Watershed Tender Salary
in Idaho, United States

• Controls equipment to regulate waterflow and water level in reservoirs: turns valves and pulls levers to regulate waterflow through aqueduct and floodgates.
• Reads gauges and meters to control specified waterflow, water levels, and water pressure in reservoir.
• Records data, such as water level, turbidity, temperature, and flow rate.
• Lubricates and performs minor repairs to equipment, using handtools.
• Patrols area to detect property damage and to prevent trespassing.
• May tend heating apparatus to prevent freezing of valves and gates.
• May add chemicals to water to retard organic growth such as algae.

Watershed Tender Job Prevalence in Idaho, United States

Job family: Plant and System Operators, All Other

Job family population: 12,360

Estimated population of Watershed Tender jobs: 1,189

Rate of error: 3.6%