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.

January 20-- Governor’s Inauguration Day. [Harrisburg State Offices Are Closed.]

January 20-- General Assembly Voting Session Resumes

January 21-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets on Senate Bill 147 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) allowing royalty interest owners to inspect records of gas company to verify proper payment (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 148 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) prohibit gas companies from retaliating against royalty interest owner (sponsor summary).  Senate Bill 279 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) establishing the PA Grade Crude Development Advisory Council (sponsor summary).  Room 8E-B East Wing. 10:30.

January 21-- CANCELED.  Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

 January 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

-- Presentation, Discussion On Implementing Act 162 Buffers Requirements

-- DCNR Forestry Plant Regulations

-- Discussion Of Part II Of Transition Report For Incoming Wolf Administration

-- Copy Of January DEP Report To Council

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January 21-- DEP Open House On Tenska Westmoreland Natural Gas Power Plant. Turkeytown South Huntington Volunteer Fire Department hall (Huntington Place), located at 90 Supervisor Drive, West Newton.  6:00.  Click Here for more information.

January 22-- CANCELED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

January 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Regular updates on Permit Decision Guarantee, Guidance Documents, NPDES Permitting, ABS Legacy Trust Account, Reclamation Fee O&M status, Regulatory Updated, Bond Rate Guidelines, BAMR Status Report, AML Grant Funding Status

-- Discussion of annual report

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January 28-- [Agenda Not Posted] DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

January 28-- NEW. DCNR Recreation and Conservation Grants Webinar.  10:00.  Click Here to register. (formal notice)

January 29-- Agenda Posted. DEP Chesapeake Bay Management Team meeting.  DEP Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:30.

-- EPA Updates - Midpoint Assessment

-- Milestones

-- Management Strategy Discussion

-- Next Steps

-- December 2014 Status Report On Bay Program

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January 29-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on proposed water withdrawal requests.  Room 8E-B East Wing, Capitol Building, Harrisburg. 2:30.  (formal notice)

February 2-- NEW. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air And Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee. Presentation by MKB Company on erosion control technology.  Room 8E-A East Wing. noon.

February 3-- NEW. DCNR Recreation and Conservation Grants Webinar.  10:00.  Click Here to register.  (formal notice)

February 5--DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Delaware Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 8:30.

February 11--DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

February 11-- DEP Hearing On Tenska Westmoreland Natural Gas Power Plant. Turkeytown South Huntington Volunteer Fire Department hall (Huntington Place), located at 90 Supervisor Drive, West Newton.  6:00.  Click Here for more information.

February 12-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

February 17-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

February 17-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

February 18-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

February 25-- NEW. DEP public meeting, hearing on NPDES, Waste Management permits for the Wellsboro Johnston Airport expansion.  The public meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., followed by the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. at the Wellsboro Fire Department Annex, 21 East Ave., Wellsboro.  Click Here for more information.

March 2-- NEW. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air And Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee. Presentation by Brian Wagner, PA Council of Trout Unlimited.  Room 8E-A East Wing. noon.

March 3 -- Governor’s Budget Address. (tentative)

March 3-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 10-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.

March 11-- DEP Certification Program Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

March 11-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee. Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 9:30.

March 18-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  Room 11B Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 19-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

March 24-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.

April 2-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

April 22-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

April 29-- DEP Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council meeting.  DEP Mining Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00.

May 6-- 2015 Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium. Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College.

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

May 7-9-- PA Land Trust Assn. PA Land & Water Conservation Conference.  Wyndham, Gettysburg.

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

September 24-- DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee & Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 2-- DEP Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 28-30-- 2015 Partnership for Safe Water 2015 Water System Optimization Conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Section American Water Works Association.

Visit DEP’s 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

DCNR 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.

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