John W. Rhoades Email & Phone Number

4747 East 49Th Street, Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio 44125

Plans, organizes, manages and controls the activities of Water Quality and Industrial Surveillance (WQIS). Protects District personnel, property, the environment and the general public from harmful industrial discharges and spills. Coordinates activities with other District departments and outside agencies. Oversees environmental monitoring activities and all pretreatment aspects of NPDES compliance. Reviews and updates Titles I and II of the District’s Code of Regulations. Administers District customer use programs including Sewer Service Charge Based on Usage of the System (SSCBOUTS), surcharge, water leaks and other Code of Regulations matters. Determines proper levels of staff training. Adheres to operating budget. Performs other duties of a similar nature as may be required.Plans short- and long-term objectives for Water Quality section. Develops strategy, formulates policy and develops budget for the activities of WQIS.Directs and manages the enforcement of Federal and State regulations, the District’s Code of Regulations, the environmental monitoring program, emergency response, and other Water Quality programs.Maintains good public relations by communicating with and developing working relationships with government officials, industry and the general public.Analyzes State and Federal regulations affecting industrial users and water quality for content applicability and evaluates the potential impact on the District and the District’s industrial customers.Supervises personnel by setting standards of performance, evaluating work in progress, coaching and advising on development and maintaining discipline when necessary.Advises industrial users as to the regulations, their obligations, and programs to ensure adherence. Recommends action for water leak reimbursement, applications for Non-User/Non-Discharge Status and the SSCBOUTS program.Coordinates response to emergencies to the environment during and outside of regular work hours.

4747 East 49Th Street, Cuyahoga Hts, Ohio 44125

• Responsible for supervising investigators involved in water quality monitoring of area surface waters; for developing procedures to implement District water quality programs, interpreting, evaluating, and reporting water quality data.• Assess, evaluate, coordinate and conduct District programs relative to stream and lake monitoring, including collection and interpretation of water column, sediment, bacteria, phyto plankton, zooplankton, benthos and fish data; supervise operation and maintenance monitoring equipment for measuring flow-rates, dissolved oxygen, temperature, turbidity, pH and conductivity for sediment, benthos, plankton and fish collection’ evaluate ecological and toxicological effects of treatment plant effluents and condition of receiving waters relative to discharge permits; evaluate surface water quality as it relates to other point and non-point sources of pollution.

4747 East 49Th Street, Cuyahoga Hts, Ohio 44125

• Inspect, survey, investigate, sample and monitor designated industries to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Conduct stream monitoring surveys; assist with Combined Sewer Overflow monitoring program; assist with pretreatment, enforcement, compliance monitoring and business investigations as needed.• Classify, compile and collate information by entering details into non-computer records as well as software systems. Use the computer to design charts and graphs describing data collection. Complete forms and other structured documentation such as paperwork for lab analysis and violation notices.• Analyze results of sampling data; evaluate and interpret analytical data to determine violations; diagnose problems by critically examining data. Provide written and spoken information on analysis activities.

4747 East 49Th Street, Cuyahoga Hts, Ohio 44125

• Conduct industrial and environmental investigations• Conduct stream and lake sampling for chemical and bacterial water quality, macroinvertebrate and fish assessments• Sample wastewater for chemical parameters and compliance with Federal, State, Local and District regulations• Respond to chemical spills, odor complaints and environmental disruptions• Interpret and analyze data• Prepare reports