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Program Coordination Branch
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 1452 East Tower
Atlanta,
GA 30334
Phone: 404.463.7600 Fax: 404.651.9329
Jim
Sommerville, Branch Chief
ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY AND RADIATION PROGRAM
Phone: 404.656.3204 Fax: 404.651.9324
Ted Jackson, Program Manager
- Emergency Response Program
- Environmental Radiation Program
- Radioactive Materials Program
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
Phone: 404.656.6905
Fax: 404.657.7893
Ted Jackson, Program Manager
- Emergency Response Team
Gary Andrew, ERT Supervisor
- Risk Management Unit
Kent Howell, Risk Management
Supervisor
Al Frazier, Program Manager
Respond to spills/releases of oil or hazardous materials on a
24-hour basis.
Investigate high priority complaints.
Maintain Right-to-Know reportable information. (SARA/Title III).
Serve as staff to the State Emergency Response Commission and
Homeland Security Commission.
Maintain Georgia Environmental Policy Act files.
Implement risk management provisions of the Air Quality Control
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ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROGRAM
Phone: 404.362.2675
Fax: 404.362.2653
Jim Hardeman, Program Manager
Primary state responder to incidents at nuclear power plants.
Oversee remedial actions involving radioactive materials.
Maintain environmental radiation monitoring networks around
commercial and defense nuclear facilities in or bordering Georgia.
Regulate the concentration, storage and disposal of radioactive
waste material.
Provide radio-analytical laboratory support to EPD's drinking
water and other regulatory programs. |
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
Phone: 706.369.6376 Fax:
706.365.6398
Dr. Randall Manning, Coordinator
Provide technical and scientific advice and assistance to the
Director's office and other EPD programs.
Review risk assessments, health assessments, and other scientific
publications that evaluate environmental health issues.
Coordinate interaction between state, district and county health
departments and EPD. |
LABORATORY OPERATIONS PROGRAM
Phone: 404.206.5269
Fax: 404.206.5268
David Jones, Laboratory Director
- Quality Assurance
Phillip Mitchell, Quality Assurance Officer
- Air Quality Laboratory
David Orokunle, Air Quality
Laboratory Manager
- Bacteriology Laboratory
Viola Reynolds, Bacteriology
Laboratory Manager
- GC/MS (Volatiles) Laboratory
Steve Bryan, GC/MS
(Volatiles) Laboratory Manager
- Inorganics Laboratory
Pat Sammons, Inorganics Laboratory
Manager
- Metals Laboratory
Mark Tolbert, Metals Laboratory Manager
- Organics Laboratory
Carmen Jones, Organics Laboratory
Manager
Provide the analytical foundation for environmental compliance in
all EPD regulatory programs.
Conduct chemical and microbiological tests to ensure compliance
with State and Federal environmental laws and rules.
Comprise a multi-disciplinary, integrated laboratory complex
capable of analyzing air, water, soil, and biota for a large number of
constituents.
Work exclusively with EPD regulatory and monitoring personnel.
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OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
Phone: 404.463.7685 Fax:
404.651.5776
Carol Weight, Coordinator
Provide educational materials and develop program to inform the
public and the regulated community about environmental practices and
responsibilities.
Collect and publish summaries of enforcement orders from
throughout the Division.
Coordinate interactions between EPD outreach and education
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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM
Phone: 404.656.3204 Fax:
404.651.5778
(vacant), Program Manager
Investigates and reports on matters concerning adherence to the
guidelines of Georgia EPD's Quality Management Plan.
Performs or delegates internal assessments of individual Branch
compliance with the Quality Management Plan.
Coordinates how the Georgia Environmental Protection Division
communicates to our citizens, regulated entities, and elected officials via
computer and the Internet.
Responsible for coordinating the development and deployment of
content that will motivate and inform users of the state of Georgia's
environment. |
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PROGRAM
Phone: 404.362.2675
Fax: 404.362.2653
Cynthia Sanders, Program Manager
Regulate use of radioactive materials other than at nuclear
reactors.
