Water Resource Specialists

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

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

Supplemental Tasks Include:

• Identify methods for distributing purified wastewater into rivers, streams, or oceans.

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