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.

NAMETITLEREGIONPHONE
John HennessySupervisorAll Regions919-707-3615
Charles WeaverEnvironmental Specialist IIAsheville919-707-3616
Kate ShadwellEnvironmental Specialist IIFayetteville919-707-3613
Joe Corporon, P.G.Environmental Specialist IMooresville919-707-3617
Sydney DeutermanEnvironmental Specialist IIRaleigh919-707-3712
Siying (Sylvia) ChenEnvironmental Specialist II/Nutrient LeadWashington919-707-3619
Sara BassettEnvironmental Specialist IWilmington919-707-3600
Caroline RobinsonEnvironmental Specialist II  919-707-3617
Cassilyn ShiresEnvironmental Specialist IWinston-Salem919-707-9125
Bradley BennettEnvironmental Specialist (Temp) 919-707-3629

NPDES Industrial Permitting Staff

NPDES Industrial major/minor permitting

NAMETITLEPHONE                                        
Doug DowdenSupervisor919-707-3605    
Fenton Brown, Jr. Engineer II919-707-3612
Davis (Davy) ConnersEnvironmental Program Consultant919-707-9078
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D. Engineer III919-707-3606
Lanny LeEngineer I919-707-3708
Victoria Rivera-MangualEngineer I919-707-9077
Elaine WildEngineer III919-707-3704

NPDES Municipal Permitting Staff

NPDES Municipal major/minor permitting, Level B modeling, CORMIX/dilution model evaluations.  The Municipal unit also covers the Pretreatment program which includes overseeing the implementation of state-approved pretreatment programs, 

NAMETITLEPHONEPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 
Karen PrestonSupervisor919-707-3624Municipal NPDES Permitting, Pretreatment, Collection Systems
Derek DenardEnvironmental Program Consultant919-707-3618Modeling and Speculative Limits and NPDES Permitting
Octavio Henriquez Engineer I919-707-3662Pretreatment Coordinator
Natalie Gorensek Engineer II919-707-3600Pretreatment Coordinator
Kristin LitzenbergerEnvironmental Program Consultant919-707-3699Modeling and Speculative Limits Lead
Keyes McGee Engineer II /Pretreatment Lead919-707-3626Pretreatment Oversight
Matthew NevillsEnvironmental Specialist I/Nutrient Lead919-809-3573NPDES Program Support and Nutrients
Al Woodall Engineer I919-707-3608Pretreatment Coordinator 
Anjali OrlandoEnvironmental Program Consultant919-707-3622Modeling and Speculative Limits
Gary Perlmutter, M.Sc.Environmental Specialist II919-707-3611Municipal NPDES Permitting
Stephanie ZorioEnvironmental Program Consultant919-707-9074PFAS

ARPA NPDES Program

Covers ARPA NPDES Permitting and collection systems permitting, which is responsible for the various permitting programs for wastewater collection systems, oversees wastewater collection construction, operation, maintenance, and enforcement. This unit also issues Authorizations to Construct permits. 

NAMETITLEFOCUS AREAPHONE
Nick Coco, P.E.  Supervisor               919-707-3609           
Dale CrispCollection System TempCollection Systems          919-707-3603
Andrew GirgisEngineer ICollection Systems919-707-3604
Zachary LentzEngineer I/Collection LeadCollection Systems919-707-3620
Alice WessnerEngineer IICollection Systems919-707-3627
Saad Massood Engineer IIINPDES Permitting919-707-9064
Urva Patel Engineer IINPDES Permitting919-707-3628
Will SchneiderEngineer INPDES Permitting919-707-9124
Ori TuviaEngineer IIINPDES Permitting704-235-2190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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