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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan fordrinking water systems
   • Identify, interpret and synthesise historical water system information relevant to the management process
2. Identify and access legislation, workplace procedures, environmental requirements and system constraints impacting on delivery of drinking water
3. Identify and interpret drinking water system specifications including regulatory requirements, industry standards and workplace procedures
4. Identify hazards, assess risks and implement control measures according to workplace procedures
5. Identify stakeholder requirements impacting the drinking water system
6. Confirm performance measures for the drinking water system plan
7. Determine responsibilities and timelines for implementation activities
8. Determine and analyse water quantity and quality requirements, including pressure and flow rates according to industry standards and workplace procedures
9. Develop drinking water system plan
   • Apply system specification requirements to the drinking water system plan according to relevant legislation, industry standards and workplace procedures
10. Assess public health, environmental and community factors impacting drinking water systems
11. Apply information impacting the specification planning process according to regulatory requirements, industry standards and workplace procedures
12. Develop and document a plan for managing water collection, treatment and distribution
13. Design and implement monitoring and testing programs according to the drinking water plan
14. Implement drinking water system plan
    • Provide advice and guidance to plan users and stakeholders according to regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
15. Manage resources to achieve drinking water system plan
16. Operate the system according to the drinking water system plan and regulatory requirements
17. Monitor and evaluate drinking water systemplan
    • Evaluate delivery of water to customers including quality supply and pressure by identifying, investigating and reporting deviations from agreed service levels
18. Plan and oversee system maintenance according to drinking water system plan
19. Analyse and interpret monitoring and testing results and report according to regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
20. Investigate current and identify potential problems and report results and recommendations according to regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
21. Evaluate maintenance budgets, activity programs and output target measures and identify, investigate and report deviations from target
22. Identify and record links between operational problems and maintenance activities
23. Investigate breaches of usage provisions and report results and recommendations according to regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
24. Identify and evaluate changes to the drinking water system plan as a result of changes in regulatory and stakeholder requirements
25. Modify and implement the drinking water collection plan, incorporating accepted recommendations
26. Review and refine plan
    • Review objectives of management and implementation plans
27. Make recommendations for changes to plan objectives and operational and maintenance procedures
28. Implement outcomes from audits and internal reviews

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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