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The "Water Quality Standards Academy" is best known
for the "Basic Course". The Basic Course is an introductory
course designed for those with fewer than six months experience
with water quality standards and criteria programs. However, others
may benefit from the course, including veterans of the water quality
standards program who want a refresher course. Receive
notification about future Water Quality Standards Academies
Water quality standards are the cornerstone of state, territory,
and tribal water quality standards management programs. The Basic
Course is a comprehensive and highly structured course that introduces
students to all aspects of the water quality standards program,
including the interpretation and application of water quality
standards regulation; policies and program guidance; the development
of water quality criteria (human health, aquatic life, nutrient,
and biological); and other facets of the water program. The 5-day
course is aimed at states, territories, tribes, environmental
groups, industrial groups, municipalities, the academic community,
federal agencies, watershed groups, and other interested parties.
The Academy also offers "Intermediate" courses. Intermediate
courses are limited to one or several closely related topics (e.g.,
Implementation of Nutrient Criteria, Implementation of Ammonia
Criteria). All students should have completed the Basic Course,
and should be experienced in the prerequisite knowledge to use
the course material. Intermediate courses are generally presented
live using distance learning technologies, such as satellite broadcasts.
Intermediate courses are usually first presented to EPA staff
from headquarters and regional offices, to enable them to provide
subsequent training to states, territories, tribes, and others.
The structure of an intermediate course is lecture and discussion,
augmented with case studies.
To help us plan for the future, we encourage suggestions from
our customers for subjects to be added to the Academy, and possible
new technologies and approaches to make the training material
more effective.
The Academy intends to place all course material on the Internet
as static files viewable on-line or downloadable for self-paced
learning. The Academy will also begin developing interactive web-based
training materials in a format similar to that of other EPA Academies,
such as the Watershed
Academy.
Course Announcements
To receive email notification of Academies as they
are announced, please subscribe to the Water
Training Announcement Database.
Please note that because seats in the class are very limited,
EPA reserves the right to accept applications based on establishing
a balance mix of participants.
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