Asheville Regional Office
Address:
Fax: 828-299-7043
Contact Asheville Regional Office Staff
Regional Office Information
Directions to the Asheville Regional Office
From I-40 westbound:
Take exit 59
Turn right onto Patton Cove Road
Turn left (west) onto US 70
Building is about 1.5 miles, on the right (north side of the road)
From I-40 eastbound:
Take exit 55
Turn left onto Porter's Cove Road
Turn right (east) onto US 70
Building is about 2.5 miles, on left (north side of road), just past (and uphill from) ArtSpace Charter School and Davidson Homes with white trim.
- Open Burning
- Odor or dust
- Vehicle Emissions
- Land and geologic resources
- Mining
- Dams
- Sediment and Erosion Control
- Stormwater Management
DEACS Environmental Assistance Section has staff in DEQ's Asheville Regional Office to serve citizens and businesses throughout the western 19 counties of North Carolina. Along with environmental assistance coordinators in our other regional offices, DEACS staff cover the entire state and are available to help with your environmental concerns or questions.
Environmental Assistance Coordinator
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Travis.smith@deq.nc.gov
828-296-4698 (Direct)
Please contact the Division of Waste Management's Asheville Regional Office with questions or concerns regarding:
- Solid waste
- Landfills
- Land-clearing debris
- Underground storage tank(s) installation and operation
- Leaking underground storage tanks
- Cleanup of underground storage tank(s) releases
- Non-underground storage tank(s) petroleum releases
- Public water system compliance and assistance
- Wastewater compliance inspections and technical assistance
- NPDES, Nondischarge, Animal Feeding Operations, Collection Systems, Residuals
- Complaint response and emergency response related to impacts to surface waters
- Monitor & collect surface water samples (ambient monitoring)
- Buffer, stream and wetland activities including 401 certifications
- Issuance of Fast Track Sewer Extension permits, non-residential well construction permits and pump-and-haul permits
- Trout Buffer Factsheet- Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
- Riparian Buffer Information
- Express permitting option for quicker permit reviews. Options available are: Erosion and Sedimentation Control.
- Water Supply Watershed Map - An interactive web-based map to help determine if your project is located in a water supply watershed. Always contact your local government to verify current boundaries and classifications of water supply watershed areas.
- Stormwater Permitting Interactive Map Viewer - An interactive web-based map to help determine which stormwater permitting requirements may apply to your project - you will need to scroll down until you see "Post-Construction Stormwater Map". Please be sure to read all information below the section titled "Post-Construction Stormwater Map".
- Surface Water Classifications - Find a stream name, index number, and classification.
