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Land Protection Branch

4244 International Parkway, Suite 104
Atlanta, GA  30354
Phone: 404.362.2537  Fax: 404.362.2580
Jennifer Kaduck, Branch Chief

WASTE REDUCTION AND ABATEMENT PROGRAM
Phone: 404.363.7026  
Fax: 404.362.2563 (Asbestos) 404.362.2550 (Scrap Tire)
Lon Revall, Program Manager
  • Lead-based Paint & Asbestos Unit
    Mark Gwin, Unit Manager
    • Certification / Accreditation Team
      Marcus Mincey, Team Leader
    • Compliance / Enforcement Team
      William Spain, Team Leader
  • Scrap Tire Unit
    Lon Revall,Unit Manager

Issue generator identification numbers, carrier permits, and processor approvals for scrap tire handlers.

Use state contractor and grants to clean up scrap tire piles.

Assist local communities with solid waste planning and education.

Issue Scrap Tire Clean Up and Education and Enforcement grants to local governments.

Certify lead-based paint contractors.

Accredit lead-based paint and asbestos training providers.

Impose and enforce work standards for lead-based paint and asbestos activities.

Investigate lead-based paint and asbestos complaints.

License contractors to remove friable asbestos.

Enforce training requirements for asbestos supervisors and asbestos contractors.

Administer the Solid Waste Trust Fund.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Phone: 404.362.2692  
Fax: 404.362.2693
Jeff Cown, Program Manager
  • Commercial/Industrial Solid Waste Unit
    Derrick Williams, Unit Manager
  • Municipal Solid Waste Unit
    Melanie Henry, Unit Manager
  • Surface Mining Unit

          Susan Wagner, Unit Manager

  • Closed & Abandoned Landfill Unit

          Mike Kemp, Unit Manager

  • Solid Waste Compliance Unit
    (Vacant), Unit Manager

Review applications and plans for solid waste handling facilities including landfills, incinerators, materials recovery facilities, transfer stations, compost facilities, and land application facilities.

Issue permits for solid waste handling facilities.

Conduct compliance inspections for solid waste handling facilities.

Conduct compliance inspections for solid waste handling facilities.

Coordinate Landfill Operator Certification Program.

Review applications and approve Surface Mining Land Use plans.

Issue surface mining permits.

Conduct compliance evaluations of surface mining operations.

Review and approve bonding requirements for surface mining operations.

Ensure reclamation of completed mining operations.

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Phone: 404.362.2687  
Fax: 404.362.2654
Dick Swanson, Program Manager

Corrective Action Unit I - Project Management (GUST Fund Reimbursement Cleanups)

Darnell Manning, Unit Manager 404-362-4526

  • Review and approve UST closure reports and corrective action plans for sites that are eligible GUST Fund Reimbursement.

Corrective Action Unit II – Project Management (State Contractor Cleanups & Cleanups Other than GUST Fund Reimbursement)

Lisa Lewis, Unit Manager 404-362-2596

  • Review and approve UST closure reports and corrective action plans for sites that are not eligible GUST Fund Reimbursement.
  • Provide corrective action contractors for cleanup of eligible facilities.
  • Petroleum Brownfields
Regulatory Compliance Unit
Rick Strickfaden, Unit Manager 404-362-2590
  • Conduct compliance inspections and enforcement of regulations for installation, operation, closure, and clean up of petroleum and hazardous substance underground storage tank systems.
  • Enforce spill, overfill, and corrosion protection requirements for all new and existing UST systems.
  • Manages annual registration of operational UST systems.
Trust Fund Coordination Unit
(vacant), Unit Manager
  • Administer the GUST and LUST Trust Funds.
File Management Unit
(vacant), Unit Manager 404-362-2537
  • Maintains the files and provides copies of official program files

 

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Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 1152 East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
Telephone: 404.657.5947 or 888.373.5947 (toll-free throughout Georgia)
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