Hydrologic Technician
Hydrologic Technician
Location - Byron, California and Friant, California
Salary
$39,688 - $39,688 per year
U.S. Citizen or National
Duties
Position may be filled at the GS-05, GS-06, or GS-07 level. The duties of this position are developmental in nature, leading to the full performance level of GS-09.
- Conducts pitot tube and current meter measurements; takes water samples; and measures the depth of groundwater wells.
- Maintains water accounting records, files, and maps, and develops delivery and lost reports.
- Uses computer programs to enter and download data from field monitoring instrumentation into automated databases
- Conducts studies pertaining to the monitoring parameters of water quality and water quality flows, reservoir releases, wind, and other factors affecting water quantity and quality.
- Develops and carries out water quality studies and investigations.
- Maintains the functional reliability of water monitoring stations and affiliated natural resource data stations to meet programmatic objectives.
- Plans, directs, and performs preventive maintenance for water quality stations.
- Prepares work statements, specifications, or task orders for the completion of operation studies by consulting firms on contract with Reclamation.