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 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 20-21-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Native Plant Sale.  Berks County.

May 22-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider  Senate Bill 624 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) controversial legislation to retroactively change the protection streams receive under Act 54 from underground coal mining [Click Here for more]    Senate Bill 649 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) that would fill a significant funding gap in DEP’s Underground Storage Tank Program [Click Here for more].  Rules Room. Off the Floor.

May 22-- NEW. Senate Appropriations meets to consider Senate Bill 144 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) amending Act 537 ton include alternative on-lot sewage systems in sewage plans (sponsor summary), Senate Bill 651 (Browne-R-Lehigh) itemized project list for FY 2017-18 Capital Budget. Rules Room.  Off the Floor.

May 22-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee meets to consider House Bill 790 (Pashinski- D-Luzerne) establishing the Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee (sponsor summary).  Room 140. Off the Floor.

May 22-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on a possible severance tax on natural gas production. Room 418 Main Capitol. 10:00 a.m. Click Here for a live webcast of the hearing.

May 22-- Environmental Issues Forum hosted by the 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-- 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-- NEW. House Finance Committee meets to consider House Bill 1390 (Kavulich-D- Lackawanna) would eliminate the sunset date of January 1, 2018 on PIT tax checkoff for the Wild Resource Conservation Fund Program (Section 315.3 of Tax Reform Code).  Room 60 East Wing. 9:00.

May 23-- 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-- 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 23-- NEW. DEP Listening Session Webinar On Proposed Uses Of The Volkswagen Settlement Fund To Reduce Air Pollution. 10:00.  Click Here to register for the webinar.

May 24-- DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Gretchen Leslie at 717-772-9084 or send email to: gleslie@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

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 24-- PA Association of Environmental Professionals PFAS 101, Fate And Remediation Workshop.  AECOM, 625 West Ridge Pike, Suite E-100, Conshohocken, Montgomery County.  11:00 a.m. to 1:00 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-- CBF-PA Susquehanna River Student Canoe Classic.  Shank’s Mare Outfitters, Wrightsville, York County.

May 30-- CANCELED. 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-- 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.  Radisson Hotel Harrisburg in Camp Hill near Harrisburg. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

June 5-- NEW. DEP Listening Session On Proposed Uses Of Volkswagen Settlement Fund To Reduce Air Pollution. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg.  10:00 to Noon.

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

June 6-- House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee meets to consider House Bill 544 (Moul-R-Adams) further providing for landowner liability protection for opening land for use by snowmobiles and ATVs (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building.  9:00.

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-- NEW. DEP Listening Session On Proposed Uses Of Volkswagen Settlement Fund To Reduce Air Pollution. DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third St., Williamsport.  10:00 to Noon.

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 7-- NEW. Green Building Alliance Integrative Design Workshop With 7Group.  Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Drive in Pittsburgh. 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 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 11-14-- NEW. American Water Works Association ACE17 Annual Conference & Exposition.  Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia.

June 13-- NEW. DEP Listening Session On Proposed Uses Of Volkswagen Settlement Fund To Reduce Air Pollution. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main St., Norristown.  10:00 to Noon.

June 14-- 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 15-- NEW. DEP Listening Session On Proposed Uses Of Volkswagen Settlement Fund To Reduce Air Pollution. DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre.  10:00 to Noon.

June 17-18-- 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-- Jennings Environmental Education Center Experiencing Your Environment Through Conservation Youth Camp - Grades 10 to 12. Butler County.

June 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.

June 20-- 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-- Registration Open. PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference. Best Western Plus Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre.  Click Here for more information.

June 22-- NEW. DEP Listening Session On Proposed Uses Of Volkswagen Settlement Fund To Reduce Air Pollution. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville.  10:00 to Noon.

June 22-- NEW. DEP Hearings On A Proposed State Air Quality Implementation Plan Amendment for RACT II controls on nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compound emissions for 4 facilities: Blommer Chocolate Company in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County-- hearing starts at 9:00 a.m.; Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County-- hearing starts at 11:00 a.m.; Braskem America, Inc. in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County-- hearing starts at 1:00 p.m.;  Exelon Generation, Falls Township, Bucks County-- hearing starts at 3:00 p.m.. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. To pre-register to speak at the the hearing contact: Virginia Cain, DEP environmental Community Relations Specialist, 484-250-5808.   DEP Program Contact: James Beach, DEP Southeast Regional Office, 484-250-5920. (formal notice, PA Bulletin beginning on page 2939)

June 23-- NEW. DEP Listening Session On Proposed Uses Of Volkswagen Settlement Fund To Reduce Air Pollution. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Dr., Pittsburgh.  10:00 to Noon.

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: Troy Conrad at 717-783-9480 or send email to: tconrad@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

June 29-- DEP Water, Wastewater Resilience Planning Workshop. DEP’s Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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

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 26-- NEW. 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.

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

August 1-- NEW. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

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

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.

August 23-- NEW. Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Todd Wallace 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

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

November 16-- CANCELED. Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00. DEP Contact: Todd Wallace 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

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.

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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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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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