Asheville Regional Office

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

Michael.koerschner@ncdenr.gov

(828) 296-4500

Education/Outreach: Keith Bamberger

keith.bamberger@ncdenr.gov

(828) 296-4500

Western NC Local Program (Buncombe County) Director: Ashley Featherstone

ashley.featherstone@buncombecounty.org

(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

stan.aiken@ncdenr.gov

(828) 296-4610

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

deborah.aja@ncdenr.gov

(828) 296-4702

Underground Storage Tanks Section Correction Action Branch

Regional Supervisor: Caroline LaFond

caroline.lafond@ncdenr.gov

(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