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643i Air Basics (4 hours) 06.03.25 Virginia Beach, VA (Pilot Course)
Start Date: 6/3/2025
End Date: 6/3/2025
No. of Days: 1 day
Course Level: Beginner
CEU Credits: 8.00
Class Time: 10am - 2pm Eastern Time
Tuition: $140.00 Member / $200.00 Non-Member
An electronic copy of your course material will be added to your IRWA Account once your registration is completed. If you would like to receive printed copies, please see the course registration page for details. Additional fees may apply.
Tuition may be paid by check or credit card to IRWA Headquarters in U.S. Dollars.
Sponsored By: IRWA Headquarters
COURSE DESCRIPTION: 643i: Air Basics
This 4-hour air awareness basics course provides IRWA members and non-members with an introduction to air, air quality and pollution, and wind and its energy. In addition, this course will touch on industry and right of way (ROW) projects, environmental impacts from those activities, and impacts air and wind have on industries and projects, along with mitigation measures.
CREDENTIALING:
New SR/WA: An elective for the SR/WA designation
Recertification: for any of the IRWA’s credentials
TOPICS:By the end of this 4-hour course, you will demonstrate a basic awareness of the following topics: - Air, wind, and the environment.
- How air and wind events impact industries and ROW projects.
- How industries and ROW projects impact air/environment and mitigation measures.
INSTRUCTOR:
Fred Walasavage received the IRWA Howard Armstrong Instructor of the Year Award in 2023. He is a senior environmental protection specialist for the Bonneville Power Administration in Portland, Oregon and has been working in the environmental field since 1985. He serves as the Program Manager for Environmental Land Actions within Bonneville. His responsibilities include conducting all levels of environmental site assessments, compliance audits, negotiating environmental issues on real estate transactions, preparing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation, acquiring regulatory permits, providing oversight on cultural resource assessments, and general project management. Given that his service area includes six states; Fred has thorough understanding of the many variations in Federal and state environmental requirements as they relate right-of way projects. Fred is a designated “Environmental Professional” as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the purposes of conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. He has conducted over 500 Phase I assessments for Bonneville. Prior to Bonneville, Fred worked as an environmental planner for the U.S. Army corps of Engineers. Fred has served as an active instructor for IRWA since 2005 specializing in environmental courses. He has been actively involved in the development of the IRWA environmental course curriculum since 2000 and serves as an IRWA subject matter expert. He has twice served as the Chair of the IRWA International Environment Committee, past Region 7 Chair, and past IRWA Chapter 3 President. He has received the Chapter 3 and Region 7 “Professional of the Year” awards as well as being a finalist for IRWA’s Frank C. Balfour “Professional of the Year” Award. Fred has a Masters Degree from California State University, Chico and a BS Degree from Unity College, Unity Maine.
COURSE COORDINATOR:
Nathan Cruzado
Email: cruzado@irwaonline.org
FACILITY INFORMATION:
Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000 19th St.
Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Class Time: 10am - 2pm Eastern Time
Participant Capacity: 15
SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATIONS: Click the link below for available hotels.
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