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. 

March 12-- Registration Open. 2016 Schuylkill River Watershed Congress. Montgomery County Community College Pottstown Campus.

March 12-- PA Resources Council Films For A Better Planet & Discussion Series. Ann Jones Gerace Center, 64 S. 14th St. in Pittsburgh. 7:00 p.m.

March 13-16-- Registration Open. PA Recreation & Park Society Annual Conference.  Seven Springs, Somerset County.

March 14-- NEW.  Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Infrastructure, Environment and Government Operations holds a hearing to review the “Environmental Programs Management and Environmental Programs Operation functions within the Department of Environmental Protection.”  Room 8E-B East Wing. 10:00.  Click Here to watch the hearing live online.

March 14--  Environmental Issues Forum. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.  Presentation from the State Association of Pennsylvania’s Heritage Areas. Room 8E-A in the East Wing of the Capitol.  Noon.

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

March 14-18- Carnegie Mellon First Ever Energy Week.  CMU campus, Pittsburgh.

March 15-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee information meeting on House Bill 1391 (Everett-R-Lycoming) providing for a guaranteed minimum royalty on oil and gas leases (sponsor summary).  Room 140 Main Capitol Building.  9:30.

March 15-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds an informational meeting on electric grid reliability and its impact on retail prices.  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 9:15.

March 15-- Senate & House Agriculture And Rural Affairs Committees joint hearing on the impact of the budget impasse on agriculture. Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:00.

March 15-- NEW. Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 806 (Causer-R-Cameron) amending the Clean and Green farmland preservation program related to use and fair market values (sponsor summary).  Room 8E-A East Wing. 8:45.

March 15-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  The next scheduled meeting is April 19.  DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, edinger@pa.gov.  (formal cancellation notice)

March 15-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Katie Hetherington Cunfer, Citizens Advisory Council, P. O. Box 8459, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8459, 717-705-2693, khethering@pa.gov.  Click Here to watch the CAC meeting online.

-- Presentation On DEP Budget Proposal

-- DEP Methane Reduction Strategy

-- DEP Comments On EPA’s Proposed Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

-- Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force Report Final Report

-- DEP Written Monthly Report To CAC

-- Click Here for available handouts.

March 15-- DEP Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Seminar.  Williamsport.

March 16-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meeting.  Agenda to be announced. Room B31 Main Capitol Building.  9:30.

March 16-- House Tourism and Recreational Development and Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committees hold a joint hearing on PA’s tourism budget, Heritage Areas and tourism marketing.  Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 9:00.

March 16--  Agenda Posted. State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski, Bureau of Point Non-Point Source Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-2186, kszwajkows@pa.gov.

March 16-- Agenda Posted. Delaware River Basin Commission meeting on water withdrawal requests and other issues (below).  Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA.  10:30.  (formal notice & agenda)

-- Authorizing the Executive Director to enter into a contract with the lowest qualified bidder for the analysis of periphyton samples from the non-tidal Delaware River;

-- Authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an administrative agreement with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for the review of water withdrawal and wastewater discharge projects in the New York portion of the Basin; and

-- Adopting the Water Resources Program 2016-2018.

-- Click Here for available handouts.

March 16-- DEP Hearing On IESI Landfill Expansion In Northampton County.  Saucon Valley High School, located at 2100 Polk Valley Road, Hellertown, PA. 6 to 9 p.m.

March 16-- Project WET Educator Workshop. Pocono Manor.

March 17--  Appalachian Audubon Society: Go Native presentation by Kim Patten, Wilderness Greenhouse & Native Plant Nursery. Christ Presbyterian Church, 421 Deerfield Road, Camp Hill, Cumberland County. 7:00 p.m.

March 18-- DEP Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Seminar.  Bellefonte.

March 18-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Forest Pools Preserve Walk. Kings Gap Environmental Center, Newville, Cumberland County.  6:30-8:30 p.m.

March 19-- NEW. Red Clay Valley Cleanup. Chester County.

March 19-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Forest Pools Preserve Walk. Kings Gap Environmental Center, Newville, Cumberland County.  1:00-3:00 p.m.

March 19-- Berks County Conservation District Manure Management Workshop.  Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, 121 Center Ave. in Leesport. 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

March 20-- NEW. Cameron County Annual River And Roadway Cleanup. Emporium.

March 21-- Joint Conservation Committee hearing on Collapse of Pennsylvania’s Electronic Waste Recycling Program.  Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:00.  Click Here the day of the hearing for a link to the live webcast of the hearing.

March 21-- House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on incentivizing use of natural gas.  Room 418 Main Capitol Building.  10:00.

