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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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 the 2018 meeting schedules for its advisory committees and boards.

April 6-8-- Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival. Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

April 7-- NEW. Chester County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. Phoenixville.

April 7-- Game Commission Public Meeting On Chronic Wasting Disease. Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, 100 Museum Road, Stevens, Lebanon County. 10:00 to 3:00, 6:00 to 8:00.

April 7-- Penn State Extension, DCNR Woods In Your Backyard Workshop For Small Woodland Owners. Union County Government Center, 155 N. 15th Street, Lewisburg. 9:00 to 4:15

April 7-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation. Internationally Acclaimed Birder, Photographer Richard Crossley Visits State College. Nittany Lion Inn’s Fireside Lounge, State College, Centre County. 11:00 to 1:00.

April 9-- CANCELED. DEP Hearing Amending PA’s Air Quality Plan To Repeal Low-RVP Gasoline Requirement In Pittsburgh Region. DEP’s Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 1:00. (Notice of cancellation.)

April 9-15-- NEW. PA Resources Council, Litter? Not In Philly. Clean Air Council. Plogging Week In Philadelphia To Make You And Your Neighborhood Healthier.

April 10-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mine Families First Response & Communications Advisory Council meeting. DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00. DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske, 724-404-3143, mscheloske@pa.gov.

April 10-- CANCELED. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board conference call rescheduled for April 3. DEP Contact: John Brakeall, 717-783-9731 or send email to: jbrakeall@pa.gov. (formal notice)

April 10-- DEP Informal Public Conference On Tunnel Ridge Deep Mining Permit In Washington County. Donegal Township Municipal Building Gymnasium, 34 N. Liberty Street, West Alexander. 1:00 to 3:00.

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

April 11-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 1782 (Delozier-R-Cumberland) providing for alternative ratemaking mechanisms for electric and natural gas distribution companies related to renewable and other new energy technologies (sponsor summary). Room B-31 Main Capitol. Off the Floor. Committee meetings are typically webcast through the House Republican Caucus website.

April 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Technical Advisory Committee On Diesel Powered (Mining) Equipment. DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00. DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloski, 724-404-3143 or mscheloske@pa.gov.

April 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Edgar Chescattie, 717-772-2814 or eschescattie@pa.gov.

April 11-- Penn State Extension Private Water Well Owners Drinking Water Clinics. Neshaminy Manor Center, 1282 Almshouse Road, Doylestown, Bucks County. The same Clinic will be presented at 1:00 and 6:00.

April 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. DEP Bureau of Laboratories building, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg. 9:00. DEP Contact: Aaren Alger, 717-346-7200, aaalger@pa.gov.

April 12-- NRCS-PA Women In Agriculture: Nurturing Your Land & Sustaining Your Farming Business Program. Union County Government Center, 155 N. 15th Street, Lewisburg. 8:30 to 3:30.

April 12-- NEW. Stroud Water Research Center. How Does Climate Change Affect Your Watershed. Stroud Water Research Center Meetinghouse, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, Chester County. 6:00.

April 12-- NEW. Global Warming: The Science & Impacts On PA Fish and Wildlife Program. Lackawanna State Park Environmental Learning Center Classroom, 1839 Abington Road, North Abington Township, Lackawanna County. 7:00 to 8:00.

April 12-- NEW. Clean Air Council. Southwest PA Neighbors For Clean Air Initiative Kick Off. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 419 S. Dithridge Street, Pittsburgh. 6:00 to 9:00.

April 14-- PA Land Trust Association. 2018 Environmental Advisory Council Network Conference. In Conjunction with the PA Land Conservation Conference, Malvern, Chester County.

April 14-- Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association Annual Trout Day Fundraiser. PA-87 at Forkston’s Four Corners, Wyoming County. 8:00 to 1:00.

April 14-- Master Gardeners Of Lancaster County. 26th Annual Shirley R. Wagner Garden Symposium. Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. 7:30 - 2:45.

April 14-- Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling. Westmoreland County Conservation District. Tire Recycling Event. Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center, (Building F), 113 Innovative Lane, Latrobe. 8:30 to Noon.

April 17-- 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.

April 17-- CANCELED. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. The next scheduled meeting is May 16. Contact: Executive Director Lee Ann Murray, 717-787-8171, leemurray@pa.gov. (formal notice)

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.

April 18-- Time Change. House Commerce Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 234 (Blake-D- Lackawanna) Property Assessed Clean Energy Program local energy efficiency funding (Senate Fiscal Note and summary). Harrisburg University, 326 Market Street. 9:15.

April 18-- NEW. Spring Creek Watershed Commission. Forum On Water Quality, Quantity Issues In Centre County. Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science, 540 North Harrison Road, Pleasant Gap. 6:30.

