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.

September 24-- Schuylkill River Heritage Area Ride The Schuylkill River Trail From Reading To Pottstown.

September 24-- Brodhead Watershed Association Get Outdoors Poconos Hike On Sherwood Forest Road, Monroe County.

September 24-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towners Hosts National Public Lands Day, Community Day.  Pike County.

September 24-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Centralia Cleanup.  Centralia, Columbia County. 9:00.

September 26-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 16 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) establishing a task force on lead and the hazards of lead poisoning and authorizing a study (sponsor summary), Senate Bill 1341 (Mensch-R-Lehigh) establishing the Performance-based Budget Board (sponsor summary).  Rules Room.  Off the Floor.

September 27-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Resolution 385 (Brooks-R-Crawford) directing the Joint State Government Commission to identify environmental laws and regulations more stringent than federal law (sponsor summary), House Bill 1103 (Zimmerman-R-Lancaster) exempting agricultural high-tunnel greenhouse structures from stormwater permitting requirements (House Fiscal Note and summary).  Rules Room.  Off the Floor.  Click Here for more information.

September 27-- Game Commission State Game Lands Open House. Game Commission Southeast Region Office, 253 Snyder Road, Reading, Berks County. 19605. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

September 27-28-- DEP Chapter 78a Unconventional Drilling Regulations Training. Ramada Inn, 1170 West Chestnut St., Washington.

September 28-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board Regulatory, Legislative and Technical Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden, 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

September 28-- Brodhead Watershed Association Green Infrastructure Workshop In Stroudsburg Area, Monroe County. Stroudsburg Municipal Building, 700 Sarah St., Stroudsburg. 7 p.m.

September 29-- Legislative Forestry Task Force, Joint Legislative Air & Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee.  Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College. 10:00.

September 29-- Brandywine Conservancy Bat Conservation, Why It Matters, What You Can Do.  Brandywine River Museum of Art, Route 1, Chadds Ford, Chester County.  6:30 p.m.

September 30-- Brodhead Watershed Association Members & Friends Celebration.  Northampton Community College’s Pocono Hall in Tannersville, Monroe County.

September 30-October 2-- NEW. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Watershed Forum.  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV.

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

October 1-- Pittsburgh Solar Tour.  1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

October 1-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers  Movable Feast: Pinchot Family & Milford Historic Walking Tour.  Milford, Pike County.  10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

October 2-- NEW. Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers How Does Nature Influence Writing?  Part of Milford Readers and Writers Festival. Milford, Pike County.  11 a.m.

October 5-- NEW. DEP public information meeting on proposed Renovo Energy Center LLC natural gas power plant in Clinton County.  Western Clinton County Recreation Authority building, 222 St. Clair Avenue, Renovo.  6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

October 6-- Delaware Estuary Partnership Celebrates 20 Years Of Cleaner Water. Auletto Caterers in Deptford, New Jersey. 5:00 to 8:30 p.m.

October 6-- NEW. PA Chamber Of Business & Industry Fall Energy & Environmental Compliance Conference.  Hilton Garden Inn/Southpointe, 1000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, Washington County.  8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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 7-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators supporting Fast Forward: The Future Of Environmental Education. Dupont Environmental Education Center,1400 Delmarva lane, Wilmington Delaware. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

October 7-- NEW. Natural Lands Trust/PECO/KaBOOM! Build A Playground In Coatesville, Chester County.  8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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 8-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Woodland House Autumn Decorating Workshop.  Hawley Silk Mill, 8 Silk Mill Drive, Hawley, Pike County.

October 11-- 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)

October 11-- DCNR Wild Resource Conservation Program holds a hearing on grant applications.  Fish & Boat Commission, Susquehanna Room, 1601 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg.  2:00 p.m.

October 12-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee On Diesel-Powered Equipment meeting. DEP New Stanton Office, Westmoreland Room, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, 724-404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.

October 12-- Stroud Water Research Center Webinar: Introduction To The Wiki Watershed Toolkit. 3:30.

October 12-- Manada Conservancy Scott Weidensaul, Mountains Of The Heart Program. Derry Presbyterian Church, 248 East Derry Road in Hershey. 7:00 p.m.

October 13-- CANCELED. 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.

October 13-- 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.

October 14-- Governor’s Office State Planning Board.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here for more information.

October 14-- Stroud Water Research Center Tree Planting.  Coatesville, Chester County.  9:00 a.m. to Noon.

October 15-- NEW. Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Fall Walks. 122 Old Owego Turnpike, Milford, Pike County.  10:00. 

October 17-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Economic Development Workshop.  Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, 100 Shawnee Inn Drive, Shawnee on Delaware, PA.  6-8 p.m.

October 17-- NEW. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay & Partners Financing Your Stormwater Management Project Workshop. Lemoyne Borough Office Building, 510 Herman Ave., Lemoyne, Cumberland County. 10:00 a.m.

October 18-- 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.

October 18-- 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.

