
Mike Murphy
(804) 698-4003
[email protected]
Enforcement director
Melanie D. Davenport
(804) 698-4038
[email protected]
Administration
Valerie Thomson
(804) 698-4157
[email protected]
Internal audit
Sharon Brown
(804) 698-4014
[email protected]
Legislative affairs
Air and waste policy
Angela Jenkins
(804) 698-4268
[email protected]
Public affairs and media relations
Bill Hayden
(804) 698-4447
[email protected]
Constituent affairs/Freedom of Information Act requests
Diana Monroe
(804) 698-4035
[email protected]
Web development
Aaron N Wagner
(804) 698-4265
Deputy director for program development
James Golden
(804) 698-4220
[email protected]
Air quality division
Mike Dowd
(804) 698-4284
[email protected]
Water quality division
Ellen Gilinsky
(804) 698-4375
[email protected]
Regulatory affairs/citizen boards
Cindy Berndt
(804) 698-4378
[email protected]
Waste division
James Golden
(804) 698-4220
[email protected]
back to topAir quality
Air quality division director
Mike Dowd
(804) 698-4284
[email protected]
Air quality monitoring
Chuck Turner
(804) 527-5178
[email protected]
Permits
Tamera Thompson
(804) 698-4502
[email protected]
Data analysis
Tom Ballou
(804) 698-4406
[email protected]
Inspection coordination
Jerome Brooks
(804) 698-4403
[email protected]
back to topWaste
Waste division
James Golden
(804) 698-4220
[email protected]
Solid waste
Debra A. Miller
(804) 698-4206
[email protected]
Financial assurance and regulations
Leslie Beckwith
(804) 698-4123
[email protected]
Technical support
Sanjay Thirunagari
(804) 698-4193
[email protected]
SARA Title III/Toxics Release Inventory
Nichelle McDaniel
(804) 698-4159
[email protected]
Petroleum storage tanks
Betty Lamp
(804) 698-4322
[email protected]
Reimbursement Fund
Renee Hooper
(804) 698-4018
[email protected]
Cleanup
John Giese
(804) 698-4287
[email protected]
Hazardous waste permits
Leslie Romanchik
(804) 698-4129
[email protected]
Remediation
Durwood Willis
(804) 698-4192
[email protected]
Superfund, voluntary remediation and brownfields
Kevin Greene
(804) 698-4236
[email protected]
Risk assessment
Patricia McMurray
(804) 698-4186
back to topWater quality
Water quality division director
Ellen Gilinsky
(804) 698-4375
[email protected]
Permits and compliance
Fred Cunningham
(804) 698-4285
[email protected]
Inspections and operator training for wastewater treatment
Construction assistance
Walter Gills
(804) 698-4133
[email protected]
Water quality monitoring and assessment
Darryl Glover
(804) 698-4321
[email protected]
Wastewater engineering
Marcia Degen
(540) 562-6753
[email protected]
Land application and agriculture
Wetlands and water protection
Dave Davis
(804) 698-4105
[email protected]
Water quality
Alan Pollock
(804) 698-4002
[email protected]
Chesapeake Bay Program
John Kennedy
(804) 698-4312
[email protected]
Watersheds
Charles Martin
(804) 698-4462
[email protected]
Surface & ground water supply planning
Scott Kudlas
(804) 698-4456
[email protected]
Ronnie Lawson
900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 600
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 293-3031
[email protected]
Ground water characterization
Scott Bruce
(804) 698-4041
[email protected]
back to topEnvironmental enhancement
Environmental enhancement director
Mike Murphy
(804) 698-4003
[email protected]
Virginia Coastal Management Program
Laura McKay
(804) 698-4323
[email protected]
Waste tires
Allan Lassiter
(804) 698-4215
[email protected]
Recycling and litter prevention
Steve Coe
(804) 698-4029
[email protected]
Environmental impact review
Ellie Irons
(804) 698-4325
[email protected]
Pollution prevention
Sharon Baxter
(804) 698-4344
[email protected]
Environmental education
Ann Regn
(804) 698-4442
[email protected]
back to topEnforcement
Enforcement director
Melanie D. Davenport
(804) 698-4038
[email protected]
Civil enforcement
Craig R. Nicol (Air)
(434) 582-6229
[email protected]
Kathleen O'Connell (Water)
(804) 698-4273
[email protected]
Lee M. Crowell (Wetlands)
(804) 698-4450
[email protected]
Julie Shelton(Petroleum)
(804) 698-4251
[email protected]
Justin L. Williams (Waste)
(804) 698-4185
[email protected]
Policy and planning
John E. Ely
(804) 698-4249
[email protected]
Criminal investigations
Ralph Mayer
(804) 698-4272
[email protected]
Adjudication
Julie Shelton
(804) 698-4251
[email protected]
back to topAdministration
Administration director
Valerie Thomson
(804) 698-4157
[email protected]
Human resources
Peggy Hawkins
(804) 698-4317
[email protected]
Training
Kevin Vaughan
(804) 698-4470
[email protected]
Procurements and contracts
Patsy Jones
(804) 698-4335
psjones@deq.virginia.gov
Information systems
Vickie Gephart
(804) 698-4342
[email protected]
Financial management
Francis Campbell
(804) 698-4363
[email protected]
back to topRegional offices
Southwest Regional Office
Dallas R. Sizemore
355 Deadmore Street
P.O. Box 1688
Abingdon, VA 24212
(276) 676-4800
Valley Regional Office
Amy Owens
4411 Early Road
P.O. Box 3000
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 574-7800
Piedmont Regional Office
Richard Weeks
4949-A Cox Road
P.O. Box 3000
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 527-5020
Northern Virginia Regional Office
Tom Faha
13901 Crown Court
Woodbridge, VA 22193
(703) 583-3800
Air Check Virginia
13901 Crown Court
Woodbridge, VA 22193
(703) 583-3800
Blue Ridge Regional Office
Steven Dietrich
3019 Peters Creek Road
Roanoke, VA 24019
(540) 562-6700
Lynchburg Satellite Office
David Miles
7705 Timberlake Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 582-5120
Tidewater Regional Office
Frank Daniel
5636 Southern Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 518-2000
Fredericksburg Satellite Office
806 Westwood Office Park
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 899-4600