Plans and directs personnel and all aspects of Northern Water’s activities concerning water quality. Identifies water quality issues that may affect the organization and its allottees and develops and implements plans to maintain compliance with pertinent local, state and federal regulations and to protect system water quality and water supply.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises departmental staff by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.

• Oversees and manages all activities under Northern Water and the Subdistrict’s water quality program and on behalf of the Windy Gap Firming Project and Northern Integrated Supply Project enterprises.
• Establishes work plans and budgets for the water quality department.
• Coordinates cross-departmental work as it relates to water quality with IT, Financial Services, Collection Systems, Distribution Systems Department and Communications Departments.
• Advises Board of Directors, Legal Counsel and Senior Management on all water quality-related issues including technical, policy, regulatory, and strategic issues.
• Manages relationships with stakeholders and partner agencies.
• Monitors State of Colorado water quality regulations, standards, and guidelines that impact Northern Water’s or the Subdistrict’s operations, or could potentially impact the future operations of Northern Water, its Subdistrict and their many Enterprises; and
• Ensures Northern Water’s conformance to federal, state, and local water quality regulations and permitting requirements.
• Reviews and edits work products.
• Authors interagency and interdepartmental reports and correspondence.