FREE Mini-Course: Selecting Representative Monitoring Data
An overview of the process to determine background concentrations and document your selection
This free mini-course provides an overview of the step by step process of identifying and selecting representative monitoring data to develop a pollutant background concentration for a NAAQS compliance demonstration using dispersion modeling. In addition, a template is provided so you can document every choice you make in order to technically justify your selections.
This mini-course was originally presented as a webinar on June 6, 2017.
If you find this course informative and would like more information, you can purchase the follow-on course Selecting Representative Monitoring Data.
Your Instructor
In my 20 year career with the TCEQ, my priority was to give guidance on dispersion modeling, so customers could provide an air quality analysis that the agency could approve. With decreasing agency resources and increasing regulatory demands, review timeframes were becoming extremely important for the agency and its customers. To expedite the review process while increasing the quality, I designed and developed tools to standardize and automate the review of air quality modeling analyses. The result was a more comprehensive and efficient process for agency staff and expeditious reviews for the regulated community.
From what I learned as a regulator, I wanted to provide the same level of automation for those compiling air quality analyses to submit to the TCEQ. Since I designed the system, I know the specifications and content necessary to take advantage of TCEQ’s system to quickly review and approve your analysis.