Permitting Contacts
NPDES Permitting Program Staff
Branch Chief: Michael Montebello 919-707-3624
| NPDES Branch Support Staff | ||
| Kristin Litzenberger | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-3699 |
| Bob Sledge | Environmental Specialist II | 919-807-6398 |
| Anjali Orlando | Environmental Specialist II | 919-707-3622 |
| Wren Thedford | Administrative Specialist | 919-791-4200 |
| Cynthia Demery | Administrative Specialist | 919-707-3621 |
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 |
| VACANT | Supervisor | All Regions | 919-707-3615 |
| Charles Weaver | Environmental Specialist II | Asheville | 919-707-3616 |
| Joe Corporon, P.G. | Environmental Specialist I | Mooresville | 919-707-3617 |
| Siying (Sylvia) Chen | Environmental Specialist II | Washington | 919-707-3619 |
| Sydney Deuterman | Environmental Specialist II | Raleigh | 919-707-3712 |
| Kate Shadwell | Environmental Specialist I | 919-707-3613 | |
| Caroline Robinson | Environmental Specialist I | Winston-Salem | 919-707-3617 |
| Sara Bassett | Environmental Specialist I | 919-707-3600 | |
| Andrew Friedman-Herring | Environmental Specialist I | 919-707-3610 | |
| 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 |
| Amirhossein (Amir) Rezaei Adaryani | Environmental Engineer I | 919-707-3704 |
| Fenton Brown, Jr. | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3612 |
| Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D. | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3606 |
| Derek Denard | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-3618 |
| Ori Tuvia | Environmental Engineer II | 704-235-2190 |
| VACANT | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3644 |
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 |
| Octavio Henriquez | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-3662 | Pretreatment Coordinator |
| Kristin Litzenberger | Environmental Program Consultant | 919-707-3699 | Municipal NPDES Special Projects |
| Keyes McGee | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3626 | Pretreatment Oversight |
| Al Woodall | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-3608 | Pretreatment Coordinator |
| Zac Lentz, P.E. | Environmental Engineer II | 919-707-3620 | Collection Systems and NPDES |
| Andrew Girgis | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-3604 | Collection Systems and NPDES |
| Dale Crisp, P.E. | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-3603 | Collection Systems and NPDES |
| Nick Coco, P.E. | Environmental Engineer III | 919-707-3609 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
| Gary Perlmutter, M.Sc. | Environmental Specialist II | 919-707-3611 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
| Matthew Nevills | Environmental Specialist | 919-809-3573 | NPDES Technical Support |
| Teresa Rodriguez | Environmental Engineer | 919-707-9000 | Municipal NPDES Permitting |
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