Wastewater Compliance Coordinator

General Statement of Duties and Responsibilities

Oversees, implements, and ensures compliance with assigned Clean Water Act (CWA) and state and local wastewater and stormwater regulatory requirements, including but not limited to industrial wastewater pretreatment, Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) compliance, and the septage/ hauled waste receiving.

The Wastewater Compliance Coordinator works under the direction of the Deputy DPW Director independently and in collaboration with other Haverhill municipal employees, regulatory personnel and other Haverhill stakeholders.

Supervises professional and technical staff as assigned.

• Helps ensure that the Division maintains efficient, effective and regulatory compliant operations.
• Ensures that the Division is in compliance with local, state and federal environmental regulations, policies and programs.
• Ensures that reports are completed and filed accurately as required by various permits, consent decreesand consent orders that pertain to assigned CWA areas.
• Periodically reviews and updates procedural manuals, training manuals, standard operating procedures,operation and maintenance manuals and emergency response plans.
• Manages and supervises staff as assigned.
• Develops, monitors and manages budgets and financial resources for assigned program areas.
• Maintains records; prepares and submits reports required by regulatory agencies; prepares internal reports and compliance correspondence.
• Plan, develop, implement and administer comprehensive water quality programs and projects; maintains results database and prepares reports.

• Locates, identifies, surveys, and inspects all industrial and commercial users that may be subject to the pretreatment program and notify them of the pretreatment standards and requirements; ensures their discharges comply with applicable regulations, permits and sewer use ordinance.
• Reviews wastewater discharge permit applications, writes and issues wastewater discharge permits to industrial and commercial users.
• Performs influent waste load analyses for wastewater treatment plant, and develops local limits in accordance with federal, state and local regulations, and guidelines.
• Researches and maintains knowledge of current industry practices, regulations and standards related to industrial discharge and recommends updates to the Sewer Use Ordinance and pretreatment program to reflect current industry practices and comply with regulations.
• Sets up sampling schedules for industries and is responsible for the collection of all required samples to ensure compliance; prepares, analyzes and evaluates samples.
• Manages enforcement action against businesses and industries in non-compliance.
• Works with Health and Inspection Department to monitor and enforce fats, oils and grease (FOG) regulations. Septage/Hauled Waste
• Issue permits to septage vendors and ensures the inspection of septage vehicles that deliver to the wastewater treatment plant.
• Issues permits for hauled waste from industrial users and non-domestic waste sources.
• Monitor septage/hauled waste deliveries, oversee septage sampling and testing and ensure septage and hauled waste deliveries comply with permits and regulations; manages enforcement action for noncompliance.

• Oversees and coordinates the development, implementation and enforcement of the City’s SWMP to comply with MS4 and other CWA provisions.
• Monitors City’s compliance with federal, state, and local stormwater regulations; identifies noncompliance and takes corrective action.
• Coordinates with other City departments and assists them with achieving MS4 and CWA compliance.
• Develop, maintain, and implement stormwater training program for City staff. Promote stormwater best management practices and good housekeeping practices.
• Develop and implement public outreach programs to educate residents and businesses about stormwater pollution prevention and the City’s stormwater management plan.

• Works with managers, front-line supervisors, safety committee and employees to develop, maintain, and implement an effective safety and…