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Water and Waste Enforcement

Overview

The Water and Waste (WW) section within Environmental Enforcement promotes compliance by providing assistance and / or enforcing permit conditions required of municipalities, solid waste facilities, industry and the public. WW continually works to advance to lawful management of solid waste and wastewater.

Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities of the Water and Waste section of Environmental Enforcement include:

  1. Inspections: Perform inspections and sampling to determine the compliance status of facilities permitted by the Division of Water and Waste Management (DWWM).

  2. Enforcement: Utilize criminal, civil and/or administrative enforcement procedures to compel compliance when necessary.

  3. Citizen Complaints: Investigate citizen's complaints related to point and non-point water pollution (non-coal), solid waste management, open dumps, groundwater concerns, both industrial and construction stormwater.

  4. Spills and Emergency Response: Place top priority on response to spills and fish kills. Such incidents are investigated to determine the likely effect and extent of their impact, their source, and the responsible party. These investigations often entail close cooperation with local, state and federal agencies.

Report an Emergency

In the event of a spill or emergency, immediately call 1-800-642-3074 .

Contents

File an Electronic Compliant

Environmental Enforcement Online Complaint Form

These complaints are reviewed Monday - Friday under normal business hours only. 

This page is for citizen complaints involving Dam Safety, Underground Storage Tanks, Hazardous Waste, or Water and Waste.  

To report a tire pile or open dump, please call 1-800-322-5530  

Privacy Notice

Information you voluntarily provide will be a part of a public record and can be released. DEP will process your personal information (email address, mailing address and/or telephone number) in accordance with the State of West Virginia's Privacy Policy for appropriate and customary business purposes.  

Your personal information may be disclosed to other State agencies or third parties in the normal course of business or as needed to comply with statutory or regulatory requirements, including Freedom of Information Act requests. The Division of Water and Waste Management will appropriately secure your personal information.  If you have any questions about our use of your personal information, please contact the DEP's Chief Privacy officer at depprivacyofficer@wv.gov.  

This will be a public record. If you wish to remain anonymous, place check in box and do not enter your name or telephone number.  

 
 
 

Publications and Manuals

NPDES Reporting Reference Manual

Compliance Monitoring personnel of the Department of Environmental Protection have noted that a number of NPDES facilities have misunderstood several permit requirements. It is hoped that this manual will provide information to the permit holders and plant operators in order to clarify common misconceptions and errors. Included are instructions providing assistance in the completion of the WV/NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR) required by your WV/NPDES permit.  

Note: This manual is not a substitute for having a thorough knowledge of all the requirements of your NPDES permit. You must thoroughly read your permit and adhere to all requirements. It is teh permittee's responsibility to ensure DMR's are properly completed, records maintained, and that all permit requirements are upheld.  

Monitoring and Record Keeping

It is the permit holder's legal responsibility to provide accurate monitoring information and maintain records as required. Failure to uphold this responsibility is subject, but not limited, to the following liabilities, as noted in Section C.14 (or Appendix AI.14 in newer permits) of all WV/NPDES permits:  

  1. Any person who violates a permit condition implementing sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Clean Water Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per day of such violation. Any person who willfully or negligently violates permit conditions implementing sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308 of the Clean Water Act is subject to a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $25,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
  2. Any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months per violation, or by both.
  3. Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be maintained under permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months per violation, or by both.
  4. Nothing in C.14 (or Appendix A.I.14) a), b) and c) shall be construed to limit or prohibit any other authority the Director may have under the State Water Pollution Control Act, Chapter 22, Article 11.

 

Documents

 
 

Industrial Facility Closure Guidance Document

Facility abandonment is a precursor to the creation of a Superfund site. These sites can cause environmental and human health hazards that can result in extremely high cleanup cost, health care cost and/or loss of habitat. In 1995 the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), Environmental Enforcement Section (EE) initiated a program of inspection to evaluate environmental impacts or potential impacts for industrial and manufacturing facilities, which are moving, closing, ceasing operations, or have been closed. The focus of this program is to ensure that a facility does not leave contamination or other environmental problems that the State or Federal Government will have to deal with under CERCLA, Superfund, or similar program. This document is to provide guidance to facilities that fall under this program.  

 

Documents

 
 

Rules and Laws

WW promotes compliance by providing assistance and/or enforcing permit conditions required of municipalities, solid waste facilities, industry and the public. It works to advance the lawful management of solid waste and wastewater. It primarily enforces the WV Solid Waste Management Act (Chapter 22-15), the WV Water Pollution Control Act (CSR 22-11), and the WV Groundwater Protection Act (Chapter 22-12); and the regulations promulgated thereunder: CSR47-02, 10, 11, 58 and 59 and CSR33-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9.  

 
 

Laws

 

WV Code of State Rules 33 and 47

 
 
 
 
 

Related Links
  • Construction Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual

    The purpose of this manual is to provide standardized and comprehensive erosion and sediment control management practices for implementation on construction projects throughout West Virginia. It is intended that this manual be used as guidance for developing sediment control plans for the West Virginia/National Pollution Discharge Elimination System General Water Pollution Control Permit for Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities. However, the use of other best management practices manuals may also be acceptable. The use of this manual is not a regulatory requirement. The goal is to reduce the water quality impacts of land-disturbing activities through the design and implementation of effective erosion prevention and sediment control.  

  • West Virginia Environmental Training Center

    The West Virginia Environmental Training Center provides training and technical assistance to wastewater and water professionals statewide. Operators, managers, inspectors, and technicians attend both certification courses and continuing education workshops offered throughout the year. About 75 programs per year are delivered to approximately 1,200 participants. Wastewater and drinking water operator certification courses are offered at many levels, usually twice a year.  

  • US Environmental Protection Agency

    EPA works to ensure that:  

    • Americans have clean air, land and water
    • National efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information
    • Federal laws protecting human health and the environment are administered and enforced fairly, effectively and as Congress intended
    • Environmental stewardship is integral to U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly considered in establishing environmental policy
    • All parts of society--communities, individuals, businesses, and state, local and tribal governments--have access to accurate information sufficient to effectively participate in managing human health and environmental risks
    • Contaminated lands and toxic sites are cleaned up by potentially responsible parties and revitalized
    • Chemicals in the marketplace are reviewed for safety

  • United States Army Corp of Engineers

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approximately 37,000 dedicated Civilians and Soldiers delivering engineering services to customers in more than 130 countries worldwide. With environmental sustainability as a guiding principle, our disciplined Corps team is working diligently to strengthen our Nation's security by building and maintaining America's infrastructure and providing military facilities where our servicemembers train, work and live. We are also researching and developing technology for our war fighters while protecting America's interests abroad by using our engineering expertise to promote stability and improve quality of life.  

  • Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO)

    ORSANCO operates programs to improve water quality in the Ohio River and its tributaries, including: setting waste water discharge standards; performing biological assessments; monitoring for the chemical and physical properties of the waterways; and conducting special surveys and studies. ORSANCO also coordinates emergency response activities for spills or accidental discharges to the river, and promotes public participation in programs, such as the Ohio River Sweep.  

  • Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

    The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is an organization of more than 10,000 public and private sector professionals committed to advancing from solid waste management to resource management through their shared emphasis on education, advocacy and research. For more than 50 years, SWANA has been the leading association in the solid waste management field. SWANA serves industry professionals through technical conferences, certifications, publications and a large offering of technical training courses.  

  • WV Rural Water Association

    The mission or purpose of West Virgina Rural Water Association is to provide and promote the highest level of utility service, technical assistance, training, and advocacy for all West Virginia water and wastewater systems. The vision of the West Virginia Rural Water Association is to be the recognized leader and respected voice for water and wastewater systems.  

  • Water Environment Federation

    The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 35,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. Since 1928, WEF and its members have protected public health and the environment. As a global water sector leader, our mission is to connect water professionals; enrich the expertise of water professionals; increase the awareness of the impact and value of water; and provide a platform for water sector innovation.  

  • West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Environmental Health Services

    Healthy people through healthy environments in WV  

  • DHHR Bureau for Children and Families

    The Bureau for Children and Families provides an accessible, integrated, comprehensive quality service system for West Virginia's children, families, and adults to help them achieve maximum potential and improve their quality of life.  

