2008 Training Needs Survey

Permitting

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1. The solid waste facility permit process and time frames
2. Reviewing application packages for completeness/correctness
3. Reviewing reports of facility information (e.g., Joint Technical Documents, Reports of Disposal Site Information, Transfer/Processing Reports) for 1) Initial review and 2) Amendment and processing review
4. Permit consistency with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
5. Financial assurances/operating liability
6. Conformance findings--County Integrated Waste Management Plans
7. AB 1497 public hearing and construction, demolition and inert debris medium volume public hearings
8. Landfill permit application remaining capacity guidance
9. Writing permits
10. The process of reviewing and preparing permit packages for Board submittal by Board staff
11. Completing five-year permit review reports
12. Processing/issuing tiered permits
13. Granting Emergency Waiver of Standards (14 CCR, Art. 3, Section 17210, et seq.) and Temporary Waiver of Terms (14 CCR, Art. 3.5, Sec. 18304, et seq.)

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Inspections

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1. Landfill inspections
2. Transfer/processing operations/facility inspections
3. Composting operations/facilities inspections
4. Closed facility/site inspections
5. Solid waste facility inspections with a focus on CIWMB-LEA consistency--compliance vs. violation vs. area of concern
6. Solid waste facility inspections with a focus on gaining compliance--educating/ interacting with the operator and employees
7. How to fill out an inspection report
8. What to look for when inspecting operator records
9. Construction, demolition and inert debris inspections--processing/disposal
10. Landfill gas screening monitoring for compliance with the landfill gas standards at active landfills
11. Inspector Field Training Tour
12. Interagency Coordination

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Enforcement

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1. Enforcement actions and follow-up
2. Writing and enforcing notice and orders
3. Evidence collection and case file preparation
4. Administrative civil penalties and fines
5. Enforcement actions for permit violations
6. Writing and enforcing notice and orders and interacting with legal (county/city counsel, DA's etc.)
7. Processes involved for hearing panels and hearing officers
8. Investigative techniques and how to involve other agencies (e.g., Code Enforcement, Fish and Game, Regional Boards, etc.) in investigation and prosecution
9. Evidence collection and case file preparation
10. Administrative civil penalties and fines
11. Enforcement actions for permit violations
12. Process involved for hearings and appeals

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California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

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1. Overview of the CEQA process
2. Understanding the relationship between the environmental document and the Solid Waste Facility Permit
3. When to use a categorical exemption or addendum
4. Coordinating with Planning Departments and other agencies
5. The roles and responsibilities of the LEA and the CIWMB in the CEQA process

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Landfill Closure and Postclosure Maintenance

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1. Closure and postclosure maintenance plan review process
2. Verification of cost estimates; coordination of financial assurances
3. Coordination with the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)
4. Evaluation/determination of remaining site life capacity
5. Postclosure land use, landfill subsidence
6. Landfill gas monitoring, control system design and assessment
7. The roles of CIWMB, RWQCB, and the LEA for completeness determination and approval
8. Disposal site cleanup

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Closed, Illegal and Abandoned (CIA) Sites

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1. Using continuous gas monitoring equipment for structures near landfills
2. Designing and installing 27 CCR gas monitoring networks at legacy municipal disposal sites
3. Determining the horizontal and vertical extents of cover and waste at legacy municipal solid waste (MSW) sites
4. Using trenching, drilling, and direct push equipment
5. Health risk assessment for legacy MSW sites proposed for development
6. Using handheld global positioning system (GPS) equipment in field investigations
7. Methods to determine location of former landfills and burn sites (i.e., aerial photos found in phase I office investigations, etc.)
8. Reducing inspection frequency for legacy MSW sites, aka site investigations process (SIP)
9. Investigating illegal disposal sites--enforcement case studies
10. Postclosure land use and tracking systems for CIA sites
11. Preparing field investigation work plans

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Health and Safety

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1. Eight-hour annual health and safety field training
2. Personal inspector safety field seminar
3. Radiation safety field seminar
4. Asbestos awareness field seminar
5. Confined space field seminar
6. Landfill gas safety training field seminar
7. Employee health and safety at solid waste facilities: Cal-OSHA requirements
8. Violence in the workplace
9. Health and safety for landfill operations personnel
10. H&S for transfer station personnel
11. Bloodborne pathogen

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Solid Waste Facility Management

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1. Managing transfer station systems
2. Managing composting systems
3. Managing construction and demolition debris
4. FEMA debris management
5. Leachate management/leachate generation, collection and treatment at MSW landfills
6. Groundwater issues
7. Landfill operational issues/manager of landfill operations
8. Principals of management in MSW systems
9. How to avoid enforcement actions
10. Load-checking
11. Electronics recycling
12. Compliance assistance
13. Emergency event
14. Personal protective equipment
15. Universal and electronic waste
16. Emergency animal disposal
17. Management of landfill gas

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Communication

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1. Dispute resolution process
2. Conducting meetings or inspections under adversarial circumstances
3. Coordination with other agencies having jurisdiction at solid waste facilities
4. Coordinating timelines and state minimum standards with RWQCB staff
5. Effective communication skills during the exit interview process after an inspection
6. Report writing
7. Inspection skills/investigative techniques
8. Presentation skills

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Miscellaneous

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1. Preparing/maintaining enforcement program plans, including annual inventory and enumeration
2. Waste tire inspections
3. Landfill gas extraction systems, construction, and plan review
4. Environmental justice
5. Historical perspectives of the solid waste industry
6. Grants and grant writing
7. The complaint process and follow-up
8. Leadership skills for solid waste professionals
9. Data management
10. Illegal dumping

Comments :

Please select your top three training needs categories and rank them in order of importance

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1. Permitting
2. Inspections
3. Enforcement
4. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
5. Landfill Closure and Postclosure Maintenance
6. Closed, Illegal, and Abandoned (CIA) Sites
7. Health and Safety: LEA
8. Solid Waste Facility Management
9. Communication
10. Miscellaneous

Training Formats

Which formats do you prefer? (check all that apply)

Web-based training (log onto website to access on-line course)
Video tapes (videos of CIWMB classroom training and videos published on Solid Waste topics)
Self-paced book/workbook
Computer-based training (you insert dvd or cd into your computer)
One-on-one (different than workshop/lecture–trainer comes to you and works side by side on topic/problem)
Teleconferencing (small group phone calls discussing site specific training)
Classroom/lecture

Training Criteria

What criteria do you use when deciding to attend a specific training? (check all that apply)

Relevance to your job
Commutable distance
SWANA-MOLO Credits
Other: Explain 

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