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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 “Environmental Scientist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Fully Integrated Environmental Location Decision Support FIELDS
Monitoring and Remediation Optimization System MAROS
DQO-PRO
Spatial Analysis and Decision Assistance SADA
Mass Flux Toolkit
Field Operations and Records Management System (FORMS) II Lite
Database software
Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools SMARTe
Scribe
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Geographic information system GIS software
HRS Quickscore
Environmental Knowledge and Assessment Tool EKAT
Rapid Assessment Tools R.A.T.
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint