Dam Safety Program Overview
Dam Emergency Contact:
1-800-858-0368 / damsafety@deq.nc.gov
Mailing address:
- Dam Safety Program, 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Physical address:
- Dam Safety Program, 512 N. Salisbury Street, Floor 5, Raleigh, NC 27604
| Name | Title | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Pappas, PE | State Dam Safety Engineer | jordan.pappas@deq.nc.gov | Oversees the Dam Safety Program |
| Vacant | Senior Assistant Dam Safety Engineer | Vacant | Assists in overseeing the Dam Safety Program |
| Vacant | Assistant Dam Safety Engineer III | Vacant | Reviews engineering plans |
| Vacant | Assistant Dam Safety Engineer III | Vacant | Reviews engineering plans |
| Vacant | Assistant Dam Safety Engineer III | Vacant | Reviews engineering plans |
| Jacob Smith | Geologist/Hydrogeologist | jacob.smith@deq.nc.gov | Reviews Jurisdictional Determination and Hazard Classifications (JDHCs) |
| Francis Tubolino | Environmental Specialist II | francis.tubolino@deq.nc.gov | Reviews Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) |
| Brittany Hollowell | Assistant Dam Safety Engineer II | brittany.hollowell@deq.nc.gov | Reviews engineering plans |
| Vacant | Grant Administrator I | Vacant | Responsible for grant administration of the FEMA HHPD and NDSP programs |
| Lauren Kiddy | Administrative Specialist | lauren.kiddy@deq.nc.gov | Responsible for application intake and processing |
Dam Safety Grant Fund
Please reach out to DamSafety@deq.nc.gov for inquiries related to dam safety funding opportunities.
In an effort to increase transparency and data sharing for the dams across the state, NC Dam Safety has recently produced a few new Web-Applications using the ESRI ArcGIS Online Platform. These WebApps consist of the same data that can be found in the NC Dam Inventory Data Sheet and have some built in tools and functionality to facilitate a greater understanding by the citizens of North Carolina.
Terms of Use:
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality shall not be held liable for any errors in this metadata. This included errors of omission, commission, errors concerning the content of the data, and relative and positional accuracy of the data. These data cannot be construed to be a legal document. Primary sources from which these data were compiled must be consulted for verification of information.
(March 9, 2026) The North Carolina Dam Safety Program has developed the EZ Emegency Action Plan (EZ-EAP) template which is designed for use only in small High Hazard dams and small and medium Intermediate Hazard dams. This user-friendly format keeps all the essentials of the Full Emergency Action Plan, such as emergency action levels, a notification flowchart, and engineering-grade inundation mapping for both sunny-day and rainy-day breach scenarios, while significantly simplifying the process.
(October 10, 2023) Fee Structure Change: a nonrefundable application processing and compliance fee in the amount of 2.25% of the actual cost of construction, repair, alteration, breach or removal of the applicable dam shall be paid for the processing of applications for approvals to construction a new dam or modify, repair, decommission, remove or breach an existing dam.
- (February 1, 2023) Effective immediately, hard copies are required for engineering plans/drawings only. Hard copies are not required for Emergency Actions Plans, Jurisdictional Determinations/Hazard Classifications, Operations and Maintenance Manuals, or other supporting documentation (e.g., design reports, calculation packages, etc.) submitted alongside engineering plans for repair, modification, new construction, or as-builts. In addition, only one hard copy is required for submission to the applicable Regional Office. No hard copies are required to be submitted to the Raleigh Central Office. An application is considered complete once a full electronic copy of the application has been received and acknowledged by the damsafety@deq.nc.gov account.