North Carolina County Governments

Administering Water Supply Watershed Protection Ordinances
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Adminstrator
River Basin(s)

 Water Supply Watershed Classifications

High
Density
10/70
Density
Averaging
Alamance
Planning
Planning Director
Cape Fear
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-BW, 
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA 
No
Yes
No
Alexander
Planning
Planning Director
Catawba, Yadkin
WS-II-CA,WS-II-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Alleghany
Planning
Planning Director
Yadkin
WS-II-BW
No
Yes
No
Anson
County Web Site
County Manager
Yadkin
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Ashe 
Planning
Planning Director
Yadkin, New
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Avery
Chamber of Commerce
County Manager
Watauga, French Broad
WS-IV-PA


No
Bladen
Planning
Planning Director
Cape Fear
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Buncombe
Planning & Development
Planning Director
French Broad
WS-I, WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW
Yes
No
No
Burke
Community Development
Planning Director
Catawba, Broad
WS-I, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA,
WS-IV-PA
Yes
Yes
No
Cabarrus
Planning
Zoning Administrator
Yadkin
WS-II-BW, WS-II-CA, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Caldwell
Planning
Planning Director
Catawba, New
WS-IV-CA,WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Camden
Planning
Permit Officer
Pasquotank
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Caswell
County Web Page
County Planner
Roanoke, Cape Fear
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW
No
Yes
No
Catawba
Planning
County Planner
Catawba
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW,
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
Yes
Yes
No
Chatham
Planning & Permitting
Planning Director
Cape Fear
WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA,
WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Cherokee
County Web Page
Building Inspector
Hiwassee, Little Tennessee
WS-I, WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, 
WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Clay
Environmental Health
Watershed Administrator
Hiwassee
WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Cleveland
Planning
Planning Director
Broad, Catawba
WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Columbus
Planning
County Manager
Cape Fear
WS-IV-PA

No
No
Cumberland
Planning & Inspections

Cape Fear
WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW,WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
Yes
Yes
No
Dare County Web Page     WS-III-CA      
Davidson
Planning
Watershed Administrator
Yadkin
WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA


No
Davie
Planning & Zoning
Planning Director
Yadkin
WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Durham
Planning
Senior Planner
Neuse, Cape Fear
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW,
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
Yes
No
No
Edgecombe
Planning & Inspections
Planning Director
Tar-Pamlico
WS-IV-PA
Yes
No
No
Forsyth
Zoning & Development
Project Planner
Yadkin, Roanoke, Cape Fear
WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Franklin
Planning
Planning Director
Neuse
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Gaston
Planning & Development
Watershed Administrator
Broad
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, 
WS-IV-PA
Yes
Yes
No
Graham
Chamber Web Site
Watershed Administrator
Hiwassee, Little
WS-I, WS-III-CA, WS-III-PA, WS-IV-CA,
WS-IV-PA


No
Granville
County Web Site
Planning Director
Neuse
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA,
WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Guilford
Community Development
Watershed Administrator
Cape Fear, Roanoke,
WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
Yes
Yes
No
Halifax
Planning
Planning Director
Roanoke
WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Harnett
Planning & Inspections
Chief Planner
Cape Fear
WS-III-BW, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Haywood
Planning
County Planner
French Broad
WS-I, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW
No
Yes
No
Henderson
Zoning
Zoning Administrator
French Broad
WS-II-CA,WS-II-BW,WS-III-CA,WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Hoke
Planning & Zoning
County Planner
Cape Fear
WS-III-BW, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Iredell
Planning
Planning Director
Yadkin, Catawba
WS-II-BW, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
Yes
Yes
No
Jackson
Planning
County Planner
French Broad
WS-I, WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, 
WS-III-BW
No
Yes
No
Johnston
Planning & Zoning
Zoning Administrator
Neuse
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Lee
County Web Site
Planning Director
Cape Fear
WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Lenoir Planning & Inspection   Neuse WS-IV-CA,WS-IV-PA      
Lincoln
County Web Site
Land Use Planner
 Broad, Catawba
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA,
WS-IV-PA
Yes
Yes
No
Macon
Projects & Development
County Planner
Little Tennessee
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW
No
Yes
No
Madison
County Web Site
Planning Director
French Broad
WS-I, WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW


