2026 Summer College Intern - Division of Drinking and Ground Waters

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

7h

About The Position

What We Do: At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws. At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes: Medical Coverage Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more) Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation ) Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position. What We Need YOU To Do: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest summer intern in the Division of Drinking and Ground Waters (DDAGW). We have multiple positions to choose from. Essentials. Let's talk about 'em: Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) (Logan, Twinsburg, Bowling Green): · Assist with and conducts RTCR compliance outreach and implementation. · Assist with HAB compliance outreach and implementation. Conducts HAB sampling. · May assist with lead and copper rule compliance activities. · Consumer Notice assistance · Assist with Harmful Algal Bloom compliance follow-up sampling, · Assist with data management and coordinate with laboratories when compliance issues arise. · Attend HAB workgroup meetings · Assist with Treatment Optimization Protocols (TOP) documents. · Create review notes and comment letters for public water systems as a part of the plan review process. · HAB program support and assistance including field work prep, sampling, delivery samples and supplies. Engineering (Columbus, Twinsburg, Dayton)\: · Review Distribution Plans. · Assist with construction site visits. · Assist with field inspections.. Engineering and Funding - (Logan): · Assist in researching and tracking related to funding and asset management. · Provide general support for the funding coordinator. Assist with violation tracking. · Gather supporting documentation, identifying compliance dates and outreach to water systems for additional information. · Review waterline engineering packages for completeness and perform outreach if incomplete. · Assist with data management and file clean up. · Provide support for general division tracking. · Incidents/disruption of service reporting requirements. · Outreach to water systems for monitoring requirement reminders. · Target outreach related to mini grants. · Back up HAB courier. Asset Management (Columbus): · Assist with Metrics review/NOV development/tracking. · Development of supplemental materials such as standard operating procedures, flow charts and guidance documents. · Assist in the development of presentations. · Assist in website updates. Lead and Copper (Columbus): Lead Consumer Notice assistance (review and verify forms, assist with outreach) Sample Monitoring Point review (assistance with corrections, outreach, uploads) Service Line Inventory ingestion/review/follow-up/outreach Service Line Inventory Material Notifications review/follow-up/outreach Assistance with the new Lead and Copper Rule (guidance, factsheets, etc.) Attend presentations, Action Level Exceedance responses, site visits, water plant tours, etc. Provide general assistance with lead and copper rule-related tasks. SWAP (Logan, Twinsburg): · Complete SWAP SI survey. · Conduct Ambient Sampling. · Complete PCSI field visits. · Help Complete GIS SWAP Work. · Help with new well site completion. · Help revise/update SWAP assessment reports. CAS (Columbus): · Consumer Confidence Report Reviews · Group Project and Presentation · DDAGW Website Cleanup Enforcement Action Preparation · SDWIS Entering Data Ready to level up your experience? Apply today, and let's talk. Must be currently enrolled in a college degree program directly related to the position or have recently graduated within the quarter/semester immediately preceding the start date. Major area of study\: Environmental Science, Water Resources, Chemistry or Engineering (Environmental, Civil, Chemical) or relevant field of study. Knowledge of safety practices, public relations, Agency policies and procedures and permits as applicable. Skills in computers (word processing and database work)

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in a college degree program directly related to the position or have recently graduated within the quarter/semester immediately preceding the start date.
• Major area of study\: Environmental Science, Water Resources, Chemistry or Engineering (Environmental, Civil, Chemical) or relevant field of study.
• Knowledge of safety practices, public relations, Agency policies and procedures and permits as applicable.
• Skills in computers (word processing and database work)

Responsibilities

• Assist with and conducts RTCR compliance outreach and implementation.
• Assist with HAB compliance outreach and implementation.
• Conducts HAB sampling.
• May assist with lead and copper rule compliance activities.
• Consumer Notice assistance
• Assist with Harmful Algal Bloom compliance follow-up sampling
• Assist with data management and coordinate with laboratories when compliance issues arise.
• Attend HAB workgroup meetings
• Assist with Treatment Optimization Protocols (TOP) documents.
• Create review notes and comment letters for public water systems as a part of the plan review process.
• HAB program support and assistance including field work prep, sampling, delivery samples and supplies.
• Review Distribution Plans.
• Assist with construction site visits.
• Assist with field inspections.
• Assist in researching and tracking related to funding and asset management.
• Provide general support for the funding coordinator.
• Assist with violation tracking.
• Gather supporting documentation, identifying compliance dates and outreach to water systems for additional information.
• Review waterline engineering packages for completeness and perform outreach if incomplete.
• Assist with data management and file clean up.
• Provide support for general division tracking.
• Incidents/disruption of service reporting requirements.
• Outreach to water systems for monitoring requirement reminders.
• Target outreach related to mini grants.
• Back up HAB courier.
• Assist with Metrics review/NOV development/tracking.
• Development of supplemental materials such as standard operating procedures, flow charts and guidance documents.
• Assist in the development of presentations.
• Assist in website updates.
• Lead Consumer Notice assistance (review and verify forms, assist with outreach)
• Sample Monitoring Point review (assistance with corrections, outreach, uploads)
• Service Line Inventory ingestion/review/follow-up/outreach
• Service Line Inventory Material Notifications review/follow-up/outreach
• Assistance with the new Lead and Copper Rule (guidance, factsheets, etc.)
• Attend presentations, Action Level Exceedance responses, site visits, water plant tours, etc.
• Provide general assistance with lead and copper rule-related tasks.
• Complete SWAP SI survey.
• Conduct Ambient Sampling.
• Complete PCSI field visits.
• Help Complete GIS SWAP Work.
• Help with new well site completion.
• Help revise/update SWAP assessment reports.
• Consumer Confidence Report Reviews
• Group Project and Presentation
• DDAGW Website Cleanup Enforcement Action Preparation
• SDWIS Entering Data

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed