Air Quality
Drinking Water
Environmental Response and Remediation
Waste Management and Radiation Control
Water Quality
Executive Director’s OfficeDEQ’s mission is, “Safeguarding and improving Utah’s air, land and water through balanced regulation.” We implement State and federal environmental laws and work with individuals, community groups, and businesses to protect the quality of our air, land and water.
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Executive Director’s Office
Provides Departmental Leadership
Executive Director
Kimberly D. Shelley
(kshelley@utah.gov)
(801) 536-4404
Deputy Director
Ty L. Howard
(tyhoward@utah.gov)
(801) 536-4403
Executive Assistant
Becky Larsen
(beckylarsen@utah.gov)
(801) 536-0095
P.O. Box 144810
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810
- Directs planning and policy development within the Department.
- Supports implementation of State and Federal environmental laws, rules, and regulations.
- Maintains State primacy for implementing Federal programs.
- Implements community affairs and outreach programs.
- Provides technical and policy recommendations to the Governor and Legislature.
- Coordinates Department programs with Local Health Departments.
- Provides general services and program support.
- Coordinates public affairs.
- Coordinates budget and financial accounting.
- Provides human resource management services.
Program Contacts
- Records Management: Becky Larsen (beckylarsen@utah.gov) (801) 536-0095
- Organization Chart (117 KB) Updated: April 28, 2021
Office of Attorney General Environment Division
Provides legal support and services for the Department
P.O. Box 140873
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0873
- Administrative Legal Secretary: Shane Bekkemellom (sbekkemellom@agutah.gov)
- Phone: (385) 414-0838
Program Contacts
- Assistant Attorney General: Elizabeth Burns (elizabethburns@agutah.gov) (385) 441-4789
- Assistant Attorney General: Kimberlee McEwan (kmcewan@agutah.gov) (385) 414-0931
- Assistant Attorney General: David McKnight (dmcknight@agutah.gov) (385) 414-0625
- Assistant Attorney General: Connie Nakahara (cnakahara@agutah.gov) (385) 414-0450
- Assistant Attorney General: Bret Randall (bfrandall@agutah.gov) (385) 414-0891
- Assistant Attorney General: Christian Stephens (cstephens@agutah.gov) (385) 414-0539
- Assistant Attorney General: Marina Thomas (marinathomas@agutah.gov) (385) 414-0801
- Assistant Attorney General: Raymond Wixom (rwixom@agutah.gov) (385) 414-0664
- Paralegal: Alex Vaka’Uta (alexthomas@utah.gov) (385) 414-0631
Division Chief
Craig Anderson
(craiganderson@utah.gov)
(801) 556-2928
Communications
Director
Ashley Sumner
(ssumner@utah.gov)
(801) 856-5683
Public Information Officer
Matthew McPherson
(mmcpherson@utah.gov)
(385) 245-4603
P.O. Box 144810
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810
Office of Human Resource Management
Provides Departmental Recruitment, Training, Payroll, Trip Reduction, Classification, and Other Personnel Services
P.O. Box 144810
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810
Program Contacts
- Employee Liability, FMLA, ADA, Ergonomic Assessments: LeAnn Johnson (leannjohnson@utah.gov) (385) 226-4881
- Recruitment and Classification: Crystal Haywood (chaywood@utah.gov) (801) 536-4281
Field Director
Larene Wyss
(lwyss@utah.gov)
(801) 503-5618
Division of Technology Services
Provides Information Technology support and services for the department.
