Watershed Sediment Management Intern

$20 - $25/ hr

Hiring Criteria:

The position may be a paid position and/or for school credit. However, the candidate must currently be a student attending college/university or must have graduated in the last six (6) months.

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Summer Position:

Full Time - 40 hours per week

Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Hybrid: Work will include in-office, field, and home office days)

Denver Water proudly serves high-quality water and promotes its efficient use to 1.5 million people in the City of Denver and many surrounding suburbs. The organization is a responsible steward of the resources, assets, and natural environment entrusted to us in order to provide a high-quality water supply, a resilient and reliable system, and excellent customer service.

Internship Project Description:

This intern will join the Watershed Planning team within the Water Resource Strategy division. The Watershed Planning Program is Denver Water’s source water protection program working to protect and improve Denver Water’s 2.5-million-acre network of collection system watersheds. The internship will support the Strontia Springs Watershed Sediment Management Program (Strontia WSMP) but will also provide the opportunity to cross-train and learn about other Denver Water section and division tasks.

Several low-tech process-based restoration (LT-PBR) projects within the Strontia WSMP were constructed fall 2023 with one-year post-construction monitoring reports received in the last month. Other projects, including those that are not low-tech, are in different phases of development from feasibility assessment to near-construction. This internship will support all aspects of the program and will mostly be work in an office setting, with some field days. Primary responsibilities are:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this intern project: