WESTAR Joint Planning and Technical Committee

The WESTAR Planning and Technical Committees will hold a joint call to hear about research and resources from the NASA HEALTH AND AIR QUALITY APPLIED SCIENCES TEAM (HAQAST). If you are interested in attending these calls, please contact Jay Baker at jbaker@westar.org.

Theory & Application of Common Air Pollution Control Devices (BASC107)

Northern Nevada Public Health 1001 E. Ninth Street, Reno, NV, United States

Course Description: This course will provide a detailed introduction to air pollution control equipment and methods used to control particulate and gaseous air emissions. The course will cover theory, operation, applications, design considerations, inspection strategies, compliance assurance monitoring and regulations for cyclones, baghouses, wet and dry scrubbers, electrostatic precipitators, carbon beds, bio filters, condensers, flares, […]

WESTAR Planning Committee

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 […]

Advanced Inspector Training (NACT355)

State of Wyoming 5221 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY, 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 […]

ONLINE – Effective Permit Writing

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 […]

Monitoring Compliance Testing & Source Test Observation

Cal Center Boardroom 8800 Cal Center Drive, Sacrament, CA, United States

WESTAR’s Training Center will host this training course for state, local and tribal air quality professional staff working, or planning to work, in source testing. This lecture-based course is designed for state, local and tribal air quality professional whose role is to observe source testing, evaluate source test methods, approve test protocols and review source […]