No
Martin No Web Site     WS-IV-PA      
McDowell
County Web Site
County Manager
Catawba, French Broad
WS-I, WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW,WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Mecklenburg
Environmental
Subdivision Administrator
Catawba
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
Yes
No
No
Mitchell
County Web Site
County Manager
Catawba, French Broad
WS-I, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Montgomery
County Web Site
Building Inspections
Yadkin, Cape Fear
WS-II-BW,WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA
No
Yes
No
Moore
Planning
Planning Director
Cape Fear
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA,
WS-III-BW,WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Nash
Planning
Planning Director
Tar-Pamlico
WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
New Hanover
Planning
Senior Planner
Cape Fear
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Northampton
County Web Site
Zoning Administrator
Roanoke
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Orange
Planning & Inspections
Planning Director
Cape Fear, Neuse
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-PA
Yes
No
No
Pasquotank
Planning
Planning Director
Pasquotank
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Pender
Planning
Planning Director
Cape Fear
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Person
Planning & Zoning
County Planner
Neuse, Roanoke
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
Yes
Pitt
Planning
Planning Director
Tar-Pamlico
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Polk
County Web Page
Planning Director 
Broad
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW,
WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Randolph
Planning & Zoning
Planning Director
Yadkin, Cape Fear
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW,
WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Richmond
Planning & GIS
Planning Director
Yadkin, Lumber
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW,
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Robeson
Zoning & Planning
Zoning Administrator
Lumber
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Rockingham
Planning & Inspections
Planning Director
Roanoke, Cape Fear
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW,
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Rowan
Planning & Zoning
Planner II
Yadkin
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW,
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Rutherford
Planning
Planning Director
Broad, Catawba
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA

No
No
Scotland
County Web Site
Zoning Administrator
Lumber, Yadkin
WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Stanly
Planning & Zoning
Planning Director
Yadkin
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Stokes
Planning & Inspections
Planning Director
Roanoke, Yadkin
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Surry
Planning & Development
Planning Director
Yadkin
WS-IV-PA


No
Swain
County Web Page
County Administrator
Little Tennessee
WS-I, WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-IV-CA,
WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Transylvania
Planning & Economic
Planning Director
French Broad
WS-I, WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-BW
No
Yes
No
Union
Planning
Planning Director
Yadkin
WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Vance
Planning
Planning Director
Roanoke
WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Wake
Planning & Zoning
Senior Planner
Cape Fear, Neuse
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW,
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Watauga
Planning & Inspections
Planner
New, Watauga
WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Wayne
Planning
Planning Director
Neuse
WS-IV-PA
No
No
No
Wilkes
Chamber Web Site
Zoning Administrator
Yadkin
WS-I, WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW, WS-III-BW,
WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Wilson
Planning & Inspections
Planning Director
Neuse
WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
Yes
No
No
Yadkin
Zoning Administration
Watershed Administrator
Yadkin
WS-III-CA, WS-III-BW, WS-IV-CA, WS-IV-PA
No
Yes
No
Yancey
Chamber Web Site
Building Inspector
Catawba, French Broad
WS-I,WS-II-CA, WS-II-BW
No
Yes
No


For more information, please contact us:

NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES
DWQ WETLANDS & STORMWATER BRANCH
WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED PROTECTION
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617
Phone: (919) 807-6300
FAX: (919) 807-6494
Julie Ventaloro (919)807-6370 julie.ventaloro@ncmail.net
John Hennessy (919)807- 6377 john.hennessy@ncmail.net

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