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.

February 2-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 279 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) creating the PA Grade Crude Development Council.  Rules Room.  Off the Floor.

February 2-- 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-- DCNR Recreation and Conservation Grants Webinar.  10:00.  Click Here to register.  (formal notice)

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

-- Environmental Advocate Updates

-- Introduction Of New DEP Leadership

-- EJAB Recommendations Status

-- Development Of EJ Community Suggested CEP’s Database

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February 6-- NEW. Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Work Plan ready for vote: Re-Light Pennsylvania

-- Work Plan Discussion: Fuel Switching & Conservation, Semi-Truck Freight Transportation, Energy Codes, High Performance Buildings

-- Draft 2015 PA Climate Impacts Assessment Report Review

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February 10-- NEW. DEP public meeting, hearing on cleanup of Berks County battery casing site in Ruscombmanor Township.  Ruscombmanor Township Building, 204 Oak Lane, Fleetwood. 7:00.  Click Here for more information.

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

-- Consideration of Reciprocity Applications

-- Ethics And Compliance Issues

-- Statewide Operator And Exam Statistics

-- Annual Program Update

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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--  [Agenda Not Posted] DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

February 17-- CANCELED.  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 on Keystone Landfill expansion permit.  Dunmore High School, 300 West Warren St., Dunmore, Luzerne County.  6 to 10 p.m.   Click Here for more information.

February 25-- 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.  (formal notice - PA Bulletin page 458)

March 2-- 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 5-- NEW. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 9-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Independent Fiscal Office/Economic & Revenue Outlook.  Room 140 Main Capitol.

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

March 11-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Public Utility Commission, 11:00- PUC Consumer Advocate and Small Business Advocate, 1:00- Department of Environmental Protection.  Room 140 Main Capitol .

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 16-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Governor’s Budget Office, 1:00- Independent Fiscal Office.  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

March 16-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:30- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 3:00- Emergency Management Agency/Fire Commissioner. Room 140 Main Capitol.

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

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

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 23-- Change. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: Added: 9:30- Public Utility Commission.  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

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

March 25-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Dept. of Environmental Protection. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

March 25-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 11:00- Department of Agriculture.   Room 140 Main Capitol.

March 26-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Budget Secretary-Office of the Governor, 1:00- House Member Testimony.  Room 140 Main Capitol.

March 31-- Change.  Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Public Utility Commission, 3:00- Dept. of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

April 1-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 11:00- Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

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

April 2-- NEW. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 8-- NEW. DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton.  10:00.

April 13-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee to hear a presentation by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA on the economic benefits of cleaning up the Bay.  LTBA.  Noon.

April 15-- NEW. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 16-- NEW. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

April 21-- NEW. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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

April 22-- NEW. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 23-- NEW. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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.

May 19-- NEW. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Delaware Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 8:30.

May 28-- NEW. DEP Certification Program Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

June 3-- NEW. DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting.  10th Floor Conference, Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

June 9-- NEW. DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.

June 24-- NEW. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee. Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 9:30.

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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