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
Raygen Jackson, Environmental Inspector
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Office: (304) 926-0499 x49730
Cell: (304) 993-9691
Email: Raygen.G.Jackson@wv.gov
Counties Served Boone, Lincoln, Logan, 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:William.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