• The Director heads the department by overall guidance, supervision and control to various activities.
  • The Director is assisted by a Superintending Hydrogeolgist and a Superintending Engineer.
  • The Superintending Hydro geologist looks after the investigation studies, resource evaluation, planning, monitoring of groundwater regime, groundwater management and providing technical clearance for mini and micro water supply schemes etc.
  • The Superintending Engineer oversees the drilling, engineering design, purchase of materials, repair and maintenance of machinery and vehicles etc.
  • In the entire district headquarters there is one office for Groundwater Department, which is headed by the District officer.
  • The District officers are assisted by Asst.Exe.Engineer, Hydrogeologist, Asst.Engineer, Jr.Hydrogeologist and Jr.Geophysicist.
  • Apart from the above, a water quality lab is also functioning as part of Groundwater department with its head office at Thiruvananthapuram, and two Regional offices at Ernakulum and Kozhikode.
  • The water quality lab is headed by the Chief Chemist and the regional offices by Executive Chemists.
  • The department also has a Workshop and Stores operating in the Quilon district for supplying the accessories and materials for different types of well construction.