Permitting Contacts
NPDES Permitting Program Staff
Branch Chief: Michael Montebello 919-707-3624
NPDES Compliance and Expedited Permitting Staff
Minor permitting, general permits, 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 |
| Siying (Sylvia) Chen | Environmental Specialist II | Mooresville and Washington | 919-707-3619 |
| Sydney Carpenter | Environmental Specialist II | Raleigh | 919-707-3712 |
| Kate Shadwell | Environmental Specialist I | 919-707-3613 | |
| VACANT | Environmental Specialist II | ||
| Joe Corporon | Environmental Specialist I | Winston-Salem | 919-707-3617 |
| Bradley Bennett | Environmental Specialist | 919-707-3629 | |
| Kent Wiggins | Environmental Specialist | 919-707-3610 |
NPDES Industrial Permitting Staff
Industrial major/minor permitting, special technical issues, Level B modeling, CORMIX/dilution model evaluations, and Authorization to Construct (ATC) permits.
| NAME | TITLE | PHONE |
| Doug Dowden | Supervisor | 919-707-3605 |
| Sergei Chernikov | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3606 |
| Min Xiao, P.E. | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3644 |
| Fenton Brown, Jr. | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3612 |
| Amirhossein (Amir) Rezaei Adaryani | Environmental Engineer I | 919-707-3704 |
| Derek Denard | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-3618 |
| Ori Tuvia | Environmental Engineer II | 704-235-2190 |
NPDES Municipal Permitting Staff
Municipal major/minor permitting, pretreatment, and collection systems which includes overseeing the implementation of state-approved pretreatment programs, responsible for the various permitting programs for wastewater collection systems, oversees wastewater collection construction, operation, maintenance, and enforcement.
| NAME | TITLE | PHONE | PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES |
| Supervisor | VACANT | 919-707-3624 | Municipal NPDES Permitting, Pretreatment, Collection Systems |
| VACANT | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3627 | Collection System Permitting, Sewer Extension Permitting, Fast Track Permitting Oversight, Delegated Programs |
| Kristin Litzenberger | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-3699 | Municipal NPDES |
| Keyes McGee | Environmental Engineer I | 919-707-3626 | Pretreatment Oversight |
| Al Woodall | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-3608 | Pretreatment Coordinator |
| VACANT | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-9130 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
| VACANT | Environmental Engineer I | 919-707-3613 | Collection Systems |
| Nick Coco | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3609 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
| Gary Perlmutter | Environmental Specialist II | 919-707-3611 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
| Matthew Nevills | Environmental Specialist | 919-809-3573 | NPDES Technical Support |
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