Registration Open For Upcoming Water Quality Standards Academy

We are pleased to announce that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Science and Technology (OST) is hosting a Water Quality Standards Academy (WQSA) on December 8 – 12, 2014. The training course will be held at the Washington Plaza Hotel at 10 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington DC (approximately three blocks from the McPherson Square Metro Station).

The course is offered free of charge; however; you must apply to attend. Please apply online at: http://www.horsleywitten.com/WQSA. Online registration is the preferred method, however, you may also apply by phone by calling the EPA WQSA Registration Coordinator, Erin Cabral, at 508-833-6600.

Applications are due by Friday October 10, 2014.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY MORE THAN ONCE.

Please note that because seats in the course are very limited, EPA reserves the right to accept applications based on a balanced mix of participants from different types of organizations.

Due to the large amount of material to be covered during the course, participants MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES.  Your application does NOT guarantee your attendance.  YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOUR APPLICATION TO ATTEND THE TRAINING COURSE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS UNTIL EPA CONFIRMS YOUR ATTENDANCE IN WRITING.
WQSnews is operated by the Standards and Health Protection Division (SHPD) of US EPA’s Office of Water in Washington DC. If you have questions about this announcement, please use the contact information provided above. If you have questions or comments about WQS News in general, please e-mail WQSnews@epa.gov