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.

May 6-- 2017 Environmental Advisory Committee Conference. DoubleTree Resort, 2400 Willow Street Pike in Lancaster. 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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

May 6-- PA Resources Council. Household Chemical Collection Event. North Park, Allegheny County.

May 6-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy. Dinner & Live, Silent Auctions.  Silver Birches Waterfront in Hawley, Pike County.

May 8-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 269 (Baker-R- Luzerne) changing the process for updating the PA Construction Code (sponsor summary).  Rules Room.  Off the Floor.

May 8-- NEW. Senate Rules Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 561 (DiSanto-R-Dauphin) requiring legislative approval of regulations with an economic impact of $1 million or more  (Click Here for more background.). Rules Room. Off the Floor.

May 8-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee meets to consider House Bill 938 (Evankovich-R-Allegheny) exempting steel slag from the definition of waste under Act 97 (sponsor summary).  Room 140.  Off the Floor.

May 8-- NEW. House Transportation Committee meets to consider House Bill 603 (Metzgar-R- Bedford) exempting heavy duty natural gas-fueled vehicles from weight limits (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building.  Off the Floor.

May 8-- PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Planning Steering Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.  1:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Click Here to register to listen to the meeting online.

May 9-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee considers the nomination of Patrick McDonnell to be DEP Secretary.  Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:00.  Click Here to watch the hearing live online.

May 9-- CANCELED. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Rescheduled for May 30. DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, mbrojakows@pa.gov or 717-772-3429.  (formal notice)

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

May 9-10-- NEW. 3rd Annual PA Solar Summit & Advocacy Day.  Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, 1110 N. Third Street in Harrisburg.

May 10-- NEW. Senate Transportation Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 431 (Scavello-R-Monroe) increasing fines for littering (sponsor summary).  Room 8E-A East Wing.  9:30.

May 10-- House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee holds an information meeting with Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding on budget and other priorities of the agency.  Room 60 East Wing. 9:00.

May 10-- NEW. House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 913 (Everett-R-Lycoming) providing for the adoption of stormwater fees by incorporated towns (sponsor summary), House Bill 914 (Everett-R-Lycoming) providing for the adoption of stormwater fees by boroughs (sponsor summary), House Bill 915 (Everett-R-Lycoming) providing for the adoption of stormwater fees by first class townships (sponsor summary).   House Bill 916 (Everett-R-Lycoming) providing for the adoption of stormwater fees by Cities of the Third Class (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:30.

May 10-- CANCELED. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Rescheduled for May 31.  DEP Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.  (formal notice)

May 10-- Agenda Posted. 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.

-- Chesapeake Bay Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan Development

-- Chapter 102 Erosion & Sedimentation Control, NPDES Permitting Process Listening Sessions

-- Proposed Draft Policy For Section 410 Water Quality Certification For FERC-Regulated Natural Gas Pipeline Projects

-- Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of Proposed Project Impacts For Chapter 105 Water Obstruction And Encroachment Permit Application Technical Guidance

-- Click Here for available handouts.

May 10-- NEW. Game Commission/DEP Banding Of Rachel Carson Building Peregrine Falcon Nestlings Webcast.  11:00 a.m. to Noon.

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

May 11-- DEP Environmental Justice Listening Session. Allentown Public Library, Community room, 1210 Hamilton St, Allentown. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

May 11-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds a hearing on proposed water withdrawal requests and proposals to amend its fee structure and comprehensive plan for the river basin.  Room 8E-B East Wing State Capitol Building, Harrisburg. 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.  SRBC Contact: Jason Oyler, General Counsel, 717-238-0423 x 1312.  (formal notice)

May 11-- Cumberland Conservation Collaborative Preserving Cumberland County’s Rural Landscape & Natural Resources Community Forum.  Penn Township Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall, 1750 Pine Road, Newville.  6:30 p.m.

May 13-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event.  Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, Frazer Township, Allegheny County.

May 13-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Lecture By Birds Of Prey Author Pete Dunne.  Sanctuary’s Visitor Center Gallery.  2:00.

May 13-- NEW. PHMC Anthracite Heritage Conference. PA Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton. 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

May 15-- DEP Environmental Justice Listening Session.  HACC Lancaster Campus, East Building, Room 203, 1641 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

May 16-- NEW. Public Utility Commission public hearings on application to change direction of Laurel Pipeline. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building.  Harrisburg.  1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

May 16-- NEW. Penn State Extension Webinar: Green Infrastructure - Designer’s Perspective.  Noon to 1:00 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.

-- Safe Drinking Water Program Fee Increases and Making Other Changes

-- Rulemaking Petition To Reclassify Portions Of The Delaware River

-- Click Here for available handouts

May 17-- CANCELED. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Lee Ann Murray, Citizens Advisory Council, P. O. Box 8459, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8459, 717-705-2693, LeeMurray@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

May 17-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission holds a hearing on its draft budget for FY 2018 and water withdrawal requests. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 1:30.  Click Here to use DRBC’s online system to submit comments.  (formal notice)

May 18-- CANCELED. 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)

May 18-- PA Grade Crude Development Advisory Council meeting.  Location TBD.  1:00.

May 18-- NEW. PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals’ P2E2 Roundtable meeting. Weis Markets Headquarters, 1000 S. Second St., Sunbury.  8:30 a.m. to Noon.

