Nashville Environmental Field Office
**Appointment-Only Model for In-Person Services – In order to protect our staff, citizens and stakeholders, TDEC has implemented an appointment-only model of providing in-person services at various locations, including our central office in the Tennessee Tower, eight environmental field offices, the Oak Ridge oversight office and Fleming Training Center. This model will allow us to better ensure continued delivery of services, implementation of consistent social distancing, and time to clean any shared public spaces.
711 R.S. Gass Blvd, Nashville, TN 37216 | Phone: (615) 687-7000 | FAX: (615) 687-7078
Counties Served
Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, Wilson
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Nashville Contact Information
External Affairs
The Office of External Affairs serves as TDEC's primary point of contact for the general public and stakeholders in a respective region and serves as the public outreach arm for the Commissioner's Office.
Regional Director
Jaclyn Mothupi
(615) 687-7074
Jaclyn.Mothupi@tn.gov
Administrative Services
Administrative staff supports all divisions within the Nashville Field Office, and also provides space and facilities management and inner-office human resource needs.
The administrative staff are also responsible for coordinating all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), public records requests. TDEC also has several public data viewers that may help narrow down your request and those data
viewers can be accessed at:
https://www.tn.gov/environment/about-tdec/tdec-dataviewers.html
If you are unable to locate the information you are looking for on one of the TDEC online data viewer databases, you may submit an information request for any division using the following link:
Submit a Public Records Request
Administrative Field Office Manager
Jennifer Gelfand
(615) 687-7016
Jennifer.Gelfand@tn.gov
Air Pollution Control
Our mission statement is as follow:
The Division of Air Pollution Control’s mission is to maintain and improve air quality to protect the health and welfare of Tennesseans through monitoring, regulatory activities and education in a manner that promotes maximum employment and economic growth.
View the Air Pollution Control Permits and Inspections Viewer
Metro Government and Davidson County Air Pollution Control is the program responsible for promoting the physical health and welfare of the public by protecting and enhancing the quality of the ambient air in Nashville (Davidson County), Tennessee. Questions or concerns regarding Metro and Davidson County should be addressed to this division. Metro Government & Davidson County Website
For burn permits please contact the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, visit their website at Burn Safe TN or call the phone number for the correct county.
Field Office Manager
Bill McCabe
(615) 687-7046
Bill.McCabe@tn.gov
Radiological Health, X-Ray and Radioactive Material Inspections
The Division of Radiological Health is responsible for protecting Tennesseans and the environment from the hazards associated with ionizing radiation. They regulate the use and possession of radioactive materials and radiation producing machines, and respond to accidents involving radiation.
Inspection and Enforcement Field Office Manager
Beth Shelton
(615) 687-7017
Beth.Shelton@tn.gov
Remediation, Hazardous Substance Site & Brownfields Cleanup
The Division of Remediation identifies and investigates hazardous substance sites, then uses practical and effective remedies to stabilize, remediate, contain, monitor, and maintain these sites, minimizing threats to public health, safety, and the environment. The division oversees work at a wide range of sites, which include National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites, state inactive hazardous substance sites, brownfields, dry cleaners, and properties where methamphetamine was illegally manufactured.
View the Division of Remediation Sites Viewer
View the Division of Remediation Map Viewer
Field Office Manager
Ken Johnson
(615) 687-7032
Ken.Johnson@tn.gov
Solid (Trash) & Hazardous Wastes
The Division of Solid Waste Management protects, improves, and promotes health and environmental quality thorough the responsive, effective oversight of waste management activities and the beneficial use of recovered materials. The division has several programs that deal with different kinds of waste, from solid to hazardous and from recyclables to food.
View the Solid Waste Management Database
Field Office Manager
Mike Horsley
(615) 687-7019
Mike.Horsley@tn.gov
Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Facilities (e.g. Gas Stations)
Underground Storage Tanks home
The Division of Underground Storage Tanks protects human health and the environment by preventing future petroleum underground storage tank releases and remediating existing petroleum underground storage tank contamination from regulated tanks. The division also monitors and requires that citizens who have stored petroleum in regulated underground storage tanks, or who bring a new underground storage tank into use, notify the division.
Field Office Manager
Rhonda Key
(615) 532-0989
Rhonda.Key@tn.gov
Assistant Field Office Manager
Carrie Ancell
(615) 532-0987
Carrie.Ancell@tn.gov
Water Resources
The Division of Water Resources manages, protects, and enhances the quality of the state’s water resources through voluntary, regulatory, and educational programs. The Division is divided into smaller sections by water resource topical area. If you are uncertain which area your concern falls under please call our main line phone number and the receptionist will transfer you to the appropriate person.
View the Water Resource Permits Database
Resource Alteration, Water Pollution Control Field Office Manager
Bill Murph
(615) 687-7124
Bill.Murph@tn.gov
Drinking and Waste Water Quality, Facilities Manager
Michael Murphy
(615) 687-7031
MichaelP.Murphy@tn.gov
Division of Water Resources Field Office Manager
Tim Jennette
(615) 687-7018
Tim.Jennette@tn.gov
Division of Water Resources Field Office general email
dwr.nefo@tn.gov
Division of Water Resources Field Office complaints email
dwr.complaints.nefo@tn.gov
Subsurface Sewage Disposal Program
If you are planning to install, repair or modify a septic system, the permit application is now available online. Payment by credit or debit card is required to complete an online application.
View the Ground Water Protection Services Online Application
If you need a copy of existing septic system records, please be advised that all septic system records in Robertson, Sumner, Wilson and Cheatham Counties are available online. Some of the files in Dickson and Rutherford County are also available online. Please search the online records first and if you are unable to locate the file you are looking for please email your request to septicsystem.files@tn.gov
Search for Digital Septic System Records
View the Ground Water Protection (Septic) Permits Database
Groundwater, Soil and Septic Systems Field Office Manager (Nashville Region)
Vacant
(615) 687-7060
Below is a listing for County Septic Systems Offices:
Cheatham County
Kevin Gossage
(615) 792-4857
Kevin.Gossage@tn.gov
Coffee County
Allen Charboneau
(931) 723-5039
Allen.Charboneau@tn.gov
Dickson County
Rick Robinson
(615) 789-0131
Richard.Robinson@tn.gov
Houston and Humphreys Counties
Ken Wallace
931-296-2430
Ken.Wallace@tn.gov
Montgomery County
Daniel Boyd
(931) 648-5718
Daniel.B.Boyd@tn.gov
Robertson County
Greg Clement
(615) 384-0240
Greg.Clement@tn.gov
Rutherford County
Mandy Millard
(615) 898-7891
Mandy.Millard@tn.gov
Stewart County
Daniel Boyd
(931) 648-5718
Daniel.B.Boyd@tn.gov
Sumner County
Bo Fox
(615) 575-0509
Raymond.Fox@tn.gov
Wilson County
Lori Gibson and Cayce Givens
(615) 443-2784
Lori.Gibson@tn.gov
Cayce.Givens@tn.gov
For more detailed information on the office locations listed above please click the following link: https://www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/wr-water-resources/septic-decentralized-systems/wr-sds-contacts-by-region.html
Davidson and Williamson are Contract Counties that have their own groundwater protection services. Please click on the county name below for specific information on these programs.
Contract Counties Davidson, & Williamson