This section gives you a continuously updated thumbnail sketch of issues to be considered in upcoming advisory committee meetings where the agendas have been released.  It also gives you a heads-up on House and Senate Committee meetings, conferences and other interesting events.  Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.

NEW means new from last week. [Agenda Not Posted] means not posted within 2 weeks of the advisory committee meeting.  Go to the online Calendar webpage for updates.

November 10-- DEP Meeting, Hearing On Easton Compressor Station. Easton Area Middle School, 1010 Echo Trail, Easton. 5:00 p.m. meeting, 6:00 p.m. hearing.

November 12-- CANCELED. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. (formal notice)

November 12-- DEP Hearing on its request for authority to implement the federal Hospital, Medical, Infectious Waste incinerators Plan in Pennsylvania.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

November 12-13-- PA Wilds Trail Summit. Genetti Hotel and Convention Center, Williamsport.

November 13-- DEP Stormwater Management Design Training.  Holiday Inn Harrisburg East, 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg 9:00.

November 13-- Independent Fiscal Office annual presentation on Pennsylvania’s Economic and Budget Outlook.  14th Floor Conference Center, Harrisburg University, 326 Market St., Harrisburg. 1:30.

November 13-- PA Resources Council 75th Anniversary Dinner Celebration. Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, 6825 Norwitch Dr., Philadelphia.

November 14-- Public Utility Commission hearing on future of Philadelphia Gas Works. Drexel University's Behrakis Grand Hall, 32nd and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia.  10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  (formal notice)

November 17-- Academy of Natural Sciences hosts Tapping Our Delaware Watershed.  National Mechanics in Philadelphia’s Old City. 6:00

November 18-- CANCELED.  Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. (formal notice)

November 18-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

November 18-19-- PA Water Infrastructure Expo. Grantville.

November 19-- NEW. [Agenda Not Posted] DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

November 22-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy  20th Anniversary Celebration. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY.

December 2-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 9-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 9-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.

December 10-- Agenda Released. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 10-- DEP Meeting, Hearing on Proposed Hazardous Waste Storage and Treatment Facility, Falsl Township, Bucks County. Falls Township Building, 188 Lincoln Highway, Suite 100, Fairless Hills, Pa. 7:00.  (formal notice PA Bulletin page 6715)

December 11-- CANCELED. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

December 11-- NEW. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. (formal notice)

December 11-- Energy For The Power Of 32 Counties, 4 States, 1 Energy Future. Pittsburgh.

December 17-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00.

December 17-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. (formal notice)

December 18-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 22-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Operators meeting.  11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

May 6-8-- PA Association of Environmental Professionals  Annual Conference. Toftrees Resort, State College.

May 13-15-- DEP and Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania 2015 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference. Erie Bayfront Convention Center, Erie.

Visit DEP’s new Public Participation Center for information on how you can Be Informed! and Get Involved! in DEP regulation and guidance development process.

DEP Regulations In Process

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

Recently Finalized Regulations - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Update - DEP webpage

DEP Technical Guidance In Process

Draft Technical Guidance Documents - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Comment Deadlines - DEP webpage

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Copies of Final Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Other DEP Proposals For Public Review

Other Proposals Open For Public Comment - DEP webpage

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Other Proposals - DEP webpage

Other Proposals Recently Finalized - DEP webpage 

Click Here for links to DEP’s Advisory Committee webpages. 

DEP Calendar of Events

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.

Senate Committee Schedule                House Committee Schedule

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11/10/2014