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.

September 21-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1000 (Browne-R-Lehigh) General Fund Stopgap Budget Bill (summary and Senate Fiscal Note); Senate Bill 1001 (Browne-R-Lehigh) Fiscal Code Stopgap Bill (summary and Senate Fiscal Note);  House Bill 471 (Marshall-R-Beaver) removing the ethanol blending requirement from the Biofuel Development and Production Incentive Act (sponsor summary);  House Bill 1241 (R.Brown-R-Monroe) excluding from the definition of public utility a resort providing water or sewer services to homes (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 513 (McGarrigle-R-Delaware) authorizing trucking of landfill leachate (sponsor summary). Senate Bill 875 (Bartolotta-R- Fayette) encouraging the reusing of abandoned mine water for drilling operations (sponsor summary).  Room 140. Off The Floor.

September 21-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring a presentation on the Growing Greener Coalition project funding guide.  Room 8E-A East Wing Capitol Building. Noon.

September 21-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Allegheny County, Carnegie Mellon University, Roberts Hall – Singleton Room, 4th Floor, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

September 21-- DEP hearing on proposed changes to 2011 base year emissions inventory and for hearings on State Implementation Plan revisions related to nonattaiment areas for the 2008 8-hour ozone standard for Allentown-Bethlehem-East, Lancaster, Philadelphia- Wilmington- Atlantic City, Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley and Reading.  DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main St., Norristown. 1:00.  Copies are available and comments can be submitted through DEP’s eComment webpage.

September 21-- DEP hearing on proposed changes to 2011 base year emissions inventory and for hearings on State Implementation Plan revisions related to nonattaiment areas for the 2008 8-hour ozone standard for Allentown-Bethlehem-East, Lancaster, Philadelphia- Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley and Reading. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Dr., Pittsburgh. 1:00.  Copies are available and comments can be submitted through DEP’s eComment webpage.

September 21-- DEP hearing on proposed changes to 2011 base year emissions inventory and for hearings on State Implementation Plan revisions related to nonattaiment areas for the 2008 8-hour ozone standard for Allentown-Bethlehem-East, Lancaster, Philadelphia- Wilmington- Atlantic City, Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley and Reading. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00.  Copies are available and comments can be submitted through DEP’s eComment webpage.

September 21-- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Climate Change: A New Dialogue Forum. Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.  The Forum is free, but registration is required.  Click Here for more information.

September 22-- CANCELED. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. DEP said the meeting will be rescheduled for a date later this year.  (formal notice)

September 22-- Agenda Posted.  DEP Aggregate Advisory Board Regulatory, Legislative and Technical Subcommittee meeting.  8th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 8:00. (formal notice)

-- Discussion Of United Steelworkers Letter On PennDOT Provisions For Use Of Slag

-- Non-Coal Mining Permit Fee Increases

-- Click Here for available handouts.

September 22-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Cambria County, Conference Center at University of Pittsburgh – Johnstown, Heritage Hall A, 450 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, PA 15904. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

September 22-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Greene County, Waynesburg Central High School, Auditorium, 30 Zimmerman Drive, Waynesburg, PA 15370. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

September 22-- DCNR public meeting on Ryerson Station State Park, Greene County. West Greene Middle-Senior High School Auditorium, Waynesburg. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., 4:30 and 7:00 p.m. and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

September 22- Penn State Extension Watershed Decisions Workshop in Cumberland County.

September 22-23- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accessibility Training.  Kings Gap Environmental Center, Cumberland County.

September 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force meeting.  Susquehanna Conference Rooms, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00. Click Here to watch the Task Force meeting online.  (formal notice)

-- Pipelines – An Exemplary Vision Presentation, Jeff Logan, Bravo Group;

-- Pipeline Habitat Impacts and Responses in the Central Appalachians, Nels Johnson, TNC;

-- Pipeline Emergency Response Resources, U.S. DOT; and

-- Regulations, Permitting Of Pipelines In PA, Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.

-- Click Here for available handouts.

September 23-- DEP public meeting on Powderly Creek Northeast Mine Fire Reclamation Project.   Carbondale City Hall, 1 North Main Street, Carbondale.  6:00 p.m.

September 23-- NEW. Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

-- DCNR Forest Resource Management Plan Update

-- State Park Marketing and Revenue Enhancements

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Update

-- DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force Overview

-- A Copy Of CNRAC’s 2014-15 Annual Report Now Available

-- Click Here for available handouts.

September 23-- NEW. PA Parks and Forests Foundation, Caledonia State Park Meeting To Discuss Formation Of A Friends Group For The Park. Caledonia State Park, 101 Pine Grove Rd, Fayetteville, Franklin County. 6-8 p.m.

