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Compliance Assistance Class:
Dust Control in the Coachella Valley
(Rule 403 & 403.1)

 

This three and one half hour training class provides attendees with a comprehensive overview of AQMD dust control requirements, local jurisdiction ordinance requirements and current strategies for preventing, mitigating and controlling the release of airborne particulate matter (dust) emissions from man-made activities conducted within the Coachella Valley.  Topics covered during the training class include:

  • Local Ordinance Requirements
  • Rule 403 (Fugitive Dust)
  • Rule 403.1 (Supplemental Fugitive Dust Control Requirements For Coachella Valley Sources)
  • AQMD Dust Control Plan Guidelines and Approval Process
  • Rule 401 (Visible Emissions)
  • Rule 402 (Public Nuisance)

All attendees successfully completing the training class will receive a certificate of completion and a wallet sized card.  

Who Should Attend?

This training class is a great source of information for City Managers, Public Works Officers, City Planners, City Engineers, Builders, Large Site Landscapers, Landfill Operators, Developers and Contractors.

In addition, operators of 50 acre sites or more of disturbed surface area in the Coachella Valley are required to employ a dust control supervisor that has successfully completed this training class.

Registration:

  • Pre-registration is required to attend this training; no walk-in registrations.
  • This training is provided at no cost.
  • To register, call toll free  1-866-861-Dust (3878) or email dustcontrol@aqmd.gov and provide the following information for each attendee: name, phone number and the date of the training class being requested.  A staff member will call you back confirming your registration.

Class Information:

  • This course is held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at C.V.A.G (Room 119), 73-710 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA, 92260.

Next Available Classes:

  • This class is offered on every third Thursday of the month.