P.O. Box 144810
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810
- Administrative Secretary: Marcy Morales (mamorales@utah.gov) (801) 458-1039
- DTS Website
Program Contacts
- Help Desk: (801) 538-8775
- Infrastructure, Hosting, Desktop Support: Chris Kunde (ckunde@utah.gov) (801) 514-2154
- Application Development & Maintenance: Mike Casey (mcasey@utah.gov) (801) 536-4455
Information Technology Director
Bill Boudreau
(bboudreau@utah.gov)
(801) 536-0074
Policy and Planning
P.O. Box 144810
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810
Program Contacts
- Internal Audit: Rebecca Cushing (rcushing@utah.gov) (801) 536-0056
Director
Chris Otto
(cotto@utah.gov)
(801) 440-4264
Office of Support Services
Provides Budgetary and Accounting Support Services to the Department
P.O. Box 144810
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810
- Phone: (801) 536-4440
- Fax: (801) 536-4441
Program Contacts
- Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Travel: Valerie Warr (vwarr@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4447
- Budget, Financial Reporting, Grants: Dale Jorgensen (dsjorgensen@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4445
- General Services: (801) 536-0467
Director
Craig Silotti
(csilotti@utah.gov)
(801) 536 4460
Division of Air Quality
Protects Public Health and the Environment From the Harmful Effects of Air Pollution
- Administrative Secretary: Melissa Yazhe (myazhe@utah.gov) (801) 536-4022
- Phone: (801) 536-4000
- Fax: (801) 536-4099
- DAQ Website
- Air Quality Board
Authorities
- Federal Clean Air Act Amendments
- Utah Air Conservation Act
Program Contacts
- Air Monitoring: Bo Call (bocall@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4215
- Compliance: Jay Morris (jpmorris@utah.gov), Branch Manager (801) 536-4079
- Permitting: Joe Thomas (joethomas@utah.gov), Branch Manager (801) 536-4175
- Planning: Dave McNeill (dmcneill@utah.gov), Branch Manager (801) 536-4037
- Records Officer: Tanner Lemer (tlemer@utah.gov) (801) 536-4067
- Small Business Environmental Assistance Program: Eleanor Divver (edivver@utah.gov) (801) 536-0091
P.O. Box 144820
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4820
Phone: (801) 536-4000
Fax: (801) 536-4099
Director
Bryce Bird
(bbird@utah.gov)
(801) 536-4064
Division of Drinking Water
Oversees State’s Public Drinking Water Systems; Protects Public Against Waterborne Health Risks Through Assistance, Education and Oversight
- Assistant Director: Mimi Ujiie (mujiie@utah.gov) (801) 536-4212
- Assistant Director: Nathan Lunstad (nlunstad@utah.gov) (385) 239-5974
- Administrative Secretary: Allyson Spevak (allysonspevak@utah.gov) (385) 249-0324
- Phone: (801) 536-4200
- Fax: (801) 536-4211
- DDW Website
- Drinking Water Board
Authorities
- Utah Safe Drinking Water Act
- Federal Safe Drinking Water Act
Program Contacts
- Administrative Services: Jeremy Andrews (jeremyandrews@utah.gov), Program Manager (385) 272-5126
- Assessment Response: Michelle Deras (mderas@utah.gov), Program Manager (385) 499-2920
- Permitting: Michael Newberry (mnewberry@utah.gov), Program Manager (385) 515-1464
- Rules: Mark Berger (mberger@utah.gov), Program Manager (801) 641-6457
- Small Business Environmental Assistance Program: Eleanor Divver (edivver@utah.gov) (801) 536-0091
- Technical Assistance: Michael Grange (mgrange@utah.gov), Program Manager (801) 536-0060
- Secretary/Records Officer: Linda Ross (lpross@utah.gov) (801) 536-4205
P.O. Box 144830
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4830
Phone: (801) 536-4200
Fax: (801) 536-4211
Director
Tim Davis
(timdavis@utah.gov)
(385) 226-6511
Division of Environmental Response and Remediation
Implements Waste Cleanup Plans and Environmental Responses
- Administrative Secretary: Elisa Smith (edsmith@utah.gov) (801) 536-4120
- Phone: (801) 536-4100
- Fax: (801) 359-8853
- Environmental Incidents: (801) 536-4123
- DERR Website
- Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board
Authorities
- Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
- Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (SARA Title 3)
- Subtitle I of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Underground Storage Tank Program
- Voluntary Cleanup Program
- Brownfields Redevelopment Program
Program Contacts
- Cercla Branch: Hans Millican (hmillican@utah.gov), Branch Manager (801) 536-4115
- Records Coordinator (Archiving/Retention/GRAMA Requests): Jennifer Nelson (jennifernelson@utah.gov) (801) 536-4157
- Small Business Environmental Assistance Program: Eleanor Divver (edivver@utah.gov) (801) 536-0091
- Spills and Chemical Release: Hannah Marty (hannahmarty@utah.gov) (801) 536-4106 and Thomas Daniels (tdaniels@utah.gov) (801) 536-4090
- Tier 2/Toxic Release Inventories: Robin Osterhoudt (rosterhoudt@utah.gov) (801) 536-4102
- Superfund Community Relations: Dave Allison (dallison@utah.gov) (801) 536-4479