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

-- Review Of FY 2013-14 Recycling Fund Expenditures

-- Public Education And Technical Assistance Expenditures

-- FY 2015-16 Recycling Fund Spending Plan - Action Item

-- Update: Recycling Convenience Center Grant Program

-- Update: Recycling Markets Development Center

-- Update: PennDOT, DGS Memorandum of Understanding

-- Update: Management of Fill Policy

-- Click Here for available handouts.

September 24-- CANCELED. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting will be in 2016.  (formal notice)

September 24-- Friends of the Wissahickon Valley Talk featuring nationally-renowned naturalist and writer Scott Weidensaul, who will give a talk about migratory birds and the importance of preserving their habitat in the Delaware Valley.  Valley Green Inn, Valley Green Road at Wissahickon in Philadelphia. 6:00.  Click Here for more information.

September 25-- PA Highlands Coalition Municipal Land Conservation Tools Webinar. 10:30.

September 25-27--  Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum. National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV.

September 26-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Harrison Hills Environmental Learning Center, Allegheny County. 10:30 a.m. to Noon.

September 26-- Special Waste Recycling Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Cambria County. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Tunnelhill Borough Municipal Building.  Click Here for details.

September 26-- Special Waste Recycling Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Lawrence County. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds.  Click Here for details.

September 26-- PA Wilds Juried Artist Show. Emporium, Cameron County.

September 26-- Brodhead Creek Watershed Association Long Swamp Hike. Meet at Camp Speers YMCA on Nichecronk Road, off Route 739 North, 5.4 miles past the Route 209 light in Dingmans Ferry, Pike County.  10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Get Outdoors Poconos!

September 26-27-- Roaring Run Watershed Association and Kiski Watershed Association Kiski River cleanup event at Avonmore Bridge on Route 156 in Westmoreland County. To volunteer, contact John Linkes at 724-845-9420 or send email to: jplinkes@comcast.net.

September 26-27-- York County Watershed Weekend.

September 28-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Luzerne County, Wilkes University, Henry Student Center Ballroom, 2nd Floor, 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA  18701. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

September 29--DEP hearing on proposed transfer and use of NOx, VOC emission reduction credits for the York Energy Center natural gas power plant, York County.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00.  (formal notice Aug. 22 PA Bulletin, page 4947).

September 29- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a hearing on its proposed methane emissions reduction rule for oil and gas operations. William S. Moorhead Federal building, 1000 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh.  Click Here to register to speak at the hearing no later than September 25.

September 30-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Philadelphia County, University of Pennsylvania, Kleinman Center, Fisher Fine Arts Building, Room 401, 220 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

September 30-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Delaware County, Marcus Hook Community Center, 7 West Delaware Avenue, Marcus Hook, PA 19061. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

September 30-- DEP hearing on Phase I Hazardous Waste Storage, Treatment Facility siting application submitted by Elcon Recycling Services in Falls Township, Bucks County. Sheraton Bucks County Hotel at 400 Oxford Valley Rd, Langhorne, PA. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (formal notice Aug. 29 PA Bulletin page 5448)

September 30-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Castle Shannon Library, Allegheny County.  7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

September 30-October 2-- Duquesne University Presidential Conference on Climate Change. Pittsburgh.

October 1-- Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee hearing on the environmental benefits of natural gas vehicles. Finleyville Community Center, 3547 Marion Ave., Finleyville, Washington County. 10:00 a.m.

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

-- Status Of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compacts, Commercial Disposal Facilities

-- Update On Nuclear Regulatory Commission Low-Level Waste Program

-- Review Of LLRW Generation Information

-- Overview Of TENORM Study On Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials

-- Click Here for available handouts.

October 2-- Brodhead Watershed Association Growing Green Membership Celebration. Northampton Community College in Tannersville, PA.

October 3-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Mt. Lebanon Library, Allegheny County. 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

October 3-- Special Waste Recycling Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Mercer County. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.  Click Here for details.

October 5-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. York County,  Wyndham Garden York, White Rose Event Center, Crystal Ballroom, 2000 Loucks Road, York, PA 17408. 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

October 5-6- 3rd Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum. University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

October 7-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on PJM’s role in the regional electrical grid.  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 9:15.

October 7-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Churchill Borough Building, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

October 8-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

October 8-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Bridgeville Borough Building, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

October 11-- Central PA Conservancy Support The Letort Fundraiser.  Ironmaster's Mansion at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Gardners, Adams County.

October 13- DEP Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  (formal notice)

-- Review Guidance From EPA On Revised Total Coliform Rule

-- Click Here for available handouts.

