Georgia's Visible Emissions Certification Program
"Smoke School"
 

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EPA Visible Emissions Field Manual
 

Method 9 Form
 

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The Georgia Visible Emissions Certification Training Program consists of six annual “smoke schools” - three in the spring and three in the fall. Each season, schools are conducted in Savannah, Atlanta & Tifton. This training is open to regulatory personnel, consultants, industrial and other members of the regulated community. The purpose of the program is to certify a participant's ability to meet federal requirements for visually determining the opacity of plumes from stationary point sources. In addition, this program provides training for the determination of the frequency of fugitive emissions from stationary sources, located indoors or outdoors, (including flares) using Method 22. Each "school" consists of classroom lectures and orientation followed by field training, testing and certification. Participants can maintain continuous certification by successfully completing the field training every six months (as specified in federal reference Method-9 of the Code of Federal Regulations). The classroom portion, however, must be attended at least every three years.

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Where & When? More Information

Tifton
Reed Bingham State Park
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April 2-3, 2013

 Perry
Go Fish Education Center
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April 4, 2013

Atlanta
Classroom - Tradeport
Field Training - Panola Moutain State Park
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April 9-11, 2013

Savannah
Skidaway Island State Park
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April 16-18, 2013

For additional information, call the Georgia EPD Air Protection Branch at
404-363-7000

Registration Click here to Register To register for Smoke School,
please login to your GECO account and select Smoke School from the Quick Links. If you do not have a GECO account, please click here to create a GECO account.Registration Tutorial

No registration fee is required.
Please register at least a week
before the class begins.

Smoke School Reminders


Inclement Weather Policy

We attempt to conduct certification test runs when weather permits. The number of test runs performed and the start times will vary with the ambient conditions. For up-to-date information concerning delays or cancellations, please call the Georgia EPD Air Protection Branch at 404-363-7000 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.