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Technical Assistance and Certification Unit :: The Staff

The Technical Assistance & Certification Unit of the Division of Water Quality is part of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Following is a list of the 8 staff positions in the Unit.

Please refer to the listing below for individual staff member's phone extensions and emails.

If you wish to send an email to one of the staff, please click on the member's name.

TACU Office Staff - Phone # 919.733.0026

Jerry Rimmer x309	Supervisor
VACANT	Office Assistant
Beth Buffington x313	Environmental Senior Specialist
Gail Winley x312	Information Processing Assistant
Vicki Tyler x308	Office Assistant
James Pugh x341	Extension Education & Training Specialist
Steve Reid x314	Extension Education & Training Specialist

There are 6 Regional Office Consultants, available for technical support to wastewater and collection systems. All consultants are Grade 4 WW certificate holders and have numerous years experience in operation and maintenance of treatment plants. Their services are offered free of charge and staff can respond rapidly to your needs. Contact them directly or call Jerry Rimmer at 919.733.0026 x309 to get in touch with a consultant in your area.

Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Consultants

Don Price	Asheville Regional Office	828.296.4500
Don Register	Fayetteville Regional Office	910.433.3300
Barbara Sifford	Mooresville Regional Office	704.663.1699
Vacant	Washington Regional Office	252.946.6481
Tom Tharrington	Wilmington Regional Office	910.796.7215
Marc Stokes	Winston-Salem Regional Office	336.771.5000

Staff email contacts for renewal issues (click on an item below to send email)

General information, lists, forms (Please call 919.733.0026)

Continuing education (CE) hours, rosters (Gail Winley)

Address changes, invoices, wallet cards (Vicki Tyler)

Approval of CE training for AW (Beth Buffington)

Approval of CE training for WW (James Pugh)