Environmental Control Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Oversees City's Cross Lake and Cross Lake Watershed protection programs.
• Supervises and directs activities of watershed control staff.
• Oversees monitoring programs for Cross Lake and its tributaries, including issues pertaining to pollution, fish kills, aquatic weed growth and similar situations.
• Collects water samples from streams and lakes, semi-processed, processed water or water from other sources to assess pollution or other associated problems.
• Conducts standardized and specialized chemical tests and analyses to determine nature of pollutants entering water bodies within watershed.
• Determines technical actions needed to resolve problems and complaints.
• Contacts representatives of commercial enterprises and private property owners for pollution violations, assists them in taking acceptable corrective actions.
• Conducts unscheduled inspections of potential pollutant sources throughout Cross Lake Watershed and evaluates pollution practices, coordinates enforcement actions with city, state and federal agencies.
• Oversees land-altering activities within Cross Lake watershed area for compliance with erosion control requirements.
• Oversees chemical and biological lake treatment programs, including programs for managing nuisance weed issues, drinking water taste and odor issues, etc.
• Coordinates sampling activities with treatment plant laboratory.
• May be required to testify in court.
• Prepares reports of inspections and watershed activities; maintains files and databases.
• Prepares and administers budget of watershed section.
• Maintains inventory of equipment and supplies.
• Hires