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

May 18-- Brandywine Conservancy Take Care Of Your Woods For The Future Workshop. Brandywine Museum, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road in Chadds Ford, Delaware County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

May 18-- PennTAP Developing An Energy Baseline For Complex Facilities Webinar.  Noon to 1:00 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-- PA Wild Resources Educator Symposium. Frick Environmental Center, 2005 Beechwood Blvd, Pittsburgh. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30.

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

May 20-- PA Resources Council. Household Chemical Collection Event. Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Johnstown, Cambria County.

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

May 20-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation. Highmark Walk For A Healthy Community.  Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg.

May 20-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Money Does Grow On Trees Workshop.  Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, Pike County. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

May 20-- Brodhead Creek Watershed Assn. Get Outdoors Poconos Hike To Lacawac Lake, Wayne County.  10:00.

May 22-- Environmental Issues Forum. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee to hear a  presentation on Pennsylvania’s pollinator population and emerging threats to agriculture and the beekeeping industry. Pollinators play a significant role in the production of fruit and vegetables. Room 8E-A East Wing Capitol Building.  Noon.

May 22-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on natural gas production severance tax.  Room 418.  10:00.

May 22-- DEP public meeting on IESI Blue Ridge Landfill Expansion in Greene Twp, Franklin County. Greene Township Building located at 1145 Garver Lane, Scotland.  6:30 to 8:00 p.m. DEP Contact: John Oren, joren@pa.gov or 717-705-4706.

May 23-- Location Added. DEP Environmental Justice Listening Session.  City of Chester (Delaware County). Chester City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Fourth St., Chester. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

May 23-- NEW. DEP public meeting On IESI Landfill expansion permit. Saucon Valley High School Auditorium, at 2100 Polk Valley Road, Hellertown, Northampton County.  6:00 to 9:00 p.m. DEP Contact: Colleen Connolly, DEP Regional Office in Wilkes-Barre, 570-826-2035.

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.

May 25-- Location Added. DEP Environmental Justice Listening Session.  Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works, Dr., Philadelphia. 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

May 27-- NEW. CBF-PA Susquehanna River Student Canoe Classic.  Shank’s Mare Outfitters, Wrightsville, York County.

May 30-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, mbrojakows@pa.gov or 717-772-3429.  (formal notice)

May 31-- 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. (formal notice)

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

June 2-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on natural gas production severance tax. Abington School District Administrative Building, 970 Highland Ave., Abington, Montgomery County.  10:00.

June 3-9-- Schuylkill River Sojourn.

June 5-- PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Planning Steering Committee  public input session.  Location and time to be announced.

June 5-8-- Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference. Pittsburgh.

June 6-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Dawn Heimbach, 717-772-5599 or send email to: dheimbach@pa.gov.

June 6-- CANCELED. 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.  (formal notice)

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-- 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.  (formal notice)

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

June 14-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting on its draft budget for FY 2018 and water withdrawal requests. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 10:30.  (formal notice)

June 14-- PA Environmental Council Environmental Partnership Awards Dinner.  Crystal Tea Room, 100 East Penn Square, Philadelphia.  5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

June 15-- 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)

June 17-18-- NEW. Intro To Backpacking In Tracy Ridge Wilderness Allegheny National Forest.  Warren County.

June 17-23-- Registration Open. 2017 Delaware River Sojourn.

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

June 19-22-- NEW. Jennings Environmental Education Center Experiencing Your Environment Through Conservation Youth Camp - Grades 10 to 12. Butler County.

June 20-- NEW.  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.

June 20-- NEW. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Lee Ann Murray, Citizens Advisory Council, P. O. Box 8459, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8459, 717-705-2693, LeeMurray@pa.gov.

June 21-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Cheri Sansoni, 717-772-5158, csansoni@pa.gov.

June 21-22-- PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference. Best Western Plus Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre.  Click Here for more information.

June 24-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Quaker Valley High School, Leetsdale, Allegheny County.

June 28-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Dawn Heimbach, 717-772-5556 or daheimbach@pa.gov.

July 12-- SRBC, DEP Water Loss Management Training For Drinking Water Systems: Metering and Billing Operations.  SRBC, 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg.  8:30 to 3:30.

July 22-- PA Resources Council. Household Chemical Collection Event. Consol Energy Park, Washington County.

July 29-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. La Roche College, McCandless, Allegheny County.

August 12-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Century III Mall, West Mifflin, Allegheny County.

August 16-- SRBC, DEP Water Loss Management Training For Drinking Water Systems: Fundamentals of Leakage and Pressure Management.  SRBC, 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg.  8:30 to 3:30.

August 17-- PA Grade Crude Development Advisory Council meeting.  Location TBD.  1:00.

August 19-- PA Resources Council. Household Chemical Collection Event. Boyce Park, Allegheny County.

September 16-- PA Resources Council. Household Chemical Collection Event. South Park, Allegheny 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.

October 5-- DCNR Snowmobile and ATV Advisory Council meeting. Promised Land State Park, 100 Lower Lake Road, Greentown, Pike County. 10:00.  DCNR Contact: Jennie Shade, 717-772-9084. (formal notice)

October 7-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Settlers Cabin Park, Allegheny County.

October 14-- PA Resources Council. Household Chemical Collection Event. Bradys Run Park, Beaver County.

November 16-- PA Grade Crude Development Advisory Council meeting.  Location TBD.  1:00.

December 5-7-- National Brownfields Conference - Sustainable Communities Start Here.  LEED-certified David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

February 7-10-- PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture 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

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

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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