A professional who plans and coordinates activities of workers in operation and maintenance of waterworks system to ensure adequate water supply for human consumption, industrial or agricultural use. Responsibilities include:

• Schedules and coordinates activities concerned with processing and distributing water.
• Assigns personnel to shifts to operate filtering and chemical treatment, coagulating and settling basins, and other plant facilities.
• Determines action to be taken in event of emergencies such as machine, equipment or power failure, or need to release dammed water to effect flood control.
• Prepares plans and specifications for new equipment or modification of existing equipment to effect increased operational capacity or efficiency.
• Reviews and evaluates water reports, records, logs, and graphs to confirm adequacy of present and projected water needs.
• Prepares budget estimates based on anticipated material and personnel needs.
• May prepare reports concerned with chemical and bacteriological analyses of water for administrative purposes and governmental agencies.
• May direct construction and maintenance of roads and communication lines used in operating water supply system.