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Environmental Protection Seasonal Resource Assistant (Water Monitoring and Assessment Program)

Environmental Protection Seasonal Resource Assistant

Water Monitoring and Assessment Program
Recruitment #221116-3492VR-001
Location: Hartford, CT



INTRODUCTION


Are you looking for an interesting and rewarding seasonal position?
If so, we invite you to check out this opportunity!

The State of ConnecticutDepartment of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is looking to hire a Seasonal Resource Assistant to work in the Water Monitoring and Assessment Program. This position will be stationed in Hartford, CT with the option of remote work. The position also includes field work conducted out of Old Lyme and Milford.

ABOUT US
The State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is charged with conserving, improving and protecting the natural resources and the environment of the state of Connecticut as well as making cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available for the people and businesses of the state. The agency is also committed to playing a positive role in rebuilding Connecticut’s economy and creating jobs and to fostering a sustainable and prosperous economic future for the state.

WATER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION:
Our Water Protection and Land Reuse Bureau, Water Planning and Management Division has an exciting opportunity for a Seasonal Resource Assistant in the Water Monitoring and Assessment Program.

Water has shaped Connecticut’s landscape, eroding the land and leaving behind the varied topography that is Connecticut today. Adequate supplies of clean water are critical to support human societies as well as to maintain healthy ecological communities. Water is used to provide transportation corridors for the movement of people and commerce, as a power source to fuel industry, to irrigate our farms, to provide cooling for electric power generation, and to sustain the fish and shellfish that grace our dinner tables. Water provides recreation for fishermen, boaters, swimmers, and those who simply enjoy the aesthetic beauty of many of our water resources. Most fundamentally, every day, each of us must consume some quantity of water to insure our own personal survival. Each and every living creature has a similar need since water is, in fact, the principal chemical ingredient in all forms of life on earth. 

The quality and quantity of the State’s waters is a reflection of our use and in some case misuse of our water resources. Many are used to dilute and assimilate wastes generated as a result of human activities. Rain washes contaminants out of the atmosphere and off the land surface into our rivers and streams. Damming our rivers to produce electricity or extraction of surface or groundwater water for human use can alter natural streamflow patterns and threaten the sustainability of natural populations of fish and other aquatic life. Poorly planned development, destruction of wetlands, and is some cases a lack of dam maintenance can increase the potential for severe flooding and the destruction of property and loss of life that can be associated with those events. 

The Water Monitoring and Assessment Program collects samples to evaluate the physical, chemical and biological condition of the State’s waters. This information helps to support management of the State’s waters and implement the U.S. Clean Water Act.

SCHEDULE:
The role is based out of the DEEP Headquarters in Hartford with field work conducted out of Old Lyme and Milford. The position is typically thirty-five (35) hours per week. Early morning and/or late-night hours required when performing fieldwork. There is some flexibility in the schedule. The position is 1,040 hours in duration.