New EPA Water Quality Short-Course

EPA is offering what appears to be a useful online training: Here is their announcement:

Water Quality Standards Academy: New On-line Training Course
EPA has developed a multi-media, web-based training course for state and tribal employees and the general public on key aspects of the water quality standards program and other related Clean Water Act programs.

This internet-based training program is an abbreviated version of the week-long, in-class Water Quality Standards Academy course, and includes the following modules:

1. Introduction to EPA and the Clean Water Act,
2. Waterbody Uses,
3. Water Quality Criteria,
4. Antidegradation,
5. Standards Submittal and Approval, and
6. Variances, Using Attainability Analyses, Mixing Zones and Other Flexibility Options.

Each of the modules is designed to be completed in about 15 minutes.

The online training course is designed for people with little familiarity with the water quality standards program, but it can also serve as a good "refresher" for people with experience in this subject.

To access the online training course, visit http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/academy/.

For more information, please contact Ibrahim (Bryan) Goodwin at 202-566-0762 or goodwin.bryan@epa.gov.