March 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105  Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.  DEP Contact: John Diehl, Bureau of Point and Non-Point Source Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-783-2941, jdiehl@pa.gov.

-- Fact Sheet - DCNR Bureau of Forestry Leased Camp Sites

-- Chesapeake Bay Data Sharing Agreement

-- Draft National Science Foundation 350 Guidance Document

-- Status of Proposed Changes to Chapters 71a, 72a and 73a of Sewage Regulations

-- Click Here for available handouts

March 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. Room 206, DEP Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Aaren Alger, Bureau of Laboratories, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110, 717-346-7200, aaalger@pa.gov.

-- Pre-Draft Lab Reporting For Total Coliform, E. Coli In Public Water Systems

-- Pre-Draft Cryptosporidia, E. Coli and Turbidity Lab Reporting Instructions

-- Discussion: Target Quantitation Limits

-- Click Here for available handouts.

March 22-- NEW. DEP Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Seminar. Wilkes-Barre.

March 22-- Lunch And Learn With Grey Towers Heritage Association. Pike County.

March 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, Department of Environmental Protection, New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

-- Status Of Proximity Detection Systems Proposed Regulation

-- EMT - Industrial

-- Performance-Based Cable Safety Requirements

-- Bureau of Mine Safety Director Position

-- New Regulations Book

-- Click Here for available handouts

March 23-- NEW. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DCNR Contact: Gretchen Leslie at 717-772-9084 or send email to: gleslie@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

March 24-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Sean Gimbel, Office of Water Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-783-4693, sgimbel@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

-- Fee Increase Packages For NPDES (Chapter 92a-- application, annual fees) and Water Quality Management (Chapter 91) permits.

-- Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards Overview

-- Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards Chloride Methodology

-- Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards Chapter 93 Annex

-- Proposed Updates To Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy Policy

-- Click Here for available handouts.

March 24-- NEW. DEP Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Seminar. Harrisburg.

March 25-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Kestrel Webcam Educators Workshop.  Berks County.

March 25-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Forest Pools Preserve Walk. Kings Gap Environmental Center, Newville, Cumberland County.  6:30-8:30 p.m.

March 28-- Environmental Quality Board public hearing on proposed changes to public water supply disinfection requirements.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, Susquehanna Room, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m. A copy of the proposed regulation is available and comments can be submitted via DEP’s eComment webpage (Feb. 20 PA Bulletin--page 857)

March 29-- Elk County Stream Protection, Water Quality Workshop.  Elk County Visitor Center, Benezette.  9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

March 30-- DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, Office of Oil and Gas Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-2199, kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

March 30-- NEW. Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Green $aves Green Stormwater Management Workshop.  Phoenixville, Chester County.

March 30-- Project WET Educator Workshop. Brandywine Red Clay Alliance, West Chester.

March 31-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, Office of Oil and Gas Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-2199, kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

March 31-- PA Environmental Council Regional Watershed Workshop. Mechanicsburg.

March 31-- Green Stormwater Infrastructure Partners Awards Program.  Philadelphia.

March 31-April 1-- Green Building Alliance Green Schools Conference & Expo.  Pittsburgh.

April 2-- Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Project Clean Stream! Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

April 2-- Friends of Fort Washington State Park Volunteer Work Day.  Montgomery County.

April 4-- Spring Black History Achievement Awards Banquet Recognizes Ralph Elwood Brock First African American Forester.  Coraopolis.

April 5-- Environmental Quality Board public hearing on proposed changes to public water supply disinfection requirements.  DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main St., Norristown. 1:00 p.m. A copy of the proposed regulation is available and comments can be submitted via DEP’s eComment webpage (Feb. 20 PA Bulletin--page 857)

April 5-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Developing Aquifer Testing Plans & Groundwater Withdrawal Applications Workshop.  Commission’s Conference Center located at 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA. Day-Long.

April 6-- PA Environmental Council Regional Watershed Workshop. Scranton.

April 6-- Berks County Conservation District Manure Management For Horse Operations Workshop. Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

April 6-7: PA Bar Association Environmental Law Forum. Harrisburg.

April 7-- NEW. House Game and Fisheries Committee hearing on hunting license fees. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00.

April 7-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic, Bureau of Radiation Protection, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-783-9730, jmelnic@pa.gov.

April 7-- Environmental Quality Board public hearing on proposed changes to public water supply disinfection requirements.  DEP Southwest Regional Office, Building 500, 400 Waterfront Dr., Pittsburgh. 1:00 p.m. A copy of the proposed regulation is available and comments can be submitted via DEP’s eComment webpage (Feb. 20 PA Bulletin--page 857)

April 8-- Berks County Conservation District Manure Management For Horse Operations Workshop. Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

April 12-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Plant Operators meeting.  10th Floor conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Cheri Sansoni, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, Operator Certification, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-5158, csansoni@pa.gov.

