The Division of Environmental Program Support is comprised of three branches - Environmental Services Branch, Environmental Response Branch, and Administrative Support Branch.

2009 DEPS Annual Report

Environmental Services Branch

The Environmental Services Branch provides centralized laboratory testing for the Department for Environmental Protection.  Testing provided by the laboratory supports the department's programs that assess the environmental status of the commonwealth.  These programs include underground storage tanks, groundwater monitoring, Superfund sites, permits and compliance, enforcement, air toxics, and monitoring of rivers, lakes and streams. The nature and extent of pollutants are determined from analyzing samples from air, drinking water, ambient water, wastewater (sewage), sediments/soils, fish, chemicals and wastes.  These samples are tested to measure levels of minerals, metals, nutrients, pesticides, herbicides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and other priority pollutants.

Contact Information:
Environmental Services Branch
100 Sower Boulevard
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-6120, ext. 4530
Fax: 502-564-8930
E-mail: Jessica Vansickel 

Environmental Response Branch

The Environmental Response Branch coordinates the activities of the department's Environmental Response Team (ERT).  For more information on the ERT, please visit their Web site.

Administrative Support Branch

The Administrative Support Branch provides centralized coordination for internal support functions for the department.  The branch is responsible for coordination of activities involving personnel actions, information technology, budgeting, mail delivery, and facilities maintenance.

Contact Information:
Division of Environmental Support
300 Fair Oaks Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-2150
Fax: 502-564-4245
E-mail: Valerie Hudson