Environmental Complnc Spec 1-Emergency Response

This position is an Environmental Compliance Specialist position housed in the Drinking Water Compliance Unit of the
Watershed Compliance Program. This position will has two functions: (1) as drinking water compliance specialist and (2) as a
disaster relief training / emergency response coordinator.
The drinking water compliance specialist role includes: Rule management for one or more Safe Drinking Water Act Rules; use
Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) database to monitor and determine Water System’s compliance with Rules;
initiate timely enforcement actions as appropriated for the violations, follow up to ensure that affected Water Systems have
returned to compliance; and provide technical information to the regulated community and the general public as needed. This
role may include a facility compliance inspection component.
The disaster relief / emergency response role includes: Support of emergency response, provide coordination of Emergency
Support Function 3 (ESF-3) water sector emergency response activities per EPD’s MOU with GEMHSA including: coordinate
direct emergency response and manage resource requests during State Operations Center (SOC) activations, act as primary
liaison with GEMHSA, EPA, USACE and other agencies and NGOs, coordinate any non-activation water sector responses,
recruit and train a pool of EPD employees to provide around-the-clock assistance with response coordination during SOC
activations, develop EPD-specific training fir the staff pool, expand SOPs to include all aspects of emergency response function within the Branch, develop a tracking tool (with EPA and/or ESRI) for water and wastewater system assessment after
emergency events, and promote emergency preparedness through participation in training events, workshops and
conferences.

1. Experience in state and federal rules and regulations.
2. Experience working in an environmental profession.
3. Familiarity with state and federal drinking water rules and regulations.
4. Work experience in emergency response and/or preparedness, and/or facility resilience assessment