Technical, administrative and supervisory work for the Department of Agriculture involving the management and regulation of pesticide use and waste disposal and its effects upon ground water resources. Duties involve development and implementation of pesticide monitoring program design and policies and involves extensive interaction with agricultural and chemical industry personnel, as well as municipal, state and federal officials.
Supervision is exercised over a staff of technical employees.
Duties are performed under the direction of the Plant Industry, Laboratory, and Standards Division Director. Designs and implements sample collection procedures and protocols. Establishes and maintains a library on regional and national ground water and pesticide monitoring related activities and legislation. Assists in the development of both manual and automated data systems to enhance the evaluation and utilization of data collected. Evaluates reference literature and monitoring data to establish expected characteristics of retention, migration and degradation for pesticides and agricultural chemicals in soils and ground waters under conditions of normal use and environmental metabolism.