Agency Contact Information

 
Below is the contact information for the relevant state and federal authorities regulating surface mining and surface mining related issues.  See the "Citizens' Complaint Process" and "Guide to Citizen Enforcement Options" sections for details on filing complaints and reporting violations.  
 

WV Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Randy Huffman, Cabinet Secretary
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0499
<Randy.C.Huffman@wv.gov>
 
General Office and Number
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0440
 
Tom Clarke, Director
601 - 57th Street
Charleston, WV  25304
(304) 926-0490
<Thomas.L.Clarke@wv.gov>
 
Oak Hill Field Office
Keith Porterfield, Mining Director
254 Industrial Drive
Oak Hill, WV 25901
(304) 465-1911
<Keith.O.Porterfield@wv.gov>
Region 3 -  Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, and Raleigh counties
 
Logan Field Office
Benny Campbell, Mining Director
1101 George Kostas Dr.
Logan, WV 25601
(304) 792-7250
<Benny.H.Campbell@wv.gov>
Region 5 -  Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, and Wayne counties
 
Philippi Field Office
Brent Wiles, Mining Director
105 S. Railroad St. 
Philippi, WV  26416
(304) 457-3219
<Loren.B.Wiles@wv.gov>
Regions 1 and 2 - Barbour, Berkeley, Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Morgan, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt and Wood counties
 
Welch Field Office
Keith Porterfield, Mining Director
331 Court St., Suite 204 
Welch, WV 24801
(304) 436-21816
<Keith.O.Porterfield@wv.gov>
Region 4 -  McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Summers, and Wyoming counties
 
Dave Vande Linde, Chief
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0464
<David.L.Vandelinde@wv.gov>;
 
Pam Nixon
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0441
1-800-654-5227
<Pamela.Nixon@wv.gov>
 
 

Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)

Roger Calhoun, Director
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
1027 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 347-7158
<rcalhoun@osmre.gov>
 
Thomas Shope, Director
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
3 Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220 
(412) 937-2828 
<tshope@osmre.gov>
 
Glenda Owens, Deputy Director
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
South Interior Building, Room 233
1951 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20240 
(202) 208-4006 
<gowens@osmre.gov>
 
Joseph Pizarchik, Director
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
South Interior Building, Room 233
1951 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20240 
(202) 208-4006 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (202) 208-4006      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
<jpizarchik@osmre.gov>
 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Region 3 (includes West Virginia)
Shawn Garvin, Director
Environmental Protection Agency
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Phone: (215) 814-5000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (215) 814-5000      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
<garvin.shawn@epa.gov>
 
Lisa Jackson, Director
Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 272-0167 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (202) 272-0167      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
<jackson.lisa@epa.gov>
 
Samantha Beers, Director
Mail Code 3EC00
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
(215) 814-2950 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (215) 814-2950      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
<fairchild.samantha@epa.gov>
 
Heather Case, Director
Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code: 2201A
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 564-2602 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (202) 564-2602      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
<case.heather@epa.gov>