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: DEP published its 2017 schedule of advisory committee and board meeting in the December 17 PA Bulletin, page 7896.

January 1-- First Day New Year’s Hikes.

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

January 5-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, dhissner@pa.gov or 717-772-2189.

-- Discussion of Proposed Drinking Water Fee Increases

-- Click Here for a summary of the fee proposal

January 5-6-- Agenda Posted. Chesapeake Bay Commission meeting. Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West St., Annapolis, MD.  Click Here for more information.

January 7-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Day. Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, Hawley, Wayne County.

January 7-29-- NEW. Mining History Month Celebrated In Northeast PA.

January 7-14-- Pennsylvania Farm Show.  Harrisburg.  Click Here for more information.

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 10-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00. DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, 717-783-9264 or send email to: mbrojakows@pa.gov.

-- Discussion of 2016 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Overview, Oil and Gas General Permits Controlling Methane Emissions, the 2018 Update To The PA Climate Change Action Plan

-- Presentation From ACEEE On Energy Efficiency

-- Click Here for available handouts

January 11-- NEW. DEP State Board For Certification Of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. 11th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski, Bureau of Point Non-Point Source Management, 717-772-2186 or send email to:  kszwajkows@pa.gov. (formal notice)

January 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Technical Advisory Committee On Diesel-Powered Equipment (Deep Mine Safety) meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton.  10:00. DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske, mscheloske@pa.gov or 724-404-3143.

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 12-- DEP Coal & Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Lawrence Ruane, lruane@pa.gov or 717-783-9590.

January 17-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Katie Hetherington Cunfer, khethering@pa.gov or 717-705-2693.

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

January 17-- DEP Public Hearing On Proposed Expansion Of Chrin Landfill In Northampton County.  Wilson Area High School, 424 Warrior Lane, Easton. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.  (formal notice, PA Bulletin page 7890).  Click Here for more information.

January 18-- DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Stacey Box, sbox@pa.gov or 717-772-5622.

January 19-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.

January 19-- NEW. NRCS-PA Pennsylvania State Technical Committee meeting. NRCS Office, Conference Room at 359 East Park Drive, Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m.

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.

January 19-- Penn State Extension Webinar: Shale Energy Fluids Management Trends.  1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

January 24-- 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)

January 24-- 10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Awards Program.  Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

January 25-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee (Air Quality) meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00. DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, nherb@pa.gov or 717-783-9269.

January 26-27-- PA Ground Water Association Annual Conference. Harrisburg/Hershey Holiday Inn Grantville, Dauphin County.

January 31-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Healthy Communities Workshop- Conservation Plan Update. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, 8601 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia. 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

February 1-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.

February 1-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Healthy Habitats  Workshop- Conservation Plan Update.  Montgomery County Community College, 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell. 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

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

February 8-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or 717-787-3730.

February 8-- 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.

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

February 16-- DEP Oil And Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, 717-783-9438 or send email to: kklapkowsk@pa.gov. 

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

February 23-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg.  9:00.  DEP Contact: Jay Braund, jbraund@pa.gov or 717-772-5636

February 23-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:15.  DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.

March 7-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, agaida@pa.gov or 724-404-3147.

March 7-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Dawn Heimback, 717-772-5599 or send email to: dheimbach@pa.gov.

March 14-- PennTAP-DEP Facility Operations Workshop On Energy Efficiency.  Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center, State College.

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-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee (On-lot Systems) meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:30.  DEP Contact: Brian Schlauderaff, bschlauder@pa.gov or 717-772-5620.

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

March 26-29-- Registration Open.  PA Recreation & Park Society 2017 Annual Conference. Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.

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

April 12-- NEW. PA Chamber Environmental Conference & Trade Show.  Best Western Premier Eden Resort & Suites, Lancaster.

April 25-27-- PA Section American Water Works Association Annual Conference.   The Hershey Lodge, Hershey.

May 3-- Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium.  Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College.

May 19-21-- PA Outdoor Writers Association Spring Conference. Harrisburg/Hershey Holiday Inn Grantville, Dauphin County.  Click Here for more information.

May 20-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Loving The Land Through Working Forests Annual Conference.  Mercer County.

June 7-- DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. DEP Contact: Stacey Box, 717-772-5622 or send email to: sbox@pa.gov.

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 3713

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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