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.

Note: It’s budget season. Senate and House committee meetings happened without warning.

June 18--  PA Resources Council ReuseFest.  Pittsburgh.

June 19-- NEW. PA Environmental Council TV: Abandoned Mines/Oil and Gas Wells Topic Of Environmental Focus.  PA Cable Network.  4:00.

June 20-- DEP Public Meeting, Hearing On Changes To Air Permit For Lackawanna Energy Center, LLC Natural Gas Power Plant In Jessup Borough, Lackawanna County. Valley View High School, Archbald, Lackawanna County.  6:00 to 9:30 p.m.

June 21-- NEW. House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee meets to consider House Bill 2013 (Ellis-R-Butler) authorizing DCNR to enter into public-private partnerships to provide additional recreational activities at State Parks (sponsor summary). Room 39 East Wing. 9:30.

June 21-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, edinger@pa.gov.

-- Final VOC Regulations Covering Surface Coating Process

-- Final VOC Regulations Covering Vehicle Assembly Coating Operations

-- Final Revised Total Coliform Rule

-- Click Here for available handouts.

June 21-- 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 join the meeting by webinar.

-- Presentation From USGS On Water Quality Sampling In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- Presentation From DEP On Its Legacy Well Climate Emissions Study.

-- Click Here to read a copy of DEP’s Monthly Report To Council

-- Click Here for available handouts.

June 21-- DEP Meeting/Hearing On CPV Fairview’s Proposed Natural Gas Fired Power Plant In Jackson Twp., Cambria County.  Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Hall, 176 Adams Ave., Mineral Point.  6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Contact: John Poister, jpoister@pa.gov.  Click Here for more information.

June 21 or 22-- DEP MS4 Stormwater Workshops.  Scranton.

June 22-- CANCELED. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee mets. The next scheduled meeting is August 17.  DEP Contact: Lee McDonnell, 717-787-5017 or send email to: lmcdonnell@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

June 22-- Chiques Creek Watershed Expo.  Lancaster County.

June 22-- NEW. Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 16 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) establishing a Task Force On Lead and the Hazards Of Lead Poisoning (sponsor summary).  Room 461.  1:45.

June 22-23-- 2016 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference.  Indiana University of PA, Indiana.

June 23-- NEW. Senate Labor and Industry Committee meets to consider House Bill 568 (Evankovich-R-Allegheny) changing the adoption process for the PA Construction Code Act (House Fiscal Note and summary).  Room 461.  11:00.

June 23-- Draft Agenda. Joint meeting of the Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee and Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board. DEP Moshannon District Office, 186 Enterprise Dr., Philipsburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov.

-- Discussion Of Draft Forms To Implement The Chapter 78a Regulations

-- Discussion Of Draft Technical Guidance To Implement The Chapter 78a Regulations

-- Proposed Methane Reduction Standards & Impacts On Oil And Gas Industry

-- Discussion Of Changes To Oil And Gas Compliance Report Viewer

-- Update On Proposed Chapter 78, Subchapter D Rulemaking

-- For available handouts, check the respective Advisory Committee and Board webpages.

June 23-- CANCELED. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is July 13. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, DEP Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, 717-772-2189 or dhissner@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

June 23-- Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center Farming For Success Workshop.  Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 1446 Auction Rd., Manheim, Lancaster County.

June 24-25-- Youghiogheny River Symposium.  Penn State University-Fayette.  Uniontown.

June 24-29-- Wildlands Conservancy Lehigh River Sojourn.

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

June 25-- Brodhead Watershed Association Blakeslee Natural Area Get Outdoors Poconos Hike.  Monroe County.

June 26-- Brodhead Watershed Association Learn To Fly-Fish The Brodhead Creek.  Monroe County.

June 26-- Brodhead Watershed Assn Master Gardener Rain Garden Workshop. Analomink, Monroe County.

June 28-- DEP public hearing on upgrade to Calpine Mid-Merit LLC natural gas power plant in York County from 760 to 830 MW. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00.  (May 28 PA Bulletin, page 2703) (June 4 PA Bulletin, page 2885)

June 28-- DEP hearing on Sammy-Mar, LLC’s proposed Povlik#1 injection well Huston, Clearfield County. Pennfield Grange Hall, 12255 Bennetts Valley Highway, Penfield. 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.  Contact: John Poister, jpoister@pa.gov.