Administer the Georgia Radiation Control Act.
License and inspect users of radioactive materials.
Primary state responder for incidents involving radioactive
materials and radiation exposure at licensed facilities.
Member of emergency response team for incidents at nuclear power
plants.
Inspect and assure compliance at facilities including hospitals,
doctors offices, radiopharmacies, industrial radiography, colleges,
universities, environmental laboratories, industrial plants with gauging
devices, and consultants.
A
Closer Look into the Radioactive Materials Program |
SMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Phone: 404.362.4842 or 877.427.6255
Fax: 404.363.7100
Teresa Shiflett, Program Manager
Provide technical and scientific advice and assistance to small
business on behalf of other EPD programs.
Conduct Permit Assistance On-site compliance assessment visits.
(The visits allow a determination of compliance without the threat of
enforcement actions.)
Represent small businesses on regulatory review and updates
Hold workshops and seminars on air regulations to trade and
industry groups.
Aid in investigating and resolving complaints and disputes from
small business against the Air Protection Branch |
TRAINING PROGRAM
Phone: 404.656.3204 Fax:
404.651.5778
(vacant), Program Manager
Develops and coordinates internal education and training
courses. |
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Coastal District,
Darrell Crosby, District Manager
- North Team (Savannah)
Brian Baker, North Team Supervisor
- South Team (Brunswick)
Jim Harris, South Team Supervisor
- Special Team
Bruce Foisy, Special Team Supervisor
Phone: 912.264.7284 Fax: 912.262.3160 (Brunswick)
Phone: 912.353.3225 Fax: 912.353.3234 (Savannah)
East Central District, Jeff Darley, Acting District Manager
- Industrial Team
Vacant, Industrial Team Supervisor
- Municipal Team
Ted Staak, Municipal Team Supervisor
- Special Team
Jeff Darley, Special Team Supervisor
Phone: 706.792.7744 Fax: 706.792.7774 (Augusta)
West Central District, Todd Bethune, District Manager
- Compliance Team
Scott Henson, Macon Compliance Team Supervisor
Jim Cooley, Columbus Compliance Team Supervisor
Phone: 478.751.6612 Fax: 478.751.6660 (Macon)
Phone: 706.562.1571 Fax: 706.569.5237 (Columbus)
Mountain District, Bert Langley, District Manager
- Industrial Team (Atlanta)
Vacant, Industrial Team
Supervisor
- Municipal Team (Atlanta)
Brian Boutelle, Acting Municipal Team
Supervisor
- Special Team (Atlanta)
Vacant, Special Team Supervisor
- Industrial Team (Cartersville)
Stacy Wix, Industrial Team
Supervisor
- Municipal Team (Cartersville)
Sam Buckles, Municipal Team
Supervisor
- Special Team (Cartersville)
(vacant), Special Team
Supervisor
- Stormwater Team (Cartersville)
Tony Campbell, Stormwater Team Supervisor
Phone: 404.362.2671 Fax: 404.362.2712 (Atlanta)
Phone:
770.387.4900 Fax: 770.387.4906 (Cartersville)
Northeast District, Don McCarty, District Manager
- Municipal Team
Pete Dasher, Municipal Team Supervisor
- Industrial Team
Mike Rodock, Industrial Team Supervisor
- Stormwater Team
John McCollum, Stormwater Team Supervisor
Phone: 706.369.6376 Fax: 706.365.6398 (Athens)
Southwest District, Ken Shepard, District Manager
- North Team
Mary Sheffield, North Team Supervisor
- South Team
Bonnie Pope, South Team Supervisor
- Special Team
Tom Fowler, Special Team Supervisor
Phone: 229.430.4144 Fax: 229.430.4259 (Albany)
Perform compliance and enforcement inspections of assigned
facilities, which include some drinking water, wastewater, air quality, solid
waste, underground storage tank, scrap tire and land disturbing activities.
Respond to citizen complaints and emergencies.
Assist and coordinate activities with other EPD programs and
local or state agencies.
Provide technical assistance to local governments. |
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