Water quality specialist vs senior hydrogeologist

Differences between water quality specialist and senior hydrogeologist duties and responsibilities

Water quality specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage IDDE program that consists of GIS documentation, field sampling and reporting.
• Manage performance improvement and quality improvement projects design to assess and improve health outcomes for Medicaid members.
• Map interpretation for wetland, floodplain and shoreland.
• Field orienteering using GPS, topographical maps, aerial photos, basic compass
• Gather data points using survey quality GPS units at sample site locations.
• Analyze soil and water extracts according to EPA commercial and contract laboratory protocols.
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Senior hydrogeologist example responsibilities.

• Manage assessment and early detection groundwater monitoring programs at several Ohio municipal landfills.
• Construct 3D numerical and stochastic models of soil and groundwater contamination for assessment/planning of remedial activities and geotechnical assessments.
• Use geographic information system (GIS) to establish county-wide groundwater database.
• Supervise contractors and subcontractors in UST removal activities, drilling, well installations, and remediation.
• Perform groundwater plume characterization and install a groundwater extraction well at a WQARF site in Yuma, Arizona.
• Perform environmental audits of county facilities and write project reports, conduct statistical analyses of groundwater data in compliance with RCRA.
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