Drinking Water and Water Wells Division
The Drinking Water and Water Wells Division's Drinking Water Program aids Public Water Systems and the public through the administration of several programs under the umbrella of the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act. Information on the quality of water being served to the public is analyzed for each Public Water System, stored and made available to all Nebraskans.
The Drinking Water Program is comprised of the Monitoring and Compliance and Field Services sections. The teams within these sections issue operating permits, train and license water operators, analyze monitoring data, conduct inspections, issue enforcement actions, and provide technical, managerial, and financial assistance to public water systems.
The Drinking Water and Water Wells Division's Geological Services Section provides services to external and internal customers through administration of several programs. Information about the occurrence, quantity, quality, and use of groundwater is analyzed, summarized, stored, and disseminated to all Nebraskans.
Additionally, the Divisions'
Water Well Standards and Water Well Registrations & Permits Sections conduct hydrogeological reviews of various permit applications and accidental spill incidents, Underground Injection Control, Mineral Exploration, Water Well Inspections, water well professional licensing and water well registrations. The sections also issue an annual report to the Legislature concerning groundwater quality in Nebraska and is responsible for hydrogeologic review of various Department programs administered through other divisions.