ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
& REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Robert A. DeMarco, Administrator
(410) 631-3437

The Environmental Restoration and Redevelopment
Program began in January 1989 as the Emergency
Response Program. In 1992, the Program merged with
four other units: the Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Program from the Waste Management Administration,
and the Hazardous Materials Transport Division, Lead-
in-Soil Project, and the Lead Poisoning Prevention
Project of the Toxics, Environmental Science and Health
Administration. From this merger, the Environmental
Response and Restoration Program formed in 1992
under the Waste Management Administration. The Pro-
gram was restructured as the Environmental Restoration
and Redevelopment Program in 1995.
At hazardous waste disposal sites, the Program
investigates, assesses, and removes environmental
and public health threats. The Program also over-
sees cleanup of State and federal Superfund sites.
The Program has two divisions: Federal and
National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund, and Site
Assessment and State Superfund.

HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Harold L. (Butch) Dye, Jr., Administrator
(410) 631-3343

The Hazardous Waste Program formed in 1977 as
the Toxic Substances Control Program under the Envi-
ronmental Health Administration of the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene. Duties of the Program
were assigned to the Waste Management and Enforce-
ment Program by 1980 and to the Waste Management
Administration of the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene by 1982. They were transferred to the Depart-
ment of the Environment in 1987.
The Hazardous Waste Program issues permits
and certifies all who generate, treat, store, dispose
of, or transport hazardous waste in the State. The
Program certifies haulers of hazardous waste and
drivers of vehicles that transport hazardous waste.
In 1993, the Program became responsible state-
wide for managing the generation, storage, and
removal for disposal of low-level nuclear waste.
The Program works through three divisions: Haz-
ardous Waste Compliance, Regulations and Permitting,
and Tracking and Hazardous Materials Transportation.

TRACKING & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
Emily S. Troyer, Chief
(410) 631-3345

The Tracking and Hazardous Materials Trans-
portation Division began as the Toxics Information
and Operations Center. The Center was reorgan-

ized as the Toxics Registries and Analysis Program
in 1989, the Toxic Registries Division in 1992, and
the Tracking and Toxics Inventory Division in
1993. The Division was reorganized under its pre-
sent name in 1995.
Under the federal Superfund Amendment and
Reauthorization Act, the Division receives and
stores information about the use of toxics by indus-
try. The Division serves as a central repository for
this data which Maryland counties use to develop
emergency response plans.
The ecological effects of toxics, primarily on the
aquatic environment, are assessed by the Division.
These assessments are used by the Department and
local agencies. In addition, the Division assists the
Department of State Police and the Department of
Transportation with commercial vehicle safety and
the transport of hazardous materials.

OIL CONTROL PROGRAM
Horacio A. Tablada, Administrator
(410) 631-3386

The Oil Control Program started in November
1988 as the Industrial Discharge Program under the
Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Admini-
stration. In 1992, it was reorganized by its present
name under the Waste Management Administration.
The Oil Control Program administers all oil-re-
lated regulatory programs within the State. The Pro-
gram regulates all aboveground and underground oil
storage facilities, oil-contaminated soil facilities, and
oil transportation. It trains tank removal personnel
and oversees the maintenance, operation, and removal
of underground storage tanks.
Program functions are carried out by the Office
of Resource Management, and two divisions: Com-
pliance and Remediation, and Permits and Under-
ground Storage Tank Loan.

REGULATORY & TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Alvin L. Bowles, Administrator
(410) 631-3441

The Regulatory and Technical Assistance Program
originated in 1987 as the Program Development Divi-
sion under the Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
Administration. In 1989, the Division was reorganized
as the Operational Management Program. Under the
Waste Management Administration, the Program was
renamed the Planning and Resource Management Pro-
gram in 1992 and received its current name in 1995.
The Program oversees and coordinates data and
budget management, federal programs, community
and industry relations, public hearings, local liaison,
and special projects for the Waste Management Ad-
ministration. It also administers the Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program (Chapter 114, Acts of 1994)