Pacific Ballast Water Group

State Agency Ballast Water Contacts

Alaska

Tammy Davis
Invasive Species Program, Project Leader
Box 25526
Juneau, AK 99802-5526
(907) 465-6183
tammy.davis@alaska.gov

Washington

Allen Pleus
WDFW, ANS Coordinator
600 Capitol Way N.
Olympia, WA 98501-1091
(360) 902-2724
allen.pleus@dfw.wa.gov

Pam Meacham
WDFW
600 Capitol Way N.
Olympia, WA 98501-1091
(360) 902-2741
meachpmm@dfw.wa.gov

California

Maurya B. Falkner
California Ballast Water Program Manager
California State Lands Commission
Marine Facilities Division
100 Howe Ave, Suite 100 South
Sacramento, CA 95825-8202
Ph: (916) 574-2568
Fax: (916) 574-1955
falknem@slc.ca.gov

Oregon

Rian C. Hooff
Ballast Water Program Manager
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
811 SW 6th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204
Ph: (503) 229-6865
Fax: (503) 229-6954
hooff.rian@deq.state.or.us

Federal

Dr. Richard Everett
Environmental Standards Division (G-PSO-4)
United States Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 2nd St. SW, Washington DC 20359
(202) 372-1436
richard.a.everett@uscg.mil

Canada

Bonnie Antcliffe, Manager
Director of Resource Management Program Delivery
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
200 – 401 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3S4
(604) 666-6931
bonnie.antcliffe@dfo-mpo.qc.ca

Recent News

EPA Requests Public Comments on Vessel Water Discharges Report (March 2010)

Proposed Regulation: Performance Standards for the Discharge of Ballast Water For Vessels Operating In California Waters (Updated February 4, 2010)

Court Upholds New York State’s Tough Ballast Water Rules (February 2010)

USCG IMO e-Newsletter (January 2010)

IMO Circular on procedure for approval of ballast water management systems that make use of Active Substances (January 2010)

AFP: Shipping Map Helps Combat Invasive Species at Sea (January 2010)

IMO: Approvals of Ballast Water Management Systems that Make Use of Active Substances (September 2009)

Environmentalists, Shippers Criticize Ballast Plan (December 2009)

Wisconsin DNR announces start of state ballast water regulation of Great Lakes ships (November 2009)

CSLC Technology Assessment Update (October 2009)

Archived News