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Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling.
Develop plans to protect watershed health or rehabilitate watersheds.
Develop strategies for watershed operations to meet water supply and conservation goals or to ensure regulatory compliance with clean water laws or regulations.
Identify and characterize specific causes or sources of water pollution.
Write proposals, project reports, informational brochures, or other documents on wastewater purification, water supply and demand, or other water resource subjects.
Present water resource proposals to government, public interest groups, or community groups.
Review or evaluate designs for water detention facilities, storm drains, flood control facilities, or other hydraulic structures.
Conduct technical studies for water resources on topics such as pollutants and water treatment options.
Recommend new or revised policies, procedures, or regulations to support water resource or conservation goals.
Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, chemical, physical, and biological water quality monitoring or sampling to ensure compliance with water quality standards.
Monitor water use, demand, or quality in a particular geographic area.
Analyze storm water systems to identify opportunities for water resource improvements.
Provide technical expertise to assist communities in the development or implementation of storm water monitoring or other water programs.
Compile water resource data, using geographic information systems (GIS) or global position systems (GPS) software.
Conduct cost-benefit studies for watershed improvement projects or water management alternatives.
Develop or implement standardized water monitoring and assessment methods.
Negotiate for water rights with communities or water facilities to meet water supply demands.
Compile and maintain documentation on the health of a body of water.
Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.