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Division of Air and Waste Management
Sections and Branches
The Division of Air and Waste Management oversees the handling, transferring and storing of solid and hazardous materials by regulating, monitoring, inspecting, enforcing and responding to emergencies. The Division also implements the state’s air monitoring, permitting and compliance programs. The Division’s responsibilities include:
· Administering Delaware’s Air Quality Program, including air monitoring and regulating air emissions.
· Administering a program for the maintenance & installation of underground and above ground storage tanks & overseeing cleanup of tanks which may leak.
· Administering programs to prevent industrial accidents, to assure emergency planning and community right to know, and to respond to environmental emergencies.
· Administering programs to remediate sites contaminated by hazardous substances.
· Administering programs for the reuse, recycling, transport and disposal of solid and hazardous waste.
Director..............................................James D. Werner.................................. (302) 739-9400
Deputy Principal Assistant…….………..Marjorie Crofts…..………………….………..(302) 739-9400
Outreach Ombudsman………..………....Christina Wirtz……….………………………(302) 395-2515
Director’s Office administers and directs the operations of the Division of Air and Waste Management’s Air Quality Management, Waste Management, and Enforcement Sections as well as the Emergency Prevention & Response Branch. The Director’s Office carries out cost recovery procedures to recoup State monies expended in the cleanup of environmental violations and emergency incidents; develops and implements policies and procedures for the Division; coordinates legal assistance for the Division; provides all Division accounting services; and coordinates Division outreach.
Director’s Office Organizational Chart
Address: Director’s Office
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
NOTE: Outreach Ombudsman located in Lukens Drive Office, see directions to Site Investigation and Restoration Branch, below.
Air Quality Management Section issues permits to construct and permits to operate to air contaminant sources, maintains emission inventories from business and industry, inspects air contaminant sources, monitors air quality and inspects asbestos removal sites. The Section is also responsible for: developing the State Implementation Plan as required by the Clean Air Act; adopting new regulations; enforcing existing regulations and permits; and implementing the Small Business Technical Assistance Program.
AQM - Administrator’s Office Organizational Chart
AQM - Air Surveillance Organizational Chart
AQM - Engineering and Compliance Organizational Chart
AQM - Planning Organizational Chart
Section Administrator ............................ Ali Mirzakhalili................................. (302) 739-9402
New Castle .................. (302) 323-4542
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Dover Office Address: 156 S. State Street Dover, DE 19901
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New Castle Office Address: 715 Grantham Lane New Castle, DE 19720
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Emergency Prevention and Response Branch responds statewide 24 hours a day to oil spills, hazardous material incidents, and weapons of mass destruction events. The Branch also coordinates responses with local fire departments and various local, state, and federal agencies and implements the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know and Accidental Release Prevention Programs.
Branch Manager ..............................Ellen D. Malenfant.................................. (302) 739-9404
24 Hour Complaint Line.................................................................................. 1-800-662-8802
Emergency Prevention and Response Branch Organizational Chart
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Dover Office Address: 89 Kings Highway Dover, DE 19901
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New Castle Office Address: 715 Grantham Lane New Castle, DE 19720
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Enforcement Section enforces the state’s air, waste and water pollution laws and assist the Emergency Prevention and Response Branch in responding to environmental emergencies. Officers are available 24 hours per day to investigate complaints.
Enforcement Section Organizational Chart
Chief ..........................................Kurt Reuther................................................. (302) 739-9401
24 Hour Complaint Line…………………............................................................ 1-800-662-8802
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Dover Office Address: 89 Kings Highway Dover, DE 19901
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New Castle Office Address: 715 Grantham Lane New Castle, DE 19720
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Georgetown Office Address: 114 E. Market Street Georgetown, DE 19947 |
Site Investigation & Restoration Branch is responsible for the identification, evaluation and remediation of hazardous waste sites, from Brownfields to federal Superfund sites, in the State.
Site Investigation & Restoration Branch Organizational Chart
Branch Manager ............................ Kathleen Stiller Banning ......................... (302) 395-2600
Address: 391 Lukens Drive
New Castle, DE 19720
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch assures, through regulation and permitting mechanisms, that waste generated, transported, treated, recycled, reused or disposed in Delaware is managed in an environmentally safe manner. The Branch also encourages, through voluntary means, waste reduction, reuse, and recycling activities.
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch Organizational Chart
Branch Manager ................................ Nancy C. Marker ................................ (302) 739-9403
Address: 89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Tank Management Branch administers and assists with the installation, management of abandonment, removal and cleanup of underground and above ground storage tank systems in order to prevent contamination of soils and groundwater supplies. The staff also permits the installation and operation of vapor recovery equipment and inspects boilers and pressure vessels to ensure public safety.
Tank Management Branch Organizational Chart
Branch Manager ...................................E. Alex Rittberg.................................. (302) 395-2500
Address: 391 Lukens Drive
New Castle, DE 19720
Boiler Safety Director………………..…….James B. Harlan…………………………….(302) 744-2735
Address: 303 Transportation Circle
Dover, DE 19903
Map & Driving Directions
EASY REFERENCE PHONE NUMBERS
24 Hour Complaint and Spill Notification Line - 1-800-662-8802
Aboveground Storage Tanks - 302-395-2500
Air Quality - Dover office - 302-739-9402
- New Castle office - 302-323-4542
Asbestos New Castle - 302-323-4542
Asbestos Kent & Sussex - 302-739-9402
Boiler Safety – 302-744-2735
Brownfields – 302-395-2600
Emergency Prevention and Response – 302-739-9404
Enforcement - 302-739-9401 or 1-800-662-8802
Hazardous Waste - 302-739-9403
Medical Waste - 302-739-9403
Open Burning - 302-739-9402
Outreach Ombudsman – 302-395-2515
Recycling - 302-739-9403
Reporting Spills & Releases 24 hours- 1-800-662-8802
Site Investigation & Restoration Branch (Superfund/Brownfields) - 302-395-2600
Solid Waste - 302-739-9403
Underground Storage Tanks - 302-395-2500
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