Recurring Event Intermediate Permitting (APTI 461)

Intermediate Permitting (APTI 461)

WESTAR’s Training Program will host this 4-day Intermediate Permitting training course for agency personnel who have, or will have, permitting responsibilities for major sources.  The objectives of the course are to provide with a high-level understanding of permitting elements, regulatory requirements, and policies pertaining to the major permitting programs, and provide attendees with the knowledge, […]

Principles of Environmental Compliance & Enforcement (NACT 335)

This intensive 3-day course provides a framework for designing effective compliance strategies and enforcement programs. The course defines the terms compliance and enforcement, introduces basic principles, and explores different approaches for implementing each element of the framework. Participants will be guided through the concepts and principles of environmental compliance and enforcement.  Participants, through a "case […]

Quality Assurance for Air Pollution Measurement Systems (APTI 470)

Those completing this course will gain an understanding of the information associated with the management of air quality monitoring systems required under the Clean Air Act and state and local regulations. Attendees will be able to apply the following topics in establishing a measurement system: Basic concepts of statistical control charts Regression analysis and control […]

Enforcement Case Development & Resolution (NACT345)

State of Arizona 1110 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ

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 […]

6-Month Check-In: SIP Development

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 […]

Who Are These People & Why Do They Hate Me? (Re)Building Trust in Government.

Kimpton Hotel Monaco Denver 1717 Champa Street, Denver, CO

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 […]

Monitoring Compliance Testing & Source Test Observation

South Coast AQMD 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA

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 […]