Contact Us

• Board Meeting information and public comment instructions
  Board.Clerk@waterboards.ca.gov
  (916) 341-5600
  https://waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/remote_meeting/

• Finding your Regional Water Board contact information
  Regional Water Quality Board Directory | California State Water Resources Control Board

• Drinking Water Operator Certification
  Dwopcertprogram@waterboards.ca.gov
  (916) 449-5611
  Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution System Operators | California State Water Resources Control Board

• Wastewater Treatment Plant Certification
  Wwopcertprogram@waterboards.ca.gov
  (916) 341-5819
  Wastewater Operator Certification Program | California State Water Resources Control Board

• Report an environmental problem in CA (air quality, water quality, hazardous or solid waste, pesticide use)
  Complaints@calepa.ca.gov
  About the Environmental Complaint System | CalEPA

• Report an inappropriate water shutoff
  (916) 449-5577
  Water Shutoff - State of California

• Complaints about water being wasted
  (916) 341-5300
  CalEPA New Complaint Submissions

• To request a public record
  Public Records Center | California State Water Resources Control Board

• To access our databases
  Data and Databases | California State Water Resources Control Board

• See water quality information for CA beaches
  Search Beach Monitoring Data | California State Water Resources Control Board

• For stormwater permitting (NPDES, INDUSTRIAL GENERAL PERMIT, NON-EXPOSURE CERTIFICATION, NOTICE OF INTENT, NOTICE OF NON-APPLICABILITY) and to report a violation
  stormwater@waterboards.ca.gov
  (916) 341-5536

• To find a laboratory to test water from your home
  elapca@waterboards.ca.gov
  (916) 323-3431
  California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program

• If you are a laboratory looking for accreditation to perform testing for the purposes of environmental monitoring in California
  elapca_technical@waterboards.ca.gov

• For assistance with water rights applications, permits, licensing; and to know if a property has a water right
  dwr@waterboards.ca.gov
  (916) 341-5300
  Water Rights Forms | California State Water Quality Control Board

• For water quality permits, applications, general orders, and general program information
  Division of Water Quality Programs

• To make a payment to the Water Boards and for questions about billing, fees, or receipts
  Fees | California State Water Resources Control Board
  • Drinking Water
    DAS-DrinkingWaterFees@waterboards.ca.gov
    (916) 341-5082
  • Environmental Accreditation Program Laboratory (ELAP)
    (916) 323-3431
  • Water Quality
    FeeBranch@waterboards.ca.gov
    (916) 341-5247

  • Site Cleanup Program
    SiteCleanup@waterboards.ca.gov
    (916) 341-5643
  • Water Rights
    WaterRightsFees@waterboards.ca.gov
    (916) 341-5659

• If you are expecting payment from the Water Boards (Payment status, warrants re-issuance, late payment penalties, 1099 reporting)
  (916) 341-5000
  DASPaymentsUnit@waterboards.ca.gov
  Contract-Payments-Unit@waterboards.ca.gov

• If you're looking for financial assistance programs
  (916) 327-9978
  DFA-TARequest@waterboards.ca.gov
  Technical Assistance (TA) Funding Program
  Financial Assistance Funding - Grants and Loans

• If you are looking for water treatment devices for your home, or you need to register and receive status update on your water treatment device
  Division of Drinking Water
  (916) 323-0372
  WTDevices@waterboards.ca.gov
  Residential Water Treatment Devices | California State Water Resources Control Board

• For concerns about drinking water or to reach your local District Engineer regarding potential water quality issues in your area
  Division of Drinking Water (DDW) District Offices

• Questions about employment verification or other personnel queries
  (916) 341-5127
  Personnel@waterboards.ca.gov

• Water Boards employee benefit programs
  Employee HR Phone: (916) 341-5127
  Personnel@waterboards.ca.gov

• Job Openings:
  https://waterboards.ca.gov/about_us/employment/

• Student Programs:
  https://waterboards.ca.gov/about_us/employment/student_programs.html

Govt. Code Section 11148 requires that each agency that significantly regulates small businesses designate at least one individual to serve as the small business liaison with the role and responsibility of ombudsman.

The information below is intended for vendors or contractors seeking business opportunities, resources for SBs and DVBEs, or if you are a small business requiring assistance with issues pertaining to the Prompt Payment Act.

• Find resources to support your certified small business or disabled veteran business enterprise pursue contract opportunities with the state of California. Start with the Department of General Services (DGS) Procurement Division’s How to do Business with the State of California: How to do Business with California State Government
• View a list of events for businesses listed by DGS: Outreach Events
• Find bid opportunities for all California State departments posted in the California State Contracts Register: Bid Event Search
• SB/DVBE Advocate and SB Liaison contact information:
  • Email Address: DAS-SBDVBEAdvocate@waterboards.ca.gov
  • SB/DVBE Advocate Phone No. 916-327-7004
  • SB Liaison Phone No. 916-341-5031

• For more information on the Water Boards Public Request for Language Services:
  Public Request for Language Services | California State Water Resources Control Board

• To request a public record
  Public Records Center | California State Water Resources Control Board

• For all other questions, find the ombudsperson for your region
  Ombudspersons | California State Water Resources Control Board

• Submit a CalEPA Customer Service Survey Form.
• Send questions, comments and suggestions about our Web site to websupport@waterboards.ca.gov.