Water Production Operator

Overview

Under general supervision, installs, repairs, operates, inspects, and maintains the City’s water production system including individual well sites, water storage facilities, booster pump stations, well treatment, and related systems to ensure the availability of clean, potable water to the City’s water customers; coordinates delivery of potable water from Woodland Davis Clean Water Agency; provides testing and treatment of water produced by the City;

and performs related work as required.

Receives general supervision from the Water Production Supervisor. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.

This fully qualified journey-level classification installs, repairs, operates, inspects, and maintains the City’s water production system including individual well sites, water storage facilities, booster pump stations, well treatment, and related systems as assigned, working independently and exercising judgment and initiative. Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.

• Installs, repairs, operates, inspects, and maintains the City’s water production system including well sites, water storage facilities, booster pump stations, well treatment, and related systems to ensure integrity, security, and proper operation; checks site security; maintains and repairs grounds, structures, and equipment at well sites, water storage tanks, and booster pump stations.
• Plans, coordinates, and adjusts deliveries of potable water from WDCWA.
• Plans and prioritizes potable water deliveries in a conjunctive use water system.
• Checks chlorine tank levels along with free chlorine residuals in treated water; maintains accurate data logs.
• Operates, calibrates, and programs various water production testing and monitoring equipment, such as chlorine residual testers, vibration analyzers, micrometers, pressure transducers, flow switches, flow meters, pressure gauges, pressure recorders, analyzers, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
• Safely handles, transports, and monitors chemicals such as chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, sodium bisulfate, and other chemicals used in water production, filtration, and storage; maintains accurate records of chemicals used.
• Operates the City’s water system remotely using the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system; corrects routine and complex faults and alarms; makes appropriate setpoint changes; monitors system for adequate water delivery flows and pressures.
• Participates in all safety programs required to effectively perform associated job requirements.
• Performs and applies water mathematical calculations to determine dosages, feed rates, flows, pressures, volumes, and areas.
• Installs, repairs, and maintains water quality sampling stations; assists with routine water sampling.
• Researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations to improve efficiency, operations, and safety of City water production and storage facilities.
• Participates in the planning and construction of well site retrofit rehabilitation projects; reviews electrical and construction plans; provides input on correctness or deficiencies of plans.
• Receives work orders electronically; prepares, maintains, and inputs detailed logs, records, and reports of maintenance and repair activities via mobile and stationary digital devices into automated software systems.
• Operates, maintains, and performs minor repairs to the City’s water system emergency power generators.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices, methods, and techniques used in the installation, repair, operation, inspection, and maintenance of potable water systems including water production pumps, motors, chlorinators, wells, water treatment plants, and related facilities and equipment.
• Principles of automation, hydraulics, mechanics, and electricity as applied to water pressure and water pumping operations.
• Equipment, tools, and procedures involved in the installation, maintenance, and repair of water…