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.

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

October 19-- CANCELED. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Conservation Committee, presentation by PittMoss, an alternative to peat moss made from recycled paper. Room 8E-A-East Wing. Noon.

October 20-- CANCELED DUE TO BUDGET IMPASSE. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.  (formal notice) 

October 20--  CANCELED DUE TO BUDGET IMPASSE. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

October 20-- FirstEnergy, DEP LED Street Lights Workshop. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive, Erie.  9:00 a.m. to Noon.

October 20-- Keystone Energy Education Program Workshop. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 W. Willow Grove Ave., Philadelphia. 8:20.

October 20-- Capital Region Water Cleanup Event.  15th and Herr Streets, Harrisburg. 5:30.

October 20-- NEW. Southwest PA Planning Commission MS4 Stormwater Workshop - Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping For Municipal Operations. Allegheny Township Community Building, 136 Community Building Road, Leechburg, PA.  9:00 a.m to Noon.

October 21-- CANCELED DUE TO BUDGET IMPASSE. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00. (formal notice)

October 21-- DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Renovo, Renovo High School Cafeteria.  6:30.

October 21-- 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 21-- FirstEnergy, DEP LED Street Lights Workshop. Hilton Garden Inn, 1000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg.  9:00 a.m. to Noon.

October 21-- NEW. Southwest PA Planning Commission MS4 Stormwater Workshop - Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping For Municipal Operations. Beaver County Conservation District, 156 Cowpath Road, Aliquippa, PA.  9:00 a.m to Noon.

October 21-- NEW. SolarCity Energy Provider Hiring Spree.  Norristown.  8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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

-- Committee Reports: Policy, Regulation & Legislation, Reclamation

-- Updates: Guidance, Regulations, NPDES Permitting, Decision Guarantee, Trust Account

-- Bond Rate Guidelines Update

-- Abandoned Mine Reclamation Status Report

-- EPA Clean Power Climate Plan

-- Click Here for available handouts.

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

October 22-- NRCS PA Technical Committee meeting. Lebanon USDA Service Center, 2120 Cornwall Rd., Lebanon. 12:30.

October 23-- NEW. DCNR Snowmobile and ATV Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

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

October 24-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Pinebrook Park Hike. Monroe County.

October 26-- 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 26-- NEW. House Transportation Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 385 (Pileggi-R-Delaware) expanding the provisions of the Transit Revitalization Investment District Act.  Room 60 East Wing. 12:15.

October 26-- U.S. EPA Brownfields Workshop For Local Governments, Nonprofits. DEP’s Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00.

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

October 27-- 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.

-- Click Here for available handouts. 

October 28-- CANCELED DUE TO BUDGET IMPASSE. 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-- DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Pittsburgh, DoubleTree Hotel, Monroeville.  6:30.

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

October 28-- NEW. Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.[Related to energy conservation code and other issues.]  L&I Building, 651 Boas St., 10th Floor Large Conference Room. 10:00.  (formal notice)

October 28-- Westmoreland County Conservation District & 3 Rivers Wet Weather Selling Stormwater Management Webcast and Panel Discussion.  9:00 to 10:00 a.m.  In person: Monroeville Council Chambers, 2700 Monroeville Blvd. in Monroeville.

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-- Joint Legislative Conservation Committee holds a hearing on the benefits of compressed natural gas and LNG vehicles. Ben Franklin TechCelerator, 453 Lincoln St., Carlisle. 11:00.

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

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

-- Criminal History Report

-- Approval of New, Upgrades And Reciprocity Applications

-- Appeal Of Operator-In-Training Certification

-- Click Here for available handouts.

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

October 29-- Agenda Updated. Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds a hearing on water withdrawal requests tentatively scheduled for action at the Commission’s December 4 meeting.  Added: The hearing will also cover proposed changes to regulations to clarify the process for transferring approvals and to add sections dealing with general permits and modifications to approvals.  East Hanover Township Municipal Building, Main Hall, 8848 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA. 7:00 p.m. (formal notice & agenda) (formal notice) Contact Jason Oyler, General Counsel, 717-238-0423, Ext. 1312.

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.

October 30-- FirstEnergy, DEP LED Street Lights Workshop. Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College.  9:00 a.m. to Noon.

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-- Environmental Quality Board hearing on proposed changes to the Chapter 109 Total Coliform Rule.  DEP’s New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 1:00.  (formal notice)

November 3-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

November 3-- 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-- PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop in Allegheny County. Churchill Borough Office.  7:00 p.m.

November 5-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on PJM’s role in the regional electrical grid.  Room 60 East Wing. 10:00.

November 5-- Environmental Quality Board hearing on proposed changes to the Chapter 109 Total Coliform Rule. DEP’s Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main St., Norristown. 1:00.  (formal notice)

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

November 5-- NEW. DEP Drinking Water Plant Operator Certification Program Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. (formal notice)

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

November 9-- FirstEnergy, DEP LED Street Lights Workshop. Cabela's Conference Center, 100 Cabela Drive, Hamburg.  10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

November 10-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

November 10-- 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-- DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Williamsport, Genetti Hotel-Terrace Room.  6:30.

November 12-- Recycling Markets Development Center Electronics Waste Summit.  Hilton Garden Inn, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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-- Recycling Markets Development Center PA Recycling Industries Congress. East Wing Rotunda, Capitol Building, Harrisburg.  8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

November 17-- Recycling Markets Development Center Social Media and Environmental Sustainability Webinar. 1:30 to 2:45.

November 18-- Time Change. DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Harrisburg, Rachel Carson Building.  1:30.

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's Annual Green Gala. DeSales University campus in Center Valley, Lehigh County.

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

December 8-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 8-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.

December 10-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

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

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)

December 16-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 17-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

January 12-- NEW. Southwest PA Planning Commission MS4 Stormwater Workshop - Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control, Post-Construction Stormwater Management for New Development and Redevelopment. Blairsville Community Center, 101 East North Lane, Blairsville, PA, 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

January 13-- DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force meeting.  Dixon University Center, 2986 N. Second St., Harrisburg. 1:00.   (formal notice) Contact: RA-EPPITF@pa.gov.

January 13-- NEW. Southwest PA Planning Commission MS4 Stormwater Workshop - Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control, Post-Construction Stormwater Management for New Development and Redevelopment. Cranberry Township Municipal Center, 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township, PA. 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

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

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

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 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 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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