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.

Note: This is still budget season.  House and Senate committees can add and cancel meetings with little notice.

September 25-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 113 (Harper-R-Montgomery) relating to the Act 13 drilling impact fee and natural gas severance tax.  Room B-31 Main Capitol.  Noon. Typically, committee meetings are webcast on the House Republican Caucus website.   Click Here for more.

September 25-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 798 (Davis-D-Bucks) placing all water and sewer municipal authorities under the jurisdiction of the PUC (sponsor summary).  Room 60 East Wing. 11:00.

September 26-- CANCELED. House Game & Fisheries Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 30 (Eichelberger-R-Blair) authorizing the Fish and Boat Commission to set its own fees (Senate Fiscal Note and summary).  Room 60 East Wing.  9:30.

September 27-- Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Labor & Industry Building, Room E100, 651 Boas Street, Harrisburg. 10:00.  L&I Contact: Renee Foley 717-783-6304.  (formal notice)

September 28-- CANCELED. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting October 26. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, 717-772-2189 or dhissner@pa.gov. (formal notice)

September 29-- Brodhead Watershed Association. Working Together: Conversations & Collaboration Watershed Celebration. Pocono Manor, Monroe County

September 30-- PA Resources Council Lawrence County Reuse Fest.  Lawrence County Fairgrounds, New Castle.  10:00 to 1:00.

September 30-- Independence Conservancy Community Tire Collection Event. Brighton Township Road Dept., 1250 Brighton Road, Beaver, Beaver County. 9:00 a.m. to Noon

September 30-- Brandywine Conservancy.  Bike The Brandywine. Chester, Delaware Counties.

September 30-- Gov. Pinchot’s Grey Towers Historic Site. Mansion Open House To Celebrate National Public Lands Day. Grey Towers Historic Site, Milford, Pike County. 11:00 to 4:00.

September 30-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Big Year Birder Program With Author Noah Strycker.  Hamburg Area High School auditorium on Windsor Street, Hamburg, Berks County. 5:30.

October 4-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.  DEP Contact: Janice Vollero, jvollero@pa.gov, 717-783-7416.  (formal notice)

October 4-- CANCELED. DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting rescheduled to October 10. DEP Contact: Molly Adams, 717-787-2480, moadams@pa.gov.

October 4-- Paxton Creek Watershed & Education Association Greening Our Cities & Towns Workshop. Appalachian Brewing Company, 50 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg. 6:00 to 8:00.

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 5-- PA Section of the American Water Works Association. Small Water System Improving Drinking Water Quality Workshop. Lehigh County Authority, 1053 Spruce Street, Wescosville, Lehigh County.  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

October 5-- PA Chamber of Business & Industry Pittsburgh Fall Environmental Conference. Doubletree By Hilton Pittsburgh, Cranberry, Mars.

October 6-- Women Environmental Professionals Capital Chapter Green Infrastructure Tour In Lancaster County. Meet at Landis Home Retirement Community, 1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz.  1:00 to 4:45.

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

October 7-- Independence Conservancy Community Tire Collection Event. Ambridge Borough Building, 600 11th Street, Ambridge, Beaver County. 9:00 a.m. to Noon

October 7-- Penn State Woods In Your Backyard Workshop.  Penn State Lehigh Valley Campus, Center Valley, PA.  8:30 to 4:30.

October 8-- Schuylkill Headwaters Association. Anthracite Coal Mining Awareness, Appreciation and Remediation Tour.  Schuylkill County Agriculture Center, 1206 AG Center Drive, Pottsville.  9:30 to 4:00.

October 10-- DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Molly Adams, 717-787-2480, moadams@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 10-- DEP Hearing On RACT II Air Quality Compliance Plan For Penn State University.  DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659.

October 11-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Coal Mining Equipment meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, Westmoreland Room, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske, mscheloske@pa.gov.

October 11-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Revised Air Quality Permit to comply with RACT II Requirements For Erie Coke Corporation. DEP Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville.  9:00. To register to speak contact Melanie Williams, DEP, 814-332-6615.  If no pre-registrations are received, the hearing will be canceled. (formal notice, PA Bulletin page 5105)   Click Here for more.

October 11-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Revised Air Quality Permit to comply with RACT II Requirements For Ellwood Quality Steels Plant, New Castle, Lawrence County. DEP Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville.  1:00. To register to speak contact Melanie Williams, DEP, 814-332-6615.  If no pre-registrations are received, the hearing will be canceled. (formal notice, PA Bulletin page 5107)  Click Here for more.

October 11-- PA Resources Council.  Future Of Recycling Roundtable. Construction Junction, 214 N. Lexington Street, Pittsburgh. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

October 11-12-- 3 Rivers Wet Weather Sewer Conference.  Monroeville Convention Center, Allegheny County.

October 12-- 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.  (formal notice)

October 12-- CANCELED. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting is December 14.  DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.

October 12-- PA Chamber of Business & Industry Harrisburg Fall Environmental Conference.  Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey, Harrisburg

October 12-- PA Beef Producers/Penn State Extension Beef Grazing Management Workshop.  Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 1446 Auction Road, Manheim, Lancaster County. 4:30 to 8 p.m.

