Westar

Virtual Training: Industrial Boilers (TOXC 226)
2026-05-20 09:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
COURSE BROCHURE
TARGET AUDIENCE: This course is intended for new, inexperienced state, local and tribal air quality professionals.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Boilers are one of the most common emission sources and range in use from small fire tube boilers to large utility boilers associated with power plant facilities. The course discusses uses of boilers, heat transfer methods and fundamentals of operation of modern industrial and utility boilers including those fired by natural gas, biomass municipal waste and coal (circulating fluidized bed units). The course also discusses steam turbines and power generation. This is followed by a detailed discussion on emissions and control techniques such as Low-NOx burners, FGR, staged combustion, SCR and SNCR. New technologies such as Ultra Low-NOx 9 ppm burners, applicable federal and local BACT regulations, permitting requirements and agency inspection procedures and safety concerns are thoroughly discussed.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the general information associated with industrial boiler operations. Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the following elements of industrial boilers:

Air Pollution – Why
Boiler Uses
Boiler Theory and Operation
Air Pollution Formation
Air Pollution Control Devices
Boiler Regulations
Typical Permit Conditions
Inspection Procedures

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Virtual Training: Fugitive Volatile Organic Compounds (TOXC 240)
2026-05-21 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
COURSE BROCHURE
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Planning and rulemaking staff who may be dealing with statewide or regional particulate matter rule development or attainment issues or who are developing responses to site-specific fugitive dust emissions. Also permit writers and inspectors dealing with operations that generate fugitive dust, such as construction activities, aggregate, concrete, cement, asphalt and mining operations and activities with vehicle traffic on unpaved surfaces.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course presents a comprehensive overview of fugitive dust emissions and controls. The course includes the how, what, where and health impacts of particulate matter and the problem that fugitive dust presents. The course also discusses the rules and regulations that have been adopted by some agencies to control fugitive dust and the methods that are used to determine compliance with and/or violations of these regulations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After completion of this one-day course, learners will be able to understand how fugitive dust is determined and regulated and explain fugitive dust control in the context of the following topics:

Health effects of particulate matter (PM10) pollution
Fugitive dust sources
Dust control measures
Fugitive dust rules and regulations
Dust control plans
Visible dust emissions and test methods

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WESTAR Technical Committee
2026-05-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-24 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-22 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-26 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-10-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-11-25 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-12-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) and 5 more dates
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.

Continuous Monitoring Systems (SRCE 104): In-Person Training
2026-06-02 08:30 - 2026-06-04 16:30 (America/Phoenix) | Maricopa County Air Quality Dept, 301 W. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85003, United States
COURSE BROCHURE
The Continuous Monitoring Systems (CMS) training course is 3 days and in-person. It provides participants with a basic understanding of CMS including an overview of how to perform regulatory reviews and includes key concepts, terminology, techniques, and information on CMS, including types, regulations, analytical techniques, systems design and components, performance specifications (PS), quality assurance (QA) requirements, commonly used technologies, audits/inspections, and enforcement procedures. In addition to the instructor presentation and lecture, participants have opportunities to apply their knowledge through practical exercises, facilitated discussions, and knowledge check games.
There are four modules in this course and an introductory module:

Course Introduction
Module 1: Introduction to CMS
Module 2: Overview of CMS and CMS Design and Components
Module 3: Performance Specifications, Quality Assurance, and Commonly Used Technologies

TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for a broad audience and could include participants with non-technical backgrounds (e.g., a basic degree in science) as well as technical backgrounds (e.g., a chemical engineering degree). No prior knowledge of CMS is presumed. This course is intended primarily for new hires or any participants who need an understanding of CMS in their job responsibilities.
Staff who could benefit from the course include, but are not limited to the following:

Staff who are inspection and/or enforcement personnel
Staff who observe stack test and CMS certifications
Staff who are reviewing audit reports
Staff who work on permits

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WESTAR Planning Committee
2026-06-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-03 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-10-01 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-11-05 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-12-03 14:00 - 15:00, 2027-01-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) and 4 more dates
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.

Virtual Training: Sources & Control of Volatile Organic Air Pollutants
2026-06-09 08:30 - 2026-06-12 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
COURSE BROCHURE
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This basic course is designed for individuals within a regulatory agency whose role is to evaluate volatile organic compound emission sources for permitting and to determine the ongoing compliance status of such emission sources. This class is intended for new permit and compliance engineers and scientists who are responsible for permitting and compliance activities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the different types of volatile organic emission sources that are present at industrial facilities and the types of control devices that are available for certain emission sources. Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the following elements of gaseous emissions and control:

Basics of organic chemistry and photochemistry
VOC properties
National emissions and the regulatory approach
Source measurement of VOCs
Surface coating processes
Graphic arts processes
Petroleum refining and product storage and distribution
Liquid asphalt
Degreasing processes
Dry cleaning processes
VOC control methods

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course prepares the student to evaluate techniques typically used to control volatile organic emissions from certain industrial sources. Process descriptions, emission sources and characterizations, regulatory requirements, and emission controls are discussed, along with techniques for field evaluation. Industrial sources covered include surface coating, graphic arts, petroleum refining, petroleum product storage and distribution, liquid asphalt, degreasing and dry cleaning. Supporting topics include basic organic chemistry, photochemistry, VOC properties, source measurement, national emissions inventory, and the Federal approach to regulation of VOC sources.
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Advanced Inspector Training (NACT 355) -- In-Person Training
2026-06-23 08:30 - 2026-06-25 16:30 (America/Denver) | Montana DEQ – Colonia Building, 2401 Colonial Drive, Helena, 59601, United States
COURSE BROCHURE
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Advanced Inspector Training Course focuses on issues and techniques for the more senior inspector to help enhance and improve their inspection techniques and results. This course does not focus on any specific media but covers subject applicable to inspections in all media. The course is intended to provide additional tools to obtain information before, during, and after an inspection. The course will present “best practices” for conducting inspections and give the students an opportunity to discuss how these “best practices” apply or not to their own inspections. Each class will have the opportunity to discuss and evaluate specific issues or areas of interest to them.
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