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.

December 11-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 799 (Alloway-R-Franklin) a voluntary program to allow municipalities to pay for nutrient reductions. Rules Room.  Off the Floor.

December 11-- Scheduled To Dec. 12. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 497 (Vogel-R-Beaver) exempting steel slag from the definition of waste if it was not produced prior to January 1, 2007 or mixed with other waste (sponsor summary).  Room B-31 Main Capitol at the Call of the Chair (after 1:00).

December 11-- CANCELED. DEP Sewage Enforcement Officer Exams.  PA State Association of Township Supervisors Education Center, 4855 Woodland Drive in Enola, Cumberland County. 1:00 to 4:30.

December 11-- Center For Watershed Protection. Integrating Stream Restoration Into PA’s Chesapeake Bay Local Pollution Reduction Plans Workshop. Upper Allen Township Office, 100 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. 8:00 to 4:00.

December 12-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 497 (Vogel-R-Beaver) exempting steel slag from the definition of waste if it was not produced prior to January 1, 2007 or mixed with other waste (sponsor summary).  Room B-31 Main Capitol at the Call of the Chair.

December 12-- NEW. House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 1932 (Zimmerman-R-Lancaster) setting a 90 day deadline for reviewing nutrient management plans, if a decision is not made it is deemed approved (sponsor summary). Room 60 East Wing. 9:00.

December 12-- NEW. Senate Republican Policy Committee holds a hearing on the Buckeye Pipeline proposal to reverse the flow of the Laurel Pipeline.  Room 8E-A East Wing.  9:30.  Click Here to watch live.  Click Here for more on the issue.

December 12-- Agenda Posted. 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.

-- Final regulation revising the drinking water disinfection requirement

-- Final regulation eliminating the low-RVP gasoline requirement in the Pittsburgh region

-- Final-omitted regulation correcting transcription errors in cleanup standards for the Land Recycling Program.

December 12-- 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.

December 12-- DEP Informal Public Conference On Wilson Creek Energy Deep Coal Mining Permit In Somerset County. Jenner Township Municipal Building, 2058 Lincoln Highway, Boswell, Somerset County. 1:00 to 3:00.

December 12-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Columbia County Resiliency Office Ice Jam Training Workshop.  Scott Township Building, 350 Tenny Street, Bloomsburg, Columbia County from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

December 12-13-- Growing PA’s Organic Farms Conference.  Harrisburg.  Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey.

December 13-- CANCELED. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 800 (Alloway-R-Franklin) eliminating and replacing the existing state electronics waste recycling law with a more comprehensive program, Click Here for more; House Bill 1341 (Pyle-R-Armstrong) expands the qualifications for emergency medical personnel who must be employed onsite at coal mines (House Fiscal Note and summary). Rules Room, Off the Floor.

December 13-- CANCELED.House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on special funds related to the Department of Community and Economic Development.  Room 140 Main Capitol. 9:00.  Note: Rescheduled to January 24.  Click Here for more.

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

December 13-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Webinar. 10:00 to 11:30.

December 13-- Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a business meeting on water withdrawal requests and other items. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 10:30. (formal notice)  Click Here for more. 

December 13-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Webinar On Registering Grandfather Water Uses. 1:00 to 2:00.  Click Here to register.

December 13-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

December 14-- CANCELED. House Appropriations Committee hearing on Special Funds Used By DEP and DCNR. Note: Rescheduled to January 25.  Click Here for more.

December 14-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on special funds related to PennDOT.  Room G-50, Irvis Building. 9:30.  Click Here for more.

December 14-- Agenda Posted. 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.

-- Draft Final GP-5, GP-5A Controlling Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Operations

-- Proposals for increase in Air Quality Permit Fees

-- Info: 2015 Ozone Nonattainment Area Designations

-- Info: EPA Clean Power Plan Repeal Status

December 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.  10:00. DEP Contact Daniel Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.  (formal notice)

-- Presentation on PA Environmental Defense Fund v. Commonwealth court decision

December 14-- Agenda Posted. 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.

December 14-- DEP Hearing On Chapter 16 Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy Changes. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 1:00.

December 14-- Environmental Quality Board Hearing On Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards Changes Under Triennial Review. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 2:00.

