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    DEP Regional Offices

    Northwest Regional Office

    Spills and other emergencies in the Northwest Region should be reported immediately to PA DEP:

    1-800-541-2050 (Statewide Number for Emergencies)

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    Northwest Regional Office in Meadville, PA

    DEP Northwest Regional Office

    230 Chestnut Street
    Meadville, PA 16335

    Regional Director: Erin Wells

    Office Hours: 8am - 4pm

    Phone: 814-332-6945 (Office hours)

    File reviews: 814-332-6078

    Fax: 

    NWRO At-A-Glance (PDF)

    Counties Served

    Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango, Warren

    Northwest Region Counties

    District Offices

    Knox Disctrict Office

    White Memorial Building
    310 Best Ave (physical address)
    PO Box 669 (mailing address)
    Knox, PA 16232
    Phone: 814-797-1191

    Tom Ridge Environmental Center

    301 Peninsula Dr.
    Erie, PA 16505
    Phone: 814-833-7424

    New Castle

    121 North Mill Street
    New Castle, PA 16101
    Phone: 814-656-3160

    Public Hearings

    No hearings scheduled at this time

    Phone Directory

    • Director Erin Wells
    • Assistant Regional Director Staci Gustafson
    • Environmental Justice Advocate Elspeth Koehle
    • Emergency Response Program Manager Dustin Wyant
    • Pollution Prevention & Energy Assistance Manager Vacant
    • Regional Communications Manager Thomas Decker
    • External Affairs Manager Kimberly Yeakle
    • Service Representative Bethany Foster
    • Information Technology Generalist Vacant

    • Environmental Program Manager Lori McNabb
    • Environmental Engineer Manager (New Source Review Permitting) Dave Balog, P.E.
    • Environmental Group Manager (Facilities Permitting) Matt Williams
    • Environmental Group Manager (Operations) Lynn Khalife
    • District Supervisor (Meadville/Knox) Kim Fleet
    • District Supervisor (New Castle/Knox) Scott Dyll

    • Regional Business Manager Jeremy Preston
    • Administrative Officer Teresa Willey
    • Human Resource Assistant Fallon Phelps

    • Regional Counsel Dearald “Bud” Shuffstall
    • Supervisory Counsel Angela Erde
    • Supervisory Counsel Carl Ballard
    • Assistant Counsel Jennifer McDonough
    • Assistant Counsel David Hull

    • Environmental Program Manager Justin Dickey, P.E.
    • Environmental Engineer Manager (Permits Chief) Adam Olesnanik, P.E.
    • Environmental Group Manager (Planning Chief & PENNVEST) Cyndi Selby
    • Environmental Group Manager (Operations & Compliance Chief) Eric Kicher
    • Sewage Planning Specialist Supervisor Donna Ulan-Smith
    • Water Quality Specialist Supervisor Shawn Kiskadden
    • Water Quality Specialist Supervisor Sean Singer
    • Water Pollution Biologist Supervisor Joe Brancato

    • Environmental Program Manager Kammy Halterman
    • Hazardous Sites Cleanup Section Chief Charles Byham
    • Hazardous Site Cleanup Supervisor Edward Painter
    • Storage Tanks Section Chief David Hall
    • Storage Tanks Supervisor Vacant
    • Land Recycling Section Chief Barry Stanton, P.G.

    • Environmental Program Manager Scott Dudzic
    • Compliance & Monitoring Manager (Knox) | Water Quality Specialist Supervisor (Knox) Brian Shank
    • Compliance & Monitoring Manager Robert Bechtel
    • Professional Geologist Manager / Water Supply & Gas Migration Manager Joe Lichtinger, P.G.
    • Water Quality Specialist Supervisor (Meadville) Mark Madeley
    • Water Quality Specialist Supervisor (Meadville) Brian Ayers
    • Oil & Gas Inspector Supervisor (Meadville) Rick Willey
    • Oil & Gas Inspector Supervisor (Knox) Marshall Wurst
    • IIJA Well Plugging Operations Manager (Knox) Steven Lencer
    • IIJA Well Plugging Oil & Gas Inspector Supervisor (Knox) Kevin Jordan
    • IIJA Well Plugging Oil & Gas Inspector Supervisor (Knox) David Adams
    • IIJA Well Plugging Water Quality Specialist Supervisor (Meadville) Nathan Irwin

    • Environmental Program Manager (Pittsburgh) Alexandria Barravecchio
    • Surface Activity Permits Manager (Meadville) Nicole Peterson, P.E.

    • Environmental Program Manager (Pittsburgh) Thomas Donohue, P.G.
    • Professional Geologist Manager (Meadville) Susan Price, P.G.

    • Environmental Program Manager Justin Blashaw
    • Permitting and Technical Services Chief Brad Schott, P.E.
    • Operations Section Chief Richard Kirby
    • Sanitarian Supervisor (Knox) Alicia MacBeth
    • Sanitarian Supervisor Adam Reeher

    • Environmental Program Manager Christina Wilhelm
    • Environmental Group Manager Kyle Smith
    • Solid Waste Supervisor Dennise Campbell
    • Solid Waste Supervisor Sarah Lawlor
    • Environmental Engineer Manager (Permitting) Shawn Peters, P.E.
    • Environmental Protection Specialist Robert Recker

    • Environmental Program Manager Ron Lybrook
    • Permitting and Technical Services Chief Karl Gross, P.E.
    • Assessment and Planning Section Chief Jared Prokopchak
    • Black Fly Coordinator Morgan Thompson
    • West Nile Virus Coordinator Eric Mosbacher

    • Great Lakes Program Coordinator | (717-798-6001) Tim Bruno​
    • Great Lakes Biologist | (814-217-9636) James Grazio, PhD
    • Coastal Resources Coordinator | (814-217-9634) Shelby Clark