See the Division of Water organization chart.  (This is a PDF document. Download the Acrobat Reader free.)

To reach all branches of the Division of Water, including the Director's Office, call 502-564-3410.

Drinking Water Branch - Reviews design and operation plans for drinking water plants and monitors their operation. Provides technical assistance to public water systems to resolve problems and issues.

Facilities Construction Branch - Responsible for programs related to funding, planning, design and construction of wastewater treatment and collection systems. Reviews plans for building or altering wastewater treatment plants and sewage collection systems.

Field Operations Branch - Inspects water and wastewater treatment plants to monitor their operations and assure the safety of the public's drinking water and the state's streams. Provides technical assistance. Responds to complaints from citizens and responds to environmental emergencies and natural disasters involving land, air or water.

Groundwater Branch - Oversees the Wellhead Protection Program and Groundwater Protection Plans. Trains and certifies water well drillers.

Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) Branch - Issues permits to control the amount of pollutants that can be discharged to the surface waters of the commonwealth.

Resource Planning and Program Support Branch - Provides long-term planning and daily administrative support for the division. Manages the budget, contracts and administrative functions for the division. Responsible for administrative functions associated with wastewater and drinking water state revolving funds, special appropriation grants and the Kentucky intergovernmental review process required for projects applying for state and federal funding.

Water Quality Branch - Develops water quality standards and criteria. Collects and analyzes physicochemical and biological data for rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands throughout the state and prepares summaries and reports of this information. Manages Kentucky Wild Rivers program. Responsible for implementing the Total Maximum Daily Load program.

Water Resources Branch - Issues permits for construction in floodplains to help prevent losses from flooding, inspects dams listed in the state's inventory, administers the National Flood Insurance Program.

Watershed Management Branch - Provides leadership for comprehensive planning and analysis of water quality and quantity on a watershed basis.  Coordinates the Watershed Management Framework, through which watersheds are targeted for planning and implementation.  Develops and implements nonpoint source pollution control programs.  Inventories water sources and permits water withdrawals.  Provides technical support for water management planning, including source water protection.  Administers the Water Watch program and provides support to the Watershed Watch program, through which citizens across the state monitor stream and lake conditions.