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CITY OF ELLENSBURG
WATER DEPARTMENT
CROSS-CONNECTION SPECIALIST
REPORTS TO: WATER DEPARTMENT FOREMAN
MISSION:
To eliminate the health hazards associated with backflow of contaminated water into domestic drinking supply.
SUMMARY:
Insure cross-connections are eliminated or protected. Administer the program using state codes, a detailed filing system, public education, and continuing education. Interact with the Department of Health to insure injuries and deaths do not occur from backflow incidents. Assist other crew/departments as assigned.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
All of the following are to be performed while adhering to City of Ellensburg operational policies, safety rules, and procedures.
Inspections:
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Set up appointments; meet with customers
Determine customer water usage
Analyze business equipment for potential cross connections
Locate cross connections and inspect
Determine system corrections
Discuss findings with customer, answer questions
Confirm compliance with suggested changes
Inspect and tag new assembly
Develop and follow warning/termination of service procedure
Terminate water supply to premises as necessary
Update City Attorney and Public Works Director on non-compliant customers
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Maintain files on backflow assemblies and correspondence
Maintain pending action files
Develop and maintain a testing schedule
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Revise and update ordinances pertaining to cross connections; forward for
council action
Interpret WAC's and plumbing codes as needed
Advise Finance Department of possible insurance issues
Design cross-connection application for new construction
Document city requirements, trouble areas, and installation instructions
Review new construction plumbing blueprints
Maintain testers list and certification renewals; monitor tester's work
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Test assemblies using TKDP and Mid-West testers, and sight tube
Educate plumbers and irrigation installers, facilitate backflow seminars for plumbers and testers
Repair pressurized vacuum breakers, double check valves and reduced pressure principal assemblies
Determine assembly problems through testing; repair or replace assembly
Read schematic on individual assembly
Order parts; maintain repair kit stock
Advise Director of Public Works of budgetary needs for annual budget
Maintain records
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Prepare newspaper articles explaining irrigation system health risks
Maintain information base for public education; update list of state approved assemblies and manufacturers
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Provide professional advise to customers, plumbers, contractors and other
water departments
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Collect well data as assigned
Perform various pump maintenance duties
Work as senior pipefitter when needed
Assist utility locate requests
Repair and install water services, water main, fire hydrants
Conduct water line locations using metro tech and yellow wand
Change and read water meters; conduct flow and pressure tests
Operate dump truck, loader, backhoe, snow plow, salt truck, and hand and power tools
Answer water quality complaints
Flag during seal coating
Perform stand-by and call outs
This is a representative sample--not to imply a complete listing of responsibilities and tasks.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervisory duties rotate within the crew when the foreman is gone.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as interest, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Cross-connection specialist - 4 day school/test; Backflow assembly tester/school - test every 3 years; helpful to have water distribution specialist certification.
NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
(A) Knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures used in backflow maintenance;
(B) Skill in operation of the listed tools and equipment.
(C) Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time; ability to work safely; Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public; ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Valid State Driver's license and CDL.
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TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED
Motorized vehicles and equipment, common hand and power tools, radio, phone.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
The key relationships described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will provide information to and collect information from the Department of Health, city council, other city departments, the public, CWU, and the city attorney. Contact will be made in writing, by telephone, in person, and through teaching or formal instruction.
The employee will coordinate projects and activities with other city departments, the public, CWU, and the city attorney. Contact will be made in writing, by telephone, in person, and through teaching or formal instruction.
The employee will solve problems with the city council, other city departments, the public, CWU and the city attorney. Contact will be made in writing, by telephone, in person, and through teaching or formal instruction.
The employee will solve problems, negotiate solutions within policy guidelines
and involving policy changes with the city council, other city departments,
the public, CWU, and the city attorney. Contact will be made in writing, by
telephone, in person, and through teaching or formal instruction.
Department Head (date) Supervisor (date) Employee (date)
NOTICE: The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Personnel Department to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job. An employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she/he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.
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