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 25-- NEW. Manada Conservancy Celebrates 80th Anniversary With Fall Hike. Boathouse Park in Derry Township, Dauphin County.  1:30.

October 26-- Postponed. 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-- 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-- NEW. Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 805 (Boscola-D-Lehigh) allowing an Act 129 opt-out for large electric users (sponsor summary).  Room 461. 11:30.

October 27-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice) Click Here to register to view the meeting via a webcast.

-- Discussion of final Chapter 78A rulemaking text

-- Discussion of public comment on Chapter 78A

-- Click Here for available handouts.

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

October 27-- NEW. Mid-Atlantic Compost Infrastructure Group.  Terra Gro/Oregon Dairy Organics, Lititz, Lancaster County. 10:00.

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. Contact: Susan Foster, DEP, 717-772-3369 or sufoster@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

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-- 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-- CANCELED.  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-- Agenda Posted. DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice) Click Here to register to view this meeting as a webcast.

-- Discussion of final Chapter 78 rulemaking text

-- Discussion of public comment on Chapter 78

-- Click Here for available handouts

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-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds a hearing on water withdrawal requests tentatively scheduled for action at the Commission’s December 4 meeting.  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-- Webcast Meeting Due To Budget Impasse. Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00.  This meeting will now be webcast.  Click Here to register for the 10:00 morning session.  Click Here to register for the 1:00 afternoon session. Contact: Mark Brojakowski, DEP, 717-772-3429 or mbrojakows@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

-- Overview Discussion Of EPA Clean Power Climate Plan

-- Review Of 2015 Climate Change Action Plan Update

-- Macroeconomic Analysis Presentation And Discussion

-- Work Plan Voting Record Review

-- Click Here for available handouts.

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

-- Introduce of the New Environmental Justice Director, Executive Staff

-- Agency Update By DEP Secretary John Quigley

-- EJAB Communications Team Update

-- Policy Update

-- EJAB Comments on EPA Clean Power Climate Plan

-- Legislative Update

-- Keystone Landfill Expansion Public Engagement

-- Urban Stormwater Management

-- Click Here for available handouts.

November 5-- 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 5-- NEW.  DEP public meeting on Jeansville Mine Fire, Luzerne County. Tresckow Volunteer Fire Company, 26 East Oak St., Tresckow, PA 18254. 6:00.

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

November 7-- NEW. Tree Pittsburgh 1st Pittsburgh Ginkgo Fest.  Highland Park, Allegheny County.  1:00.

November 7-- NEW. Keystone College Environmental Education Institute Protecting and Restoring Forests and Waterways Impacted by Hemlock Trees.  Lackawanna Hall at Keystone College in LaPlume, Lackawanna County.  9:30 to 12:30.

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 9-- NEW. Trail Town Program Trip Planning and Marketing Workshop in Emlenton, Venango County.  1:00 to 4:30.

November 10-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Daniel Snowden, DEP, 717-783-8846 or dsnowden@pa.gov. (formal notice)

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 10-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission holds a hearing on proposed water withdrawal and discharges requests. [Additional details will be posted on this webpage.] Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA.  1:30.  (formal notice & agenda)

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-- NEW. House Labor and Industry Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 635 (Evankovich-R-Allegheny) changing the procedures for adoption of the Uniform Construction Code (sponsor summary).  Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00.

November 16-- NEW. Trail Town Program Bikes, Kayaks and More and Running A Sustainable Business Workshop.  Ohiopyle, Fayette County.  10:30 to 3:30.

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-- 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 18-- NEW. Fish & Boat Commission meeting on Kettle Creek Watershed regulation changes, Potter, Tioga counties.  The Wildlife Center at Sinnemahoning State Park, located at 4843 Park Road, Austin, PA. 6:30 p.m.

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 4-- NEW. DEP hearing on the Matt Canestrale Contracting, Inc. NPDES for 9 outfalls located in Luzerne Township, Fayette County and Bethlehem Township, Washington County.  LaBelle Volunteer Fire Department, 1101 LaBelle Road, LaBelle, Fayette County.  1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Contact: Bonnie Herbert, DEP, 724-769-1100.   (PA Bulletin, page 6331).

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 9-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission holds a business meeting on proposed water withdrawal and discharges requests. [Additional details will be posted on this webpage.] Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA. (formal notice & agenda)

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-- 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-- 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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