MDE Water Management Administration
Numbers to Know

1 800 633-6101 (Business Hours)
1 866 MDE GOTO (1 866 633-4686) (24-hour service)

Director’s Office
General Phone Number: 410 537-3567

 Jay G. Sakai, Director
 410 537-3567   

 Ginny Kearney, Deputy Director    
 410 537-3512  

 Marya Levelev
 Chesapeake Bay Coordinator
 410 537-4029   

 Janice Outen
 Water Resource Planning Unit (Water and Sewerage Plans)
 410-537-3860

Compliance Program: Compliance relating to sediment and erosion control, wastewater systems, mining, wetlands and waterways, essentially all water pollution except drinking water compliance (see below).
General Phone Number: 410 537-3510

 Tom Boone, Program Director
 410 537-3529   

 Dave Lyons, Deputy Program Director
 410 537-3626
   
 Carol Coates, Chief, Enforcement Division
 410 537-3978
 ccoates@mde.state.md.us

 Scott Boylan, Chief
 Western Maryland
 310 689-1486   

 Heather Nelson, Chief
 Central Maryland
 410 537-3528
   
 Dave Pushkar
 Eastern Maryland
 410 901-4020

 To report sewage spills, overflows:
 Daytime Working Hours: 410 537-3510
 Evenings, Weekends, Holidays: 1 866 MDE GOTO

Water Supply Program: community water systems; non-transient non-community systems, federal Safe Drinking Water Act compliance assistance and enforcement; water appropriation and use permits; regional groundwater studies.
General Phone Number 410 537-3702

 Saeid Kasraei, Program Manager  
 410 537-3702     
   
 Barry O'Brien, Deputy Program Manager
 10 537-3702
   
 John Grace, Chief
 Source Water Protection & Appropriation Division
 410 537-3714
   
 Chris Nagle, Section Head
 Tracking and Enforcement
 410 537-3584
   
 Neil Winner, Chief
 Water System Engineering & Technical Assistance
 410 537-3706

 Nancy Reilman, Chief
 Safe Drinking Water Act Implementation 
 410 537-3729
   
 To report public drinking water emergencies:
 (Day) 410 537-3706
 (Evening/Weekend/Holiday) 1 866 MDE GOTO
 

Wastewater Permits: Surface and groundwater discharge permits; on-site well and septic systems; regional sanitarians/local health liaison re. residential sanitation programs.
General Phone Number: 410 537-3599

 Ed Stone, Program Manager   
 410 537-3599   

 Jay Prager, Deputy Program Manager
 Bay Restoration/On-Site Disposal Systems
 410 537-3599
   
 Dr. Tien, Chief, Groundwater Permits   
 Spray Irrigation, Subsurface Discharge Permits
 410 537-3662           
   
 Barry Glotfelty, Chief     
 On-Site Well and Septic Systems/
 Liaison with Local Health on Residential Wells and Septics
 410 537-4156 or 443 829-9434
   
 Curt Dalton, Acting Chief
 Biomonitoring, Pretreatment and Technical Services
 410 537-3672

 Dr. Yen-Der Cheng, Chief
 Municipal Permits
 (NPDES Permits, Renewals, Modifications)
 410-537-3363
   
 Michael Richardson, Chief
 Industrial & General Permits
 (NPDES Permits, Renewals, Modifications)
 410 537-3654
   
 Michael Mayenschein
 Pretreatment
 410 537-3629
   

Wetlands and Waterways Program: Nontidal Wetland Authorizations (Letters of Authorization and Permits), Waterway Construction Permits, Section 401 Water Quality Certifications
General Phone Number 410 537-3745

 Gary Setzer, Program Manager   
 410 537-3745     
   
 Amanda Sigillito, Chief
 Nontidal Wetlands &Waterways Division
 410 537-3766
   
 Sean McKewen, Chief
 Western Maryland Section
 Nontidal Wetlands & Waterways Div
 301 689-8150
   
 Jeff Thompson, Chief
 Central Maryland Section
 410 537-3789
   
 Steve Dawson
 Eastern Maryland Section
 410 543-6703
   
 Rick Ayella, Chief
 Tidal Wetlands Division
 410 537-3837

Jonathan Stewart
Eastern Maryland Section
410-537-3059

Robert Tabisz
Western Maryland Section
410-537-3838
    
 Bill Seiger, Chief
 Waterway Construction Division
 410 537-3821
   
 Dave Guignet, Chief
 Regulatory Services
 410 537-3752

Andi Cunabaugh, Chief
Application Coordination Section
410-537-3752
  
Sediment, Stormwater and Dam Safety: Sediment control, dam safety, stormwater management and Municipal Stormwater Permits (MS4 permits).

General Phone Number 410 537-3543

Brian Clevenger, Program Manager
410-537-3554

James Tracy, Chief
Sediment and Stormwater Plan Review Division
410 537-3566

Ray Bahr, Acting Chief
Program Review Division
410 537-3545

Environmental Boards:

Board of Waterworks and Waste Systems Operators
Lee Haskins
410-537-3594

Board of Well Drillers
Willie Everett
410-537-3644

Board of Marine Contractors
Melissa McCanna
410-537-4053

Rebecca Krieg
410-537-3522

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