VIM Environmental Compliance Expert

DRU SANDERS

LEAD INSTRUCTOR

Dru Sanders, Senior Air Compliance Specialist, will serve as the lead instructor for this course. He has over 31 years of air quality experience serving a wide variety of industrial sources. Prior to joining VIM Technologies in April 2020, Dru worked as a Project Manager/Environmental Consultant at RMB Consulting & Research, Inc. for over 21 years. He has developed and presented numerous site-specific training courses.

List of Relevant Training Experience

  • MATS Rule – Electronic Reporting Requirements for MATS Compliance Testing. Source Evaluation Society, 45th SSSAAP Conference. Kingsport, TN. March 2024.
  • Part 60 CEMS and COMS Online Training Course. Co-instructor, VIM Technologies. March 5 – 7, 2024.
  • Sanders, D., Principal Investigator (1 of 3), “Continuous Emission Monitoring Guidelines: 2023 Update.” EPRI, Palo Alto, CA: 2023. 3002026723. (Chapter 13, Data Reporting and Recordkeeping).
  • Part 75 Online Training Course. Lead Instructor, VIM Technologies. May 2 – 4, 2023.
  • Procedure 5 (Appendix F, 40CFR60) QA/QC Requirements for Hg CEMS & Hg STMS.  Instructor, VIM Technologies webinar.  January 11, 2023.
  • Part 75 Online Training Course.  Lead Instructor, VIM Technologies. September 20 – 22, 2022.
  • CEMS and Regulatory Training Course for Oglethorpe Power Corporation in Rincon, Georgia. Instructor, VIM Technologies.
    June 28, 2022.

  • Part 60 CEMS and COMS Online Training Course. Co-instructor, VIM Technologies.  June 21 – 23, 2022.

  • Part 75 Online Training Course. Lead Instructor, VIM Technologies. February 15 – 17, 2022.

  • Part 75 and MATS Rule Online Training Course for Lower
    Colorado River Authority.  Instructor, VIM Technologies. January 11 – 13, 2022.  

  • Part 75 Online Training Course. Lead Instructor, VIM Technologies. August 17 – 19, 2021.

  • Alberta CEMS Code – What You Need to Know.  Instructor, VIM Technologies webinar.  July 21, 2021.

  • Overview of Part 60 Procedure 3 COMS Requirements.  Instructor, VIM Technologies webinar. July 10,
    2020.

  • CEMS QA-QC Plan Fundamentals. Co-instructor, VIM Technologies webinar. June 3, 2020.

  • CEMS and Regulatory Training Course. Co-instructor, Energy Generation Conference, 2019.
  • Sanders, D., Principal Investigator, “Continuous Emission Monitoring Guidelines: 2017 Update.” EPRI, Palo Alto, CA: 2017. 3002010260.
  • MATS Rule Implementation. EPRI CEM User Group Meeting, Richmond, Virginia.
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Control Requirements for Opacity Monitors. EPRI CEM User Group Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Featured News

ECMPS 2.0 Update

July 23, 2024

The ECMPS 2.0 launch date continues to be postponed indefinitely, and EPA has stated that it will not be rolled out in calendar year 2024.  Additionally, on June 3, 2024, EPA’s Clean Air and Power Division (CAPD) announced that the ECMPS 2.0 Beta and CBS Beta systems were going offline for several weeks due to […]

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Part 75 Desk Audit Update

June 26, 2024

The Clean Air & Power Division (CAPD), formerly known as the Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD), continues to conduct virtual Part 75 continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) program audits referred to as “Part 75 Desk Audits.” Initially, the Desk Audits primarily focused on coal-fired units equipped with full CEMS. Part 75 Desk Audits are conducted […]

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Part 75 ECMPS Re-Engineering Update

March 1, 2024

On February 6, 2024, the EPA’s Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) hosted a webinar to discuss modifications to the existing ECMPS 1.0 Client Tool to accommodate the Good Neighbor Rule and MATS Rule electronic reporting requirements that became effective January 1, 2024.  The deadline for implementing ECMPS 2.0 continues to be postponed indefinitely.  Indications are […]

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ECMPS 2.0 Start Date Postponed

November 17, 2023

UPDATE: ECMPS 2.0 Start Date Postponed On November 15, 2023, the EPA’s Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) hosted a webinar to discuss transitioning from ECMPS 1.0 (i.e., the ECMPS Client Tool) to the new web-based ECMPS 2.0 reporting platform. During the webinar, CAMD announced that ECMPS 2.0 would not be used to report quarterly QA […]

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Recap of the 2023 VIM User Group and Training Event

November 3, 2023

We are thrilled to take you through the highlights of the 2023 VIM User Group and Training event, held at the beautiful Marriott Phoenix Resort Tempe at The Buttes in Tempe, Arizona from October 24 to 27, 2023. This event brought together VIM end-users for two days of in-depth product and regulatory training. It also […]

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EPA Administrator Signs Final Federal “Good Neighbor Plan” for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

June 7, 2023

UPDATE: EPA Publishes Final Good Neighbor Plan In Federal Register On June 5, 2023, EPA published the final Federal “Good Neighbor Plan” for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards in the Federal Register.  The rule effective date is August 4, 2023.  A copy of the Federal Register version of the final rule is available […]

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Discover the New LME EDR Tool for ECMPS 2.0 by VIM Technologies

April 26, 2023

Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, Part 75 sources will be required to report their Electronic Data Reports (EDRs) using the new web-based ECMPS 2.0 platform. This change means that the original ECMPS standalone client tool will no longer be an option for reporting EDRs. This can create some challenges for organizations that need […]

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EPA Publishes Proposed MATS Rule Revisions in Federal Register

April 24, 2023

On April 24, 2023, EPA published proposed revisions to the MATS Rule (Subpart UUUUU, 40 CFR Part 63) in the Federal Register. Comments on the proposed rule are due on or before June 23, 2023. EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on May 9, 2023. A copy of the proposed rule is available HERE. […]

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