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 |
John Hennessy | Supervisor | All Regions | 919-707-3615 |
Charles Weaver | Environmental Specialist II | Asheville | 919-707-3616 |
Kate Shadwell | Environmental Specialist II | 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/Nutrient Lead | Washington | 919-707-3619 |
Sara Bassett | Environmental Specialist I | Wilmington | 919-707-3600 |
Caroline Robinson | Environmental Specialist II | 919-707-3617 | |
Cassilyn Shires | Environmental Specialist I | Winston-Salem | 919-707-9125 |
Bradley Bennett | Environmental Specialist (Temp) | 919-707-3629 |
NPDES Industrial Permitting Staff
NPDES Industrial major/minor permitting
NAME | TITLE | PHONE |
Doug Dowden | Supervisor | 919-707-3605 |
Fenton Brown, Jr. | Engineer II | 919-707-3612 |
Davis (Davy) Conners | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-9078 |
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D. | Engineer III | 919-707-3606 |
Lanny Le | Engineer I | 919-707-3708 |
Victoria Rivera-Mangual | Engineer I | 919-707-9077 |
Elaine Wild | Engineer III | 919-707-3704 |
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,
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES |
Karen Preston | Supervisor | 919-707-3624 | Municipal NPDES Permitting, Pretreatment, Collection Systems |
Derek Denard | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-3618 | Modeling and Speculative Limits and NPDES Permitting |
Octavio Henriquez | Engineer I | 919-707-3662 | Pretreatment Coordinator |
Natalie Gorensek | Engineer II | 919-707-3600 | Pretreatment Coordinator |
Kristin Litzenberger | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-3699 | Modeling and Speculative Limits Lead |
Keyes McGee | Engineer II /Pretreatment Lead | 919-707-3626 | Pretreatment Oversight |
Matthew Nevills | Environmental Specialist I/Nutrient Lead | 919-809-3573 | NPDES Program Support and Nutrients |
Al Woodall | Engineer I | 919-707-3608 | Pretreatment Coordinator |
Anjali Orlando | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-3622 | Modeling and Speculative Limits |
Gary Perlmutter, M.Sc. | Environmental Specialist II | 919-707-3611 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
Stephanie Zorio | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-9074 | PFAS |
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.
NAME | TITLE | FOCUS AREA | PHONE |
Nick Coco, P.E. | Supervisor | 919-707-3609 | |
Dale Crisp | Collection System Temp | Collection Systems | 919-707-3603 |
Andrew Girgis | Engineer I | Collection Systems | 919-707-3604 |
Zachary Lentz | Engineer I/Collection Lead | Collection Systems | 919-707-3620 |
Alice Wessner | Engineer II | Collection Systems | 919-707-3627 |
Saad Massood | Engineer III | NPDES Permitting | 919-707-9064 |
Urva Patel | Engineer II | NPDES Permitting | 919-707-3628 |
Will Schneider | Engineer I | NPDES Permitting | 919-707-9124 |
Ori Tuvia | Engineer III | NPDES Permitting | 704-235-2190 |
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