  • WVU National Environmental Services Center

    For over 35 years, the National Environmental Services Center (NESC) has helped thousands of small, rural communities resolve drinking water and wastewater problems--offering solutions to the problems they face and educating thousands on environmental issues.  

  • West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Public Lands

    You do not need to submit a Division of Natural Resources Stream Activity Application if you are removing floating woody debris or trash from the stream (i.e. tree limbs and trash blocking the mouth of a culvert or accumulating around the piers of a bridge) if this work can be performed from the stream bank without placing equipment in the stream or disturbing the streambed. If you should have any questions on this issue, please contact this office at 304-558-3225.  

  • West Virginia Department of Agriculture: Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division

    The Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division functions as a consumer protection and consumer service organization with the mission of enforcing laws, rules, and regulations to protect the public food supply. By regulating certain industries, the Division, through its trained regulatory officer, laboratory staff, and product registration / compliance personnel help insure that consumers receive quality agricultural products.  

  • WV Division of Forestry

    The West Virginia Division of Forestry is committed to protecting, nurturing, sustaining, and promoting the wise utilization of our state's forest resources. Established in 1909, as a declaration of the state government for the need of forest protection and research, the West Virginia Division of Forestry protects and conserves the state's forest resources.  

 
 

Need Assistance?

If you have questions or inquiries, please contact a regional office. If a county has a vacant inspector, please contact the regional supervisor.

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Environmental Enforcement: Tanks Unit
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499

Contacts Us

Administrative Contacts

Brad Wright
Chief Inspector
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x49746
Email: Brad.M.Wright@wv.gov
 

 

Tonya Ombler
Administrative Service Manager 2
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 420-0470 x43897
Email: Tonya.K.Ombler@wv.gov
 

 

Tonya A. Mather
Enforcement Coordinator 131-A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Email: Tonya.A.Mather@wv.gov
 

 

Samantha N. Blair
Environmental Resources Program Manager 1
601 57th Street SE
Charleston WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470 x 49768
Email: Samantha.N.Blair@wv.gov
 

 

Greg C. Morris
Environmental Resources Program Manager 3
601 57th Street SE
Charleston WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: Gregory.C.Morris@wv.gov
 

 

Abbie L. Witt
Administrative Service Assistant
601 57th Street SE
Charleston WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: Abbie.L.Witt@wv.gov
 

 
 

Northeast Regional Office

Supervisors and Support Staff

Robin Dolly
Environmental Inspector Supervisor
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Email: Robin.C.Dolly@wv.gov
Role: Supervisor  

 

Hazel Judy
Office Assistant
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266 x3600
Email: Hazel.E.Judy@wv.gov
Role: Support Staff  

 
 

Inspectors

Chad C. Swick
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Email: Chad.C.Swick@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Grant, Mineral, Pendleton  

 

Michael K. Kanehl
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Email: Michael.K.Kanehl@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Northeast Regional Office  

 

Matthew S. Day
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Email: Matthew.S.Day@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Hardy, Morgan  

 

Gregory B. Smith
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Email: Gregory B. Smith@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Preston, Tucker  

 

Thomas P. Ditty
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Email: Thomas.P.Ditty@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Randolph, Pocahontas  

 

Colt C. Malatt
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Email: Colt.C.Malatt@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Berkeley, Jefferson, Hampshire  

 
 

Northwest Regional Office

Supervisors and Support Staff

James McClain
Environmental Inspector Supervisor
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: James.McClain@wv.gov
Role: Supervisor  

 

Samuel P. Huckins
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: Samuel P. Huckins@wv.gov
Role: Support Staff  

 
 

Inspectors

Jason Ely
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: Jason.M.Ely@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Northwest Regional Office  

 

Allen Carpenter
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: Allen.L.Carpenter@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Monongalia County  

 

Jarrett H. Landreth
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: Jarrett.H.Landreth@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Harrison County  

 

Olivia B. Yeater
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 926-0499
Email: Olivia.B.Yeater@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Lewis, Upshur  

 

Vacant
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Area of Responsibility: Brooke, Hancock, Ohio  

