Air Quality Contacts by Topic
For general inquiries, call (919) 707-8400.
To find individual air quality programs, use the search bar. To find a staff member, search the directory.
| Topic | Contact |
|---|---|
| 112(r) | Mike Reid |
| A/C Compressor Disposition | Waste Reduction: (919) 715-6506 |
| Acid Deposition / Acid Rain | Randy Strait |
| Acid Rain Data | Jeremy Pope |
| Adjudicatory Permit Form | Mark Cuilla |
| Agriculture, Pig/Hog/Poultry Farms, Animal Production | Regional Offices |
| Air Compressor Permit | Department of Agriculture, Standards Division: (919) 733-3313 |
| Air Quality Action Day Alerts (AQI Code Orange, Code Red, etc.) | Air Quality Portal, Bradley McLamb, Sara Kreuser, Jordan Root, Jonathan Navarro, Shawn Taylor |
| Air Quality Monitoring Data | Jeremy Pope |
| Air Quality Monitoring Equipment | Derrick House, Patrick Butler |
| Air Quality Trends Report | Tammy Manning, Andy Bollman, Randy Strait |
| Air Toxics Monitoring Support | Steven Walters |
| Alternative Fuels | Steven Rice |
| Ambient Monitoring Procedures | Jeremy Pope, Patrick Butler |
| Animal Crematoria / Incinerators | Regional Offices |
| Animal Production Health Concerns | NCDHHS Epidemiology: (919) 707-5900 |
| Annual Air Pollutant Emissions Report | Brittany Hall, Regional Offices |
| Anti-Idling Policy / Idle Reduction | Steven Rice |
| Artwork / Graphics | Jerome Moore, Shawn Taylor |
| Asbestos (Abatement, Demolition Notification, etc.) | NCDHHS Asbestos Program: (919) 707-5950 |
| Asphalt Plant Calls (Misc.) | Regional Offices, Shawn Taylor |
| Asphalt Plant Testing Protocols | Shannon Vogel |
| Attainment / Nonattainment Areas | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning, |
| Autobody Shops | Regional Offices, Tony Pendola |
| Automobile Registration Denial | (877) 421-0020 or (919) 861-3185 |
| Automobile Vehicle Emissions / Inspections | Dave Willis, Steven Rice |
| BACT Analysis | Rahul Thaker, Mark Cuilla, Joe Voelker |
| Brochures & Publications | Shawn Taylor |
| Budget | Lisa Butler |
| Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Areas | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| Carbon Monoxide Monitoring | Jeremy Pope |
| CFC Exams (Certifications) | EPA: (404) 562-9215 |
| CFCs (Chlorinated flourocarbons) see also "Refrigerants" | EPA: (404) 562-9215 |
| Civil Penalties | Brian Phillips, Amy Vanderkop, Thaochi Vu |
| Clean Air Act Requirements | Mike Abraczinskas, Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| CMAQ Congestion Mitigation | daq.mscb.ncdaqgrants@deq.nc.gov |
| Combustion Turbines Test Reports | Shannon Vogel, Samir Parekh |
| Community Engagement | Taylor Hartsfield, Shawn Taylor |
| Complaints about Companies or Facilities | Regional Offices |
| Complaints about Fugitive Emissions | Regional Offices |
| Complaints about Indoor Air or Mold | Epidemiology: (919) 707-5900 |
| Complaints about Noise | N.C. Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health: (919) 733-3322 |
| Complaints about Odors | Regional Offices,, Shawn Taylor |
| Complaints about Open Burning | Regional Offices |
| Complaints about Outdoor Air Quality | Regional Offices |
| Complaints about Toxic Air Pollutants (TAPs) | Regional Offices |
| Complaints about Workplace Air | Occupational Health, Epidemiology: (919) 707-5900 |
| Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) | Samir Parekh |
| Compliance, Test Report Status | Shannon Vogel, Samir Parekh |
| Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) | Samir Parekh, Alan Drake, Regional Offices |
| Contrails from Jet Aircraft | EPA Information on Contrails from Aircraft ; 734-214-4432 |
| Crematoria / Animals | Regional Offices |
| Database Queries | Shawn Taylor |
| DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service | DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (877) 623-6748 or (919) 707-8100 |
| Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants | daq.mscb.ncdaqgrants@deq.nc.gov, Steven Rice |
| Dry Cleaners | Waste Management: (919) 707-8200 |
| Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure | Dave Willis, Steven Rice, Brian Phillips |
| Electronic Questions & Repairs | Derrick House |
| Emergencies (Reporting) | If you have an environmental emergency, don’t hesitate to call right away: (800) 858-0368 Mike Reid |
| Emission Factors, Stationary Sources | Brittany Hall. Mark Cuilla |
| Emission Factors, Transportation | Todd Pasley, Tammy Manning, Andy Bollman |
| Emission Fees | Mark Cuilla, Connie Horne |
| Emission Reduction Credits, ERC | Mike Abraczinskas |
| Emission Reports & Retrievals | Brittany Hall |
| Emissions Inventory (Area) (Non Point) | Tammy Manning, Andy Bollman |
| Emissions Inventory (Biogenic) | Randy Strait |
| Emissions Inventory (EPA or another State) | Tammy Manning, Brittany Hall |
| Emissions Inventory (Highway Mobile) | Todd Pasley, Tammy Manning, Andy Bollman |
| Emissions Inventory (Industry Point Source) | Brittany Hall, Regional Offices |
| Emissions Inventory (nonroad Mobile) | Randy Strait, Andy Bollman |
| Emissions Inventory (Point for Modeling) | Tammy Manning, Randy Strait |
| Emissions Inventory (Point Source) Data Queries | Brittany Hall |
| Emissions Inventory (Toxics) | Brittany Hall |
| Enforcement / Hearings / Fast track Cases / Action | Thaochi Vu, Amy Vanderkop, Samir Parekh, Brian Phillips |
| Environmental Education for Air Awareness | Jonathan Navarro |
| Environmental Indicators Report | Jeremy Pope |
| Environmental Management Commission (EMC), Air Quality Committee (AQC): Meeting Agenda, Dates, Membership | Lois Thomas: (919) 707-9023 EMC Home Page |
| Environmental Management Commission (EMC), Air Quality Committee (AQC): Rules & Ammendments | Joelle Burleson, Katie Quinlan |
| Environmental Permits Information and Coordination | DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service, (877) 623-6748 or (919) 707-8100, or Mark Cuilla |
| Environmental Stewardship Initiative | esi@deq.nc.gov |
| Episodic Ozone Controls | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| Ethanol | Steven Rice |
| Fluoride Standards | Joelle Burleson |
| Forecast Meteorologists | Bradley McLamb, Sara Kreuser, Jordan Root |
| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | Shawn Taylor |
| Freon Hotline (Federal) Atlanta | EPA: (404) 562-9215 |
| Fuels Report - Sulfur Content | Regional Offices, Samir Parekh |
| Fugitive Emissions Rules | Joelle Burleson, Katie Quinlan |
| Furniture MACT | Regional Offices |
| Gasoline / Gas Vapor | daq.mscb.vrecovery@deq.nc.gov, Steven Rice |
| General Conformity | Andy Bollman |
| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | Todd Pasley |
| Glycol Ethers | Steven Walters |
| Grants | Steven Rice,Shawn Taylor |
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Andy Bollman, Tammy Manning, Randy Strait |
| Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) / Title III | Joelle Burleson, Nancy Jones |
| HON (Hazardous Organic NESHAPS) | Katie Quinlan |
| Human Resources | Keith Johnson , Catina Hinton-Finch |
| IBEAM Database - All Modules | Holly Groce; DEQ.AQ.ask_ibeam@deq.nc.gov |
| IBEAM Database - Compliance | Bernard McKee |
| IBEAM Database - Emissions | Brittany Hall |
| Incineration | Regional Offices |
| Incinerator Emissions Inventory | Regional Offices, Brittany Hall |
| Incinerator Rules | Joelle Burleson, Katie Quinlan |
| Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse | US EPA (800) 438-4318 or (301) 585-9020 |
| Indoor Air Quality, Mold | NCDHHS Epidemiology: (919) 707-5900 |
| Initial Notification Report for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) / Title III | Regional Office |
| Inspection & Maintenance (I/M) | Dave Willis, Steven Rice |
| Inspection Waiver for Cars and Trucks | (877) 421-0020 or (919) 861-3189 |
| Insulation (Home & Industrial) | Epidemiology: (919) 707-5900 |
| ISO 14000 | Don Burke (919) 707-8131 and Davis Conners (919) 707-8129 |
| Laboratory Analysis Branch, Air Quality Lab | Steven Walters |
| Landfill Gas Emissions | Brittany Hall, Suraiya Akter, Massoud Eslambolchi |
| Language Access, Spanish Resources | Shawn Taylor |
| Lead-Based Paint | NCDHHS Environmental Health: (919) 715-3293 |
| MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) | Brittany Hall, Regional Offices |
| Medical Waste Incinerators Emissions Inventory | Brittany Hall |
| Mercury: Concerns about a Facility | Regional Offices |
