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 26-- NEW. Lehigh Valley Greenways Festival. Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center, 400 Belfast Road, Nazareth, Northampton County. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 .p.m.

September 26-- NEW. Upper Perkiomen Bird & Wildlife Festival. Green Lane, Montgomery County.  11:00 a.m.

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).  Click Here for more background.

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 29-- NEW. Chester County Pipeline Safety Coalition Sunoco Mariner Pipeline Public Forum.  Downingtown East High School, 50 Devon Drive in Downingtown. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

September 30-- NEW. Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider the nomination of Andrew Place for the Public Utility Commission.  Room 8E-A East Wing. 10:00.

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)  Click Here for press announcement.

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 3-- NEW. Chester County Open Land Conservancy Larimer Nature Preserve Bird Walk.  8:00 a.m.

October 5-- NEW. House Transportation Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 385 (Pileggi-R-Delaware) related to Transit Revitalization Investment Districts.  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 12:00 p.m.

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 6-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.  6:30 

October 7-- 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 7-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan.  Stroudsburg, Stroudsmoor Inn. 6:30.

October 7-- NEW. DCNR State Recreation Plan webinar. Health and Wellness. 1:00 - 2:00.

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

-- Update On Federal Ozone Air Quality Standards

-- Overview of EPA Final Clean Power Climate Plan

-- Update On Smartway Transportation Partnership

-- EPA Proposed Oil and Gas Methane Emission Rule

-- Proposed Emission Guidance, Compliance Times For Landfills

-- EPA’s Data Requirements For 1-Hour SO2 Standard

-- Report On State Implementation Plan Revisions/Rulemakings

-- Click Here for available handouts.

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

October 8-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Horticultural Center.  6:30.

October 9-- NEW. PA Section American Water Resources Association Annual Conference.  Days Inn-Penn State, State College.

October 10-- NEW. Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition 20th Anniversary. Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Rd., Slippery Rock, Butler County. 9:00 a.m. to 1 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-- 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-- NEW. DCNR State Recreation Plan webinar. Local Parks and Recreation. 1:00 - 2:00.

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 15-- NEW. PennTAP Pollution Prevention, Energy Efficiency Evaluation webinar.  Noon.

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

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

October 17-- NEW. PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop in Allegheny County.  Bradford Woods Borough Office. 1:00 p.m.

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-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Renovo, Renovo High School Cafeteria.  6:30.

October 21-- NEW. DCNR State Recreation Plan webinar. Tourism and Economic Development. 1:00 - 2:00.

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 22-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Coudersport, PA Lumber Museum.  6:30.

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

October 26-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds an informational meeting on DEP’s Chapter 78 & 78A drilling regulations.  Room 140 Main Capitol. 9:00.  Click Here for a short description.

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

October 27-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Bedford, Bedford Travelodge.  6:30.

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-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Pittsburgh, DoubleTree Hotel, Monroeville.  6:30.

October 28-- NEW. DCNR State Recreation Plan webinar. Resource Management, Brownfields.  1:00 - 2:15.

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-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Clarion, Park Inn By Radisson.  6:30.

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 3-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. State College, Ramada Inn-Nittany Room.  6:30.

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 4-- NEW. PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop in Allegheny County. Churchill Borough Office.  7:00 p.m.

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

November 7-- NEW. PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop in Allegheny County. Mt. Lebanon Library. 11:00 a.m.

November 10-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Carlisle, Comfort Suites.  6:30.

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 12-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Williamsport, Genetti Hotel-Terrace Room.  6:30.

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 17 or 18-- NEW. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Harrisburg, Rachel Carson Building.  6:30.

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.

November 30-- NEW. PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop in Allegheny County. Castle Shannon Library. 7:00 p.m.

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-- 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.

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

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

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