WATER RESOURCE SPECIALIST

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Job Description:

• Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Supervise teams of workers who capture water from wells and rivers.
• 2) Review or evaluate designs for water detention facilities, storm drains, flood control facilities, or other hydraulic structures.
• 3) Negotiate for water rights with communities or water facilities to meet water supply demands.
• 4) Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling.
• 5) Compile water resource data, using geographic information systems (GIS) or global position systems (GPS) software.
• 6) Compile and maintain documentation on the health of a body of water.
• 7) Write proposals, project reports, informational brochures, or other documents on wastewater purification, water supply and demand, or other water resource subjects.
• 8) Recommend new or revised policies, procedures, or regulations to support water resource or conservation goals.
• 9) Provide technical expertise to assist communities in the development or implementation of storm water monitoring or other water programs.
• 10) Present water resource proposals to government, public interest groups, or community groups.
• 11) Identify methods for distributing purified wastewater into rivers, streams, or oceans.
• 12) Monitor water use, demand, or quality in a particular geographic area.
• 13) Identify and characterize specific causes or sources of water pollution.
• 14) Develop plans to protect watershed health or rehabilitate watersheds.
• 15) Develop or implement standardized water monitoring and assessment methods.
• 16) Conduct cost-benefit studies for watershed improvement projects or water management alternatives.
• 17) Analyze storm water systems to identify opportunities for water resource improvements.
• 18) Conduct technical studies for water resources on topics such as pollutants and water treatment options.
• 19) Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, investigations on matters such as water storage, wastewater discharge, pollutants, permits, or other compliance and regulatory issues.
• 20) Develop strategies for watershed operations to meet water supply and conservation goals or to ensure regulatory compliance with clean water laws or regulations.
• 21) Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, chemical, physical, and biological water quality monitoring or sampling to ensure compliance with water quality standards.

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