 

Vacant
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Area of Responsibility: Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Ritchie, Wirt  

 
 

Southeast Regional Office

Supervisors and Support Staff

Kimberly A. Dempsey
Environmental Inspector Supervisor
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Kimberly.A.Dempsey@wv.gov
Role: Supervisor  

 

Cynthia J. Jennings
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Cynthia.J.Jennings@wv.gov
Role: Support Staff  

 
 

Inspectors

Eric S. Arrington
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Eric.S.Arrington@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Southeast Regional Office  

 

Takayla A. Nary
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Takayla.S.Nary@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: McDowell, Wyoming  

 

Mark A. Bradshaw
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Mark.A.Bradshaw@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Mercer, Monroe, Summers  

 

Marlan A. Zwoll
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Marlan A. Zwoll@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Braxton, Clay, Nicholas, Webster  

 

Wesley G. Thompson
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Wesley.G.Thompson@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Fayette, Greenbrier  

 
 

Southwest Regional Office

Supervisor and Support Staff

Ryan Harbison
Environmental Inspector Supervisor
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: Ryan.T.Harbison@wv.gov
Role: Southwest Regional Office  

 
 

Inspectors

Morgan L. Agee
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: Morgan L. Agee@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Southwest Regional Office  

 

Nicholas A. Lyons
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: Nicholas.A.Lyons@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Lincoln, Putnam  

 

Mandie J. Simpson
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: Mandie.J.Simpson@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Southern Kanawha  

 

Joshua K. Jimmerson
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: oshua.K.Jimmerson@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Logan, Boone  

 

Jana K. Crowder
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: Jana.K.Crowder@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Northern Kanawha, Roane  

 

Adam T. Lee
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: Adam.T.Lee@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Mingo, Wayne  

 
 

Ohio River Regional Office

Supervisors

Christopher T. Dudek
Environmental Inspector Supervisor
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Email: Christopher.T.Dudek@wv.gov
Role: Supervisor  

 
 

Inspectors

Glennda M. Parsons
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Email: Glennda.M.Parsons@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Ohio River Regional Office  

 

Haidyn P. Dephino
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Email: Haidyn.P.Dephino@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Mason, Jackson  

 

Casey A. Cowan
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Email: Casey.A.Cowan@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Pleasants, Wood  

 

Benjamin D. Stark-Sachs
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Email: Benjamin.D.Sachs@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Cabell  

 

Kimi J. Ely
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Email: Kimi.J.Ely@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Barbour, Marion, Taylor  

 

Vacant
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Area of Responsibility: Marshall, Tyler, Wetzel  

 
 

Construction Stormwater / Pipeline Group

Timothy Casto
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: Timothy.J.Casto@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Construction Stormwater - Northern part of the state  

 

Jason Liddle
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Jason.T.Liddle@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Construction Stormwater - Southern part of state  

 

Steve Cook
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Email: Steve.M.Cook@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Statewide  

 

Michael Scherpenberg
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Email: Steve.M.Cook@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel  

 

Darek Igo
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Darek.M.Igo@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Raleigh, Summers, Monroe, Boone, Logan, Mercer, Wyoming, and McDowell  

 

Kaelyn Bentley
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0470
Email: Kaelyn.Bentley@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, and Wayne  

 

Christy Pitsenbarger
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4471
Email: Christy.E.Pitsenbarger@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Kanawha, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas, and Webster  

 

Travis Hays
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: Travis.D.Hays@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Monongalia, Preston, Taylor, and Marion  

 

Tim Wine
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: Timothy.G.Wine@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Doddridge, Lewis, Tyler, Harrison  

 

Michael D. Young
1000 Technology Drive
Suite 3220
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: Michael.D.Young@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Barbour, Upsher, Randolph, Tucker, Pendleton, Grant, Hardy, Mineral, and Hampshire  

 

Everett Starcher
76 Conservation Way
Parkersburg, WV 26104
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Email: Dexter.E.Starcher@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Calhoun, Glimer, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood  

 

Keith Allison
22288 Northwestern Turnpike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Email: Keith.R.Allison@wv.gov
Area of Responsibility: Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan  

 
 
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