Enforcement Contacts

The Central and Regional Offices play key roles in carrying out DEQ's mission and in achieving its enforcement goals. The Regional Offices are responsible for conducting compliance and enforcement action within their regional boundaries. In the Central Office, the Enforcement Division supports the Regional Offices in their enforcement efforts.

REGIONAL OFFICES

The regional offices are the primary contacts for the regulated community and the public for permitting, enforcement and pollution response. For the majority of the cases, the regional staff is the first to deal with suspected non-compliance situations, and they are responsible for beginning and concluding enforcement actions.

Regional Office Enforcement Contacts

To view the different regional office jurisdictions, visit our regional office homepage. The regional office homepage describes regional office functions (including compliance and investigation activities) and will direct you to individual homepages for the Department's seven regional offices. Individual regional office pages list other contacts for compliance and/or pollution response activities.

Central Office

In general, the Enforcement Division serves in a supportive role to the Regional Offices for all of their enforcement activities. The Division  becomes involved in enforcement actions to assist the regions and/or to provide expertise and policy guidance. In addition, the Enforcement Division assists and coordinates successful statewide implementation of DEQ's enforcement programs by developing appropriate enforcement policies and procedures, providing appropriate training to staff, and auditing regional implementation. The Division's staff provides case-by-case advice to the regional offices as needed to include developing administrative enforcement and litigation positions and strategies and preparing referrals to the Attorney General's Office. The Enforcement Division staff also consults on multi-media cases and serves as liaison to the Attorney General's Office.

The Enforcement Division's Criminal Investigation Unit handles and/or coordinates all case investigations and development of criminal actions with the assistance of Regional and Central Office staff. Potential criminal cases are prioritized based upon, but not limited to, the nature of the violator's knowledge, intent, willfulness, patterns of behavior, environmental impact, and economic benefit.

DIVISION OF ENFORCEMENT CONTACTS

 Director

Melanie D. Davenport

(804) 698-4038 | (804) 698-4277 (Fax)

mddavenport@deq.virginia.gov

Water Enforcement

Kathleen F. O'Connell

(804) 698-4273 | (804) 698-4277 (Fax)

kfoconnell@deq.virginia.gov

Wetlands Enforcement

Lee M. Crowell

(804) 698-4450 | (804) 698-4277 (Fax)

lmcrowell@deq.virginia.gov

Criminial Investigations

Ralph Mayer
(804) 698-4272 | (804) 698-4277 (Fax)
rjmayer@deq.virginia.gov

Waste Enforcement (vacant)

Petroleum Enforcement

Julie F. Shelton

(804) 698-4251 | (804) 698-4277 (Fax)

jfshelton@deq.virginia.gov

Air Enforcement

Alexandra L. Ritter

(804) 698-4214 | (804) 698-4277 (Fax)

alritter@deq.virginia.gov

Adjudication

Julie F. Shelton

(804) 698-4251 | (804) 698-4277 (Fax)

jfshelton@deq.virginia.gov

Policy and Planning

John E. Ely

(804) 698-4249 | (804) 698-4277 (Fax)

jeely@deq.virginia.gov