Current Job Openings at the Department for Environmental Protection

Interested in working at the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection? The following is a list of the positions we are seeking to fill with qualified candidates who have a passion for public service. You can view additional information about these jobs or apply for any of the job openings listed below by clicking the link for each position.

Kentucky UST Program to Launch Online Training

Photo credit: Stephen Kent

Will provide efficient training delivery for UST
personnel

At full capacity, Kentucky’s 10,464 active regulated petroleum underground storage tanks can hold nearly 87 million gallons of product – gasoline, diesel, and related fuels. As you can imagine, a certain level of know-how, monitoring and upkeep is required to prevent as many leaks as possible. That is why all of these tanks will soon have state-trained designated compliance managers.

The Kentucky Underground Storage Tank Program will introduce a new online training system to a select group of UST designated compliance managers in a seminar to be jointly offered by the agency and the Kentucky Petroleum Marketers Association.

Division of Water Helps Water Systems Prepare for Emergencies

The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) is helping public drinking water systems prepare for emergency situations by providing an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) template. This template provides a framework for the public water systems to create a comprehensive ERP to fit their specific needs.

An ERP is a written plan that describes the actions a public water system will take in response to emergency events. An effective ERP includes plans to provide adequate potable water during emergency situations and restore normal operations afterwards.

Current Job Openings at the Department for Environmental Protection

Interested in working at the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection? The following is a list of the positions we are seeking to fill with qualified candidates who have a passion for public service. You can view additional information about these jobs or apply for any of the job openings listed below by clicking the link for each position.

EPA Awards Brownfield Grants to Kentucky Communities

The Kentucky Brownfield Redevelopment Program received word that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected two projects in Kentucky for brownfield grants. Brownfields are properties that are abandoned or underutilized due to contamination or the perception of contamination. They can include old factories, abandoned hospitals, old schools, former service stations and mine-scarred lands, to name a few. Over the past seven years, with the help of the Kentucky Brownfield program, Kentucky communities have received

Division of Water Reminds Kentuckians to Conserve Water

‘Drinking Water Week’ highlights value of this limited resource

The Kentucky Division of Water encourages Kentuckians during National Drinking Water Week, May 5-11, to practice water conservation every day of the year.

 Water is a crucial natural resource. Without water, there would be no life on Earth. Water also affects our health, lifestyle and economic well-being. Consider just a few of the many ways we use water

Division of Water re-issues industrial stormwater general permit

The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) has re-issued the Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) general permit regulating stormwater runoff associated with industrial activity. The general permit will go into effect June 1, 2013.

The “Industrial Stormwater Permit for Other Facilities” (KYR00) is available for facilities that are required to obtain a KPDES permit for the discharge of stormwater runoff associated with industrial activity. In order to obtain coverage under this general permit, the facility must meet certain eligibility requirements and submit to DOW an electronic Notice of Intent (eNOI). This general permit will apply to more than 1,000
facilities in the Commonwealth. The eNOI for this permit can be accessed at https://dep.gateway.ky.gov/eForms/Default.aspx?FormID=30.

The general permit establishes