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Executive Director's Office
Provides Departmental Leadership
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Executive Director |
Office Location 195 North 1950 West P.O. Box 144810 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810 Telephone Number: 801-536-4402 Fax Number: 801-536-0061 TDD Number: 801-536-4414 DEQ Web Site Our Mission, Vision, & Values |
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Deputy Director Administrative Secretary |
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Office of Planning and Public Affairs
Promotes Environmental Planning, Pollution Prevention, and Public Participation
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Communications Director |
Office Location Environmental Hotline |
Program Contacts
| Business Assistance Paul Harding 801- 536 4108 | mpharding@utah.gov |
Environmental Planning Consultant Stacee Adams 801- 536-4482 | sadams@utah.gov |
| Web Coordinator Frank Stehno 801- 536-4274 | fstehno@utah.gov |
Environmental Education Coordinator Vacant 801- 536-4246 | |
| Web Specialist Jodie Swanson 801- 536-0045 | jswanson@utah.gov |
Office of Support Services
Provides Budgetary and Accounting Support Services to the Department
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Director Executive Secretary |
Office Location 195 North 1950 West P.O. Box 144810 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810 Telephone Number: 801-536-4440 Fax Number: 801-536-4441 |
Program Contacts
| Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Travel Valerie Warr, Manager 801- 536-4447 | vwarr@utah.gov |
Budget, Financial Reporting, Grants Dale Jorgensen, Manager 801- 536-4445 | dsjorgensen@utah.gov |
| Audits Rebecca Troutman, Audit Manager 801- 536-0056 | rtroutman@utah.gov |
General Services Diane Hernandez, Manager 801- 536-4449 | dhernandez@utah.gov |
| Records Management Laurie Leib 801- 536-4440 | lleib@utah.gov |
Office of Human Resource Management
Provides Departmental Recruitment, Training, Payroll, Trip Reduction, Classification, and Other Personnel Services
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HR Manager |
Office Location 195 North 1950 West P.O. Box 144810 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810 Telephone Number: 801-536-4410 Fax Number: 801-536-4273 TDD Number: 801-536-4414 |
Program Contacts
| Recruitment and Classification Natalie Gearheart 801- 536-4413 | ngearheart@utah.gov |
Payroll and Employee Benefits Kaye Crawford 801- 536-4415 | kcrawford@utah.gov |
| Human Resource Specialist Dana Power 801- 538-8780 | dpower@utah.gov |
Division of Air Quality
Protects Public Health and the Environmental From the Harmful Effects of Air Pollution
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Director Deputy Director Administrative Secretary |
Office Location 195 North 1950 West P.O. Box 144820 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4820 Telephone Number: 801-536-4000 Fax Number: 801-536-4099 DAQ Web Site Air Quality Board |
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Program Contacts
| Air Monitoring Bo Call, Manager 801-536-4215 | bocall@utah.gov |
Planning Dave McNeill, Branch Manager 801-536-4037 | dmcneill@utah.govl |
| Compliance Rusty Ruby, Branch Manager 801-536-4133 | rruby@utah.gov |
Permitting Regg Olsen, Branch Manager 801-536-4165 | rdolsen@utah.gov |
| Records Officer Teri Weiss 801-536-4183 | tweiss@utah.gov |
Division of Drinking Water
Oversees State's Public Drinking Water Systems; Protects Public Against Waterborne Health Risks Through Assistance, Education and Oversight
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Director Administrative Secretary |
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Program Contacts
| Construction Assistance Michael Grange, Program Manager 801-536-0060 | mgrange@utah.gov |
Rules Patti Fauver, Program Manager 801-536-4195 | pfauver@utah.gov |
| Administrative Services Kate Johnson, Program Manager 801-536-4206 | katej@utah.gov |
Engineering Ying Ying Macauley, Program Manager 801-536-4188 | ymacauley@utah.gov |
| Field Services Kim Dyches, Program Manager 801-536-4202 | kdyches@utah.gov |
Secretary/Records Officer Carolyn Esser 801-536-4190 | cesser@utah.gov |
Division of Environmental Response and Remediation
Implements Waste Cleanup Plans and Environmental Responses
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Director Administrative Secretary |
Office Location 195 North 1950 West P.O. Box 144840 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4840 Telephone Number: 801-536-4100 Fax Number: 801-359-8853 24-Hour Emergency Response Number: 801-536-4123 DERR Web Site Solid & Hazardous Waste Control Board |
