Program contacts
Reception, manager, and media contact information for our environmental programs, environmental offices and contact information for our cross-program resources.
Environmental programs
Air Quality
Business and industrial air pollution permits, agriculture burn permits, burn bans, vehicle emissions, current air quality conditions (map).
Receptionist — 360-407-6800
Media contact — Taylor Van Cise, [email protected], 360-688-8070
Program Manager — Kathy Taylor, [email protected]
Climate Pollution Reduction
Reducing, tracking, reporting about greenhouse gas emissions; implementing the Climate Commitment Program, cap-and-invest program, Clean Fuel Standard, hydrofluorocarbons, zero emission vehicles.
Receptionist — 360-407-6800
Media contact — Caroline Halter, [email protected], 564-669-8947
Program Manager — Joel Creswell, [email protected]
Environmental Assessment Program
Environmental conditions and trends, monitoring, etc.
Receptionist — 360-764-9080
Media contact — Mugdha Flores, [email protected], 360-628-7692
Program Manager — Annette Hoffmann, [email protected]
Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction
Hazardous waste permits, dangerous waste reporting, Community-Right-To-Know, Toxics Release Inventory, pollution prevention, sustainability, etc.
Receptionist — 360-407-6700
Media contact — Franji Mayes, [email protected], 360-529-7063
Program Manager — Katrina Lassiter, [email protected]
Nuclear Waste Program
Cleanup of U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site, oversight of mixed radioactive waste disposal.
Receptionist — 509-372-7950
Media contact — Ryan Miller, [email protected], 509-537-2228
Program Manager — Stephanie Schleif, [email protected]
Shorelands and Environmental Assistance
Coastal zone management (CZM), shorelines management, wetlands, flooding, SEPA, environmental permitting assistance, Washington Conservation Corps (WCC), etc.
Receptionist — 360-407-6600
Media contact — Curt Hart, [email protected], 564-250-2126
Program Manager — Joenne McGerr, [email protected]
Solid Waste Management Program
Litter, Ecology Litter Corps, recycling, compost, biosolids, moderate risk waste, Industrial Section (aluminum smelters, oil refineries, and pulp-and-paper mills), waste management grants, etc.
Receptionist — 360-407-6900
Media contact — Dave Bennett, [email protected], 360-791-9830
Program Manager — Peter Lyon, [email protected]
Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
Preventing, preparing for, and responding to spills of oil and hazardous materials.
Receptionist — 360-407-7455
Media contact — Jessica Kulaas, [email protected], 360-515-6868
Program Manager, acting — Nhi Irwin, [email protected]
Toxics Cleanup Program
Contaminated site cleanup, sediment quality, underground storage tanks, etc.
Receptionist — 360-407-7170
Media contact — Cheryl Ann Bishop, [email protected], 360-819-6247
Program Manager — Barry Rogowski, [email protected]
Water Quality Program
Water quality assessment, dam/hydropower licensing, grants, groundwater quality, lakes and aquatic plants, operator certification, permits, polluted runoff, water quality standards, stormwater, underground injection control (UIC), wastewater management, water cleanup plans, etc.
Receptionist — 360-407-6600
Media contact — Colleen Keltz, [email protected], 360-791-3177
Program Manager, acting — David Giglio, [email protected]
Water Resources Program
Dam safety, instream flows, water conservation, water rights, well construction, well-driller licensing, well logs, etc.
Receptionist — 360-407-6872
Media contact — Jimmy Norris, [email protected], 360-480-5722
Program Manager — Ria Berns, [email protected]
Environmental offices
Office of Equity & Environmental Justice
The Office of Equity & Environmental Justice's (OEEJ) mission is to eliminate environmental and health disparities for communities most at risk from pollution and other environmental impacts. We achieve this through fair and just practices that support the well-being and resilience of Ecology’s workforce and everyone in Washington.
Receptionist — 360-489-2416
Media contact — vacant
Program contact — [email protected]
Office of Chehalis Basin
Legislatively established to implement the Chehalis Basin Strategy to reduce flood-related damages while restoring aquatic species habitat in the state's second largest river system.
Receptionist — 360-407-7674
Media contact — Curt Hart, [email protected], 360-701-1220
Program Director — Jeff Zenk, [email protected]
Office of Columbia River
Projects seek to meet current and future water needs along the Columbia River and its tributaries in Eastern Washington.
Receptionist — 509-575-2490
Media contact — Emily Tasaka, [email protected], 509-571-0352
Program Director — Larry Mattson, [email protected]
Program resources
Public Involvement
- See our Public Input & Events Listing - Public comment periods, public hearings, meetings, workshops and open houses
Public Records
Information — [email protected], 360-407-6989
- Ecology makes many records available at no cost with instant access. Try our online databases.
Publications and Forms
Most of Ecology's publications are available online as PDF or Word files. We encourage you to be sustainable by viewing our publications online and only printing them when necessary.
- See our Publications database
- Espanol: Manda un correo electrónico al equipo de español de Ecología a [email protected].
Not sure who to contact?
Call our main receptionist — 360-407-6000