City of Newark NPDES Stormwater Internship
The NPDES Stormwater program at the City of Newark, DE, is seeking a summer intern with a water quality and/or water resources interest for the summer of 2016.  This internship will run from May 30th – August 12^th, and resumes should be submitted to Kelley Dinsmore at kdinsmore@newark.de.us by April 1, 2016.

General Tasks

• Create a vehicle washing plan, litter control plan, street sweeping plan, and/or other Standard Operating Procedures.
• Create online stormwater quality training power point presentation for municipal employees.
• Perform field inspections of stormwater infrastructure to help ground-truth GIS information.
• Assist in Maintenance Yard annual stormwater training.
• Assist with the Industrial Stormwater permit program (inspections, sampling).
• Assist with the following NPDES program elements as needed:
  • Public Education/Outreach
  • Public Participation/Involvement
  • Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
  • Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
• Electronically archive NPDES program files.
• Stormwater fact sheet creation and/or modification.
• Work cooperatively with other Public Works & Water Resources interns on specific tasks.
• Other Public Works & Water Resources tasks as they develop.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Knowledge of geographical information systems (GIS) to produce maps and manipulate data preferred; ability to learn GIS essential.
• Ability to work independently on projects.
• Ability to plan, schedule and/or coordinate with department staff.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Physical and Environmental Conditions

• The work requires occasional moderately strenuous effort such as the lifting and handling of light to moderately heavy materials and equipment; walking or climbing around roadside and other areas; sitting or standing in a fixed position for extended periods of time.
• The work environment involves moderate risk with occasional exposure to potentially dangerous conditions such as those typically found on construction sites. These conditions require a range of safety precautions and will likely result in exposure to extreme temperatures and inclement weather conditions

Contact Kelley Dinsmore at kdinsmore@newark.de.us or 302-366-7000 ext. 2106 with any questions.