Regulatory and Engineering Programs Intern, Arkville

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.  DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees.  DEP’s water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Bureau of Water Supply (BWS) employs nearly 1,000 people who are responsible for the management, operation, and protection of New York City’s upstate water supply system, associated facilities and aqueducts, over 100 miles of road, 55 bridges, and approximately 150,000 acres of watershed lands. The mission of the Bureau of Water Supply is to reliably deliver a sufficient quantity of high-quality drinking water and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the delivery of this most valuable resource in order to promote public health, economic development, and quality of life of the City of New York. BWS is also responsible for the overall management and implementation of the provisions of the City’s $1.5 billion Watershed Protection Program and for ensuring the City’s compliance with the provisions of the Filtration Avoidance Determination. Within BWS, we have diverse roles and responsibilities, and each of us contributes to the same mission of reliably providing New York City with its most valuable natural resource.

The selected candidate will work out of NYCDEP’s Arkville Office and will assist Regulatory and Engineering Programs staff in the review of Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) designs, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) applications, will conduct field inspections related to construction, witness soil testing, prepare reports, enter data in the Division project database, and assist with administrative tasks including the scanning and mailing of drawings and correspondence. The selected candidate will gain experience in both the wastewater and stormwater disciplines and the construction of SSTSs and water quality best management practices. The successful candidate will possess an interest and career goals related to water quality protection, civil engineering, stormwater and wastewater systems, and land planning.

The internship location is Arkville, NY, without ready access to mass transit options.

As of June of the Program year the prospective interne must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).

Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June – August each year.