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<br />On December 2, 1970, the Environmental Protec-
<br />tion Agency was established to fill a critical need
<br />in the new national effort to protect and enhance
<br />the environment.
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<br />Region VIII Profile
<br />The Rocky Mountain-Prairie Region, made up of
<br />the six states of Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyo-
<br />ming, North and South Dakota, contains 16%
<br />of the land area of the United States and 2,75%
<br />of the total U,S, population, Because of its
<br />basically rural geography, Region VIII is largely
<br />dependent on industries such as lumbering, min-
<br />ing and agricultural enterprises, A substantial
<br />part of the economy is based on recreational
<br />activities: tourism, camping, skiing,
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<br />Generally, the region's environmental concerns
<br />are not as pressing as those of other parts of the
<br />country, However, major cities such as Denver
<br />and Salt Lake City share many of the typical en-
<br />vironmental difficulties of other large cities:
<br />mulllple sources of air and water pollution, grow-
<br />ing demands for limited water, Inadequate solid
<br />waste collection and disposal, congestion and
<br />noise,
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<br />Regional industry and agriculture contributes to
<br />environmental problems, Solid waste, air and
<br />water pollution are un-wanted by-products of
<br />milling, smelting, irrigation, harvesting and proc-
<br />essing, animal feedlots and rendering operations,
<br />
<br />The mountain areas are threatened more and
<br />more as residents and tourists alike seek to get
<br />away from it all and end up bringing it all with
<br />them,
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<br />In the future, the region may face some new
<br />and different environmental problems caused
<br />by some rapidly expanding industries: the ex-
<br />traction and processing of uranium and the
<br />search for vast untapped sources of coal, oil
<br />and natural gas,
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<br />Although Region VIII's environmental problems
<br />are neither as many, nor as severe as those of
<br />other regions, EPA faces the very real challenge
<br />of "environmental management",
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<br />This management of both the natural resources
<br />and natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain-Prairie
<br />Region Is best explained as:
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<br />. Arresting deterioration
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<br />. Restoring and revitalizing damaged areas
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<br />. Preventing degradation of the existing high
<br />quality environments through careful planning
<br />and, If necessary, new technologies
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<br />To assure that all of its divisions are responsive
<br />to local needs, EPA Region VIII maintains and
<br />promotes open communication with the public,
<br />commerce, industry, agriculture and other fed-
<br />eral agencies, Each division is headed by a di-
<br />rector who works closely with his branch chiefs
<br />and staff to insure maximum effectiveness of
<br />environmental programs and antipollution activi-
<br />ties,
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<br />EPA, with a 1972 fiscal budget of approximately
<br />$2,5 billion and over 7,000 employees, is charged
<br />with mounting a coordinated front-line attack on
<br />the environmental problems of air and water
<br />pollution, solid waste management, pesticides,
<br />radiation and noise, It places under one organi-
<br />zational roof, some 15 programs which had been
<br />scattered throughout several agencies of the
<br />federal government.
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<br />Organization of Region VIII
<br />Environmental Protection Agency,
<br />Region Viii Headquarters
<br />1860 Lincoln Street, Suite 900
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
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<br />Regional Adminlatrator
<br />John A. Green
<br />837-3895
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<br />Deputy Regional Administrator
<br />Donald D, Dubois
<br />837-3895
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<br />. Director, Management Division
<br />Samuel Landis
<br />837-3847
<br />(includes Personnel, Support Services, Program
<br />Planning and Resource Management)
<br />
<br />Director, Surveillance & Analysis Division
<br />Keith 0, Schwab
<br />837-3769
<br />(includes Technical Support)
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<br />Director, Air & Waler Programs Division
<br />Charles W, Murray
<br />837-4871
<br />(InclUdes Air Quality, State Programs, Grants,
<br />Water Supply, Construction Grants, Environ-
<br />mental Standards, Environmental Assessment,
<br />State, Local and Inter-Agency Planning, Federal
<br />Facilities, Manpower Development and Training)
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<br />Director, Enforcement Division
<br />Irwin L. Dickstein
<br />837-3868
<br />(inCludes Permits Review, Technlcallnvestiga-
<br />tions, Industrial Wastes, Legal Review
<br />and Investigation)
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<br />Director, Categorical Programs Division
<br />David A. Wagoner
<br />837-3926
<br />(Includes Solid Wastes, Program Planning and
<br />Support, Technical Assistance, Environmental
<br />Pollutants, Noise, Pesticides, Radlatian)
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<br />Director, Public Affairs Division
<br />Jim Bowyer
<br />837-4904
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<br />It makes possible for the first time an integrated,
<br />synergetic strike at pollution and other environ-
<br />mental ilis, 'based on the concept of the envi-
<br />ronment as a single system of interdependent
<br />and inter-related parts,
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<br />EPA's principal functions Include:
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<br />. Setting and enfarclng environmental standards
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<br />. Conducting research on causes, effects and
<br />control of environmental problems
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<br />. Assisting states and local governments
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<br />. Creating public awareness of environmental
<br />problems and their solutions and channeling
<br />this awareness into productive action
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<br />The agency Is a key component in a restructur-
<br />Ing of federal effart designed to Implement the
<br />objective by the National Environmental Policy
<br />Act of 1969 , , , to encourage "productive and
<br />enjoyable harmony between man and his en-
<br />vironment."
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