State Regulatory Requirements

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

www.magnet.state.ma.us/dep
1000 current employees (including contractors)

State Permitting and Enforcement Contacts

· Air Quality Control Division in the Bureau for Waste Prevention: Yi Tian, 617/292- 5871.

· Bureau of Resource Protection (for Water): Arleen O'Donell, Assistant Commissioner, 617/556-1172.

· Bureau of Waste Prevention: Jim Colman, Assistant Commissioner, 617/338-2255.
· Bureau of Waste Site Clean-up: Rober Donovan, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, 617/292-5801; Sarah Weinstein, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, 617/292-5820.
· General Counsel: Ralph Child, 617/292-5568.

Enforcement

The attorneys working within the MDEP's General Counsel Office have the authority to handle enforcement actions. In instances where a settlement cannot be reached (through negotiation typically) they are referred to the Office of the Attorney General.

The MDEP's lawyers are subordinated to the department and do not have to report their activities to the Office of the Attorney General.

State Local Government Ombudsman, One-Stop Permitting, and Funding Assistance Service Centers
· Ombudsman: Gary Moran, 617/292-5536.
· Info-line for permit application information functions much like a one-stop permitting office 617/338-2255 from area code 617 and outside of Massachusetts; 800/462-0444 from area cods 413 and 508; 617/574-6868 or 800/298-2207 telecommunication device for the deaf; dep.infoline@state.ma.us.
· No Small Business Assistance Program.
· No local government assistance center.

STATUTORY PROGRAMS DELEGATED TO THE STATE
(State regulations are equal or often times more stringent than federal regulations. Click on program, code, or qualification for definitions.)

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