October 13— PA Environmental Council 2nd Annual Environmental Policy Conference. Harrisburg.

October 13-- Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference. Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Northampton County.

October 13-- NEW. Villanova University, PA Environmental Council Municipal Stormwater Management Workshop, Webinar.  8:15 to 4:00.

October 14-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Mining Equipment meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00.

October 14-15-- Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative Symposium.  Villanova University, Philadelphia.  Click Here for more information.

October 15-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Cooper-Siegel Community Library, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

October 17-- Sen. Alloway, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Tree Planting.  Cumberland, Franklin Counties.  Click Here for more information or to volunteer.

October 17-- NEW. Stroud Water Research Center Microbial Masters Teachers Workshop. Avondale, Chester County.

October 18-20-- PA Chapter American Planning Assn. Annual Conference. Pittsburgh

October 20-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

October 20--  DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 21-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00.

October 21-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Heidelberg Borough Building, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

October 22-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 22-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Lehigh County, Muhlenberg College, Trumbower 130, 2238 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18104. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

October 24-- Natural Lands Trust ChesLen Chase For Open Space. ChesLen Preserve, Unionville, Chester County.

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

October 28-- DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force meeting.  Susquehanna Conference Rooms, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00.  (formal notice)

-- Voluntary Best Practices: Managing Operational Risk and Protecting Significant Historic and Cultural Resources - Presentation by Leaders in Energy and Preservation (LEAP), Marion Werkheiser, Cultural Heritage Partners

--  Integration/Coordination of Permitting between State and Federal Agencies: Col. Edward Chamberlayne, US Army Corps of Engineers;  Heather Smiles, Fish and Boat Commission; and Dan Devlin, DCNR.

October 28-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 28-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Schuylkill County, Penn State Schuylkill, John E. Morgan Auditorium, 200 University Drive, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

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

October 29-- DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

October 29-- DEP State Board For Certification Of Water And Wastewater Systems Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 29-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Erie County, Hirt Auditorium at Blasco Library, 160 East Front Street, Erie, PA 16507. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

October 29-- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Evening For Pennsylvania’s Environment.  Woodlands Inn & Resort, Wilkes-Barre.

October 29-- 1st Annual Pittsburgh Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Allegheny Cleanways, PA Resources Council.  Pittsburgh.

October 30-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Clarion County, Clarion University, Corner of Payne St & Wilson Ave, Clarion, PA 16214. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

October 30-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Clearfield County, Penn State Dubois, 7 Hiller Building – Auditorium, One College Place, Dubois, PA 15801. 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

October 30-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Blueberry Hill Park in Franklin Park, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

November 2- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop.  Camp Hill Borough Building, Prosser Hall, 2145 Walnut St., Camp Hill. 9:30 to 12:30.

November 4-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Lycoming County, Penn College – Williamsport, Mountain Laurel Room, One College Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

November 4--  DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. Pine Community Center, 100 Pine Park Drive, Wexford. 9:30 to 12:30.

November 5-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. Quality Inn Event & Banquet Center, 1411 Liberty St., Franklin.  9:30 to 12:30.

November 10-- Commonwealth Financing Authority. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building. 10:30.

November 12-- PA Resources Council Annual Awards Dinner. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

November 12-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. Luzerne County Community College, Building 10, Educational Conference Center, 1333 South Prospect St., Nanticoke. 9:30 to 12:30.

November 13-14-- 10th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium.  Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Union County.

November 16-20-- U.S. Forest Service Stream Simulation Design Approach for Providing Aquatic Organism Passage at Road-Stream Crossings Workshop.  State College.

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

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

November 17-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. The Historic Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown. 9:30 to 12:30. 

November 17-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. National Aviary, Allegheny County. 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

November 18-- DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force meeting.  Susquehanna Conference Rooms, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00.  (formal notice)

November 18-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd., State College. 9:30 to 12:30.

November 20-- Wildlands Conservancy Annual Green Gala. DeSales University campus in Center Valley, Lehigh County.

December 15-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

December 16-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. (formal notice)

January 13-- DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force meeting.  Susquehanna Conference Rooms, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00.   (formal notice)

February 26-27— 2016 Keystone Coldwater Conference. State College.

March 10-- NEW. Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve Land Ethics Symposium. Delaware Valley University, Doylestown.

March 14-16-- PA Association of Environmental Educators Annual Conference. The Inn at Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, Monroe County.

May 11-13-- PA Association of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference.  State College.

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DEP Regulations In Process

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

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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

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s new Environmental Policy Comment System

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

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s new Environmental Policy Comment System

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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