Appendix 1: Mission Statements of DENR Divisions Represented in the Regional Offices
 Division of Air Quality: To protect and improve the outdoor air quality of North Carolina for the health,
benefit, and economic well-being of all.
 Division of Coastal Management: To protect, conserve and manage North Carolina's coastal resources
through an integrated program of planning, permitting, education and research.
 Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach: To protect and improve North Carolina’s
environment and economy through: providing customer-focused assistance, facilitating a greater
understanding of environmental permitting and compliance, encouraging wider adoption of sustainable
practices, promoting increased recycling and reduced waste disposal, and reducing impacts from resource
consumption.
 Division of Land Resources: To promote the wise use and protection of North Carolina's land and
geologic resources through scientific investigations and maps of the NC Geological Survey, through the
mining, dam safety, and sedimentation control programs of the division's Land Quality Section, and
through the Geodetic Survey Section to maintain the official survey base of the State to support mapping,
boundary determination, and property delineation.
 Division of Marine Fisheries: To ensure sustainable marine and estuarine fisheries and habitats for the
benefit and health of the people of North Carolina.
 Division of Waste Management: To prevent the harmful release of waste to the environment and clean
up existing contamination.
 Division of Water Quality: To protect and enhance North Carolina's surface water and groundwater
resources for the citizens of North Carolina and future generations.
 Division of Water Resources: To promote public health by ensuring that safe, potable water is available
in adequate quantities to the residents and visitors of North Carolina served by public water systems by
assuring that such systems are properly located, constructed, operated, and maintained.
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