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water-and-sewer systems superintendent

A professional who directs and coordinates activities of workers engaged in installation, maintenance, repair, expansion, and relocation of water distribution and sewage facilities. Responsibilities include:

  • Analyzes trends, such as population and industrial growth of area being served to determine adequacy of current facilities and to project community demands for future facilities.
  • Develops plans to meet and serve expanding community needs, such as increasing capacity of water storage and filtration facilities, or arranging new sources of water supply.
  • Plans methods and sequence of operations to facilitate additions, deletions and modifications to the system.
  • Directs activities of subordinate personnel who oversee installation, maintenance, and repair of water distribution and sewage facilities.
  • Inspects field projects to confirm conformance to specifications.
  • Confers with administrative and technical personnel and personnel of other utilities to coordinate departmental activities.
  • Evaluates new developments in materials, tools, and equipment to recommend or deny purchase.
  • Prepares budget estimates based on anticipated needs of department.
  • For classification of workers concerned only with water supply see supervisor, waterworks; for those concerned only with sewage disposal see supervisor, sewer system.
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