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

October 14-- 2017 Pittsburgh Solar Tour.

October 16-- NEW. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee featuring a presentation on DCNR’s Penn’s Parks For All Survey.  Room 8E-A East Wing.  Noon.  Click Here for more.

October 17-- CANCELED. Senate Aging & Youth and Health & Human Services Committees hold a joint hearing on an update on the Lyme Disease Task Force Report.  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building. 10:00.

October 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, ledinger@pa.gov.

October 17-- 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, 717-787-8171, LeeMurray@pa.gov.

October 17-- 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, csansoni@pa.gov, 717-772-5158.

October 17-- 7th Annual Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference. Lehigh University, Bethlehem.

October 17-18-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed.  5th Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum. Skytop Lodge in Skytop, Monroe County.

October 18-- NEW. House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees joint hearing on the impact on agriculture of the Spotted Lanternfly.  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.  9:30.  (Click Here to see if the hearing will be webcast closer to the hearing date.)

October 19-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic, jmelnic@pa.gov, 717-783-9730.

October 19-- NEW. Manada Conservancy. Building Community-Based Solutions To Climate Resiliency.  Derry Presbyterian Church, 248 E. Derry Road, Hershey, Dauphin County. 7:00 p.m.

October 21-- Natural Lands. 4th Annual ChesLen Chase Race For Open Space. ChesLen Preserve in Coatesville, Chester County.

October 21-- PA CleanWays of Cumberland County Tire Collection Event. Pre-Registration is Required. Cumberland County Service Center, 310 Allen Road, Carlisle.  9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.

October 24-- NEW. Senate Aging and Youth and Health and Human Services Committees hold a joint hearing on Lyme Disease Task Force Report.  Room 156.  9:30.

October 24-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, 717-772-3429 or send email to: mbrojakows@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

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

October 26-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Jay Braund, jbraund@pa.gov, 717-772-5636.  (formal notice)

October 26-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, 717-772-2189 or dhissner@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 26-- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Awards Dinner.  Woodlands Inn and Resort in Wilkes-Barre.

October 26-- PA Chamber of Business & Industry Valley Forge Fall Environmental Conference. Crowne Plaza Valley Forge, King of Prussia.

October 26-- NEW. DCNR Public Meeting On Bloody Skillet & Whiskey Springs ATV Trails In  Centre, Clinton Counties. Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven.  6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

October 27-- NEW. Penn State Chesapeake Stormwater Summit - Overcoming Barriers To Green Infrastructure Solutions. Penn State - Harrisburg Campus.  9:00 to 4:00.

November 1-- 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 6-- NEW. DCNR Public Meeting On Bloody Skillet & Whiskey Springs ATV Trails In  Centre, Clinton Counties. Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven.  6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

November 8-- CANCELED. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Rescheduled for December 4.  DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, 717-772-3429 or send email to: mbrojakows@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

November 8-- Academy of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University Delaware Watershed Research Conference.  Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.

November 9-- Sponsorships Available. PA Resources Council Annual Awards Celebration. Villanova University Hotel and Conference Center, Philadelphia.

November 10-11-- Bucknell University 12th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium.  Bucknell University Campus, Lewisburg, Union County.

November 11-- NEW. Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling.  Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event.  Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center, 113 Innovative Lane in Latrobe. 9:00 to 1:00.

November 13-- NEW. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee featuring a presentation on pumped storage hydroelectric facilities.  Room 8E-A East Wing.  Noon.  Click Here for more.

November 13-14-- Northeast Recycling Council 30th Anniversary Fall Conference.  Amherst, Massachusetts.

November 14-- 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, ledinger@pa.gov.

November 14-- 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, 717-787-8171, LeeMurray@pa.gov.

November 14-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. 16th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 8:30.  DEP Contact: Carl Jones, caejone@pa.gov or 484-250-5818 or Glenda Davidson 717-783-4759 or gldavidson@pa.gov.

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

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

November 16-- PennTAP: How To Move Your Company Toward Sustainability Webinar.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.

November 18-- CANCELED. Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling.  Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event.  Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center, 113 Innovative Lane in Latrobe. 9:00 to 1:00.

December 4-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, 717-772-3429 or send email to: mbrojakows@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

December 5-- 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.   (formal notice)

December 5-- NEW. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, agaida@pa.gov, 724-404-3147.

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

December 7-- NEW. 10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Awards Program.  The Bond, 134 E. King Street, York.

December 12-- 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, ledinger@pa.gov.

December 13-- NEW. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Michael Maddigan, mmaddigan@pa.gov, 717-772-3609.

December 14-- NEW. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:15.  DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.

December 14-- NEW. 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, csansoni@pa.gov, 717-772-5158.

February 7-10-- PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture Annual Conference.  State College.

February 23-24-- Keystone Coldwater Conference. State College. (Note: PA Environment Digest is a Conference sponsor.)

April 17-19-- National Forum On Low-Zero Energy Buildings. Wyndam Grand Hotel, Pittsburgh.

May 2-4-- PA Association Of Environmental Professional. 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

August 2017 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, Page 4922

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 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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