Westar

WRAP Board Meeting
2024-06-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-03-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-02-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver)
Agenda

HAQAST Boston
2024-06-04 - 2024-06-05 | Boston, MA

TSC/WG Co-Chairs Monthly Coordination Call
2024-05-29 12:30 - 14:00, 2024-01-31 12:30 - 14:00, 2023-11-29 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Denver)
Monthly Coordination Call with WRAP Technical Steering Committee and WRAP Work Group Co-Chairs
Agenda
Work Group Updates

WESTAR Technical Committee
2024-05-22 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-24 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-01-24 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-11-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver)
The WESTAR Technical Committee includes technical professionals from the 15 member states. Participants come from a variety of backgrounds including monitoring, emissions inventory, and modeling analysis. Technical professionals from Tribal and local air agencies as well as EPA and Federal Land Management agencies are welcome to attend. These calls occur every month on the First Thursday at 2:00 Mountain Time. The purpose of the call is to identify policy issues of concern, make recommendations and comment on EPA policies and proposals, and exchange information and expertise on relevant topics.
If you are interested in attending these calls, please contact Jay Baker at jbaker@westar.org.

Who Are These People & Why Do They Hate Me? (Re)Building Trust in Government.
2024-05-14 08:00 - 2024-05-15 17:00 (America/Denver) | Kimpton Hotel Monaco Denver, 1717 Champa Street, Denver, CO, 80201, United States
COURSE DESCRIPTION: WESTAR’s Training Program will host this 2-day leadership training on building trust in government for agency personnel in leadership positions at an agency.
Quantifiable polls, research and empirical evidence in the United States shows that people are increasingly suspicious and distrustful of government, science and expertise, particularly those public interest initiatives that are perceived to disrupt and change people’s lives.
Community opposition and protest can derail the best plans and intentions. Angry, cynical and emotional people don’t represent their interests very well, and simply ignoring or dismissing their skepticism isn’t a productive or effective option.
Managing public projects and policy requires an understanding of why people feel and react the way they do, and learning how to better prevent and handle that public emotion and opposition, to build relationships and rebuild public trust.
This course is a highly researched, time tested, effective approach for dealing with public anger, emotion, fear and opposition associated with public engagement and public information programs.
The class builds on proven, recognized global best practices in public participation and consensus building as well as continually updated and practical research from experts in public outrage, risk communication and behavioral science. The course helps managers and staff understand and manage authentic public involvement, and to deal with citizen anger in decision-making and public policy. This is a hands-on, customized, dynamic 2- day in person mix of interactive, large group discussions, videotape, small group problem solving with timely, real-world scenarios and exercises that gives people the understanding, tools and confidence to manage the tough public issues that they face.
COURSE BROCHURE
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6-Month Check-In: SIP Development
2024-05-09 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
WESTAR’s Training Program will host this virtual 6th month check-in (a continuation of WESTAR’s SIP Development training course)is for state, local and tribal air quality professional staff working, or planning to work, in the State Implementation Planning (SIP) Program.
WESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies.
SIP Development Materials

WESTAR Planning Committee
2024-05-02 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver), 2024-04-04 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver), 2024-03-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles), 2024-02-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver), 2024-01-04 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver), 2023-12-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver)
The WESTAR Planning Committee includes air quality planners from the 15 member states. Planners from Tribal and local air agencies as well as EPA and Federal Land Management agencies are welcome to attend. These calls occur every month on the First Thursday at 2:00 Mountain Time. The purpose of the call is to identify policy issues of concern, make recommendations and comment on EPA policies and proposals, and exchange information and expertise on relevant topics.
If you are interested in attending these calls, please contact Jay Baker at jbaker@westar.org.

WESTAR/WRAP Spring Business Meeting
2024-04-16 - 2024-04-18

WESTAR/WRAP Spring Business Meeting
2024-04-16 - 2024-04-18 | Riverside, CA

Enforcement Case Development & Resolution (NACT345)
2024-04-03 08:30 - 2024-04-05 13:00 (America/Denver) | State of Arizona, 1110 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85007, United States
Course Description: This course is designed for a student who seeks to understand the complete compliance assessment process including enforcement. The student should come away with the knowledge and skills necessary to become a productive member of a compliance team. The two and one-half day course will focus on the enforcement case process used by US local, state, and federal environmental agencies primarily the administrative and civil judicial processes.
WESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies.
Course Materials
Course Brochure
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TSC/WG Co-Chairs Monthly Coordination Call
2024-03-27 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Denver)
Monthly Coordination Call with WRAP Technical Steering Committee and WRAP Work Group Co-Chairs
Agenda
Work Group Updates to Present at WESTAR-WRAP Spring Business Meeting, April 16-18, 2024

National Exceptional Events Workshop
2024-02-27 08:00 - 2024-02-29 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Drury Plaza Hotel at the Arch, St. Louis, MO

ONLINE - Effective Permit Writing
2024-01-16 09:00 - 2024-01-18 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This online course presents information on the major national programs in air pollution stationary source permitting. This course was designed to provide methods and procedures used to effectively draft and review permit conditions used with a variety of permit programs. This course is designed for personnel of state and local permitting agencies who are new to permit programs, managers of programs which are impacted by permits, and inspectors who must read and interpret permit conditions. Examples of the various types of permit conditions are presented along with practical exercises.
MAJOR TOPICS:

Identification of the components required in a complete permit application evaluation,
Explanation of the functions and purposes of each component of a complete permit application,
Description of the characteristics of an effective permit,
Explanation of the process, approaches that can be used to assure an effective permit is produced.

WESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies.
Course Brochure
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State Implementation Plan (SIP) Development
2023-11-14 08:00 - 2023-11-15 17:00 (America/Denver) | The Duniway Portland, 545 SW Taylor Street, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
WESTAR’s Training Program will host this training course for state, local and tribal air quality professional staff working, or planning to work, in the State Implementation Planning (SIP) Program. This 2-day course will provide an overview of State Implementation Plans (SIPs), types of SIPs, components of SIPs, roles and responsibilities, technical data needed, preparation and submittal of SIPs, and what happens after a plan is submitted to EPA. This training course is designed for new Air Quality Planning staff.
WESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies.
Course Brochure
To REGISTER log onto EPA’s AirKnowledge.
Course Materials
