Stormwater Training - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Training

Caltha LLP provides Stormwater Training courses developed to meet the requirements of individual States. Separate stormwater training programs are provided to meeting the needs of Industrial, Municipal (MS4) and Construction stormwater dischargers.

Training is offered in a number of flexible formats, ranging from traditional classroom training presented periodically in different locations, to facility-level training conducted at individual sites to meet employee and/or contractor training needs. Caltha offers cost-effective web-based and remote training options. Caltha also creates facility-specific training materials and conducts “train-the-trainer” sessions for facility training staff.

Caltha offers several training options especially suited to meet the needs of small organizations.

Caltha provides State-specific stormwater training for the following States:
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Alabama Stormwater Training
Arizona Stormwater Training
Arkansas Stormwater Training
California Stormwater Training
Connecticut Stormwater Training
Florida Stormwater Training
Georgia Stormwater Training
Illinois Stormwater Training
Indiana Stormwater Training
Iowa Stormwater Training
Kansas Stormwater Training
Kentucky Stormwater Training
Louisiana Stormwater Training
Massachusetts Stormwater Training
Michigan Stormwater Training
Minnesota Stormwater Training
Mississippi Stormwater Training
Nebraska Stormwater Training
Nevada Stormwater Training
New Jersey Stormwater Training
New York Stormwater Training
North Carolina Stormwater Training
North Dakota Stormwater Training
Ohio Stormwater Training
Oklahoma Stormwater Training
Oregon Stormwater Training
Pennsylvania Stormwater Training
South Carolina Stormwater Training
South Dakota Stormwater Training
Tennessee Stormwater Training
Texas Stormwater Training
Utah Stormwater Training
Virginia Stormwater Training
Washington Stormwater Training
Wisconsin Stormwater Training

SWPPP Training Videos and Stormwater On-line Training - Do These Resources Meet Requirements?

Many good training resources are available, including video training and “on-line” courses. Caltha often recommends these resources as an element of a facility’s training program.

Whether or not these types of “off-the-shelf” training resources meet the training requirements will depend on the specific requirements for your State. In many cases, training needs to include information on the facility SWPPP, and therefore the “off-the shelf” resources need to be augmented with facility-specific training.

For example, here is an excerpt from a State permit that specifies training requirements:

Texas (TCEQ) General Permit:
Employee Training Program and Employee Education: A section within the SWP3 shall be
developed to establish a training program. Training shall be provided to all employees who are
responsible for implementing or maintaining activities identified in the SWP3. Employee training
shall include, at a minimum:
(1) proper material management and handling practices for specific chemicals, fluids, and other materials used or commonly encountered at the facility;
(2) spill prevention methods;
(3) the location of materials and equipment necessary for spill clean up;
(4) spill clean up techniques;
(5) proper spill reporting procedures; and
(6) familiarization with good housekeeping measures, BMPs, and goals of the SWP3.

...Education must be provided to those employees at the facility who are not directly responsible for implementing or maintaining activities identified in the SWP3, and who do not participate in the employee training program. At a minimum, these employees must be informed of the basic goals of the SWP3 and how to contact the facility’s storm water Pollution Prevention Team regarding storm water issues.

This this case, generic training materials would need to be supplemented with site-specific information on the facility's stormwater pollution prevention plan and site specific controls and procedures. Even the basic "awareness" training required for all employees needs to be site-specific.

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