| Meteorological Data | Bradley McLamb, Sara Kreuser, Jordan Root, Mark Yoder |
| Method 5 | Shannon Vogel, Samir Parekh |
| Mobile Sources Emissions Reduction Grants | daq.mscb.ncdaqgrants@deq.nc.gov)., Steven Rice |
| Mobile Sources: Implementation | Steven Rice, Dave Willis |
| Mobile Sources: Planning (modeling, alternative fuel vehicles, VMT, I/M) | Todd Pasley, Randy Strait, Tammy Manning, Andy Bollman |
| Modeling Protocol / Guidance | Mark Yoder |
| Modeling Requirements: Permits / Toxics | Mark Yoder |
| Modeling Requirements: Planning | Bradley McLamb, Sara Kreuser, Jordan Root |
| Mold | DHHS Office of Epidemiology: (919) 707-5900 |
| Monitoring Stations | Jeremy Pope, Derrick House, Patrick Butler |
| Motor Fuel Sticker Tags | NC Motor Fuels - Toxics Division: (919) 733-3409 (voicemail) |
| MTBE Gasoline | Steven Rice |
| N.C. Air Awareness: Environmental Education, Media, & Businesses | 919-707-8400; air.awareness@deq.nc.gov; Jonathan Navarro; Shawn Taylor |
| N.C. Legislation | Mike Abraczinskas, Taylor Hartsfield |
| National Emissions Standards for HAPS (NESHAPS) | Regional Offices |
| National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | Regional Offices |
| New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) | Regional Offices |
| New Source Review Permit Requirements | Mark Cuilla, Rahul Thaker, Joe Voelker |
| News Media & Press Releases | Shawn Taylor |
| Nitrogen Deposition (Hog or Pig Farms) | Regional Offices |
| NOD (Notice of Deficiency) | Regional Offices, Samir Parekh, Brian Phillips |
| Non-Attainment | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| North Carolina Analyzer Specifications | Dave Willis |
| NOV (Notice of Violations) | Regional Offices, Samir Parekh, Brian Phillips |
| One-Stop Permit Coordination and Assistance | DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service, 1-877-623-6748 or 919-707-8100 |
| Opacity Reports | Alan Drake |
| Open Burning Rules & Education | Regional Offices, Jonathan Navarro; Shawn Taylor |
| Opening Burning Civil Penalties | Thaochi Vu, Samir Parekh, Brian Phillips |
| OSHA Training | Chris Cangemi |
| Outside Involvement Committee | Shawn Taylor |
| Ozone Attainment Planning | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| Ozone Forecasts and Air Quality Action Day Alerts | Air Quality Portal, Bradley McLamb, Sara Kreuser, Jordan Root, Jonathan Navarro, Shawn Taylor |
| Ozone Monitoring | Jeff Gobel, Jeremy Pope |
| Ozone Stratospheric Hotline | EPA: (800) 296-1996 |
| Paint Booths | Tony Pendola(DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service) |
| Particulate Matter (PM) Attainment Planning | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| Particulate Matter (PM) Forecasts and Air Quality Action Day Alerts | Air Quality Portal, Bradley McLamb, Sara Kreuser, Jordan Root, Jonathan Navarro, Shawn Taylor |
| Particulate Matter (PM) Monitoring | Travis Funderburk, Jeremy Pope |
| Payments for Civil Penalties | Amy Vanderkop |
| Permit Application Fees | Mark Cuilla, Connie Horne |
| Permit for Service Station Air Compressor | DOA Standards Division: (919) 733-3313 |
| Permit Requirements | Mark Cuilla |
| Pesticides being sprayed | Dept. of Agriculture/Pesticides Division: (919) 733-3556 |
| PFAS Air Quality Permitting | Gary Saunders, Emily Supple, Mark Cuilla |
| PFAS Deposition (Rainwater) Monitoring | Patrick Butler, Steven Walters, Amy Delinsky |
| Photochemical Modeling | Bradley McLamb, Sara Kreuser, Jordan Root |
| Pollen Sampling and Data | Steven Walters; Shawn Taylor |
| Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance | (for DEQ) a href="http://www.ncenvironmentalassistance.org">DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service, (877) 623-6748 or (919) 707-8100 |
| Powerlines | NCDHHS Epidemiology: (919) 707-5900 |
| Printing MACT | Regional Offices |
| Program Funding | Lisa Butler |
| Program Planning | Mike Abraczinskas, Taylor Hartsfield |
| Program Policy | Mike Abraczinskas, Taylor Hartsfield |
| PSD: Prevention of Significant Deterioration - Monitoring | Jeremy Pope, Patrick Butler |
| PSD: Prevention of Significant Deterioration - Permitting | Mark Cuilla, Rahul Thaker, Joe Voelker |
| Public Hearings - Permitting | Shawn Taylor |
