State Septic System Program Contacts
A C D F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W
Alabama
Patricia Lindsey (patricia.lindsey@adph.state.al.us)
Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of Community Environmental Protection
RSA Tower, Suite 1250
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Phone: (334) 206-5375
Leigh Willis (leigh.willis@adph.state.al.us)
Director
Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of Community Environmental Protection
RSA Tower, Suite 1250
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Phone: (334) 206-5375
Alaska
Tonya Bear, P.E. (tonya.bear@alaska.gov)
610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone: (907) 451-2177
American Samoa
David Albright (albright.david@epa.gov)
US EPA, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
Phone: (415) 972-3971
Arizona
Erin Jordan, R.S. (jordan.erin@azdeq.gov)
Senior Environmental Health Specialist
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
1110 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 771-2215
Arkansas
J. Terry Paul (jpaul@arkansas.gov)
Environmental Health Branch Chief
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 661-2171
Cole Kitchens, R.S. (nicholas.kitchens@arkansas.gov)
Senior Environmental Health Specialist
Swimming Pools/Onsite Wastewater
4815 West Markham Street, Slot 46
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 986-661-2171
Kyle Krievans Senior (kyle.krievans@arkansas.gov)
Environmental Health Specialist
200 West Walnut Street #2200
Rogers, AR 72756
California
Laura Warddrip (laurel.warddrip@waterboards.ca.gov)
California State Water Resources Control Board
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 341-6904
Stephanie Torres (stephanie.torres@waterboards.ca.gov)
California State Water Resources Control Board
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 341-5572
Colorado
Chuck Cousino, REHS (chuck.cousino@state.co.us)
On-Site Wastewater Treatment System Coordinator
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
WQCD-ES-B2
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: (303) 692-2366
David Kurz (david.kurz@state.co.us)
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
(303) 692-3552
Connecticut
Amanda Clark (amanda.clark@ct.gov)
Environmental Analyst 3
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave, MS #12SEW
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: (860) 509-7368
Sean Merrigan (sean.merrigan@ct.gov)
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave, MS #12SEW
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: (860) 509-7383
Matthew A. Pawlik, P.E., R.S. (matthew.pawlik@ct.gov)
Sanitary Engineer III
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave, MS #12SEW
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: (860) 509-7384
Robert W. Scully (robert.scully@ct.gov)
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave, MS #12SEW
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: (860) 509-7385
Delaware
James Cassidy (james.cassidy@delaware.gov)
Program Manager
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control / Division of Water Resources
21309 Berlin Road, Unit 2
Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: (302) 856-4561
Scott W. Eichholz (scott.eichholz@delaware.gov)
Program Manager
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control / Groundwater Discharges Section
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-9947
John Rebar (john.rebar@delaware.gov)
Program Manager I
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control / Groundwater Discharges Section
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-9948
Ping Wang (ping.wang2@delaware.gov)
Program Manager II
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control / Groundwater Discharges Section
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-9948
Florida
Eberhard Roeder (eb.roeder@floridadep.gov)
Onsite Sewage Program Administrator
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2600 Blair Stone Road, MS3596
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 245-8402
Elke Ursin (elke.ursin@floridadep.gov)
Onsite Sewage Program Operations Manager
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2600 Blair Stone Road, MS3596
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 245-8666
Georgia
Chris G. Kumnick (chris.kumnick@dph.ga.gov)
Program Director
Land Use Program
Georgia Department of Public Health / Environmental Health Section
2 Peachtree Street NW
13th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3186
Phone: (404) 657-6534
Adam Stell (adam.stell@dph.ga.gov)
Program Consultant
Land Use Program
Georgia Department of Public Health / Environmental Health Section
