This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to oversee the day-to-day water quality management activities for a site, project or an ongoing program. Personnel are required to interpret and implement a water quality management plan, organise specified management activities, verify the quality of monitoring data and investigate and rectify unexpected or unacceptable results, monitor compliance with relevant water quality objectives or standards and provide reports. They work under the supervision of an environmental scientist or engineer, site manager or workplace environmental manager.This unit applies to environmental site coordinators, environmental managers and senior environmental officers working in a range of industry sectors, including environmental services involved with sampling, monitoring and/or management of surface water, groundwater, stormwater or wetlands; and environmental compliance, auditing and inspection. The term ‘manager’ is used to refer to management of a function, project and/or program and does not necessarily imply line management.No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.