December 15-- West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund. PA Wilds Center. Funding Opportunities For Clean Energy Breakfast. Laughing Owl Press Co., 59 N Fraley Street, Kane, McKean County.  10:00 to Noon.

December 15-- NEW. Hunters, Anglers, Watershed Groups Sportsmen Forum.  Millport Conservancy, 737 E. Millport Road in Lititz, Lancaster County. 8:30 to 5:00.

December 17-- Brodhead Watershed Association. Get Outdoors Poconos. West End Regional Park Hike. Monroe County.  10:00.

December 19-- 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.

December 20-- CANCELED. DEP State Board For Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. 11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: 717-772-2186 or send email to: RA-seotrng@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

January 4-- DEP hearing on RACT 2 Air Quality Plan for NRG Energy Center in Dauphin County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.  The deadline to pre-register is December 28. To register to speak contact Thomas Hanlon at 717-705-4862. (formal notice with additional details PA Bulletin, page 7349).

January 10-- DEP hearing on RACT 2 Air Quality Plan for Lehigh Cement Company in Berks County.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.  Deadline to pre-register is January 3. To register to speak contact Thomas Hanlon at 717-705-4862. (formal notice with additional details PA Bulletin, page 7351).

January 11-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Webinar. 10:00 to 11:30.

January 11-12-- NEW. Morris Arboretum. 29th Annual Landscape Design Symposium. Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell.

January 20-- Pocono Heritage Land Trust. Cross Country Skiing Adventure, Brodhead Creek Heritage Center at ForEvergreen Nature Preserve, 1539 Cherry Land Rd., East Stroudsburg, Monroe County. Noon.

January 23-- Delaware River Basin Commission. Hearing on proposed fracking ban in Delaware Watershed.  Ladore Camp, Retreat and Conference Center’s Performing Arts and Recreation Center (PARC) Pavilion, 287 Owego Turnpike, Waymart, Wayne County. 1:00 to 4:30.  Click Here to register to attend.

January 23-- Delaware River Basin Commission. Hearing on proposed fracking ban in Delaware Watershed.  Ladore Camp, Retreat and Conference Center’s Performing Arts and Recreation Center (PARC) Pavilion, 287 Owego Turnpike, Waymart, Wayne County. 6:00 to 9:30.  Click Here to register to attend.

January 24-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on special funds related to the Department of Community and Economic Development. Location, Time To Be Announced.  Click Here for more.

January 24-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

January 25-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee hearing on Special Funds Used By DEP and DCNR. Location, Time To Be Announced.  Committee hearings are typically webcast through the House Republican Caucus website.  Click Here for more.

January 25-- Delaware River Basin Commission. Hearing on proposed fracking ban in Delaware Watershed. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Airport, 4509 Island Ave., Philadelphia. 1:00 to 4:30.  Click Here to register to attend.

January 25-- Delaware River Basin Commission. Hearing on proposed fracking ban in Delaware Watershed. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Airport, 4509 Island Ave., Philadelphia. 6:00 to 9:30.  Click Here to register to attend.

January 25-26-- NEW. Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Certification Level I Training.  Lancaster.

January 31-- Pocono Heritage Land Trust. Full Moon Night Hike, Jonas Mountain Nature Preserve, 506 Watercrest Dr. Monroe County. 6:00 p.m.

February 6-- Governor’s Budget Address.

February 6-- 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.

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

February 11--Pocono Heritage Land Trust. Winter Snowshoe Adventure, Brodhead Creek Heritage Center at ForEvergreen Nature Preserve, 1539 Cherry Lane Rd., East Stroudsburg, Monroe County. Noon.

February 13-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

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

March 2-- NEW. Harrisburg University Center for Environment, Energy and Economy. Hosts The Fracking Debate Author Daniel Raimi In Discussion Program.  Harrisburg University, 326 Market St, Harrisburg. 11:30 to 1:00. 

March 6-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

March 12-13-- PA Association of Environmental Educators. 2018 Annual Conference.  State College, Centre County.

March 20-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

April 3-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

April 10-- Center for Watershed Protection. 2018 National Watershed & Stormwater Conference.  Maryland and Virginia In-person and online.

April 17-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

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.

May 8-- 2018 PA Groundwater Symposium. Ramada Inn in State College, Centre County.

October 17-21-- Passive House Western PA. North American Passive House Network 2018 Conference. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

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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

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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