MARAMA. Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association. Alice R. Lutrey Training Coordinator. March 4, 2003

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1 MARAMA Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Alice R. Lutrey Training Coordinator March 4, 2003

2 Member Agencies Allegheny County Delaware District of Columbia Maryland New Jersey North Carolina Pennsylvania Philadelphia Virginia West Virginia

3 MARAMA Directors Value Training Very Highly Directors Training Goal Improve the technical knowledge and skills of the staff of Mid-Atlantic air pollution control agencies through workshops and support for training.

4 MARAMA Enhances Training Grant Resources Number of Events Fiscal Year Training Grant Base Grant Visibility Grant N/A ? 6 * Training/workshops where MARAMA supported either the training or attendees to the training.

5 Number of Attendees Fiscal Year Training Grant Base Grant Visibility Grant N/A * * Estimated number of attendees at MARAMA sponsored events.

6 MARAMA Training Grants Fiscal Year Training $105, , , , , ,000

7 MARAMA is committed to providing high quality courses. Course evaluations summarized for EPA and Directors for each meeting. Handouts compiled for each meeting. At least one course per year selected for development or improvement. Quarterly reports to EPA.

8 Training Grant Focus: Presentation of established courses Most for compliance & enforcement staff One introductory series per year Selection of advanced courses each year

9 Course Selection Based on: STAPPA/ALAPCO s Training Survey MARAMA Training Committee advice and requests Directors quarterly review EPA suggestions

10 Process of developing or improving courses: Identify need: Member or EPA requests Evolving technology Rule revisions Poor course evaluations Seek advice regarding course content: EPA Member agencies Other experts (e.g. instructors)

11 Process of developing or improving courses: Develop course outline, materials: Review by EPA and Member agencies Initial offering: Revisions based on course evaluations Notification of availability: JTC Other STAPPA/ALAPCO Committees

12 Courses Developed/Revised Course Fiscal Year Type Grant/Agreement Area Source MACT 2000 New Training Advanced NOx Control 2001 Revised Training PM 2.5 Emissions Inventory 2002 New Visibility NO y Monitoring 2002 New Training VOC Sampling New Training MACT Training New Training

13 2003 Accomplishments under the Training Grant Delivered: CARB 340: Gasoline Facilities Phase I and II Woodbridge, VA 30 Attendees including 3 from Alabama (Metro 4-SESARM)

14 2003 Scheduled under the Training Grant Present: VOC Coating Sampling Course Develop: MACT Training Course Rutgers Air Compliance Training Courses Continuous Emissions Monitoring Compliance Assurance (and Periodic) Monitoring Combustion Source Inspection APTI (co-sponsor with Metro 4/SESARM) MARAMA Training Committee Meeting

15 2003 Scheduled under the Training Grant (con t) CARB 200: Fugitive VOC; Petroleum Refinery; Auto Refinishing APTI (co-sponsor with Metro 4/SESARM) APTI 452: Principles and Practices of Air Pollution Odor School MARAMA Training Committee Meeting

16 Training Grant 2004 Plans Established Courses Introductory levels: APTI 435-Atmospheric Sampling APTI 464-Analytical Methods for Air Quality Standards APTI 482-Sources and Control of Volatile Organic Air Pollutants Two CARB 200 Series to be determined CARB 100 Rutgers Air Compliance Center Courses (7 days): To be identified at the June Training Committee Meeting

17 Training Grant Development MARAMA s Training Committee recommended that the next course development effort focus on one or more MACT Standards. Use MACT checklists, etc that are posted on the EPA Air Toxics Web site. A pilot offering is planned for the Spring of 2004

18 MARAMA Staff Training Coordinator- Alice R. Lutrey BS in Elementary Education Certificate in Meeting Management Assistant Mia Lueth BS in Animal Behavior and Psychology All MARAMA staff support development of workshops and evaluation of needs & priorities

19 Contact Us Current schedules are in your notebook and are updated at under the Calendar MARAMA 711 W. 40 th Street, Suite 312 Baltimore, MD * Susan S. G. Wierman, Executive Director Serpil Kayin, Senior Environmental Scientist Bill Gillespie, Senior Environmental Scientist Annie Baumann, Air Quality Specialist Alice R. Lutrey, Training Coordinator Kathryn Seifer, Senior Administrative Assistant Mia Lueth, Administrative Assistant

20 MARAMA Mission To strengthen the skills and capabilities of member agencies and help them work together to prevent and reduce air pollution in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

21 Thanks to MARAMA Member Agencies EPA Region III EPA OAQPS Our colleagues on JTC