The Citizens Advisory Council to the Department of Environmental Protection will hear a presentation on a recent review of Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas Management Program by the STRONGER group (State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations) at its July 16 meeting.

The agenda includes presentations on--

-- STRONGER review of DEP’s Oil and Gas Program by a panel of industry, environmental, government and other organizations by Jim Erb, former Director of DEP’s Bureau of Oil and Gas Management;

-- Overview of the Coastal Zone Program in the Lake Erie and Delaware Estuary Watersheds by Don Benczkowski, DEP Bureau of Interstate Waters;

-- An update on a series of water resource topics-- State Water Plan, private water well construction standards by Lisa Daniels, Director Bureau of Safe Drinking Water; and

-- Presentation on the stream damage caused by CONSOL longwall mining, Tom Callaghan, Director of the Bureau of Mining Programs.

The meeting will be held in Room 105 Rachel Carson Building starting at 11:00

The Chair of the Council is Terry Dayton.  For more information and available handouts, visit DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council webpage.

7/1/2013