Watershed and Floodway ManagementThis field seeks to protect, maintain and manage our natural watersheds and floodplains for the benefit of both people and the environment. This means developing flood protection and water supply management plans by integrating biological assessments with GIS mapping, feasibility studies, ecosystem and habitat restoration, as well as urban runoff analyses, designing and managing mitigation plans, dealing with wetland delineation and mitigation, overseeing detailed designs and construction. An understanding of hydrology, water supply and quality, cultural resources and streambank erosion is also very important.
Key regulatory and permitting documents and sources: - Federal Clean Water Act (Sections 10, 401 and 404)
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
- Streambed alteration agreements
- Waste discharge permit application
- National Historic Preservation Act
- Endangered Species Act (Sediment transport models)
- Fisheries habitat and population models
- Restoration site construction plans
Professions in this field we routinely recruit include:
- Hydrologists
- Water Quality Specialists
- Environmental Attorneys
- Wetland and Wildlife Biologists
- Water Quality Analysts
- Geographic Information System (GIS) and Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Specialists
- Public Involvement and Facilitation Specialists
- Land and Water Use Planners
- Water Management Planners
- Geomorphologists and Geohydrologists
- Habitat Restoration Specialists
- Aquatic Ecologists
- Fisheries Scientists
- Botanists
- Economists
- Watershed Managers
- Landscape Architects
- Geologists and Soil Scientists
- Restoration and Riparian Ecologists
- Archaeologists
- Toxicologists
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