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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for management of surface water flows and quality
   • Identify and interpret surface water flow requirements.
   • Identify and interpret water flow, quality and quantity requirements, including release.
   • Identify and interpret historic source water flow and system capacity information.
   • Identify and interpret environmental flows that impact on water flows and quality.
   • Identify and interpret environmental factors that impact on surface water.
   • Identify, interpret and review the current status of resource and operational protocols.
2. Develop the surface water management plan
   • Identify and interpret surface water management requirements.
   • Identify, interpret and validate stakeholder issues that impact on surface water.
   • Develop a surface water management plan.
3. Review the surface water management plan
   • Analyse and report deviations from planned performance measures.
   • Review objectives of the management and implementation plans.
   • Review parameters for water usage and quality through monitoring and testing programs.
   • Make recommendations for changes to plan objectives and procedures, and usage and quality parameters.
   • Provide advice and guidance to water users and stakeholders.
4. Plan and prepare for management of surface water flows and quality
   • Identify and interpret surface water flow requirements.
   • Identify and interpret water flow, quality and quantity requirements, including release.
   • Identify and interpret historic source water flow and system capacity information.
   • Identify and interpret environmental flows that impact on water flows and quality.
   • Identify and interpret environmental factors that impact on surface water.
   • Identify, interpret and review the current status of resource and operational protocols.
5. Develop the surface water management plan
   • Identify and interpret surface water management requirements.
   • Identify, interpret and validate stakeholder issues that impact on surface water.
   • Develop a surface water management plan.
6. Review the surface water management plan
   • Analyse and report deviations from planned performance measures.
   • Review objectives of the management and implementation plans.
   • Review parameters for water usage and quality through monitoring and testing programs.
   • Make recommendations for changes to plan objectives and procedures, and usage and quality parameters.
   • Provide advice and guidance to water users and stakeholders.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

developing and reviewing a surface water management plan to ensure environmental considerations are met and source of supply is maintained

reading and interpreting complex numerical data and performing complex calculations to track and manage performance of surface water

gathering, interpreting and synthesising information, including:

historical data

current legislation and standards

stakeholder views

monitoring and test results

developing effective surface water management plans that address the water organisation’s objectives and requirements

using data from testing and other monitoring arrangements to track the performance of the surface water management plan and inform the review of the plan

preparing reports and recommendations for changes to the objectives of the management plan and its implementation

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

relevant legislation, policies and procedures

risk management principles

customer expectations and requirements

climatic and weather characteristics and impacts

hydraulic analysis

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