Asheville Regional Office

Asheville Regional Office Map

Address:

2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778-8211
 
Phone: 828-296-4500
 

Fax: 828-299-7043
 
Contact Asheville Regional Office Staff

Regional Office Information

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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.

Please contact the Division of Air Quality's Asheville Regional Office with questions or concerns regarding:
  • Open Burning
  • Odor or dust 
  • Vehicle Emissions
 
Regional Supervisor:  Michael Koerschner
(828) 296-4500
 
Education/Outreach:  Keith Bamberger
(828) 296-4500
 
Western NC Local Program (Buncombe County) Director:  Ashley Featherstone
(828) 250-6778

Please contact the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resource's Asheville Regional Office with questions or concerns regarding:
  • Land and geologic resources
  • Mining
  • Dams 
  • Sediment and Erosion Control
  • Stormwater Management
 
Engineering Supervisor II:  Stanley Aiken
(828) 296-4610

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
Contact: Travis Smith
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
 
 
Phone:
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
 
Solid Waste Section Field Operations Branch
Western District Supervisor:  Deborah Aja
(828) 296-4702
 
Underground Storage Tanks Section Correction Action Branch
Regional Supervisor:  Caroline LaFond
(828) 296-4500, Ext. 4644

Please contact the Division of Water Resource's Asheville Regional Office with questions or concerns regarding:
  • 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
 
Public Water Supply Section
Regional Engineering Supervisor:  Joel Kohn
(828) 296-4582
 
Water Quality Regional Operations
Regional Supervisor:  Andrew W. Moore
(828) 296-4684

  • 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.

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