Arkansas Environmental Training Academy: Illegal Dumps Control Officer Course

1. Rendezvous With ADEQ Little Rock, Arkansas January 19, 2012 Presented by: Randy J. Harper REM

2. Who we are… • Designated Environmental Training Center for the state of Arkansas. • Part of the Southern Arkansas University System. • A training division of SAU Tech. • The AETA is made up of 5 distinct divisions: • Water • Wastewater • Solid Waste Management • Backflow Prevention • Environmental Health & Safety Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

3. What we do… AETA provides environmental training for the public, private, municipal, and industrial sector. • In FY 2011 • Number of Classes: 290 • Number of Training Hours: 5,369 • Number of Students: 2,819 • Communities Impacted since FY07: 655 • 5-Year Student Enrollment: 33% Increase Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

4. Solid Waste Division Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

5. AETA Solid Waste Courses • Solid Waste Apprentice • Solid Waste Journeyman • Solid Waste Master • Solid Waste Annual Update • Illegal Dumps Control Officer Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

6. Illegal Dumps Control Officer • Course is developed through a Partnership between: • Arkansas Environmental Training Academy • Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality • Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

7. 2012 Course Dates • April 17-19 • September 4-6 • Location: Camden, AR • Course Fee: $400.00 • All Course Materials • Includes Meals & Lodging at ALETA Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

8. Course Objective To gain a general knowledge a person should possess in order to carry out the duties of an Illegal Dumps Control Officer in the state of Arkansas. • To learn the curriculum a person should know to successfully pass the ADEQ Illegal Dumps Control Officer Licensure exam. Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

9. Requirements to Attend • Students must provide proof of employment as an employee of a regional solid waste management district, county government, or the ADEQ. • Students must attend the entire 24 hour course to receive course credit. Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

10. Course Materials • AETA will provide a student book to each participant. • Course PPT Slides/Notes • Statute/Bill for Illegal Dumps Control Officer • Arkansas Regulation 27 • EPA Illegal Dumping Prevention Guidebook • Hands-on scenarios • Links to additional reference materials Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

11. Topics to be covered: • Federal and State Regulations for Illegal Dumps Control Officer • Licensing of Illegal Dumps Control Officer • What is an Illegal Dumps Control Officer • What is Illegal Dumping • Understanding types of waste typically dumped • Understanding the different types of disposal facilities and Regulations • Open Burning Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

12. Topics to be covered con’t.: • Environmental Pollution • Safety at illegal dump sites (Hazards, PPE) • Site Investigation/Remediation • Environmental Sampling and Chemistry • General Investigation Techniques • Enforcement and Prosecution • Illegal Dump Prevention Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

13. Questions? Arkansas Environmental Training Academy