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 19-- 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 19-- NEW. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Equinox Celebration. Berks County.

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

March 21-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 385 (Pileggi-R-Delaware) further providing for Transit Revitalization Investment Districts.  Room 140 Main Capitol.  Off the Floor.

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-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to consider Senate Bill 1114 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) allowing the use of alternative on-lot septic systems on the sewage facility planning process (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 1041 (Schwank-D-Berks) amending Act 101 to authorize counties and local governments to charge a recycling fee (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 1145 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) amending the Oil and Gas Conservation Law to exempt drilling companies that pass through the Onondaga formation without producing it from a $5,000 permit fee (sponsor summary); House Bill 1712 (R.Brown-R-Monroe) establishing a Private Dam Financial Assurance Program (House Fiscal Note and summary).  Room 8E-B East Wing. 9:30.  Click Here for a link to watch the meeting live.

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-- DEP Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Seminar. Wilkes-Barre.

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

March 23-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets, but the agenda is not yet available.  DEP’s Chapter 78 drilling regulations may be discussed.  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 9:30.

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-- Agenda Posted. 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)

-- DCNR Report-- DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn

-- PA Commitment To Chesapeake Bay Program-- DEP Secretary John Quigley, Matt Keefer, Assistant State Forester

-- PA Explorer Conservation Tool - PA Natural Diversity Inventory

-- Click Here for available handouts

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-- 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 26-- NEW. Little Paint Creek Cleanup.  Cambria County.

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 29-- NEW. Westmoreland County Conservation District Landowners Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Workshop.  Greensburg.

March 29, 30, 31-- NEW. Penn State Extension Community Forestry Short Course.  In-Person, Online.

March 30-- [Agenda Not Posted] 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-- 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-- [Agenda Not Posted] 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 1-- NEW. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Hawk Watch Begins.

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 5-- NEW. DEP Peregrine Falcon Educator’s Workshop.  Harrisburg.

April 5-- NEW. Friends Of The Wissahickon Lessons Learned From Black Rock Forest. Montgomery County.

April 6-- NEW. House Health Committee holds an information meeting on Lyme disease. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00.

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-- 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 8-- NEW. State Museum Of PA, Game Commission Working Together For Wildlife Art Exhibit Opens.  Harrisburg.

April 9-- NEW. PA Environmental Council, Potter County Conservation District Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup.  Galeton, Potter County.

April 11-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on clean energy jobs.  Room 418 Main Capitol. 10:00.

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-- CANCELED. 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-- 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 16-- NEW. PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Oakdale, Allegheny County.

April 16-- NEW. Clean & Green Harrisburg, Keep Harrisburg/Dauphin County Beautiful 4th Annual Great Harrisburg Litter Cleanup.  Dauphin County.

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-- NEW. Earth Day.

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

April 23-- Centre County Watershed Cleanup Day.

April 23-- NEW. French Creek Cleanup Day. Montgomery County.

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-- 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 7-- NEW. Manada Conservancy’s Annual Spring Native Plant Sale. Dauphin County.

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

May 10-12-- 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. PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Frazer Township, Allegheny County.

May 14-- 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 19-- NEW. Friends Of The Wissahickon Lessons Benefits Of Park, Garden Ecosystems. Montgomery County.

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.

June 18-- NEW. PA Resources Council Allegheny County ReuseFest.  Mt. Lebanon.

June 18-25-- NEW. Delaware River Sojourn.

June 25-- NEW. PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. LTBA, Allegheny County.

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.

August 20-- NEW. PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. West Mifflin, Allegheny County.

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 1-- NEW. PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Robinson  Township, Allegheny County. 

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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