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EPA Region 9 - Pacific Southwest (San Francisco, CA)
Arizona California Hawaii Nevada Pacific Islands 148 Tribes
Region 9 Acting Administrator - Alexis Strauss
From 1994 to 2012, Ms. Strauss served as Regional Water Division Director
Earlier in her career at EPA, she worked in the Superfund and Hazardous Waste programs
Fast Facts
Region 9 has approximately 760 EPA employees.
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Arizona California Hawaii Nevada Pacific Territories
Clean Air Act (CAA)
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Enforcement Authorization
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA)
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Renovation, Repair, & Painting
(RRP) Lead
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In FY16, there were a total of 126 enforcement activities in Region 9. EPA administers the Clean Water Act Section 402 NPDES stormwater permitting program in the
Pacific Territories; all Region 9 states have been delegated authority to operate their own Clean Water Act Section 402 NPDES stormwater permitting programs. No Region 9 states / territories operate their Clean Water Act Section 404 "dredge and fill" wetland permitting programs. No Region 9 states / territories are authorized to administer their RRP Lead Programs; all RRP Lead programs in Region 9 are run by EPA.
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