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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

Contact Us: Vessels Incidental Discharge Permitting


EPA Headquarters Contacts

Vessel General Permit Program Support vgp@epa.gov
Vessel General Permit Electronic Notice of Intent (eNOI) Support VGPeNOI@epa.gov

Regular Mail
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NPDES Vessels Program
Water Permits Division (4203M)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20460
Overnight Mail
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
William Jefferson Clinton Building East (WJC East)
NPDES Vessels Program
1201 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 564-9545

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EPA Regional Contacts

Region 1: Boston (serving CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT)
John Nagle (nagle.john@epa.gov) (617) 918-1054  

Region 2: New York City (serving NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
Vacant

Region 3: Philadelphia (serving DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV)
Mark Smith (smith.mark@epa.gov)  (215) 814-3105  

Region 4: Atlanta (serving AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN)
Karrie-Jo Robinson-Shell, P.E. (shell.karrie-jo@epa.gov) (404) 562-9308  
Kip Tyler (tyler.kip@epa.gov) (404) 562-9294    

Region 5: Chicago (serving IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI)
Vacant 

Region 6: Dallas (serving AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX)
Vacant

Region 7: Kansas City (serving IA, KS, MO, and NE)
Alex Owutaka (owutaka.alex@epa.gov) (913) 551-7453

Region 8: Denver (serving CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY)
Colleen Rathbone (Rathbone.colleen@epa.gov) (303)-312-6133  

Region 9: San Francisco (serving AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau)
Eugene Bromley (bromley.eugene@epa.gov) (415) 972-3510

Region 10: Seattle (serving AK, ID, OR, and WA)
Cindi Godsey (godsey.cindi@epa.gov) (206) 553-1676  

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