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51 lines
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# Tasks & work activities — environmental policy officer
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Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 11-9121.02 (Water Resource Specialists).
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## Task statements
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- **[Core]** Supervise teams of workers who capture water from wells and rivers.
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- **[Core]** Review or evaluate designs for water detention facilities, storm drains, flood control facilities, or other hydraulic structures.
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- **[Core]** Negotiate for water rights with communities or water facilities to meet water supply demands.
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- **[Core]** Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling.
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- **[Core]** Compile water resource data, using geographic information systems (GIS) or global position systems (GPS) software.
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- **[Core]** Compile and maintain documentation on the health of a body of water.
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- **[Core]** Write proposals, project reports, informational brochures, or other documents on wastewater purification, water supply and demand, or other water resource subjects.
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- **[Core]** Recommend new or revised policies, procedures, or regulations to support water resource or conservation goals.
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- **[Core]** Provide technical expertise to assist communities in the development or implementation of storm water monitoring or other water programs.
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- **[Core]** Present water resource proposals to government, public interest groups, or community groups.
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- **[Core]** Monitor water use, demand, or quality in a particular geographic area.
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- **[Core]** Identify and characterize specific causes or sources of water pollution.
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- **[Core]** Develop plans to protect watershed health or rehabilitate watersheds.
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- **[Core]** Develop or implement standardized water monitoring and assessment methods.
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- **[Core]** Conduct technical studies for water resources on topics such as pollutants and water treatment options.
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- **[Core]** Conduct, or oversee the conduct of, investigations on matters such as water storage, wastewater discharge, pollutants, permits, or other compliance and regulatory issues.
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- **[Core]** Conduct cost-benefit studies for watershed improvement projects or water management alternatives.
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- **[Core]** Analyze storm water systems to identify opportunities for water resource improvements.
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- **[Core]** Develop strategies for watershed operations to meet water supply and conservation goals or to ensure regulatory compliance with clean water laws or regulations.
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- **[Core]** 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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- **[Supplemental]** Identify methods for distributing purified wastewater into rivers, streams, or oceans.
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## Detailed work activities
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- Advise others on green energy or related technologies.
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- Analyze data to determine project feasibility.
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- Compile operational data.
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- Develop environmental remediation or protection plans.
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- Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities.
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- Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices.
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- Evaluate environmental or sustainability projects.
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- Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations.
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- Evaluate quality of materials or products.
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- Identify environmental concerns.
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- Identify opportunities for green initiatives.
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- Implement organizational process or policy changes.
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- Maintain operational records.
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- Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
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- Monitor resources.
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- Negotiate contracts for environmental remediation, green energy, or renewable resources.
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- Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding.
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- Present sustainable products or services information to the public.
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- Supervise workers performing environmentally sustainable activities.
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- Test green technologies or processes.
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