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.

December 1 to 17-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers National Historic Site Holiday Programs.  Milford, Pike County.

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-- Agenda Posted. 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.

-- Draft Closure Requirements For Aboveground Storage Tanks

-- Draft Closure Requirements For Underground Storage Tanks

-- Draft Revisions To Chapter 245-- General Storage Tank Regulations

-- Click Here for available handouts.

December 6-- DEP Hearing on Hazardous Sites Cleanup action at the Hoff VC Site, New Hanover Twp., Montgomery County.  Boyertown Junior High East School, located at 2020 Big Road, Gilbertsville, PA 19525.  7:00 p.m.  DEP Contact: Virginia Cain at 484-250-5808 or send email to cowade@pa.gov.

December 7-- Agenda Posted. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting.  DEP Laboratory Building, Conference Room 206, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Aaren Alger at 717-346-822 or send email to: aaalger@pa.gov.

-- Discussion of proposed changes to Chapter 252 accreditation program

-- Click Here for available handouts

December 7-- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Lancaster Chamber of Commerce Businesses For The Bay Chesapeake Bay Business Forum.  Lancaster County Conservancy’s Susquehanna Riverlands Research and Education Center at Climbers Run Preserve, 226 Frogtown Road in Pequea.10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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

December 7-- NEW. Webinar: Moving The Clean Energy Economy Forward In The Keystone State. Noon to 1:15 p.m.

December 8-- Agenda Posted. 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.

-- Proposed General Permits To Control Methane From Oil & Gas Operations: GP-5, GP5A

-- Final Ozone Designation Recommendations To EPA

-- Overview Of 2014 Emissions Inventory For Unconventional Natural Gas Wells, Other Sources

-- Update On Rulemakings Related To State Implementation Plan Revisions

-- Click Here for available handouts

December 8-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting.  Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West Street, Annapolis, MD. 9:00.  Click Here for more on the agenda.  (formal notice)

December 8-- Chesapeake Conservancy Webinar On New High-Resolution Land Data In  Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

December 8-- Wildlands Conservancy Project WET Educator Workshop. Pool Wildlife Sanctuary, 3701 Orchid Place, Emmaus, Lehigh County. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

December 8-9-- Ohio River Basin Alliance 2016 Summit. EPA’s Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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

December 12-- Chesapeake Conservancy Webinar On New High-Resolution Land Data In  Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

December 13-- 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, 724-404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.

-- Consideration Of Final Rulemaking: Proximity Detection Systems

-- Update On Proposed Rulemaking: Sensitive Ground Fault

-- Discussion: Reportable Accidents

-- Click Here for available handouts

December 13-- PennVEST Water Infrastructure Funding Workshop. Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, 961 Marcon Boulevard, #310, Allentown.  9:30 a.m. to Noon.

December 14- DEP Citizens Advisory Council and DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. 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.  (formal notice)  (formal notice)

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 14-- Chesapeake Conservancy Webinar On New High-Resolution Land Data In  Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

December 15-- DEP Meeting, Hearing On Shell Ethane Plant Air, Water Permit Changes. Central Valley High School, 160 Baker Road Extension in Monaca, Beaver County. Meeting will be held from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. followed by a public hearing from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.

December 15-- PennVEST Water Infrastructure Funding Workshop.  DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 9:30 a.m. to Noon.

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

December 18-- NEW. Get Outdoors Poconos McMichael Creek Preserve Hike. Monroe County.

December 20-- CANCELED. 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. (formal notice)

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 3-- Opening Day Of 2017-18 Legislative Session.

January 9-- PennVEST Water Infrastructure Funding Workshop. East Marlborough Township Building, 721 Unionville Road, Kennett Square, Chester County. 9:30 a.m. to Noon.

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

January 11-- PennVEST Water Infrastructure Funding Workshop.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:30 a.m. to Noon.

January 17-- PennVEST Water Infrastructure Funding Workshop.  Bedford County Courthouse, Room 101, 200 South Julianna St., Bedford. 9:30 a.m. to Noon.

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 1-4-- NEW. PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture Farming For The Future Conference. State College.

February 11-- NEW. 3rd Annual GreenAllies Conference. Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. 

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

March 15-16-- Registration Open. 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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12/5/2016