2 Peachtree Street NW
13th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3186
Phone: (404) 657-6534
Thomas Vanderbroom (thomas.vanderboom@dph.ga.gov)
Soil Scientist
Land Use Program
Georgia Department of Public Health / Environmental Health Section
2 Peachtree Street NW, 13th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-6534
Guam
David Albright (albright.david@epa.gov)
US EPA, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
Phone: (415) 972-3971
Hawaii
Jonathan Nagato (jonathan.nagato@doh.hawaii.gov)
Interim Wastewater Branch Chief
Hawaii Department of Health / Wastewater Branch
919 Ala Moana Blvd
Rm 309
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 586-4294
Mark S. Tomomitsu (mark.tomomitsu@doh.hawaii.gov)
Hawaii Department of Health / Wastewater Branch
919 Ala Moana Blvd
Rm 309
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 586-4294
Idaho
Larry Waters, PE (larry.waters@deq.idaho.gov)
Wastewater Program Engineering Manager
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
1410 N Hilton
Boise, ID 83706
Phone: (208) 373-0151
Illinois
Chad Moorman (chad.moorman@illinois.gov)
Illinois Department of Public Health
525 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: (217) 524-4137
Indiana
Mike Mettler (mmettler@isdh.in.gov)
Director
Indiana State Department of Health
100 N Senate Avenue, N855
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Website: www.eph.in.gov
Alice Quinn (alquinn@isdh.in.gov)
Indiana State Department of Health
100 N Senate Avenue, N855
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-7179
Iowa
Cory Frank (cory.frank@dnr.iowa.gov)
Onsite Wastewater Program Coordinator
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Private Sewage Disposal Program
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0344
Phone: (515) 725-8404
Tim Grotheer (tim.grotheer@dnr.iowa.gov)
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Private Sewage Disposal Program
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0344
Phone: (515) 725-8414
Kansas
Katie Basiotis (katie.basiotis@ks.gov)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
Phone: (785) 296-5558
Angie Unrein (angela.unrein@ks.gov)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
Phone: (785) 296-8038
Rachel Marlett (rachel.marlett@ks.gov)
Environmental Specialist
Kansas Department of Health and Environment / Bureau of Water, Watershed Management Section
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
Phone: (785) 296-8501
Kentucky
Angela Billings (angela.billings@ky.gov)
Environmental Health Section Supervisor
Kentucky Environmental Management Branch / Department for Public Health
275 East Main Street
HS1C-D
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-4856 x4192
Kenneth Spach (ken.spach@ky.gov)
Kentucky Environmental Management Branch / Department for Public Health
275 East Main Street
HS1C-D
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-4856 x4190
Louisiana
Keenan Glover (keenan.glover@la.gov)
Sanitarian Program Administrator, Field Operations
LDH/OPH/Onsite Wastewater Program
P.O. Box 4489, Bin #10, Box #11
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489
Phone: (225) 342-8959
Paula Guient (paula.guient@la.gov)
Asst. Program Administrator, Onsite Wastewater and Compliance
LDH/OPH/Sanitarian Services
P.O. Box 4489, Bin #10, Box #11
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489
Phone: (225) 342-8958
Richard Grabert (richard.grabert@la.gov)
Sanitarian Onsite Wastewater Program Specialist
LDH/OPH/Onsite Wastewater Program
P.O. Box 4489, Bin #10, Box #11
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489
Phone: (225) 219-0179
Maine
Brent Lawson (brent.lawson@maine.gov)
Maine Center for Disease Control
Division of Environmental and Community Health
Drinking Water Program / Subsurface Wastewater Unit
SHS 11, 286 Water Street
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 592-7376
Alex Pugh (alex.l.pugh@maine.gov)
Senior Environmental Hydrogeologist
Division of Environmental and Community Heath
286 Water Street, 3rd Floor
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: (207) 592-2086
Maryland
Travis Sterner (travis.sterner@maryland.gov)
Maryland Department of the Environment
BRF/BAT Program Manager
1800 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 537-3635
Nony Howell (naomi.howell@maryland.gov)
Maryland Department of the Environment
1800 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 537-3779
Massachusetts
Claire Golden (claire.golden@massmail.state.ma.us)
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
205 B Lowell Street
Wilmington, MA 01887
Phone: (976) 694-3244
Michigan
Tanya Rule, R.S. (rulet@michigan.gov)
Environmental Manager
