The Division of Water Resources (DWR) is the largest division in the NC Department of Environmental Quality. DWR is responsible for protecting North Carolina’s drinking, surface, and ground water for all waterbodies including lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands, and aquifers. This environmental stewardship is accomplished through actions including permit and certificate of coverage issuances, investigations, regulatory compliance, and enforcement, monitoring and field assessments, certifications, water quality sampling, laboratory analysis and testing, planning, water quality standards management, educational outreach, and other efforts. The Division comprises six sections: Water Quality Regional Operations, Water Sciences, Public Water Supply, Water Quality Permitting, Water Quality NPDES Permitting, and Water Planning. Click here to learn more about the Division of Water Resources.
The DWR Business Office supports the division staff in areas of purchasing, grants/contracts management, and budget.