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IRC53553 This is responsible professional, technical, and analytical work in the research, data analysis, design, development, review, and evaluation of organizational projects and data reporting requirements in support of the asset management system in the Water Resources Department. Work requires coordinating the asset management processes for asset inventories, maintenance records, and condition assessments through procedure development, process audits, and training of key staff on GIS, asset management software applications, and maintenance management software; performing detailed tasks associated with departmental programs to comply with regulations; maintaining project work tables to analyze and assess operational efficiencies; coordinating and implementing approved procedures; reviewing project data and documentation for accuracy and completeness. Requirements: valid Bachelor’s Degree; considerable progressive and responsible administrative experience with databases, GIS, and asset management systems; some supervisory experience; progressive experience in computer proficiency with asset management software applications for maintaining and managing the built and natural environment. Closes: Open Until Filled; $57,712 - $96,169; See details at www.stpete.org/jobs EEO-AA-Employer-Vet-Disabled-DFWP-Vets’ Pref

Water Distribution Field Supervisor

The City of New Port Richey is seeking a Water Distribution Field Supervisor and multiple other positions. Visit our website for full job descriptions, salary, and to download an application. www.cityofnewportrichey.org/jobs/ Multiple Positions Available: Project Manager: $70,835.55 - $113,336.89/annually Senior Project Manager: $76,030.91 - $ 121,649.46/annually Utilities Instrumentation and Control Systems Specialist: $56,114.71 - $85,294.61/annually

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Broward County Water and Wastewater Engineering Division Engineering Unit Supervisor

The Engineering Unit Supervisor (EUS) is a critical position for the Engineering Division of Broward County’s Water and Wastewater Services. This position is responsible for supervising Project Management and Inspection Personnel. This position oversees and manages utility programs and projects, including but not limited to: The Florida Department of Transportation liaison for utility-related programs, distribution and collection capital project programs, short main and regional lift station rehabilitation programs, and other projects as required.

For more information and/or to apply, please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/broward/jobs/3291285/ engineering-unit-supervisor-water-wastewater-services

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried held a series of events across Florida announcing the Florida Department

of Agriculture and Consumer Services

(FDACS) Office of Agricultural Water Policy (OAWP) Clean Water Initiative, updating and strengthening the department’s water policies to better protect the state’s natural resources. At stops in Fort Myers, Sarasota, Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Stuart, Commissioner Fried met with scientists, environmental advocates, and local elected officials to roll out the new initiative and to discuss the many issues facing Florida’s waterways from coast to coast, including red tide, blue-green algae blooms, record manatee deaths, and the Piney Point phosphogypsum spill.

“From starting at zero when I came into office to where we are with the announcement of our initiative, we have come a long way to make these landmark changes, and I want to thank my team for working on this for the past two and a half years to get us to the point we are now,” Commissioner Fried said. “We are rewriting the rules when it comes to agricultural water policy in the state and taking landmark action to increase accountability, transparency, and coordination. Our work is not done, but I am proud that we are standing up and taking concrete action to promote clean water in our state.

As part of its initiative, the OAWP is: • Updating Florida’s agricultural best management practices (BMPs) with the latest research, data, and technologies available. • Prioritizing high-value projects within the cost-share program to get the greatest bang for the buck as farmers continue to employ more-efficient nutrient and water usage practices as stewards of the land. • Supporting multifaceted practices, such as cover crops and no-till drills, that provide significant climate mitigation and carbon sequestration benefits. • Conducting in-person site visits in cooperation with agricultural stakeholders, rather than relying on voluntary selfreporting when it comes to compliance. • Working with producers on corrective action plans and referring cases of noncompliance to the Florida Department of Environmental

Protection (FDEP) for enforcement. • Collecting and aggregating detailed records of the nutrients being applied by agricultural producers on the production landscape. • Increasing transparency and coordination with the public, stakeholders, agriculture industry, and agency partners through enhanced education and training outreach, including in-person and online resources.

The OAWP works with agricultural producers, industry groups, FDEP, the university system, and Florida water management districts to develop and implement agricultural BMPs addressing both water quality and water conservation. The BMPs are practical, cost-effective actions that agricultural producers can take to conserve water and reduce the amount of pesticides, fertilizers, animal waste, and other pollutants entering our water resources. The updated manuals will be individually released as each one is completed. S