Onsite Wastewater Management Unit
Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division
Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
P.O. Box 30817
Lansing, MI 48909-8311
Phone: (906) 458-3812
Regina Young, R.S. (youngr15@michigan.gov)
Environmental Quality Specialist
Onsite Wastewater Management Unit
Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division
Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
P.O. Box 30817
Lansing, MI 48909-8312
Phone: (517) 331-5086
Minnesota
Aaron Jenson (aaron.s.jensen@state.mn.us)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194
Phone: (651) 757-2544
Brandon Montgomery (brandon.montgomery@state.mn.us)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194
Phone: (651) 757-2230
Mississippi
Duncan Welch (duncan.welch@msdh.state.ms.us)
Mississippi State Department of Health
Division of On-site Wastewater
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: (601) 576-7400
Missouri
Eric Folks (eric.folks@health.mo.gov)
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-6095
James Gaughan (jim.gaughan@health.mo.gov)
Environmental Engineer-2
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
930 Wildwood Dr
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Charles Harwood (charles.harwood@dnr.mo.gov)
Soil Scientist
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
NPDES Permits & Engineering Section
Water Protection Program
Phone: (573) 751-9155
Montana
Shaun McGrath (smcgrath@mt.gov)
Director
Subdivision Section
Public Water and Subdivision Section
Phone: (406) 444-2544
Nebraska
Tom Buell (thomas.buell@nebraska.gov)
Section Supervisor
Onsite Wastewater / Operator Certification Section
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922
Phone: (402) 471-8283
Dave Haldeman (david.haldeman@nebraska.gov)
Administrator
Inspection and Compliance Division
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922
Phone: (402) 471-4219
Nevada
Donette Barreto, P.E. (dbarreto@ndep.nv.gov)
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Pollution Control
901 South Stewart Street, Suite 4001
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-9414
New Hampshire
Scott Hazelton (scott.a.hazelton@des.nh.gov)
Subsurface Bureau Administrator
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-2904
New Jersey
Ron Bannister (ron.bannister@dep.nj.gov)
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Mail Code 401-02B
PO Box 420
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
Phone: (609) 633-7021
New Mexico
William Chavez (william.chavez@state.nm.us)
New Mexico Environment Department
121 Tijeras Avenue NE, Suite 1000
Alburquerque, NM 87109
Phone: (505) 222-9516
New York
Stephen S. Marshall, P.E. (bpwsp@health.ny.gov)
New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Water Supply Protection
Corning Tower Room 1119
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237
Phone: (518) 402-7650
Susan Van Patten (nysepticreplace@dec.ny.gov)
Chief
Watershed Implementation Section
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Water, Bureau of Water
Resource Management
625 Broadway, 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-3508
North Carolina
Jon Fowlkes (jon.fowlkes@dhhs.nc.gov)
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
On-Site Water Protection Branch
5605 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 707-5875
Larry Michael (larry.michael@dhhs.nc.gov)
Section Chief
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
1632 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1632
Phone: (919) 707-5855
Sushama Pradhan, Ph.D. (sushama.pradhan@dhhs.nc.gov)
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
On-Site Water Protection Branch
5605 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 707-5063
North Dakota
Candace Berg, RS/REHS (crcarlson@nd.gov)
Environmental Health Director
Lake Region District Health Unit
524 4th Avenue, NE - Unit 9
Devils Lake, ND 58301
Phone: (701) 662-7035/7039
Northern Mariana Islands
David Albright (albright.david@epa.gov)
US EPA, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
Phone: (415) 972-3971
Ohio
Audrey Blakeman (audrey.blakeman@odh.ohio.gov)
Ohio Department of Health / Bureau of Environmental Health
246 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 644-0258
Rachel Townsend (rachel.townsend@odh.ohio.gov)
Ohio Department of Health / Bureau of Environmental Health
246 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 995-5084
Oklahoma
Nicholas Huber (nicholas.huber@deq.ok.gov)
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
707 N Robinson
P.O. Box 1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1677
Phone: (405) 702-6188
Kambridge Stephens (kambridge.stephens@deq.ok.gov)