April 13-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee On Diesel-Powered Equipment meeting. DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00.  Contact: Allison Gaida, agaida@pa.gov.

April 14-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. Contact: Nancy Herb, nherb@pa.gov.

April 14-- PA Environmental Council Regional Watershed Workshop. King of Prussia.

April 14-- NEW. Clean Water Counts: York County Town Hall Reception On Water Quality Issues. Wrightsville.

April 14-15-- Registration Open. West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium.  Toftrees Resort and Conference Center, State College. 

April 15-- Penn State Extension, DCNR Tree Tenders Training. Scranton.

April 18-- Lunch And Learn With Grey Towers Heritage Association. Pike County.

April 19-- DEP Mine Families First Response & Communications Advisory Council meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, Department of Environmental Protection, New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.

April 21-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider final Chapter 78 Drilling Regulations. 333 Market St., 14th Floor, Harrisburg.  9:00 a.m.

April 22-- Berks County Conservation District Annual Tree Seedling Sale.

April 23-- Centre County Watershed Cleanup Day.

April 23-- Grey Towers Heritage Association 8K Run/Walk. Pike County.\

April 27-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-783-9269, nherb@pa.gov.

April 30-- PA Resources Council Pharmaceutical Collection Events In Allegheny County.  4 Locations.  10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

April 30-- NEW. Foods Of The Delaware Highlands Dinner. Hawley, Wayne County.

May 4-- PA Groundwater Symposium.   Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College.

May 7-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event.  Allegheny County, North Park Swimming Pool.  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

May 10-- Wildlife for Everyone Governor Tom Ridge Wetlands Thru The Camera Lens Student Program.  Centre County.

May 10-12-- NEW. PA American Water Works Association Annual Conference. Bethlehem Sands Hotel and Casino, Bethlehem.

May 11-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation 2016 Awards Banquet.  Camp Hill, Cumberland County.

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

May 13-15-- PA Outdoor Writers Association Spring Conference. Sayre, Bradford County.  Conference details are coming together.  Contact Nick Sisley by email to: nicksisley@hotmail.com with any questions.

May 13-15-- Susquehanna Greenway: Susquehanna River Sojourn Sayer to Sugar Run.

May 14-- NEW. Foundation for Sustainable Forests Loving The Land Through Working Forests. Corry, Erie County.

May 17-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Developing Aquifer Testing Plans & Groundwater Withdrawal Applications Workshop.  Commission’s Conference Center located at 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA.  Day-Long.

May 21-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event. Cambria County, Concurrent Technologies Corp. ETF Facility, Johnstown.  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

June 3-5-- PA Environmental Council Environment Ride.  Philadelphia to Bethlehem back to Philadelphia.

June 7-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Charles M. Swokel, Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-5806 or (800) 428-2657 ((800) 42-TANKS) within the Commonwealth, cswokel@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

June 12-17-- Susquehanna Greenway: Susquehanna River Sojourn Laceyville to Shickshinny.

June 17-19-- Susquehanna Greenway: Susquehanna River Sojourn Shickshinny To Sunbury.

July 9-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event. Washington County, Washington County Fairgrounds.  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

August 13-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event.  Allegheny County, Boyce Park Four Seasons Ski Lodge parking lot.  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

September 17-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event.  Allegheny County, South Park Wave Pool parking lot.  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

September 22-- DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Keith Ashley, Bureau of Waste Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-787-2553, riashley@pa.gov.

September 22-- Penn State Extension Dive Deeper III Water Educator Summit. The Central Hotel & Conference Center, Harrisburg.

October 7-- DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Rich Janati, Bureau of Radiation Protection, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-787-2147, rjanati@pa.gov.

October 8-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event. Beaver County, Bradys Run Park Recycling Center.  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

October 26-28-- Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference.  Lancaster Convention Center, Lancaster.

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DEP Regulations In Process

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

Recently Finalized Regulations - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Update - DEP webpage

Feb. 27 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, page 1123

DEP Technical Guidance In Process

Draft Technical Guidance Documents - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Comment Deadlines - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Copies of Final Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

DEP Non-Regulatory/Technical Guidance Documents Agenda (Feb. 1, 2016) - DEP webpage

Other DEP Proposals For Public Review

Other Proposals Open For Public Comment - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Other Proposals - DEP webpage

Other Proposals Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

DEP Facebook Page     DEP Twitter Feed         DEP YouTube Channel

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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