October 18-- Energy Coordinating Agency Breakfast Briefings On The First Fuel: Energy Efficiency.  Energy Coordinating Agency’s LEED certified Training Center at 106 W. Clearfield Street, Philadelphia.  8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

October 18-- Stream Restoration, Inc. Datashed Online Stream Restoration Data Warehouse Training.  Westmoreland County Conservation District Offices, Greensburg. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

October 18-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Economic Development Workshop.  Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY.  6-8 p.m.

October 19-- Stroud Water Research Center/Axalta Seminar On Delaware River Health. Union League of Philadelphia. 5:30 p.m.

October 20-- PennTAP Webinar: Save Money Through Energy Management Systems. Noon to 1:00.

October 20-- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Awards Dinner.  Woodlands Inn & Resort, Wilkes-Barre.

October 21-- Pennsylvania Wilds Fall Biking Seminar. Allegheny Grille, Foxburg, Clarion County.

October 22-- Natural Lands Trust ChesLen Chase For Open Space. Chester County.

October 22-- NEW. Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Fall Walks. 122 Old Owego Turnpike, Milford, Pike County.  10:00.

October 24-- Environmental Issues Forum of the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee feature a presentation on Pennsylvania’s Wildlife Action Plan by the Fish and Boat and Game Commissions.  Room 8E-A East Wing of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg. Noon.

October 26-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  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.

October 26-- DEP hearing on Archbald gas-fired power plant in Lackawanna County.  Valley View High School, 1 Columbus Drive in Archbald. 7:00 p.m.  For more information, contact DEP’s Northeast Regional Office by calling 570-826-2511.  Click Here for more. (formal notice PA Bulletin page 6043)

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

October 27-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. Susquehanna Room A, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Tom Juengst, Bureau of Clean Water, 717-783-7577 or send email to: tjuengt@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

November 1-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building 10:00.  DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, Bureau of Air Quality, 717-772-3429 or send email to: mbrojakows@pa.gov.

November 2-- DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting. Location To Be Announced.  10:00. DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

November 3- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Location To Be Announced.  10:00. DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

November 3-- Stream Restoration, Inc. Datashed Online Stream Restoration Data Warehouse Training.  Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Ashley, Luzerne County. 5:30 p.m to ?

November 4-- PA Environmental Council. Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition Summit.  Regional Learning Alliance, Cranberry Township, Butler County.

November 4-- Stream Restoration, Inc. Datashed Online Stream Restoration Data Warehouse Training.  Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Ashley, Luzerne County. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..

November 9-- NEW. Susquehanna River Basin Commission Water Resource Management Considerations for Public Water Supply Managers.  SRBC Conference Center located at 4423 N. Front St., Harrisburg.  8:15 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

November 10-- PA Resources Council Annual Awards Dinner. Villanova University Conference Center, Philadelphia.

November 10-- Energy Coordinating Agency Breakfast Briefings On The First Fuel: Energy Efficiency.  Energy Coordinating Agency’s LEED certified Training Center at 106 W. Clearfield Street, Philadelphia.  8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

November 11-12-- 11th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium.  Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Union County.

November 15-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting.  Delaware Conference Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building.  8:30.  DEP Contact: Carl Jones, Director, DEP’s Office of Environmental Justice, 484-250-5818 or send email to: caejone@pa.gov.

November 15- 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.

November 15-- 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.

November 16-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Michael Maddigan, Land Recycling Program, 717-783-1566 or email: mmaddigan@pa.gov.

November 17-- Energy Coordinating Agency Sustainable Energy Conference For A Self-Sufficient Energy Future.  Temple University Student Faculty Center, 3340 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.

November 17-- Stream Restoration, Inc. Datashed Online Stream Restoration Data Warehouse Training.  Patton Township Building, State College, Centre County. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

November 19-- Stream Restoration, Inc. Datashed Online Stream Restoration Data Warehouse Training.  St. Francis University, Loretto, Cambria County. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

December 1-- NEW. Westminster College/Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium On The Environment.  Westminster College, New Wilmington, Lawrence County.

December 6-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Charles Swokel, Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, 717-772-5806 or send email to: cswokel@pa.gov.

December 8-- 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. 

December 13-- 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.

December 14-- 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.

December 15-- PennTAP Webinar: E3 Overview: Economy-Energy-Environment. Noon to 1:00.

December 20-- 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.

December 21-- DEP 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, 717-772-2186 or send email to:  kszwajkows@pa.gov.

February 16-- PennTAP Webinar: Pollution Prevention: Lean Manufacturing With A Focus On Food Manufacturing. Noon to 1:00.

March 23-24-- Westmoreland County Conservation District 2017 Engineers’ Workshop. Fred Rogers Center, a LEED Gold Certified building at St. Vincent College, Latrobe.

April 5-7-- PA Assn. of Environmental Professionals 32nd Annual Conference. State College.

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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

July 2016 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, page 3731

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 (July 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

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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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