A postgraduate paid internship position “Impaired Waters and Watershed Restoration Planning Programs” is available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA), Region 10, Office of Water and Watersheds, located in Seattle, Washington and administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) program.

The participant will gain experience with the Watershed Unit which addresses TMDLs (watershed restoration plans), the nonpoint source pollution control program (Clean Water Act 319), impaired and threatened waterbodies (Clean Water Act 303d list), and coastal nonpoint pollution control program (Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments, Section 6217).

This opportunity will provide the participant with exposure to a broad range of technical and policy issues surrounding water protection programs. The participant will be trained in the various components of EPA’s water quality programs, observe how the programs fit together to support EPA’s water quality goals and reporting requirements, learn how EPA informs and engages with its broad range of stakeholders, and gain experience in program development and implementation.

The position (Project EPA REG 10–2017-01) application can be found at  https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/2980 (for general information about the ORISE program, go to http://orise.orau.gov/epa/). There is no official deadline but I would advise applying as soon as possible as the applications will be reviewed when they are complete (includes résumé, two professional references, and transcript). The desired start date is February 20, 2017.

This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage ORISE, was established through an interagency agreement between