June 28 or 29-- DEP MS4 Stormwater Workshops. Wyomissing.

June 29-- State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. 11th Floor Conference Room B, 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.

June 30-- DEP Solid Waste 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.

June 30-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board’s Regulatory, legislative and Technical Committee meets.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. The meeting will also be offered by Web/Conference call. 1:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden, 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

July 7-- 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, 724-404-3147, agaida@pa.gov. (formal notice)

July 8-- Jefferson’s Integrative Medicine’s Prescribe-A-Trail Walk. Radnor Trail, Delaware County.

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

July 9-- Pike-Monroe Woodland Owners Group Forestry Project Tour. Resica Falls Boy Scout Camp, Monroe County.

July 13-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Molly Adams, Land Recycling Program, 717-783-1566. E-mail: moadams@pa.gov.

July 13-- NEW. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.  9:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, DEP Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, 717-772-2189 or dhissner@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

July 13-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Mining Equipment meeting.  Westmoreland Room, DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, 724-404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.

July 16-- Grey Towers Heritage Assn. Summer Lecture Series: Jervis McEntee, The Pinchot Family And The Hudson River School Of Art.  Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, Pike County.  5:30 p.m.

July 18-21-- Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Teacher Workshops.  Philadelphia Region.

July 19-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, edinger@pa.gov.

July 19-- 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.  Note: Next scheduled meeting is September 20.

July 19 or 20-- DEP MS4 Stormwater Workshops. Lewisburg.

July 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Cambria District Mining Office, 286 Industrial park Road, Ebensburg.  10:00. DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden, Bureau of Mining Programs, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov.

July 25-29-- The Sustainable Energy Fund Energypath Renewable Energy Conference, Student Energy Camps, Science Fair. Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, State College.

July 27-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, Bureau of Air Quality, 717-783-9269 or send email to: nherb@pa.gov.

July 27-- The Delaware River Basin Commission holds a hearing proposed regulations changing its rules of practice and procedure concerning regulatory program fees, water supply charges inviting public comments.  DRBC Offices, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ. 1:00.  (formal notice)  Click Here for more information.

July 27-29-- PROP Recycling & Organics Conference.  Harrisburg.

August 2-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting.  Delaware Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Carl Jones, Director, DEP’s Office of Environmental Justice, 484-250-5818 or send email to: caejone@pa.gov.

August 4-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.  DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, Bureau of Air Quality, 717-783-9269 or send email to: nherb@pa.gov.

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 13-- Lacawac Sanctuary 50th Anniversary Farm To Plate Dinner. Wayne County.

August 16-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, edinger@pa.gov.

August 17-- NEW. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee mets. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Lee McDonnell, 717-787-5017 or send email to: lmcdonnell@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

August 18-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems 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.

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

August 24-- CANCELED. DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting. DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov.

August 25-- CANCELED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov.

August 27-- Grey Towers Heritage Assn. Summer Lecture Series: The Spirituality Of Gifford Pinchot. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, Pike County.  5:30 p.m.

September 15-18-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Women and Their Woods Educational Retreat.  Milanville, Wayne 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 17-- Grey Towers Heritage Assn. Summer Lecture Series: The Clearest Way Into The Universe: Nature’s Meaning In The Photographs Of Ansel Adams.  Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, Pike County.  5:30 p.m.

September 21-22-- Shale Insight Conference.  Pittsburgh.

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-- CANCELED. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting.  Bureau of Laboratories Building, Room 206, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. DEP Contact: Aaren Alger at 717-346-822 or send email to: aaalger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

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

October 1-- 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.

Visit DEP’s Public Participation Center for public participation opportunities.  Click Here to sign up for DEP News a biweekly newsletter from the Department.

Sign Up For DEP’s eNotice: Did you know DEP can send you email notices of permit applications submitted in your community?  Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?  All through its eNotice system.  Click Here to sign up.

Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.

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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6/20/2016