State/Agency Brownfields Contacts

Depending on the state, brownfields programs are carried out by different agencies. Below are links to contacts in the Western Region.

State/Region Contact Agency (with Web Link) and Contact Person
Alaska

 

Department of Environmental Conservation: Spill Protection and Response Division

Contact:
John Carnahan
Brownfields Coordinator
Fairbanks, AK
(907) 451-2166
John_Carnahan@dec.state.ak.us

Arizona

 

Department of Environmental Quality: Voluntary Response Program

Contact:
Arcelious Stephens
Brownfields Coordinator
Phoenix
(602) 771-4401 or toll free in AZ (800) 234 5677
stephens.arcelious@azdeq.gov
California

 

Environmental Protection Agency

Contact:
Rick Brausch
Assistant Secretary for Brownfields and Toxic Substances Programs
(916) 445-3131
rbrausch@calepa.ca.gov
Hawaii

 

Department of Health: Office of Office of Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response, Voluntary Response Program and the Hawaii Brownfields Assessment Program

Contacts:
Keith Kawaoka
Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office (Voluntary Response Program)
Honolulu, HI
(808) 586-4249
kkawaoka@eha.health.state.hi.us

Ruby Edwards
Department of Business Economic Development & Tourism
Honolulu
(808) 586-2423
REdwards@dbedt.hawaii.gov
Nevada

 

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: Division of Environmental Protection

Contact:
Scott Smale
Carson City, NV
(775) 687 - 9384
ssmale@ndep.nv.gov
Oregon

 

Department of Environmental Quality: Brownfields Redevelopment Program

Contact:
Ann Levine
Cleanup Program Coordinator
Portland, OR
(503) 229-6258
levine.ann@deq.state.or.us
Idaho

 

Department of Environmental Quality

Contact:
Keith Donahue
Brownfields Response Program Manager
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 373-0495
kdonahue@deq.state.id.us

Washington

 

Department of Ecology: Voluntary Cleanup Program

Contact:
Bridget Carnahan
Toxics Cleanup Program
Olympia, WA
(360) 407-7205
brid461@ecy.wa.gov
USEPA Region 9

 

USEPA Region 9: Brownfields Initiative

Contact:
Carolyn J. Douglas
Brownfields Team Leader
San Francisco, CA
(415) 972-3092
douglas.carolyn@epa.gov

USEPA Region 10

 

USEPA Region 10: Brownfields

Contact:
Timothy Brincefield
Brownfields Coordinator
Seattle, WA
1-800-4244372
brincefield.timothy@epa.gov