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.

February 20-- NEW. Presidents Day.  State Offices Are Closed.

February 21-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00- Independent Fiscal Office/Economic & Revenue Outlook.  Room 140.  Click Here to watch hearings live.

February 21-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 1:00- Independent Fiscal Office.  Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.  Click Here to watch Senate hearings live.

February 21-- 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)

February 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. This is a Webex meeting only.   Click Here to participate online. 10:00 to 11:00. DEP Contact: Katie Hetherington Cunfer, Citizens Advisory Council, P. O. Box 8459, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8459, 717-705-2693, khethering@pa.gov. 

-- Update from Acting DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell.

-- Written Monthly Report From DEP To Council

February 21-- American Institute Of Architects-PA Designing Schools For Success. Harrisburg University, Harrisburg. 9 a.m. to Noon.

February 22-- Rescheduled. House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 3:00- Public Utility Commission.  Room 140.

February 23-- CANCELED. 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.  (formal notice)

February 23-- CANCELED. 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.  (formal notice)

February 23-- PSU Agriculture & Environment Center Winter Farmer Meetings In Chiques Watershed.  Acorn Farms in Mt. Joy, Londonderry Township, Chester County.

February 23-- Green Valleys Watershed Association Stormwater Best Management Practices Workshop.  Welkinweir Arboretum, Pottstown, Chester County. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

February 24-- House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the import, sale, purchase and barter of ivory and rhinoceros horns.  Shusterman Hall, Temple University, 1801 North Broad St., Philadelphia. 11:00.

February 24-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Woods & Waters Film Series. Selected Short Films - Forest Kindergarten, The Last Dragons and more!  Whole Foods Co-Op Community Center, 1341 W. 26 St., Erie. 6:30 p.m.

February 25-- Penn State Extension, DCNR Woods In Your Backyard Workshop. Penn State University, Forest Resources Building, Room 112, University Park, Centre County. 9 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

February 25-- Get Outdoors Poconos Mount Wismer Hike.  Monroe County.

February 26-- NEW. Delaware RiverKeeper Documenting Natural Features Along PennEast Pipeline Route Training.  Natural Lands Trust’s Bear Creek Preserve Management Center in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.  9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection; 1:00- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  Room 140.   Click Here to watch hearings live.

February 27-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00- Department of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.

March 1-- Change. House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00- Department of Agriculture; 1:30- Public Utility Commission.  Room 140.   Click Here to watch hearings live.

March 1-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 3:00- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.

March 1-- DEP hearing on PennEast Pipeline compressor station in Kidder Township, Carbon County.  Split Rock Resort Lodge, 100 Moseywood Rd in Lake Harmony. 6:00 to 9 p.m. (PA Bulletin page 325)

March 1-2-- PA Lake Management Society 2017 Conference. Ramada Conference Center, State College.

March 3-- PSU Agriculture & Environment Center Winter Farmer Meetings In Watershed.   Sunset Golf Course, 2601 Sunset Drive, Middletown, Dauphin County.

March 4-- Dauphin County Woodland Owners Association. 7th Annual Woodland Owner’s Conference.  Dauphin County Agricultural & Natural Resources Center located at 1451 Peters Mountain Road, Dauphin.  8:30 a.m.

March 5-6-- Registration Open. PA Environmental Council PA Statewide Watershed Conference. State College

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 Heimbach, 717-772-5599 or send email to: dheimbach@pa.gov.

March 7-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting.  Delaware Room, Rachel Carson Building.  8:30. DEP Contact: Carl Jones, caejone@pa.gov or 484-250-5818.

March 8-- CHANGE. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: Moved To March 9- Department of Environmental Protection. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.

March 8-- DEP hearing on base year inventory for the Delaware County Nonattainment Area PM2.5 Standard.  Department's Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, Montgomery County. 1:00 p.m.  (formal notice)

March 9-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.

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

March 9-- NEW. Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting.  Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel Scranton, Platform Lounge, Main Floor, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 9:00.  (formal notice & agenda).

March 9-- PRC, Allegheny Cleanways Hosts Wild & Scenic Film Festival.  Eddy Theater at Chatham University’s Shadyside campus, Pittsburgh.

March 9-- NEW. Manada Conservancy: State of the Swatara Greenway. The Perking Point, 257 Hershey Road, Hummelstown, Dauphin County. 7:00.

March 11-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop.  BlueBerry Hill-Franklin Park, Allegheny County.  10:30 a.m. to Noon.

March 11-- Registration Open. 20th Annual Schuylkill River Watershed Congress.  Montgomery County Community College, Pottstown.

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

March 14-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, mbrojakows@pa.gov or 717-772-3429.

