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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Environmental Education & Public Affairs »   Public Information Contacts

Public Information Contacts

DEQ’s public information officers, or PIOs, assist residents, stakeholders and media representatives with information and public records requests.

To request information or a public record, to request a public record, simply send your request to the Public Information Officer (PIO) for the related division.  If you aren’t sure which division holds the records you are interested in, any of the PIOs can help direct your request to the appropriate division.

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Public Information Officers listed by Division

Division of Air Quality

Public Information Officer for the Division of Air Quality: Shawn Taylor, Office Phone Number: (919) 707-8446

  • Air permits and rules
  • Motor vehicle emissions and inspection program
  • Odor issues
  • Air quality forecasts, including ozone, particulate matter and pollen
  • Air Awareness education programs
Division of Coastal Management

Public Information Officer for the Division of Coastal Management: Christy Simmons, Office Phone Number: (252) 515- 5409. 

  • Permitting for Coastal Development
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change
  • Clean Marinas
  • Living Shorelines
  • Coastal Land Use Planning
  • Coastal Reserve Areas
  • Coastal Resources Commission
  • Grant Funding for Beach Access and Local Planning
Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service

Public Information Officer for the Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service: Laura Leonard, Office Phone Number: (919) 707-8233

  • Recycling 
  • Environmental Stewardship Initiative 
  • NC Green Travel 
  • Permitting Transformation
Division of Marine Fisheries

Public Information Officer for the Division of Marine Fisheries: Patricia Smith, Office Phone Number: (252) 808- 8025 

Hot Topics:

  • Shellfish Leases
  • Striped Bass
  • Flounder
  • Crab
  • Shrimp Petition for Rulemaking
  • Spotted Seatrout

General Interest:

  • Saltwater Fishing Regulations
  • Saltwater Recreational Fishing
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Saltwater Fishing Licenses
  • Commercial Fishing Licenses
  • Shellfish Leases
  • Oyster Sanctuaries
  • Artificial Reefs
  • Coastal Recreational Fishing License Grants
  • Commercial Fishing Resource Fund Grants
  • Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG)
  • N.C. Saltwater Fishing Tournament (Citation Program)
  • N.C. Governor’s Cup Billfish Tournament Series
  • Fisheries Management
  • Marine Patrol
  • Marine Fisheries Commission
  • Coastal Habitat Protection Plan
  • Gill nets
  • Trawl nets
  • Ocean fishing piers
  • Fishery Reform Act
  • Sea turtle interactions with fishing gear
  • Marine mammal strandings
  • Coastal Swimming Advisories
  • Shellfish closures
  • Shellfish sanitation
Division of Waste Management

Public Information Officer for the Division of Waste Management: Laura Leonard, Office Phone Number: (919) 707-8233

  • Emerging Compounds 
  • Coal Ash
  • Coal Ash Structural Fills
  • Landfills
  • Pre-regulatory Landfills
  • Aboveground Storage Tanks
  • Brownfields
  • Compost
  • Disaster Debris
  • Dry-Cleaning
  • Electronics
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Inactive Hazardous Sites
  • Medical Waste
  • Mercury Switch
  • Oil Terminal
  • Petroleum Releases
  • Non-UST Petroleum Releases
  • Scrap Tires
  • Septage
  • Solid Waste
  • Superfund
  • Underground Storage Tanks
Division of Water Infrastructure

Public Information Officer for the Division of Water Infrastructure: Cathy Akroyd, Office Phone Number: (919) 707-9187

  • State Water Infrastructure Authority
  • Statewide Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Master Plan
  • Water Infrastructure Needs in NC
  • Community Development Block Grant-Infrastructure program
  • Clean Water State Revolving Fund
  • Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
  • State Wastewater and Drinking Water Reserve Programs
  • Asset and Inventory Assessment Grant Program
  • Merger/ Regionalization Feasibility Grant Program
  • Applying for water infrastructure funding- applications, forms, etc.
  • Drinking Water Infrastructure
  • Drinking water Infrastructure funding
  • Clean Water Infrastructure
  • Clean Water Infrastructure funding
  • Wastewater Infrastructure
  • Wastewater Infrastructure funding
  • Water Infrastructure Funding
  • Funding sewer collection and treatment systems
  • Funding drinking water distribution systems
  • Funding water treatment plants
  • Funding stormwater management systems
  • Funding stream restoration
Division of Water Resources

Public Information Officer for the Division of Water Resources:  Anna Gurney,  Office Phone Number: (919) 707-8604 

  • Water Quality Permitting 
  • Water Sciences
  • Water Planning
  • Groundwater Resources
  • Operator Certification

 

Public Information Officer for the Division of Water Resources: Josh Kastrinsky,  Office Phone Number: (919) 707-3645
  • Animal Feeding Operations
  • Public Water Supply

 

Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources

Public Information Officer for the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources: Josh Kastrinsky, Office Phone Number: (919) 707-3645

  • Dam Safety
  • Stormwater
  • Erosion and Sediment Control
  • Oil and Gas
  • Mining

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