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USDA FOG Training for Small Communities
Clayton Brown Western States Alliance
SLIDE 2 USDA Technical Assistance and Training Grant
- PPRC and WSA applied for this grant in December, 2017
- WSA proposed providing a full 1-day FOG workshop to underserved
small rural communities in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, North and South Dakota. WSA also proposed developing a FOG Webinar which will be released mid-summer 2019.
- Grant was awarded in August, 2018
- Training under the grant initiated in October, 2018, and must be
concluded by September 30, 2019
- PPRC and WSA have applied for another USDA TAT grant, which, if
awarded, will begin in October, 2019
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SLIDE 4 USDA-sponsored 1-day FOG Workshop Agenda
- Module 1 – FOG Program: legal authority, jurisdictional authority,
inventory and survey, FOG stakeholders, communication planning
- Module 2 – FOG Triage, Preferred Pumper, best practices, training,
public outreach, forms and brochures
- Module 3 – Terminology, warning signs, What FOG pretreatment has
to handle, and reviewing plans
- Module 4 – Field Investigations, Inspections, data acquisition and
management
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First Workshop – Florence, Oregon October 2018
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Sequim, Washington November 2018
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Tillamook, Oregon January 2019
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Roseburg, Oregon January 2019
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Anchorage, Alaska February 2019
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Boise, Idaho February 2019
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Pocatello, Idaho February 2019
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The long drive to Salmon, Idaho
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Salmon, Idaho February 2019
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Upcoming Workshops - Yakima, Washington April 3, 2019
SLIDE 15 Upcoming Workshops Redmond, Oregon May 1, 2019
Upcoming Workshops
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Upcoming Workshops
Three workshops in Montana – June 10, 12, 14, 2019
SLIDE 17 Upcoming Workshops To Be Scheduled:
- Northeast Washington
- North Idaho
- Three workshops in North Dakota
- Three workshops in South Dakota
- Three workshops in Colorado
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Attendees also receive the WSA FOG Primer
SLIDE 19 News Flash! You are the First to Know…
- The Pacific Northwest Source Control Training Association is merging
with the Western States Alliance!
SLIDE 20 What does this mean for us?
- PNSCTA and WSA become merged programs under
the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC)
- Cost savings for event management, registration
and accounting
- Potential to expand beyond Region 10
- Oversight by the PPRC Board of Directors
- Access to all PPRC resources
- Licensed and insured in multiple states
SLIDE 21 What does this mean for us?
- Ability to apply for and obtain grants
- At least two workshops per year – Pretreatment and FOG
- Benefits for member cities
- Discounts for workshop attendees
- Discount for Swift Comply’s web-based FOG data management system
- Consistency in the Preferred Pumper Program
- FOG Inspector training and certification (under construction)
- Fee-for-service
- On-site training for municipalities or FSEs
- Assistance developing and implementing regulatory programs
- Quarterly Newsletter
- Improved Web presence with Member Only Technical Resources
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Proposed Municipal Membership Fees
Population Served Annual Membership Fee 0 – 20,000 $350 20,000 – 40,000 $750 40,000 – 75,000 $1,000 75,000 – 100,000 $1,500 > 100,000 $2,000
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To subscribe to the WSA Newsletter for the la latest training and Membership in information
Contact Krysta Thornton at Kthornton@pprc.org
