Contact

Office of Land Quality

For assistance with animal farms or confined feeding operations (CFO), please contact:

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Office of Land Quality, Confined Feeding Operations
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

• Permit Questions: (317) 232-4473, (800) 451-6027, ext. 6 (toll free within Indiana)
• Compliance Questions: (317) 234-6923

CFO Permits Staff

Confined Feeding Permit Staff [PDF]

• Section Chief: Joe Goetz, (317) 232-8736, jgoetz@idem.in.gov
• Senior Environmental Manager: Tom Park, (317) 234-1623, tpark@idem.in.gov

CFO Permit Writers

• Northwest Region (1): Kraig Whitman, (317) 234-5130, Kwhitman@idem.in.gov
• Northeast Region (2): Emma Lager, (317) 233-7274, Elager@idem.in.gov
• Southwest Region (3): Bulent Bakkal, (317) 232-4346, bbakkal@idem.in.gov
• Southeast Region (4): Scott Foster, (317) 234-9688, spfoster@idem.in.gov

CFO Construction Compliance Staff

CFO Construction Compliance Staff [PDF]

• Section Chief: Joe Goetz, (317) 232-8736, jgoetz@idem.in.gov
• Northern Region (1): Hashim Burki, (317) 417-9882, hburki@idem.in.gov
• Southern Region (2): Mike Sonnefeld, (317) 727-6904, msonnefe@idem.in.gov

CFO Compliance Inspectors

Confined Feeding Operations Compliance Staff Map [PDF]

• Section Chief: Charles Grady, (317) 234-6965, cgrady@idem.in.gov

Indianapolis Central Office

• Northeast Region (1): Chris Lowell, (317) 650-3191, clowell@idem.in.gov
• Central Region (2): Matt Brown, (317) 727-6911, mbrown@idem.in.gov
• Southeast Region (3): Diana Toth, (463) 201-3696, drtoth@idem.in.gov
• Northwest Region (4): Michael Hall, (317) 296-0602, mchall@idem.in.gov
• West Central Region (7): Kim Whittington-Vester, (317) 409-4729, kwhittin@idem.in.gov

Northern Regional Office

• Northern Region (5): Chuck Lawrence, (574) 378-8940, clawrenc@idem.in.gov

Southwest Regional Office

• Southwest Region (6): Dana Vickers, (812) 582-0697, dvickers@idem.in.gov

General IDEM Information

IDEM Interactive Regional Staff and Inspectors Map

• Main Phone Numbers:
  • (317) 232-8603
  • (800) 451-6027
• Submit General Questions or Comments
• Report Environmental Emergencies and Spills (24 Hours a Day)
  • (317) 233-7745
  • (888) 233-7745 (toll free)
• File a Complaint
• Contact an IDEM Employee
• Request Free, Confidential Compliance and Technical Assistance
• Request Public Records
• Additional IDEM Information