Organisation
Franz Untersteller MdL
Director General
Helmfried Meinel
Central Office
Office of the Minister
Press Office and Public Relations
Department 1
Key tasks, Europe, international cooperation
11 Organisation
12 Personnel
13 Budget
14 Europe, international cooperation
15 Information and communication, environmental information systems
16 General legal matters, environmental law, environmental helpline
Department 2
Policy, sustainability, climate protection, environmental technology
21 Fundamental environmental policy issues, sustainability
22 Climate protection policy issues
23 International climate protection, climate compatible consumerism, geology
24 Environmental technology, research, ecology
25 Construction technology, building ecology
Environmental Academy**
** The Environmental Academy is located at Dillmannstraße 3
Department 3
Nuclear energy supervision, radiation protection
31 Administration and law
32 General affairs of nuclear energy supervision
33 Supervision of nuclear power plant, Neckarwestheim
34 Supervision of nuclear power plant, Philippsburg
35 Radioactive waste disposal and decommissioning of plants
36 Radiation protection
Department 4
Air pollution control, waste management, market surveillance
41 Administration and labour inspectorate
42 Installation-based air pollution control, major accident prevention
43 Chemical and product safety, market surveillance
44 Operational safety, hazardous substances and genetic engineering
45 Waste management, waste legislation
46 Management of domestic waste, waste treatment technologies
Department 5
Water and soil (is located at Hauptstätter Straße 67)
51 Administration and law
52 International agreements, Rhine and Danube, European Water Framework Directive, support schemes
53 Prevention of water pollution, standing water bodies, Lake Constance
54 Soil and legacy contamination sites, ground water protection, water supply
55 Hydraulic engineering and flood protection, aquatic ecology
Department 6
Energy Sector
61 Fundamental energy policy issues
62 Energy performance of buildings
63 Energy performance of households and businesses
64 Renewable energy sources
State Regulatory Authority, Energy Regulatory Authority