Westar

WESTAR Planning Committee
2026-08-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-07 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-05 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-05 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) and 3 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.

WESTAR Technical Committee
2026-07-22 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-24 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-22 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-25 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-25 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-24 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) and 3 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.

WRAP Board Meeting
2025-12-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-08 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver)
Agenda

Online: Permitting Practice & Principles (PERM 202)
2025-12-09 08:30 - 2025-12-11 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This course provides hands-on training in the methods and procedures used to review permit applications and to prepare air quality permits. This course is designed for personnel of State and local agencies that have some experience in permit programs. The course is designed primarily for permit writers, but inspectors who must read and interpret permit conditions and make site inspections will benefit as well. Course material will address state and local permits, as well as Title V federal operating permits. Other topics covered will include compliance assurance monitoring; monitoring, reporting, and record-keeping requirements; and toxic air contaminant issues associated with permitting. Those completing this course will gain an understanding of the information associated with permit writing including:

Review of permitting (Definition, Types, Authority, Process, Contents)
State permits
SIP authorized state and local preconstruction review
Delegated federal programs
Title V
Public involvement
New Source Performance Standards
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Toxics Issues

Course Materials

WRAP Technical Steering Committee/Workgroup Co-chairs Coordination Call
2025-12-03 12:30 - 14:00, 2025-09-24 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Denver)

Advanced Inspector Training (NACT 355)
2025-12-02 08:30 - 2025-12-04 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Maricopa County – Security Building – 1A, 234 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
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.

Course Materials

Online: Principles of Ambient Monitoring (AMBM 102)
2025-09-25 09:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This course is specifically designed for regulatory personnel who operate and oversee ambient air monitoring data. This class is intended for quality assurance coordinators or managers, field or laboratory supervisors, and technicians involved with quality assurance of monitoring system data.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the general information associated with principles of ambient air monitoring. Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the following elements of ambient air monitoring:

Regulations and Standards
Monitoring Networks
Station Siting
Instrumentation
Documentation
Data Handling
Quality Assurance
References and Resources

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course covers the basic design and theory of ambient air monitoring, quality assurance and control methods as they relate to monitoring instruments, site development criteria and data processing. This course will address PM2.5 and other particulate methods, ozone, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, sulfur dioxide, meteorology systems, data recording systems, gas calibration systems, and zero air systems.
Course Delivery: This is a virtual, instructor-led training course.
Course Brochure:
To Register: EPA’s AirKnowledge
Ambient Monitoring Slides (PDF)
Ambient Monitoring Slides (PPTX)
Course Materials

Online: Auto, Metal Parts and Products (TOXC 231)
2025-09-24 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This course is intended for new, entry-level as well as semi-experienced stationary source permit engineers, inspectors, regulatory agency staff, and environmental specialists in business and government. The course is designed to provide an overview of Surface Coating: Metal Parts & Products.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the general information associated with metal parts and products operations. Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the following elements of Metal Parts operations:

All types of coatings
Application techniques applied in the controlled conditions of a factory
Control Technologies
Inspection procedures
Coating steps and points of emissions
List of Hazardous Materials found in Coatings

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course addresses the complex matter of paints and coatings used in the manufacture or refurbishment of metal parts and products. Combining lecture, discussion, and informational video, students are introduced to topics such as coating formulation, volatile content limits, transfer efficiency, application equipment, inspector sampling, and laboratory analysis for liquid and powder coatings.
Course Delivery: This is a virtual, instructor-led training course.
Course Brochure
To Register: EPA’s AirKnowledge
Course Materials
Videos
