Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

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Agency overview
Formed	January 1, 1993
Headquarters	707 N Robinson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees	482 classified 76 unclassified
Annual budget	$59.3 million
Ministers responsible	Gary Sherrer, Secretary of the Environment Jennifer Galvin, Chair of the Board
Agency executives	Scott Thompson, Executive Director Jimmy[1] Givens, Deputy Executive Director
Parent agency	Oklahoma Environmental Quality Board
Website	www.deq.ok.gov

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the Governor of Oklahoma. It is responsible for protecting human health and for safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land. DEQ is chiefly responsible for the environmental policy of Oklahoma. It is governed by a thirteen member Environmental Quality Board appointed by the Governor, which in turn appoints an Executive Director to administer the Department.

The Department was created in 1993 during the term of Governor David Walters.