This section lists House and Senate Committee meetings, DEP and other public hearings and meetings and other interesting environmental events.

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.

April 20-- CANCELED. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on Chapter 78 Drilling Regulations.  Room 8E-B East Wing. 10:00.

April 20-- NEW. House Commerce Committee meets to consider House Bill 621 (Major-R-Susquehanna) further providing for the recording of oil and gas leases (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building. 11:00.

April 20-- Environmental Issues Forum. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring the Chesapeake Bay Foundation talking about the economic benefits of cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Room 8E-A East Wing Capitol Building.  Noon.

April 21-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

-- Proposed Regulation Setting Air Emissions Standards For Vehicle Coating Processes

-- Final Regulation Setting Land Reclamation Guarantees for Bioenergy Crop Bonding

-- Proposed Regulation Revising Drinking Water Total Coliform Rule

-- Rulemaking Petition To Redesignate Browns Creek, Greene County

-- Rulemaking Petition To Redesignate Hosensack Creek, Lehigh, Montgomery Counties

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

-- Presentation On Proposed Final Chapter 78 Drilling Regulations

-- Presentation On NGA Technical Assistance Program On Section 111(d) Clean Power Rule

-- Presentation On 2 More Technical Guidance Documents On ACt 162 buffer requirement

-- Act 54 Longwall Mining Impact Report Review Committee

-- DEP Monthly Report To Council

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

-- Discussion of Energy Codes, High Performance Buildings, Urban Forestry, Semi-Truck Freight Transportation, Reducing Methane Leakage From Natural Gas Infrastructure, Coal Mine Methane, Energy Efficiency Financing, Industrial Electric BMPs, Act 129 Energy Efficiency Work Plans

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April 21-23: PA Chapter American Water Works Assn. Annual Conference. Hershey.

April 22-- CANCELED. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on Chapter 78 Drilling Regulations.  Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:00.

April 22-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 398 (Killion-R-Delaware) to allow for vehicular transportation of landfill leachate (sponsor summary). Room 60 East Wing. 10:30.

April 22-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee information meeting on the status and economic benefits of the Mariner East Pipeline Project.  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 9:15.

April 22-- Earth Day 2015.

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

-- Land Recycling Program Update

-- Draft Vapor Intrusion Guidance Discussion

-- Separate Phase Liquids At Storage Tank Corrective Action Sites

-- Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials

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

-- Reports by Small Business Ombudsman, Environmental Management Assistance Program

-- Proposed Total Coliform Regulation Change

-- Overview Of Regulatory Review Process

-- Air Pollution Basics

-- PA Industrial Development Authority

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April 22-- Paddle Without Pollution REI Earth Day Event.  Pittsburgh’s South Side. Visit PWP’s Events webpage for more information.

April 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 to Noon. (formal notice)

-- Board Member discussion on comments on Chapter 78, 78A

-- Adoption of Bylaws

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April 23-- Meeting Location Change. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  Delaware Room, 16th Floor Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

April 23-- DEP public hearing on proposed water obstruction and encroachment and NPDES permits for the  PPL West Pocono-North Pocono 230kV electric transmission line in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Thornhurst Township Volunteer Fire Company, 125 River Road, Thornhurst, Lackawanna County.   6:00.  (PA Bulletin page 1023) (PA Bulletin page 1564)

April 27-- Wildlife For Everyone Students! Explore, Discover Wetlands Thru Your Camera. Gov. Tom Ridge Wetlands, Julian, Centre County.

April 27-- NEW. DEP open house on proposed Keystone Landfill expansion. Throop Community Civic Center, 500 Sanderson Street, Throop. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Click Here for more information.

April 28-- PEC Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards Dinner. Hilton, Harrisburg. 5:00.

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

April 29-- NEW. DEP hearing on proposed final Chapter 78 (conventional) and Chapter 78A (unconventional) drilling performance standard regulations. Washington and Jefferson College, Rossin Campus Center – Allen Ballroom, 60 S. Lincoln St., Washington, Washington County. 6:00 and end at 9:00 p.m.  (formal notice)

April 30-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. (formal notice)

-- Presentation, Discussion Of Revised Total Coliform Rule

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April 30-- NEW. DEP hearing on proposed final Chapter 78 (conventional) and Chapter 78A (unconventional) drilling performance standard regulations.Warren County Courthouse, 204 4th Ave., Warren, Warren County. 6:00 and end at 9:00 p.m.  (formal notice)

April 30-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on water withdrawal requests. Holiday Inn Harrisburg-Hershey, Grande 1 Room, 604 Station Road, Grantville. 7:00 p.m.  (formal notice)

May 4-- NEW. DEP hearing on proposed final Chapter 78 (conventional) and Chapter 78A (unconventional) drilling performance standard regulations. Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Klump Academic Center, 1 College Ave., Williamsport, Lycoming County. 6:00 and end at 9:00 p.m.  (formal notice)

May 5-- DEP public hearing on air quality permits needed for the Shell ethane facility in Beaver County.  Central Valley High School, 160 Baker Road Extension, Monaca. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (PA Bulletin page 1518).

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

May 6-- DEP Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council meeting.  DEP Mining Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00. (formal notice)

May 6-- NEW. Department of Health Statewide Advisory Committee for Preparedness for public health emergencies meeting.  Farm Show Complex, Keystone Conference Center.  8:30. (formal notice)

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

May 7-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a hearing on DEP’s handling of the proposed final version of the Chapter 78 (conventional) and 78A (Marcellus Shale) drilling regulations.  Room 140 Main Capitol. 9:00.

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

May 11-- Environmental Issues Forum by the Joint Conservation Committee featuring Brian Wagner, PA Council of Trout Unlimited talking about stream restoration, education and other Trout Unlimited projects in PA. Room 8E-A East Wing Capitol Building.  Noon.

May 13-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board initial meeting.  6th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

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

May 14-17-- PA Outdoor Writers Association Spring Conference. Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Somerset.  Click Here for more information. 

May 17-- Paddle Without Pollution North Park Lake, Allegheny County Cleanup. Visit PWP’s Events webpage for more information.

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

May 19-20-- NEW. Choose Clean Water Coalition 6th Annual Choose Clean Water Conference. Harrisburg Hilton.

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

June 2-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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

June 4-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

June 5-- Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Banquet. Allenberry Resort, Boiling Springs.  Click Here for banquet information.

June 9-- Rescheduled For June 23. DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.  (formal notice)

June 11-12-- Penn State PA Natural Resources Leadership Institute Workshop. State College.

June 23-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.  (formal notice)

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

June 24-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 30-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

July 22-- DEP Certification Program Advisory Committee for Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting.  14th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  (formal notice)

August 12-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

August 25-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

September 16-20-- National Trout Unlimited Meeting. Center City Hilton Hotel and Convention Center, Scranton.  Click Here for more information.

September 20-22-- 2015 Greenways and Trails Summit.  Holiday Inn and Allegheny Community Center, Warren.

September 22-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.

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 27-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

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

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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4/20/2015