Water Pollution Control Plant Operator : Davenport

The City of Davenport is hiring a Water Pollution Control Plant Operator I in Davenport, Iowa. The full-time position pays $23.53 to $29.03 per hour. The operator works at the city's wastewater treatment facility, which treats water from homes and businesses before returning it to the river environment.

The plant serves Davenport, Bettendorf, Panorama Park, and Riverdale. It is a Grade IV activated sludge plant with preliminary, primary, and secondary treatment, plus digestion and composting for biosolids. The job combines process monitoring, plant operations, safety procedures, and accurate records in a public utility setting.

• Role:
  Water Pollution Control Plant Operator I
• Employer:
  
  City of Davenport
• Location:
  
  Davenport, IA
• Pay: $23.53 to $29.03 per hour
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time

The Water Pollution Control Plant receives wastewater through underground sanitary sewer pipes. Preliminary, primary, and secondary treatment remove waste and harmful pathogens before the treated water returns to the river environment.

The plant's activated sludge process requires operators to watch treatment conditions and keep plant activity within operating limits. Digestion and composting handle biosolids after treatment. Water pollution control work connects mechanical equipment, biological treatment, sampling, and environmental protection.

• Preliminary, primary, and secondary wastewater treatment
• Activated sludge plant operations
• Biosolids digestion and composting
• Process monitoring and operating records
• Safety procedures for utility equipment and treatment systems

Davenport's facility serves four communities:
Davenport, Bettendorf, Panorama Park, and Riverdale. Homes and businesses send wastewater into the regional sewer system, and the plant treats that flow before discharge.

The city describes the Davenport wastewater facility as one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in Iowa. Its public-service role reaches beyond one building because treatment protects downstream water used for drinking, cooking, and bathing.

Public utility work requires dependable communication between operators, maintenance staff, laboratory personnel, supervisors, and emergency responders. A plant operator's records give the team a common account of process conditions, equipment status, and corrective work.

The facility's 2015 annual average flow was 26.8 million gallons per day. Heavy rain and flood conditions can increase flow to as much as 60 million gallons per day.

The plant's reported 2015 influent averages were 160 milligrams per liter for biochemical oxygen demand and 183 milligrams per liter for total suspended solids. Reported effluent averages were 6 milligrams per liter for carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand and 9 milligrams per liter for total suspended solids.

The volume changes with weather and community use. Operators must keep attention on tanks, flows, treatment stages, and records as conditions shift through the day.

Plant operation calls for careful observation, mechanical awareness, and respect for safety procedures. Operators work around pumps, pipes, tanks, electrical controls, moving equipment, chemicals, and treated and untreated wastewater.

Accurate records support compliance and maintenance decisions. A clear log can connect a change in flow or treatment performance with an inspection, adjustment, sample, or repair. The position's technical work belongs to the city's installation and maintenance jobs.

Wastewater treatment removes material that could harm waterways and public health. The plant's work gives treated water…