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
707 N Robinson
P.O. Box 1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1677
Phone: (405) 702-6154
Oregon
Randy Trox (trox.randall@deq.state.or.us)
Onsite Program Coordinator
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
165 East 7th Avenue
Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: (541) 687-7338
Pennsylvania
Joyce Vollero (jvollero@pa.gov)
Program Specialist
Department of Environmental Protection / Bureau of Clean Water
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 772-5157
Brian Schlauderaff (bschlauder@pa.gov)
Environmental Group Manager
Department of Environmental Protection / Bureau of Clean Water
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 772-5620
Puerto Rico
U.S. EPA
Groundwater and Enforcement Branch
Water Protection Division
1650 Arch Street, Mail Code 3WP22
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Phone: (215) 814-2768
Rhode Island
Raymond Taylor (raymond.taylor@dem.ri.gov)
Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Program Supervisor
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Office of Water Resources
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 537-4237
South Carolina
David R. Vaughan (david.vaughan@des.sc.gov)
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 896-0574
South Dakota
Matt Cherney (matt.cherney@state.sd.us)
Natural Resources Engineer
South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
523 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3182
Phone: (605) 773-3651
Tennessee
Fali Kapadia (fali.kapadia@tn.gov)
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Division of Water Resources, Land Based Systems Unit
Flemming Training Center
2022 Blanton Drive
Murfresboro, TN 37129
Phone: (615) 898-6504
Robert G. O'Dette, M.S., P.E. (robert.odette@tn.gov)
BCEE | WEF Fellow
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 11th Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243-1102
Phone: (615) 681-3339
Brad Harris, P.E. (brad.harris@tn.gov)
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Division of Water Resources, Land Based Systems Unit
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 11th Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243-1102
Phone: (615) 532-5367
Texas
Earl Lott (lott.earl@tceq.texas.gov)
Director
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
PO Box 13087
(MC-148)
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Phone: (512) 239-6696
Trust Territories
David Albright (albright.david@epa.gov)
US EPA, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
Phone: (415) 972-3971
Utah
Robert Beers (rbeers@utah.gov)
Utah Department of Environmental Quality / Division of Water Quality
195 North 1950 West
P.O. Box 144870
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4870
Phone: (801) 536-4380
Ken Hoffman (khoffman@utah.gov)
Utah Department of Environmental Quality / Division of Water Quality
195 North 1950 West
P.O. Box 144870
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4870
Phone: (801) 536-4313
Vermont
Bruce Douglas (bruce.douglas@vermont.gov)
Wastewater Program Manager
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
1 National Life Drive
Montpelier, VT 05620-3521
Phone: (802) 636-7545
Virgin Islands
Kristina Heinemann (heinemann.kristina@epa.gov)
US EPA, Region 2
290 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
Phone: (212) 637-3857
Virginia
Marcia J. Degen, PH.D., P.E. (marcia.degen@vdh.virginia.gov)
Environmental Technical Services Manager
Division of Water and Wastewater Services
Environmental Health
Civic Mall 2nd Floor
1502 Williamson Road, SE.
Roanoke, VA 24012
Lance Gregory (lance.gregory@vdh.virginia.gov)
Division Director
Environmental Health
Civic Mall 2nd Floor
1502 Williamson Road, SE.
Roanoke, VA 24012
Dave Tiller (dave.tiller@vdh.virginia.gov)
Phone: (804) 785-2135
Washington
Jeremy Simmons (jeremy.simmons@doh.wa.gov)
Washington Department of Health
PO Box 47824
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 236-3346
West Virginia
Rick Hertges, R.S., CPSS (rick.a.hertges@wv.gov)
Program Manager
On-site Sewage Program
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau for Public Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 313
Charleston, WV 25301-3713
Phone: (304) 356-4340
Wisconsin
Matthew Janzen (matthew.janzen@wi.gov)
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
4822 Maison Yards Way
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (715) 340-0407
Wyoming
James Brough (james.brough@wyo.gov)
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality / Water Quality Division
510 Meadlowview Drive
Lander, WY 82520
Phone: (307) 335-6961