JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR LAKE STUDY - FIELD COMPONENT

2006

1. LAND USE ANALYSIS SUPERVISORS - Two People

Responsibilities:

1. Have responsibility for setting up, using, and training people to use the digitizing and image analysis equipment. Coordinate use and standardize techniques (and constants) used by members of the firm.

Qualifications:

1. These people should be willing to become intimately familiar with the use of the digitizing and image analysis equipment, using ArcView GIS. Attention to detail, good memory, and patience to teach others how to use the system.

3. GIS SUPERVISORS - Two People

Responsibilities:

1. Ultimate responsibility for coordinating use of our GIS system. The GIS Supervisor uses the system, trains others to use the system when necessary, and helps solve problems that develop. These people will be responsible for putting together the shape files for the watershed and creating models using the data layers. These supervisors must develop a clear understanding of the GIS application and its relevance to the project.

Qualifications:

1. Attention to detail, good memory, and patience to teach others how to use the system.

4. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS SUPERVISORS FOR WATER CHEMISTRY -Two People

Responsibilities:

1. Ultimate responsibility for working up the data obtained from the summer sampling period. Analysis of the data will need to be done as well as preparing it for presentation.

2. Will develop the water and phosphorus budgets for the watershed. They will work with the Development Survey Supervisors in developing the phosphorus loading estimates for the watershed.

Qualifications:

1. Willingness to learn about chemical analysis procedures and the interpretation of the results for various parameters.

5. DEVELOPMENT SURVEY SUPERVISORS - Two People

Responsibilities:

1. Ultimate responsibility for coordinating the septic system study of watershed. The Septic System Supervisors are responsible for obtaining relevant information from town officials. They need to develop an understanding of the status of septic systems throughout the watershed and their potential impacts on lake water quality. Responsible for calculating the septic loading estimates for the watershed.

2. Will provide the roads analysis and the results for house counts. Will also provide demographic projections for the projections to be made with the phosphorus budget.

3. Responsible for supervision of the shoreline survey and the analysis of the results.

Qualifications:

1. Good organizational skills. Comfortable meeting new people and making telephone calls.