threat to the quality of the region’s surface and ground water. The Board’s Redding office has a tight-knit management team and highly capable staff that together aim to influence practices and policies statewide.
We are looking for a motivated candidate to fill a staff Environmental Scientist (ES) position responsible for providing regulatory oversight of challenging cannabis cultivation activities in the Cannabis Regulatory Unit. The incumbent will perform staff level activities associated with the evaluation, inspection, and regulation of cannabis cultivation activities to integrate environmental and watershed management values to ensure cannabis cultivation activities meet the goals of achieving and maintaining high quality waters for the benefit of current and future generations. The incumbent will successfully work with a variety of parties from diverse backgrounds and education, including engineers, geologists, environmental scientists, scientific aids, clerical staff, managers, and legal counsel.
The position is located at 364 Knollcrest Dr. Ste 205, Redding, CA 96002.
Under the close supervision of the Senior Engineering Geologist, the incumbent will participate in the following components of the Cannabis Regulatory Program:
- Enforcement
- Permitting/permit compliance
- Outreach
Duties:
Reviewing technical documents including results of impact investigations, conducting inspections, assessing potential impacts to the beneficial uses of water quality from cannabis cultivation activities and developing recommendations for management measures to be implemented, drafting correspondence and waste discharge requirements, responding to related inquiries, conducting sampling/monitoring and participating in meetings with representatives of governmental agencies and regulated dischargers and the public. Using best professional judgment to assure that cannabis cultivation activities are being performed in a manner that will avoid negatively effecting sensitive beneficial uses of water quality such as anadromous salmonid habitat and domestic water supply. Make presentations to interested parties, agencies, local government representatives and the Regional Water Board. Provide technical assistance to agencies and the public to improve project implementation for water quality benefits. The position requires the exercise of professional judgment in performance of duties and the preparation of written and oral reports for staff managers, other agencies, responsible parties, and the Regional Water Board. See Duty Statement for specific job duties.