Our focus is the protection and enhancement of the state's groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for half of North Carolina residents. To protect this important resource, we:

• Implement permitting and compliance for land applied wastewater, residuals and reclaimed water.
• Permit construction of wells for groundwater monitoring and extracting/treating contaminated groundwater, as well as injection wells used for heating, cooling or remediation.
• Perform planning on the interaction of groundwater, suface water and geological formations in order to characterize and anticipate groundwater contamination and potential threats to human health.
• Support a drill team to aid in investigation of groundwater contamination.

• Respond to and manage clean up actions for incidents caused by wastewater discharge or non-discharge facilities subject to permitting under Control of sources of water pollution (G.S. 143-215.1); well construction activities subject to the NC Well Construction Act (G.S. 87-88); agricultural operations including application of agricultural chemicals (does not include  spills or disposal of such chemicals); and naturally occurring contamination.

• Animal Feeding Operations Unit - Responsible for the oversight of animal waste systems.
• Groundwater Investigation Unit - Characterizes aquifers and investigates contamination cases.
• Groundwater Planning Unit - Investigates and monitors for the prevention of groundwater pollution.
• Groundwater Protection Unit - Conducts groundwater remediation permitting and compliance.
• Land Application Unit - Performs permitting and compliance for land applied reclaimed water, residuals and wastewater.
• Regional Offices - Inspects non-discharge facilities and investigates compliance and pollution incidents.

• Physical Address: 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604
• Mailing Address: 1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
• Main Telephone: (919) 807-6464
• Fax: (919) 807-6496
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