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Job Description

Inspect and investigate sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1041.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Environmental Compliance Inspectors”.

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Tasks for “City Sanitarian”

Analyze and implement state, federal or local requirements as necessary to maintain approved pretreatment, pollution prevention, and storm water runoff programs.
Learn and observe proper safety precautions, rules, regulations, and practices so that unsafe conditions can be recognized and proper safety protocols implemented.
Examine permits, licenses, applications, and records to ensure compliance with licensing requirements.
Conduct research on hazardous waste management projects in order to determine the magnitude of problems, and treatment or disposal alternatives and costs.
Inspect waste pretreatment, treatment, and disposal facilities and systems for conformance to federal, state, or local regulations.
Verify that hazardous chemicals are handled, stored, and disposed of in accordance with regulations.
Respond to questions and inquiries, such as those concerning service charges and capacity fees, or refer them to supervisors.
Evaluate label information for accuracy and conformance to regulatory requirements.
Review and evaluate applications for registration of products containing dangerous materials, or for pollution control discharge permits.
Prepare written, oral, tabular, and graphic reports summarizing requirements and regulations, including enforcement and chain of custody documentation.
Determine which sites and violation reports to investigate, and coordinate compliance and enforcement activities with other government agencies.
Determine sampling locations and methods, and collect water or wastewater samples for analysis, preserving samples with appropriate containers and preservation methods.
Participate in the development of spill prevention programs and hazardous waste rules and regulations, and recommend corrective actions for hazardous waste problems.
Maintain and repair materials, worksites, and equipment.
Prepare data to calculate sewer service charges and capacity fees.
Prepare, organize, and maintain inspection records.
Interview individuals to determine the nature of suspected violations and to obtain evidence of violations.
Determine the nature of code violations and actions to be taken, and issue written notices of violation; participate in enforcement hearings as necessary.
Inform individuals and groups of pollution control regulations and inspection findings, and explain how problems can be corrected.
Inform health professionals, property owners, and the public about harmful properties and related problems of water pollution and contaminated wastewater.
Observe and record field conditions, gathering, interpreting, and reporting data such as flow meter readings and chemical levels.
Research and keep informed of pertinent information and developments in areas such as EPA laws and regulations.
Research and perform calculations related to landscape allowances, discharge volumes, production-based and alternative limits, and wastewater strength classifications, then make recommendations and complete documentation.
Investigate complaints and suspected violations regarding illegal dumping, pollution, pesticides, product quality, or labeling laws.
Monitor follow-up actions in cases where violations were found, and review compliance monitoring reports.
Perform laboratory tests on samples collected, such as analyzing the content of contaminated wastewater.

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Laboratory analytical balances
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Hand corers
Membrane interface probes MIP
Flowmeters
Helium-neon lasers
Gravity corers
Liquid grab samplers
Power augers
Chlorine samplers
Split core samplers
Portable mass spectrometers MS
Composite liquid waste samplers COLIWASA
Extractive Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
Bottom fill bailers
Sample bottles
Volatile organic compound VOC measurement devices
Sand corers
Photoionization detectors PID
Ponar dredge samplers
Magnetic locators
Inductively coupled plasma ICP spectrophotometers
Measuring cylinders
Sampling triers
Kemmerer depth samplers
Optical beamsplitting devices
Hand sampling pumps
Desktop computers
Water quality data sondes
Rotary hammer systems
Enzyme immunoassay kits
Colorimetric field sampling devices
Portable gas chromatographs GC
Suction-lift pumps
Benthic grab samplers
X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
Liquid chromatographs LC
Continuous water quality monitors
Chlorophyll-a probes
Atmosphere monitors
Dissolved oxygen probes
Mass spectrometers
Shelby tube samplers
Conductance meters
Van Dorn samplers
Fuel fluorescence detectors FFD
Passive diffusion bag PDB samplers
Wheaton dip samplers
Reciprocating piston sampling pumps
Portable two way radios
Thief samplers
Ultraviolet fluorescence UVF test kits
Turbidity probes
Laser-induced fluorescence LIF instruments
Bladder pumps
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Groundwater sampling peristaltic pumps
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Wastewater samplers
Split spoon samplers
Russian peat borers
Weighted bottle samplers
Mobile cone penetrometer MCP systems
Ekman grab samplers
Sample collection chambers
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Bacon bomb samplers
Scaffolding
Ion selective electrode ISE testers
Laser-induced breakdown spectrometers LIBS
Bucket augers
Specific conductance probes
Total petroleum hydrocarbon TPH analyzers
Spectrophotometers
Interferometers
Continuous flame ionization detectors FID
Piezoelectric sensors
Van Veen grab samplers
Laptop computers
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Pond samplers
Wireline samplers
Progressive cavity sampling pumps
Centrifugal water sampling pumps
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Infrared IR spectrometers
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pH indicators
Mercury vapor analyzers
Surface acoustic wave sensors SAWS
Ground penetrating radar GPR
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Differential photometers
Waste pile samplers

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Fully Integrated Environmental Location Decision Support FIELDS
Environmental Knowledge and Assessment Tool EKAT
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