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Program Contacts
| Underground Storage Tanks Therron Blatter, Branch Manager 801-536 4141 | tblatter@utah.gov |
Voluntary Cleanup/Brownfields Program Bill Rees 801-536-4167 | brees@utah.gov |
| Superfund Branch Duane Mortensen, Branch Manager 801-536-4172 | dmortensen@utah.gov |
Spills, Chemical/Toxic Release Inventories Mike Zucker 801-536 4143 | mzucker@utah.gov |
| Superfund Community Relations Dave Allison 801-536-4479 | dallision@utah.gov |
Records Coordinator (GRAMA Requests) Lorna Hackford 801-536-4121 | lhackford@utah.gov |
| Records Coordinator (Archiving/Retention) Marianne Booth 801-536-4148 | mbooth@utah.gov |
Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste
Ensures Proper Management of Sold and Hazardous Waste
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Director Administrative Secretary |
Office Location 195 North 1950 West P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880 Telephone Number: 801-536-0200 Fax Number: 801-536-0222 Used Oil Hotline: 1-800-458-0145 DSHW Web Site Solid & Hazardous Waste Control Board |
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Program Contacts
| Solid Waste Landfills, Used Tires Ralph Bohn, Manager 801- 536-0212 | rbohn@utah.gov |
Commercial and Federal Facilities Don Verbica, Manager 801- 536-6-0206 | dverbica@utah.gov |
| Used Oil Deborah Ng, Manager 801-536-0218 | dng@utah.gov |
Hazardous Waste Facilities Brad Maulding, Manager 801-536-0205 | bmaulding@utah.gov |
| Hazardous Waste Generators Allan Moore, Manager 801- 536-0211 | allanmoore@utah.gov |
Records Officer Terry Montgomery 801-536-0228 | tmontgomery@utah.gov |
Division of Radiation Control
Assures Utah Citizens the Lowest Possible Exposure to Any Form of Radiation
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Director Administrative Secretary |
Office Location 195 North 1950 West P.O. Box 144850 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4850 Telephone Number: 801-536-4250 Fax Number: 801-553-4097 Radon Hotline: 1-800-458-0145 DRC Web Site Radiation Control Board |
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Program Contacts
| X-ray and Radioactive Licensing Craig Jones, Branch Manager 801-536 4264 | cwjones@utah.gov |
Low Level/U Mill Licensing & Permits John Hultquist, Section Manager 801-536-4263 | jhultquist@utah.gov |
| Low Level/U Mill Compliance Phil Goble, Section Manager 801-536-4044 | pgoble@utah.gov |
Records Officer Shaun Buttars 801-536-4184 | sbuttars@utah.gov |
Division of Water Quality
Protects Surface and Groundwater Quality to Allow Beneficial Uses and to Protect Public Health
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Director Administrative Secretary |
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Program Contacts
| Permitting, Compliance, TMDL John Whitehead, Assistant Director 801-536-4314 | jwhitehead@utah.gov |
Engineering and Water Quality Management Leah Ann Lamb, Assistant Director 801-536-4318 | llamb@utah.gov |
| UPDES Permits Section Mike Herkimer, Manager 801-536-4390 | mherkiner@utah.gov |
Engineering Section Ed Macauley, Manager 801-536-4340 | emacauley@utah.gov |
| UPDES Engineering Section John Kennington, Manager 801-536-4380 | jkennington@utah.gov |
Groundwater Protection Section Rob Herbert, Manager 801-536-4350 | rherbert@utah.gov |
| TMDL/Watershed Section Carl Adams, Manager 801-536-4330 | carladams@utah.gov |
Water Quality Management Section Jeff Ostermiller, Manager 801-536-4370 | jostermiller@utah.gov |
| Records Officer Brianna Ariotti 801-536-4351 | bariotti@utah.gov |
Water Quality Monitoring James Harris, Manager 801-536-4360 | jamesharris@utah.gov |
District Engineers
Central Utah
Juab, Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, and Wayne Counties
| John Chartier Phone: 435-896-5451 ext. 314 Fax: 435-896-4353 jchartier@utah.gov |
Office Location c/o Central Utah Public Health Department 70 Westview Drive Richfield, UT 84701 |
Southeast Utah
Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties
| Dave Ariotti Phone: 435-637-3671 Fax: 435-637-1933 dariotti@utah.gov |
Office Location c/o Southeastern Utah District Health Dept. 28 South 1st East, P.O. Box 800 Price, UT 84501 |
Southwest Utah
Beaver, Iron, Garfield, Washington, and Kane Counties
| J. Paul Wright Phone: 435-986-2590 Fax: (435) 986-2595 pwright@utah.gov |
Office Location Southwest Utah Public Health Department DEQ Southwest District Engineer 620 South 400 East, #400 St. George, Utah 84770 |
Tri County Utah
Duchesne, Uintah, and Dagget Counties
Scott Hacking |
Office Location Tri County Health Department 281 East 200 North Roosevelt, Utah 84066 |
If you have questions, comments, or require more information,
contact the DEQ Public Affairs Office (801-536-4480).












