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
General Office and Number
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0440
Tom Clarke, Director
601 - 57th Street
Charleston, WV 25304
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0490
Oak Hill Field Office
Keith Porterfield, Mining Director
254 Industrial Drive
Oak Hill, WV 25901
(304) 465-1911
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
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
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
Region 4 - McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Summers, and Wyoming counties
Dave Vande Linde, Chief
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0464
Pam Nixon
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0441
1-800-654-5227
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
Thomas Shope, Director
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
3 Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(412) 937-2828
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
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
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
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
Samantha Beers, Director
Mail Code 3EC00
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
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
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
