The Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled four public meetings to gather comments on a revised Stormwater Management Practices Manual.

The meetings will be held:

· May 2 - Allegheny County, Ross Township Municipal Building, 1000 Ross Municipal Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. The 1 p.m.--4 p.m. meeting will be held in the gymnasium. The 6 p.m.-- 9 p.m. meeting will be held in the Commissioner's meeting room.

· May 4 - Dauphin County, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Both the 1 p.m.--4 p.m. and 6 p.m.--9 p.m. meetings will be held in the second floor auditorium. Driving directions can be found on the Department's website,

· May 8 - Lehigh County, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville Campus (Main Campus), 4525 Education Park Drive, Schnecksville, PA 18078. Both the 1 p.m.--4 p.m. and 6 p.m.--9 p.m. meetings will be held in Room 8113/8115 of the Administration Building.

· June 1 - Montgomery County, DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Both the 1 p.m.--4 p.m. and 6 p.m.--9 p.m. meetings will be held in the Delaware River conference room.

A copy of the revised Stormwater Manual is available on DEP’s Stormwater Program Announcements webpage.

4/28/2006