Division of Environmental Remediation Phone Numbers

Central Office Phone Numbers

Division Director: Dale A. Desnoyers
Assistant Director: Salvatore Ervolina
Telephone: (518) 402-9706

Special Projects Unit:
Director: Edward Belmore (518) 402-9814

Bureau of Program Management
Director: Donna Weigel (518) 402-9764

Bureau of Technical Support
Director: Andrew English (518) 402-9543

Remedial Bureau A (covering Regions 1 & 5)
Director: Chittibabu Vasudevan (518) 402-9625

Remedial Bureau B (covering Regions 2 & 4)
Director: Robert Cozzy (518) 402-9768

Remedial Bureau C (covering Regions 3 & 6)
Director: Robert Schick (518) 402-9662

Remedial Bureau D (covering Region 7)
Director: William Daigle (518) 402-9818

Remedial Bureau E (covering Regions 8 & 9)
Director: Robert Knizek (518) 402-9814

General Phone Numbers

To Report a Petroleum or Chemical Spill call the DEC 24 Hour Spill Hotline
1-800-457-7362 (within NY State) or
(518) 457-7362 (outside NY State)

General Information on Tank and Bulk Storage Programs, call the
Bulk Storage Help Line: (518) 402-9543

(Questions regarding site-specific information should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office listed below.)
If you get voice mail, please leave a message with your name and number.

Additional Phone Numbers for Spill Response and Remediation

National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802
DEC Bureau Offices - Central Office Organization Chart

Regional Office Numbers for Spill Response

DEC Region 1 - Stony Brook (Counties: Nassau, Suffolk)
Karen Gomez: (631)444-0320
DEC Region 2 - Long Island City (Counties: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond)
Randy Austin: (718) 482-4929
For FOIL Requests: (718) 482-4507
DEC Region 3 - New Paltz (Counties: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester)
Paul John: (845) 256-3121
For FOIL Requests: (845) 256-3052
DEC Region 3 - White Plains Sub-office: (914) 428-2505
DEC Region 4 - Schenectady (Counties: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie)
Allan Geisendorfer: (518) 357-2045
DEC Region 4 - Stamford Sub-office: (607) 652-7741
DEC Region 5 - Ray Brook (Counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington)
Russ Huyck: (518) 897-1242
DEC Region 5 - Warrensburg Suboffice (Counties: Fulton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington)
(518) 623-1238
DEC Region 6 - Watertown (Counties: Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence)
Gary McCullouch: (315) 785-2513
DEC Region 6 - Utica Sub-office (Counties: Herkimer, Oneida)
(315) 793-2554
DEC Region 7 - Syracuse (Counties: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tompkins)
Richard Brazell: (315) 426-7519 or (315) 426-7400
DEC Region 7 - Kirkwood Suboffice (Counties: Broome, Chenango, Tioga)
(607) 775-2545
DEC Region 8 - Avon (Counties: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates)
Bruce Finster: (585) 226-5433
DEC Region 8 - Bath Sub-office: (607) 776-2165
DEC Region 8 - Horseheads Sub-office: (607) 739-0809
DEC Region 9 - Buffalo (Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Wyoming)
Daniel King: (716) 851-7220

Regional Office and Delegated County Phone Numbers for the Bulk Storage Program

If you have a site-specific question on Tanks and Bulk Storage, please call one of the numbers listed below. If you have a general question regarding the Bulk Storage Program, please call the
Bulk Storage Help Line at (518) 402-9543.

Five (5) Counties in New York have been delegated the Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS) Program (indicated below with an asterisk): Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Cortland and Westchester.

DEC Region 1 - Stony Brook (Counties: Nassau*, Suffolk*)
(631) 444-0320
* Nassau County Department Of Health
(petroleum tanks connected to oil burning equipment)
(516) 571-2404
* Nassau County Fire Commission
(all other petroleum tanks)
(516) 572-1041
* Suffolk County Department of Health Services
(631) 854-2529
DEC Region 2 - Long Island City (Counties: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond)
(718) 482-6454
DEC Region 3 - New Paltz (Counties: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland*, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester*)
(845) 256-3000
* Rockland County Department of Health
(845) 364-2617
* Westchester County Department of Health
(914) 813-5161
DEC Region 4 - Schenectady (Counties: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie)
(518) 357-2045
DEC Region 5 - Ray Brook (Counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington)
(518) 897-1243
DEC Region 6 - Utica (Counties: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence)
(315) 793-2554
DEC Region 7 - Syracuse (Counties: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland*, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga, Tompkins)
(315) 426-7519 or (315) 426-7400
*Cortland County Department of Health
(607) 753-5035
DEC Region 8 - Avon (Counties: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates)
(585) 226-5433
DEC Region 9 - Buffalo (Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Wyoming) (716) 851-7220

Phone Numbers and Addresses for Environmental Remediation
(Superfund Program, Brownfield Cleanup Program, Environmental Restoration Program, Voluntary Cleanup Program)

DEC Central Office Organization Chart
DEC Region 1
(Counties: Nassau, Suffolk)
SUNY Campus Building 40
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Walter Parish
(631) 444-0240
DEC Region 2
(Counties: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond)
1 Hunter's Point Plaza
47-40 21st Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
Daniel Walsh
(718) 482-4599
DEC Region 3
(Counties: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester)
21 South Putt Corners Road
New Paltz, NY 12561
Ram Pergadia
(845) 256-3146
DEC Region 4
(Counties: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie)
1150 North Westcott Road
Schenectady, NY 12306
Allan Geisendorfer
(518) 357-2045
DEC Region 5
(Counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton)
Route 86, PO Box 296
Ray Brook, NY 12977
Russ Huyck
(518) 897-1242
DEC Region 6
(Counties: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence)
317 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Peter Taylor
(315) 785-2513
DEC Region 7
(Counties: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga, Tompkins)
615 Erie Boulevard West
Syracuse, NY 13204-2400
Gregg Townsend
(315) 426-7550
DEC Region 8
(Counties: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates)
6274 East Avon-Lima Road
Avon, NY 14414-9519
Bart Putzig
(585) 226-5349
DEC Region 9
(Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Wyoming)
270 Michigan Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14203-2999
Martin Doster
(716) 851-7220