March 15-- House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee informational meeting with Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding.  Room 140. 9:00.

March 15-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee informational meeting with electric and natural gas industries to provide an overview of legislative priorities for the upcoming session.  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 9:30.

March 15-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Mike Maddigan, mmaddigan@pa.gov or 717-772-3609.

March 15-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski, kszwajkows@pa.gov or 717-772-2186. (formal notice)

March 15-- Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 10:30.  (formal notice)

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 16-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Laura Henry, lahenry@pa.gov or 717-772-5713.

March 18-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop.  Blueberry Hill Park. 10:30 to Noon.

March 18-- Trout Unlimited Pipeline Construction Monitoring Training Workshop.  Carbon County.

March 20-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee to hear a presentation from representatives of the Anthracite Region Independent Power Plant Association. Room 8E-A East Wing. Noon.

March 21-- 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.

March 21-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council 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.

March 22-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop.  Phipps Garden Center, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

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-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop.  Morton Borough Hall, 500 Highland Ave., Morton, Delaware County. 6:30 p.m.

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

March 24-25-- Penn State Forest Landowners Conference. Altoona.

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

March 29-- 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.  (formal notice)

March 31-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Woods & Waters Film Series. Selected Short Films - Chasing Water, A Forest Year and more!  Scot Cinema, Pogue Student Center, 405 Scotland Rd., Edinboro. 7:00 p.m.

April 1-- Penn State Extension, DCNR Woods In Your Backyard Workshop. Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Lehman, Luzerne County. 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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

April 6-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic, jmelnic@pa.gov or 717-783-9730.

April 8-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop.  Fern Park, Allegheny County.  10:30 a.m. to Noon.

April 8-- Penn State Extension, DCNR Woods In Your Backyard Workshop. Penn State Beaver, SUB Lodge, Monaca, Beaver County. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

April 11-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. North Park-Rose Barn, Allegheny County.  6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

April 12-- 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.

April 12-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment (Deep Mining) meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske, mscheloske@pa.gov or 724-404-3143.

April 12-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Phipps Garden Center, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

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

April 13-- 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.  (formal notice)

April 13-- Society of Women Environmental Professionals - Capital Chapter Annual Conference.  Central Penn College’s Conference Center, Summerdale, Cumberland County.

April 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.

April 18-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council 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.

April 18-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Lauri Ann West Community Center, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

April 20-- 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.

April 20-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  4th Floor Training Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.

April 20-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. South Park-Buffalo Inn, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

April 21-22-- PEC, KPB Pinchot State Forest Earth Day Tree Planting.  Luzerne County.

April 22-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Ross Township Community Center, Allegheny County.  Noon to 1:30 p.m.

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

April 26-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, nherb@pa.gov or 717-783-9269.

April 27-- 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.

April 27-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Boyce Park-Activity Center, Allegheny County.  6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

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

May 4-6-- Registration Open. PA Land Trust Association Land Conservation Conference & Environmental Advisory Council Network Conference.  Lancaster.

May 6-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop.  Ross Twp. Community Center, Noon to 1:30 p.m.

May 9-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop.  Carnegie Municipal Building, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

May 10-- 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.

May 10-- 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.

May 10-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop.  Fern Hollow, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

May 16-- Primary Election Day.

May 16-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop.  North Park-Rose Barn, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

May 17-- 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.

May 17-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council 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.

May 18-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop.  Boyce Park-Activity Center, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

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.

May 20-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop.  Lauri ann West Community Center, 10:30 to Noon

May 24-- PA Green & Healthy Schools Partnership. PA Green & Healthy Schools Forum with PA Envirothon.  University of Pittsburgh Campus-Johnstown .

May 24-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop.  South Park-Buffalo Inn, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

June 1-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Phipps Garden Center, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

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.

June 7-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 206, Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Aaren Alger, aaalger@pa.gov or 717-346-7200.

June 7-- DCNR PA Trails Advisory Committee Public Forum.  Murrysville Community Center, 3091 Carson Ave, Murrysville, Westmoreland County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

June 8-- PA Resources Council Allegheny County Backyard Composting Workshop. Phipps Garden Center, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

June 18-23-- Registration Open. Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp. Messiah College, Grantham, Cumberland County.

September 21-- DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee/Solid Waste Advisory Committee joint meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Laura Henry, lahenry@pa.gov or 717-772-5713.

September 23-26-- Statewide Greenways & Trails Summit. DoubleTree Hotel in Reading, Berks County.

October 4-- DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Rich Janati, rjanati@pa.gov or 717-787-2147.

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

February 2017 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, Page 740

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. 2017) - 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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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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