ARKANSAS DIRECTORY

	Arkansas

Following are state and federal contacts responsible for implementing the Surface Mining Law. The state regulatory authority regulates active coal mining and the abandoned mine land reclamation program reclaims hazards left from coal mines abandoned before 1977.

State Regulatory Authority James F. Stephens, Chief
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 8913
8001 National Drive
Little Rock, AR 72219-8913
(501) 682-0807
Fax: 501-682-0880
E-mail: stephens@adeq.state.ar.us

Grants Contact
Sammie Allen
E-mail: allen@adeq.st.ar.us

Abandoned mine land reclamation program James F. Stephens, Chief
Department of Environmental Quality
Surface Mining and Reclamation Division
P.O. Box 8913
8001 National Drive
Little Rock, AR 72219-8912
(501) 682-0807
Fax: 501-682-0880
E-mail: stephens@adeq.state.ar.us

Wayne Van Buren, Geologist Supervisor
Department of Pollution Control and Ecology
Russellville Field Office
1220 West 2nd Street
Russellville, AR 72801
(479) 968-7339
Fax: (479) 968-7321
E-mail vanburen@adeq.state.ar.us

Office of Surface Mining Mike Wolfrom Director
Tulsa Field Office
5100 East Skelly Drive, Suite 470
Tulsa, OK 74135-6548
(918) 581-6430, ext. 23
E-Mail: mwolfrom@osmre.gov

Grants Contact

Johnny Wade
E-mail: jwade@osmre.gov
(618) 463-6463 ext. 113

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Office of Surface Mining
1951 Constitution Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
202-208-2719
getinfo@osmre.gov