The WVDEP’s headquarters is in Charleston, WV, and we have eight field offices around the state: Bridgeport, Fairmont, Fayetteville, Logan, Parkersburg, Philippi, Romney, and Wheeling.
Charleston Headquarters
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499
Toll Free: (866) 568-6649
Fax: (304) 926-0446
Report an Emergency
In the event of an emergency, a spill or an accidential discharge, immediately call:
1-800-642-3074
Explore Regional Offices by Division:
Division of Air Quality
To protect and improve today’s air quality and preserve it for future generations.
Charleston Headquarters
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0475
Fax: (304) 926-0479
Director: Laura Crowder
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Regional Offices
Eastern Panhandle Regional Office
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757-8005
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Fax: (304) 822-3687
Toll Free: (800) 433-8894 (Inside WV)
Guthrie Laboratory
367 Gus R. Douglass Lane
Charleston, WV 25312
Phone: (304) 558-4323
Fax: (304) 558-1192
North Central Regional Office
2031 Pleasant Valley Road
Suite #1
Fairmont, WV 26554-9295
Phone: (304) 368-3910
Fax: (304) 368-3959
Northern Panhandle Regional Office
131 A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1220
Fax: (304) 238-1136
Division of Land Restoration
The Division of Land Restoration's mission is to reclaim and remediate contaminated and disturbed land to a condition protective
of public health and safety and suitable for productive reuse and economic development.
Charleston Headquarters
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Land Restoration
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499
Acting Director: Casey Korbini
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Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation
The Office of Abandoned Mine Lands & Reclamation of West Virginia oversees and facilitates the resolving of public safety issues
as mine fires & subsidence, hazardous highwalls, mining-impacted water supplies, open shafts and portals, and other dangers
resulting from mining before 1977.
Regional Offices
Northern District
101 Cambridge Place
Bridgeport, WV 25330
Phone: (304) 842-1900
Southern District
254 Industrial Drive
Oak Hill, WV 25901
Phone: (304) 465-1911
Environmental Remediation
The mission of the Office of Environmental Remediation is to provide for clean, safe, and productive West Virginia communities by
assessing and remediating environmental resources and restoring contaminated properties to beneficial use.
Regional Offices
Fairmont
2031 Pleasant Valley Road
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-2000
Fayetteville
1149 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4465
Wheeling
131A Peninsula Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 238-1120
Special Reclamation
The Office of Special Reclamation is part of the Division of Land Restoration. Special Reclamations is mandated by the State of West
Virginia to protect public health, safety and property by reclaiming and treating water on all bond forfeited coal mining permits since
August 1977 in an expeditious and cost effective manner.
Regional Offices
Charleston
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499
Philippi
47 School Street
Philippi, WV 26416
Phone: (304) 457-3219
Fayetteville
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4465
Division of Mining and Reclamation
The Division of Mining and Reclamation's mission is to assure compliance with the West Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Act and
other applicable state laws and rules by means of effective and high quality reclamation of mining sites, an efficient permitting program,
and constructive communications between the public and regulated industry.
Charleston Headquarters
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Mining & Reclamation
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0490
Fax: (304) 926-0456
Acting Director: Jonathan Rorrer
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Regional Offices
Regions 1 & 2: Philippi
47 School Street
Suite 301
Philippi, WV 26416
Phone: (304) 457-3219
Regions 3 & 4: Fayetteville
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4465
Region 5: Logan
1101 George Kostas Drive
Logan, WV 25601
Division of Water and Waste Management
The Division of Water and Waste Management's (DWWM) mission is to preserve, protect, and enhance the state’s watersheds through the
implementation of programs that control hazardous waste, solid waste, and surface and groundwater pollution.
Charleston Headquarters
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water & Waste Management
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0495
Fax: (304) 926-0463
Director: Jeremy Bandy
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Regional Offices
Fairmont
2031 Pleasant Valley Road
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 368-3960
Fax: (304) 368-3953
Fayetteville
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway
Fayetteville, WV 25840
Phone: (304) 574-4465
Fax: (304) 574-4477
Parkersburg
2311 Ohio Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Phone: (304) 420-4635
Fax: (304) 420-4554
Romney
22288 Northwestern Pike
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: (304) 822-7266
Fax: (304) 822-3687
Office of Environmental Advocate
The Environmental Advocate provides daily assistance to the public. The Environmental Advocate handles telephone requests or complaints
on the office's toll-free telephone. Requests for assistance can include questions about the public comment process; how to appeal agency
decisions; how to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request; and the best method for getting agency attention for a community problem.
Charleston Headquarters
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Environmental Advocate Office
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0441
Toll Free: (800) 568-6649
Acting Environmental Advocate: Dennis Stottlemyer
Office of Oil and Gas
The Office of Oil and Gas (OOG) is responsible for monitoring and regulating all actions related to the exploration, drilling, storage,
and production of oil and natural gas.
Charleston Headquarters
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Oil and Gas
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0450
Fax: (304) 926-0452
Acting Chief: Jason Harmon