Source: NC Pork Council, 1/19/12

Charles "Chuck" Wakild of Wrightsville Beach is the new director of the N.C. Division of Water Quality. He replaces Coleen H. Sullins, who retired effective Dec. 31.

Wakild has worked at DENR for a total of 21 years; from 1971 - 1990, he held a variety of leadership positions, including deputy director of air, water and groundwater programs; regional supervisor; and chief of the Water Quality Section. Following a stint in the private sector, where he worked at Federal Paperboard Company and Progress Energy, he returned to the division in 2006, serving first as the DWQ supervisor in the Raleigh Regional Office and since 2007 as the division's deputy director.

Wakild, a native of Michigan, has an MBA from UNC-Wilmington; a master's degree in environmental engineering from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Public Health; and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University.

In addition to new leadership, the Division of Water Quality's Animal Feeding Operations Unit has moved from 2728 Capital Blvd in Raleigh to the 6th floor of the Archdale Building on 512 N. Salisbury St. in downtown Raleigh.  

The current mailing address - 1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 - remains unchanged.

Some telephone numbers have also changed. Please take note of the following updated contact information:  

Keith Larick - (919) 807-6444

JR Joshi - (919) 807-6341

Miressa Garoma - (919) 807-6430

Christine Lawson - (919) 807-6354

Larry Wade - (919) 807-6342

Cory Larsen - (919) 807-6362

DWQ Main Line - (919) 807-6300