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.

November 7-- NEW. Kleinman Center For Energy Policy. Business Case For Sustainable Shale Fracking.  Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Forum, 220 S. 34th St., Philadelphia. 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

November 8-- Election Day! (As If You Could Forget!)

November 8-- NEW. Agenda Posted. State Conservation Commission meeting.  Room 309 Agriculture Building, Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m.

-- Proposed Changes To Dirt, Gravel & Low Volume Road Maintenance Manual

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Update

-- Chesapeake Bay Farm Conservation Practices Survey Update

-- Agriculture In Balance Conference Update

-- REAP Program

-- Click Here for available handouts

November 9-- 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 9-- Delaware River Basin Commission hearing on water withdrawal requests and on drought-related conditions in the basin.  Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, in Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 1:30.  Click Here for more background.  (formal notice)

November 9-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshop. Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke. 9:00 a.m to 12:30 p.m.

November 10-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshop. Penn State Hotel & Convention Center, State College, Centre County. 9:00 a.m to 12:30 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 10-- Delaware Valley Green Building Council Green Stormwater Infrastructure Webinar: Soil Performance In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Part II. Noon to 1:10.

November 10-- West Penn Sustainable Energy Fund Clean Energy Project Funding Workshop. West Overton Village and Museum, 109 W. Overton Road, Scottdale, Westmoreland County. 10:30 to 12:30.

November 10-- NEW. DCNR Snowmobile and ATV Advisory Committee meeting.  Bald Eagle State Forest District Office, 18865 Old Turnpike Road, Millmont, Union County. 10:00. DCNR Contact: Jennie Shade 717-787-9306.  (formal Notice)

November 10-11-- NEW. Agenda Posted. Chesapeake Bay Commission meeting.   Westmoreland State Park, 1650 State Park Road, Montross, VA.

-- Agriculture and the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans

            -- What Will Be Expected Of Agriculture?

            -- Role Of Technical Assistance

            -- Role Of Innovation

-- Mid-Point Assessment And Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans

-- Click Here for available handouts.

November 11-- Gifford Pinchot Grey Towers Open Fee-Free For Veterans.  Milford, Pike County.

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

November 12-- PA Trout Unlimited Coldwater Conservation Corps Volunteer Training. Ohiopyle State Park, 124 Main Street, Ohiopyle, Fayette County. 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

November 12-- NEW. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Golden Eagle Day.  Berks County.

November 14-- 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)

November 15-- CANCELED. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board joint meeting with DEP Citizens Advisory Council.  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- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is December 20. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, edinger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

November 15-- Agenda Change. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. [Joint meeting with DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board is being rescheduled.] 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 Webex.

November 15-- Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise, Learn Whether You Qualify For Heating Assistance Event. Red Lion Inn, 4751 Lindle Rd., Harrisburg PA 17111. 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

November 15-- Keep PA Beautiful America Recycles Day.

November 16-- House & Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committees hold a joint hearing to review emergency preparedness and response measures for natural gas and petroleum pipeline infrastructure.  Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.  9:00.

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 16-- DEP hearing on the proposed transfer of volatile organic compound emission credits to the Perdue AgriBusiness soybean processing facility in Conoy Township, Lancaster County.  Bainbridge Fire Hall, 34 South 2nd Street, Bainbridge.  6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  DEP Contact: Brenda Esterline 717-705-4704.  Click Here for more information.  (formal notice, page 6352)

November 16-- League Of Women Voters 2016 Shale & Public Health Conference.  University of Pittsburgh University Club, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh.  8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

November 16-- NEW. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DCNR Contact: Gretchen Leslie 717-772-9084 or send email to: gleslie@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

November 16-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshop. Park Inn Radisson Hotel, Clarion. 9:00 a.m to 12:30 p.m.

November 17-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m..  DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic, Bureau of Radiation Protection, 717-783-9730 or send email to: jmelnic@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

November 17-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshop. Upper St. Clair Community Center, Upper St. Clair, Allegheny County. 9:00 a.m to 12:30 p.m.

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 17-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Ann Jones Gerace Center (formerly CCI Center), South Side, Pittsburgh. 6:30 – 8 p.m.

November 18-- Wildlands Conservancy Green Gala.  Desales University Center in Center Valley, Lehigh County.

November 18-19-- NEW. Pennsylvania Botany Symposium.  Penn State Hotel Conference Center, State College

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.

November 19-- PA Council of Trout Unlimited and the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Volunteer Training For Pipeline Construction Monitors. Montour Preserve, 700 Preserve Road, Danville, Montour County.  9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

November 19-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Lauri Ann West Community Center, O’Hara Twp., Allegheny County. 10:30 – Noon.

November 20-- NEW. Brodhead Watershed Association Get Outdoors Poconos Paradise-Price Preserve Hike. Monroe County. 1:00.

November 21-- Delaware Valley Green Building Council Green Stormwater Infrastructure Webinar: Plant Performance In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Part I. Noon to 1:00.

November 22-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.   10:00. DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

-- Water Supply  Replacement Technical Guidance Document

-- Area Of Review Technical Guidance Document

-- Coal-Gas Coordination Report

-- Underground Injection Control Well Permitting

-- Seismic Issues Related To Oil And Gas Activities

-- Chapter 78a, SubChapter C Implementation Issues

-- Click Here for available handouts

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

December 1-- PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop. Ann Jones Gerace Center (formerly CCI Center), South Side, Pittsburgh. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

December 3-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Volunteer Training.  Upper Delaware Visitor Center, 176 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County. 9 a.m to 1 p.m.

December 3-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 10:30 – Noon.

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 7-- Delaware Valley Green Building Council Green Stormwater Infrastructure Webinar: Plant Performance In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Part II. Noon to 1:00.

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 8-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting.  Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West Street, Annapolis, MD. 9:00.

December 10-- PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 10:30 – Noon.

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 14-- Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting.  Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, in Washington Crossing, Bucks County.  10:30. (formal notice)

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.

January 11-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Writing Webinar. 10:00.

January 19- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Training Program In Berks County. Berks County Ag Center, 1238 County Welfare Road in Leesport.  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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

March 15-16-- NEW. PA Environmental Council: Achieving Deep Carbon Reductions: Paths For Pennsylvania’s Electricity Future Conference.  David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

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.

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

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

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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