| Public Hearings - Rule Development | Joelle Burleson, Shawn Taylor, Katie Quinlan |
| Public Information | Shawn Taylor |
| Radar Profilers | Bradley McLamb, Sara Kreuser, Jordan Root |
| Radon Monitoring | NC Radiation Protection Section Radon Program: (828) 712-0972 |
| Recommendations for Enforcement | Samir Parekh, Brian Phillips |
| Refrigerants (CFCs) | EPA - (404) 562-9215 |
| Regional Haze Implementation Plan | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| Regulations / Rules | Joelle Burleson, Katie Quinlan |
| Released Quantity of Toxics (RQ) | N.C. Emergency Management: 919-825-2255 Mike Reid |
| Risk Management Planning | Mike Reid |
| Safety Equipment / Safety Issues | Chris Cangemi |
| Sampling - Ambient Air | Jeremy Pope, Steven Walters, Patrick Butler |
| SARA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) | N.C. Emergency Management: (919) 825-2255 |
| Secretaries' Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) | Joelle Burleson |
| Small Business Assistance Program | Tony Pendola, DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service, (877) 623-6748 or (919) 707-8100 |
| Small Business Ombudsman | Tony Pendola, DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service, (877) 623-6748 or (919) 707-8100 |
| Smoke From Vehicles | Steven Rice |
| Solvents / Adhesives | Steven Walters |
| Source Ambient Sampling | Jeremy Pope, Patrick Butler |
| Source Dispersion Modeling | Mark Yoder |
| Source Sampling | Shannon Vogel, Samir Parekh |
| Source Testing Reports Review | Shannon Vogel, Samir Parekh |
| Stack Testing | Shannon Vogel, Samir Parekh, Gregg O'Neal |
| Stage I & Stage II Vapor Recovery | daq.mscb.vrecovery@deq.nc.gov, Steven Rice |
| State Implementation Plan (SIP) | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| State of the Environment Report | DEQ Public Affairs |
| Stationary Source Guidelines | Samir Parekh, Brian Phillips |
| Steam Boilers | Regional Offices |
| Sulfur Content of Fuel Reports | Regional Offices, Samir Parekh |
| Sulfur Dioxide Monitoring | Jeremy Pope |
| Synthetic Minor Permitting | Regional Offices |
| Tank Truck Tightness Certification | daq.mscb.vrecovery@deq.nc.gov, Steven Rice |
| Tax Certifications | Regional Offices |
| Tier II Report | N.C. Emergency Management: (919) 825-2255 |
| Title IV Permitting / Acid Rain | Mark Cuilla |
| Title V Permitting | Mark Cuilla, Rahul Thaker, Joe Voelker |
| Title V Retrievals & Reports | Mark Cuilla |
| Toxic Air Pollutants (TAPs) Emissions Inventory | Brittany Hall |
| Toxic Air Pollutants (TAPs) Modeling | Mark Yoder |
| Toxic Air Pollutants (TAPs) Permit Reviews | Mark Cuilla |
| Toxic Air Pollutants (TAPs) Regulations & Applicability | Joelle Burleson, Katie Quinlan, Robin Barrows |
| Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) | N.C. Emergency Management: (919) 825-2255 |
| Training (Technical) | Julie Robinson |
| Transportation Conformity | Todd Pasley, Tammy Manning, Steven Rice |
| Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) | Steven Rice |
| Underground Storage Tanks (Permitting Fees) | Waste Management: (919) 707-8171 |
| Underground Storage Tanks (Vapor Recovery) | daq.mscb.vrecovery@deq.nc.gov, Steven Rice |
| UST Forms | daq.mscb.vrecovery@deq.nc.gov, Steven Rice |
| Vapor Recovery | daq.mscb.vrecovery@deq.nc.gov, Steven Rice |
| VISTAS, Visibility / Regional Haze | Randy Strait, Tamming Manning |
| VOC (Volatile Organic Chemicals) Testing | Shannon Vogel, Samir Parekh |
| VOC Permit Requirements | Mark Cuilla, Rahul Thaker, Joe Voelker |
| VOC Rules | Joelle Burleson, Katie Quinlan |
| Volkswagen (VW) Settlement | Steven Rice, Brian Phillips |
| Waivers, Vehicle Emissions Inspection | (877) 421-0020 or (919) 861-3185 |
| Waste Management | Main Number: (919) 707-8200 |
| Weather Forecasts | Bradley McLamb, Sara Kreuser, Jordan Root |
| Webmaster | Shawn Taylor |
| Website Address | /about/divisions/air-quality |
| Woodstoves | Regional Offices, Jonathan Navarro |
| Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Charging Infrastructure | Dave Willis, Steven Rice, Brian Phillips |
| Zoning Consistency Determination Requests | Regional Offices, Mark Cuilla |
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