- Underground Storage Tanks: Therron Blatter (tblatter@utah.gov), Branch Manager (801) 536-4141
- Voluntary Cleanup/Brownfields Program: Bill Rees (brees@utah.gov) (801) 536-4167
P.O. Box 144840
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4840
Phone: (801) 536-4100
Fax: (801) 359-8853
Director
Brent Everett
(beverett@utah.gov)
(801) 536 4171
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
Ensures Proper Management of Solid and Hazardous Waste and Protects Utah Citizens from the Harmful Effects of Radiation
- Assistant Director: Jalynn Knudsen (jknudsen@utah.gov) (801) 536-0207
- Assistant Director: Stevie Norcross (stevienorcross@utah.gov) (801) 536-0258
- Administrative Secretary: Arlene Lovato (alovato@utah.gov) (801) 536-0202
- Phone: (801) 536-0200
- Fax: (801) 536-0222
- Used Oil Hotline: (800) 458-0145
- DWMRC Website
- Waste Management and Radiation Control Board
Authorities
- Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Utah Radiation Control Act
- Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Act
- Utah Used Oil Management Act
- Waste Tire Recycling Act
Program Contacts
- Corrective Action: Brad Maulding (bmaulding@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-0205
- Hazardous Waste: Deborah Ng (dng@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-0218
- Low Level Radioactive Waste: Otis Willoughby (owilloughby@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-0220
- Planning and Technical Support: Tom Ball (tball@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-0251
- Records Officer: Alyssa Stringham (astringham@utah.gov) (801) 536-4002
- Small Business Environmental Assistance Program: Eleanor Divver (edivver@utah.gov) (801) 536-0091
- Solid Waste: Brian Speer (bspeer@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-0219
- Uranium Mills Radioactive Materials: Phil Goble (pgoble@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4044
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880
Phone: (801) 536-0200
Fax: (801) 536-0222
Director
Doug Hansen
(djhansen@utah.gov)
(801) 536-0203
Division of Water Quality
Protects Surface and Groundwater Quality to Allow Beneficial Uses and to Protect Public Health
- Interim Director: John Mackey (jkmackey@utah.gov) (801) 536-4347
- Assistant Director: Emily Canton (erconton@uth.gov) (801) 536-4342
- Phone: (801) 536-4300
- Fax: (801) 536-4301
- DWQ Website
- Water Quality Board
Authorities
- Utah Water Quality Act
- Federal Clean Water Act
Program Contacts
- Engineering: Ken Hoffman (kenhoffman@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4313
- Groundwater Protection: Dan Hall (dhall@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4356
- Information and Data Services: Lenora Sullivan (lenora@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4367
- Monitoring and Reporting Section: Ben Brown (brbrown@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4363
- Records Officer: Dave Pieson (ddpierson@utah.gov) (801) 536-4345
- Small Business Environmental Assistance Program: Eleanor Divver (edivver@utah.gov) (801) 536-0091
- Standards and Technical Service: Ben Holcomb (bholcomb@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4373
- Storm Water Permitting: Jeanne Riley (jriley@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4363
- Surface Water Permitting: Vacant, Manager
- Watershed Protection: Jodi Gardberg (jgardberg@utah.gov), Manager (801) 536-4372
P.O. Box 144870
Salt Lake City, Utah
84114-4870
Phone: (801) 536-4300
Fax: (801) 536-4301
District Engineers
Central Utah
Juab, Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, and Wayne Counties
- John Chartier (jchartier@utah.gov)
- Phone: (435) 896-5451 ext. 314
- Fax: (435) 896-4353
Office Location
c/o Central Utah Public Health Department
70 Westview Drive
Richfield, UT 84701
Southeast Utah
Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties
- Russel Seeley (rseeley@utah.gov)
- Phone: (435) 636-1163
- Fax: (435) 637-1933
Office Location
Southeastern Utah Health Department
28 South 100 East
Price, UT 84501
Southwest Utah
Beaver, Iron, Garfield, Washington, and Kane Counties
- J. Paul Wright (pwright@utah.gov)
- Phone: (435) 986-2590
- Fax: (435) 986-2595
Office Location
Southwest Utah Public Health Department
DEQ Southwest District Engineer
620 South 400 East, #400
St. George, Utah 84770
Tri County Utah
Duchesne, Uintah, and Dagget Counties
- Nathan Hall (nhall@utah.gov)
- Phone: (435) 247-1167
- Cell: (435) 630-3852
- Fax: (435) 781-0537
Office Location
Tri-County Utah Health Department
133 South 500 East
Vernal, UT 84078
Building Address
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: (801) 536-0095
Fax: (801) 536-0061
TDD Number: (801) 346-4128 or 711
Public parking is available east of the building in the one-way drive through lot.
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