Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management

The California Department Public Health's Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management (DDWEM) promotes and maintains a physical, chemical, and biological environment that contributes positively to health, prevents illness, and assures protection of the public. Here's DDWEM's organization (PDF) for quick reference and program contacts. 

DDWEM's major components are:

• Drinking Water Program. The Drinking Water Program regulates public water systems; oversees water recycling projects; permits water treatment devices; certifies drinking water treatment and distribution operators; supports and promotes water system security; provides support for small water systems and for improving technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) capacity; oversees the Drinking Water Treatment and Research Fund for MTBE and other oxygenates; and provides funding opportunities for water system improvements, including funding under Proposition 84, Proposition 50 and the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
• Environmental Management Branch (EMB). EMB regulates medical waste generators, shellfish production and harvesting operations, and recreational health (swimming pools and ocean beaches); provides sanitary surveillance of state institutions; oversees radiological surveillance around federal facilities, the state's radon program, and low level radioactive waste disposal; and houses CDPH's Nuclear Emergency Response Program.
• Sanitation & Radiation Laboratory (SRL). SRL provides analytical support to the DDWEM's programs and CDPH's Radiological Health Branch, and, through interagency agreements, to other State agencies.
• Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP). ELAP provides evaluation and accreditation of environmental testing laboratories to ensure the quality of analytical data used for regulatory purposes to meet the requirements of the State's food, drinking water, wastewater, shellfish, and hazardous waste programs.

Job Opportunities in DDWEM

SRL anticipates an opening for a radiochemistry laboratory supervisor -- click here for more (PDF)

For information about job opportunities for engineers in the Drinking Water Program, click here (PDF, 1.1MB)

For additional information about employment in DDWEM, please visit CDPH job opportunities and State Personnel Board jobs.

DDWEM's Programs and Areas of Special Interest

 Here's a list of some of DDWEM's programs and areas of special interest.  Click on a topic (or one of the links above) to find out more: