Tanks Unit Staff Contacts

​​Reporting Releases

From an Underground Storage Tank

Confirmed releases must be immediately reported to the statewide emergency spill line at 800-642-3074.

Suspected releases should be reported directly to the DEP Underground Storage Tank program at (304) 926-0499 x49737 and to the DEP Tanks Inspector for the county where the suspected release occurred.

From an Aboveground Storage Tank

Confirmed releases must be immediately reported to the statewide emergency spill line at 800-642-3074.

Suspected or threatened releases should be reported directly to the DEP Aboveground Storage Tank program at (304) 926-0499 x49740 and to the DEP Tanks Inspector for the county where the suspected release occurred.


General AST/UST Information

The contacts below can answer general inquiries regarding aboveground and underground storage tanks:

Underground Storage Tanks

Ruth Porter, Environmental Resources Program Manager
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49738
Email: Ruth.M.Porter@wv.gov

Joe Sizemore, Environmental Resources Program Manager
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49726
Email: Joe.M.Sizemore@wv.gov

Jenna Palmer, Environmental Resources Specialist
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49737
Email: Jenna.D.Palmer@wv.gov


Aboveground Storage Tanks

Ruth Porter, Environmental Resources Program Manager
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49738
Email: Ruth.M.Porter@wv.gov

Joe Sizemore, Environmental Resources Program Manager
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49726
Email: Joe.M.Sizemore@wv.gov

Joshua Hamrick, Environmental Resources Specialist
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49758
Email: Joshua.R.Hamrick@wv.gov


Electronic Submission System Assistance

Account Registration and Security

For assistance obtaining a login to the Electronic Submission System (ESS) or setting up ESS security.

Krystal Click, Environmental Technician 2
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49735
Email: Krystal.Click@wv.gov

Joshua Hamrick, Environmental Resources Specialist
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49758
Email: Joshua.R.Hamrick@wv.gov


Electronic Registration Form Troubleshooting

Krystal Click, Environmental Technician 2
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49735
Email: Krystal.Click@wv.gov



UST Registration and Worker Certification

Jenna Palmer, Environmental Resources Specialist
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49737
Email: Jenna.D.Palmer@wv.gov



UST/AST Inspection Staff by Region and County Served

Statewide

Michel Boyer, Inspector Specialist
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Office: (304) 368-2000 x30200
Cell: (304) 281-4395
Email: Michel.L.Boyer@wv.gov
Counties Served: Statewide

Northern Inspector Supervisor

Eric Mauzy, Northern Inspector Supervisor
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Office: (304) 368-2000 x30228
Cell: (304) 549-7658
Email: Eric.W.Mauzy@wv.gov
Counties Served: Northern Unit

Southern Inspector Supervisor

Cleve Honaker, Southern Inspector Supervisor
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Office: (304) 926-0499 x49734
Cell: (304) 389-8179
Email: Cleve.A.Honaker@wv.gov
Counties Served: Southern Unit


Northern Unit

The Northern Unit is comprised of Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Morgan, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, and Wood counties.

Northern Unit Inspectors

John Scott, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1131 A Penninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Office: (304) 238-1220 x00101
Cell: (304) 476-1960
Email: John.W.Scott2@wv.gov
Counties Served: Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio

Alec Kidwell, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Office: (304) 822-7266
Cell: (681) 317-3699
Email: Alec.S.Kidwell@wv.gov
Counties Served: Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan, Pendleton

Austin Kerns, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
2031 Pleasant Valley Road
Fairmont, WV 26554
Office: (304) 368-3960
Cell: (304) 546-8438
Email: Austin.L.Kerns@wv.gov
Counties Served: Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wetzel, Wood

Gage Peters, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Office: (304) 368-3960 x30200
Cell: (304) 546-2153
Email: Gage.Peters@wv.gov
Counties Served: Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker

Jamie Tallman, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Office: (304) 368-2000 x30242
Cell: (304) 932-5778
Email: James.G.Tallman@wv.gov
Counties Served: Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Upshur


Southern Unit

The Southern Unit is comprised of Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincolin, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, Wayne, Webster, Wirt, and Wyoming counties.

Southern Unit Inspectors

Vacant, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Office: (304) 926-0499 x49730
Cell: (304) 389-8593
Email: William.J.Cavender@wv.gov
Counties Served Boone, Lincoln, Mingo, Wayne

Kevin Saunders, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Office: (304) 926-0499
Cell: (304) 561-4187
Email: Kevin.W.Saunders@wv.gov
Counties Served: Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Wirt

Joshua Griffin, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Office: (304) 926-0499
Cell (304) 549-2371
Email: Joshua.J.Griffin@wv.gov
Counties Served: Kanawha, Fayette

Alex Hager, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Office: (304) 574-4471 x1021042135
Cell: (304) 382-8648
Email: Alexander.L.Hager@wv.gov
Counties Served: Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wyoming

Richard Moles, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Office: (304) 926-0499 x49736
Cell: (304) 389-7662
Email: Richard.I.Moles@wv.gov
Counties Served Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Roan, Webster



Tanks Corrective Action Unit

Melissa McCune, Environmental Resources Program Manager
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Office: (304) 574-4471 x00312
Cell: (681) 422-5309
Email: Melissa.D.McCune@wv.gov

Randal Scott Lemons, Environmental Resources Analyst
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Office: (304) 368-2000 x30223
Cell: (304) 203-8720
Email: Randal.S.Lemons@wv.gov

Krystal Click, Environmental Technician 2
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49735
Email: Krystal.Click@wv.gov

Jeffery Cavender, Environmental Resource Specialist
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
2311 Ohio Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Office: (304) 926-0499
Cell: (304) 389-8593
Email:Willam.J.Cavender@wv.gov
Counties Served: Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood

Andrew Stout, Environmental Resources Specialist
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Office: (304) 574-4471 x00353
Cell: (304) 719-9023
Email: Andrew.R.Stout@wv.gov
Counties Served: Boone, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster, Wyoming

Justin Tincher, Environmental Resources Specialist
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Office: (304) 368-2000 x30244
Cell: (681) 319-1856
Email: Justin.M.Tincher@wv.gov
Counties Served: Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Lewis, Jefferson, Marion, Marshall, Pendleton, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur ​