Upcoming legislative meetings, conferences, workshops, plus links to other online calendars.  Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.  NEW means new from last week.  Go to the online Calendar webpage.

Click on Agenda Released on calendar entries to see the NEW meeting agendas published this week.

August 13--  Agenda Released. State Board for the Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

August 13-- DCNR Wild Resource Conservation Program holds a hearing on grant funding in FY 2013-14.  6th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  (formal notice)

August 13-- Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission holds a hearing on revisions to pollution control standards related to mixing zones.  Airport Holiday Inn, 1717 Airport Exchange Blvd., Erlanger, KY.  4:30. (formal notice and background information)

August 14-- Agenda Released. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:30.

August 14-15-- Agenda Released. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board Act 13 drilling regulation update subcommittee meetings on public resource protection, pre-hydraulic fracturing assessment, waste management at well sites and water supply restoration standards. Nittany Room, Ramada Inn State College, 1450 South Atherton Street, State College.  10:00 August 14, 8:30 August 15. (formal notice)

August 15-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds a hearing on proposed water withdrawal requests-- agenda.  Room 8E-B East Wing, Capitol Building, Harrisburg. 1:00.  (formal notice)

August 15-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds a hearing on 2013 update of the basin comprehensive plan.  Room 8E-B East Wing, Capitol Building, Harrisburg. 3:00.  (formal notice)

August 20-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. (formal notice)

August 20-- NEW. DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety Subcommittee on standards for surface facilities meeting.  Cambria District Mining Office, Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg.  10:30. (formal notice)

August 21-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee holds a roundtable on the role of transportation infrastructure on a region’s economy.  Auditorium, 11 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh.  9:00.

August 21-- CANCELED. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is on October 20. (formal notice)

August 22-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on the intersection of transportation and commerce.  1000 Fedex Drive, Coraopolis.  9:00.

August 27-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. The agenda is expected to include proposed Chapter 78 drilling regulation changes. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. (formal notice)

September 13-- Senate Game and Fisheries Committee holds a hearing on elk management and the 100th anniversary of the reintroduction of elk into Pennsylvania.  Elk County Visitors Center, Benezette. 2:00.

September 18-19-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board Act 13 drilling regulation update subcommittee meetings on public resource protection, pre-hydraulic fracturing assessment, waste management at well sites and water supply restoration standards.Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg.  10:00 September 18, 8:30 September 19. (formal notice) 

September 26-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee and Recycling Fund Advisory Committee joint meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00..  (formal notice)

September 30-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee will feature Dr. David J. Nowak, Ph.D, project leader for the USDA Forest Service’s Northern Research Station, will discuss the agency’s innovative “i-Tree” program and how communities can get help in planning how best to make trees work for them.  Room G-50 Irvis Building, Noon.

October 18-- Senate and House Game and Fisheries Committees hold a joint hearing on use of Lake Erie permit funds and Fish and Boat Commission fee expansions.  Erie Yacht Club, 1 Ravine Drive, Erie. 9:00.

October 21-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee will feature Pennsylvania hydro-geologist Bruce Leavitt will discuss his “back to the future” technology – known as “trompe” technology, dating back to the 16th century - that he has rediscovered and is using to remediate acid mine drainage in an energy saving, cost-efficient and effective way. (LTBA).

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Note: The Environmental Education Workshop Calendar is no longer available from the PA Center for Environmental Education because funding for the Center was eliminated in the FY 2011-12 state budget.  The PCEE website was also shutdown, but some content was moved to the PA Association of Environmental Educators' website.

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8/12/2013