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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 “Pesticide Control Inspector”

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.
Verify that hazardous chemicals are handled, stored, and disposed of in accordance with regulations.
Maintain and repair materials, worksites, and equipment.
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.
Prepare data to calculate sewer service charges and capacity fees.
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.
Determine the nature of code violations and actions to be taken, and issue written notices of violation; participate in enforcement hearings as necessary.
Inspect waste pretreatment, treatment, and disposal facilities and systems for conformance to federal, state, or local regulations.
Evaluate label information for accuracy and conformance to regulatory requirements.
Monitor follow-up actions in cases where violations were found, and review compliance monitoring reports.
Investigate complaints and suspected violations regarding illegal dumping, pollution, pesticides, product quality, or labeling laws.
Analyze and implement state, federal or local requirements as necessary to maintain approved pretreatment, pollution prevention, and storm water runoff programs.
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.
Inform health professionals, property owners, and the public about harmful properties and related problems of water pollution and contaminated wastewater.
Review and evaluate applications for registration of products containing dangerous materials, or for pollution control discharge permits.
Inform individuals and groups of pollution control regulations and inspection findings, and explain how problems can be corrected.
Determine which sites and violation reports to investigate, and coordinate compliance and enforcement activities with other government agencies.
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.
Learn and observe proper safety precautions, rules, regulations, and practices so that unsafe conditions can be recognized and proper safety protocols implemented.
Perform laboratory tests on samples collected, such as analyzing the content of contaminated wastewater.
Prepare, organize, and maintain inspection records.
Interview individuals to determine the nature of suspected violations and to obtain evidence of violations.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
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DQO-PRO
Spatial Analysis and Decision Assistance SADA
HRS Quickscore
Microsoft Excel
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Geographic information system GIS software
Field Operations and Records Management System (FORMS) II Lite
Microsoft Word
Mass Flux Toolkit
Microsoft PowerPoint
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