NPDES Permitting Program Staff
Branch Chief: Michael Montebello 919-707-3624
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting Staff
NPDES Minor permitting, general permits, compliance and enforcement. Each specialist below covers permit compliance issues in the designated DWR region. If you are not sure which regional office provides coverage for your facility, please see the DWR Regional Office Map.
| NAME | TITLE | REGION | PHONE |
| VACANT | Supervisor | All Regions | 919-707-3615 |
| Charles Weaver | Environmental Specialist II | Asheville | 919-707-3616 |
| Kate Shadwell | Environmental Specialist I | Fayetteville | 919-707-3613 |
| Joe Corporon, P.G. | Environmental Specialist I | Mooresville | 919-707-3617 |
| Sydney Deuterman | Environmental Specialist II | Raleigh | 919-707-3712 |
| Siying (Sylvia) Chen | Environmental Specialist II | Washington | 919-707-3619 |
| Sara Bassett | Environmental Specialist I | Wilmington | 919-707-3600 |
| Caroline Robinson | Environmental Specialist I | Winston-Salem | 919-707-3617 |
| Bradley Bennett | Environmental Specialist | 919-707-3629 |
NPDES Industrial Permitting Staff
NPDES Industrial major/minor permitting, and Authorization to Construct (ATC) permits.
| NAME | TITLE | PHONE |
| Doug Dowden | Supervisor | 919-707-3605 |
| Fenton Brown, Jr. | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3612 |
| Davis (Davy) Conners | PFAS Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-9078 |
| Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D. | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3606 |
| Derek Denard | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-3618 |
| Ori Tuvia | Environmental Engineer II | 704-235-2190 |
| Elaine Wild | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3644 |
NPDES Municipal Permitting Staff
NPDES Municipal major/minor permitting, Level B modeling, CORMIX/dilution model evaluations. Also, pretreatment, and collection systems which includes overseeing the implementation of state-approved pretreatment programs, responsible for the various permitting programs for wastewater collection systems, oversees wastewater collection construction, operation, maintenance, and enforcement.
| NAME | TITLE | PHONE | PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES |
| Supervisor | VACANT | 919-707-3624 | Municipal NPDES Permitting, Pretreatment, Collection Systems |
| Octavio Henriquez | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-3662 | Pretreatment Coordinator |
| Keyes McGee | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3626 | Pretreatment Oversight |
| Al Woodall | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-3608 | Pretreatment Coordinator |
| Zac Lentz, P.E. | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3620 | Collection Systems and NPDES |
| Andrew Girgis | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-3604 | Collection Systems and NPDES |
| Dale Crisp, P.E. | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-3603 | Collection Systems and NPDES |
| Nick Coco, P.E. | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3609 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
| Gary Perlmutter, M.Sc. | Environmental Specialist II | 919-707-3611 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
| Matthew Nevills | Environmental Specialist | 919-809-3573 | NPDES Technical Support |
| Alice Wessner | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3627 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
| Natalie Gorensek | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3600 | Pretreatment Coordinator |
| Urva Patel | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3628 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
| Saad Masood | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-9064 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
Mailing Address:
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Permitting Section - NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Physical Address:
Archdale Building - 9th Floor
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604