April 18-- NEW. Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA. Pennsylvania State Technical Committee meeting. NRCS-PA State Office Conference Room, 359 East Park Drive, Harrisburg. To attend via teleconference, call 1-888-844-9904 with access code 6941559. 1:00.

April 19-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board Legislative and Technical Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 8:30. DEP Contact: DAniel Snowden, 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov. (formal notice)

April 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic, 717-783-9730 or send email to: jmelnic@pa.gov. (formal notice)

April 19-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Changes To Regional Haze Air Pollution Plan. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

April 19-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Changes To Regional Haze Air Pollution Plan. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 10:00.

April 20-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Changes To Regional Haze Air Pollution Plan. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

April 20-- Berks County Conservation District. Tree Seedling Sale & Education Programs Event. Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport. 11:00 to 7:00.

April 20-- Stroud Water Research Center. Exelon Corporation. Tree Planting Coatesville, Chester County. 1:00 to 4:00.

April 20-- NEW. PA Environmental Council. Pinchot State Forest Tree Planting Luzerne County.

April 20-- NEW. PA Environmental Council. Weiser State Forest Tree Planting Northumberland County.

April 20-21-- NEW. PA Environmental Council. Moshannon State Forest Tree Planting Clearfield County.

April 20-22-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited. Women’s Initiative Leadership Retreat. GodSpeed Hostel, 7897 South Eagle Valley Road, Port Matilda, Centre County.

April 21-- PA Resources Council. 2018 Reuse Fest. Children’s Hospital Employee Parking Lot, 55th & Harrison Streets, Lawrenceville, Allegheny County. 10:00 to 2:00.

April 21-- NEW. Chester County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. Atglen.

April 21-- NEW. Pocono Arts Council Earth Speaks IV Awards Artists’ Reception. Pocono Arts Council, 18 N. Seventh Street, Stroudsburg, Monroe County. 4:00 to 7:00.

April 21-22-- NEW. Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness. Minister Valley Wilderness Stewardship Days. Warren County.

April 22-- Earth Day. What Are You Doing?

April 22-- Brodhead Watershed Association. Get Outdoors Poconos. Gravel Family Nature Preserve Hike, Monroe County.

April 22-- Butler County Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Waste Collection Event. 129 Ash Stop Road, Evans City, Butler County.

April 24-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: John Krueger, 717-783-9264 or jkrueger@pa.gov.

April 24-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:30. DEP Contact: Janice Vollero, 717-772-5157, jvollero@pa.gov.

April 24-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Public Water Supply Assistance Program. Technical and Regulatory Considerations For Public Water Supply Managers and Consultants Workshop. SRBC Offices, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg. 8:00 to 3:00.

April 25-- CANCELED. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is July 25. DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, 717-783-9269 or nherb@pa.gov. (formal notice)

April 25-- DEP Hearing On Proposed NPDES Water Quality Permit For NRG Cheswick Generating Station In Allegheny County. Springdale Jr./Sr. High School Marshall Auditorium, 501 Butler Road, Springdale. 6:00 p.m.

April 25-- DEP Hearing On Proposed NPDES Water Quality Permit For Brunner Island Power Plant In York County. Union Fire Company, 201 York Street, Manchester. 6:30 to 8:30.

April 25-- POWR, PEC Regional Watershed Group Workshop. Montour Preserve Visitors Center, 700 Preserve Road in Danville, Montour County. 10:00 to 2:00.

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

April 26-- Pike/Wayne County Envirothon. Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, Hawley, Wayne County.

April 26-27-- PA Wilds Center Awards Dinner and Entrepreneur’s Conference. Pajama Factory, Williamsport, Lycoming County.

April 27-28-- NEW. Friends of Flight 93. Tree Planting at Flight 93 Memorial Somerset County.

April 27-30-- 2018 City Nature Challenge In Pittsburgh Region.

April 28-- Stroud Water Research Center. Wildlands Conservancy. Citizen Science Volunteer Training. Emmaus, Lehigh County. 9:00 to 3:00.

April 28-- Manada Conservancy Native Plant Sale. Hummelstown Borough Park, Dauphin County. 10:00 to 3:00

April 28-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy. Foods Of The Delaware. Silver Birches Waterfront, 205 PA 507, Hawley, Wayne County.

April 28-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Biodiversity Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

April 28-29-- NEW. PA Environmental Council. Illegal Dump Cleanup In Susquehanna County.

May 1-- DEP Hearing On Letterkenny Army Depot Air Quality Permit, Franklin County. DEP’s Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. (no time given - probably 10:00)

May 1-- Capital Chapter Society Of Women Environmental Professionals 2018 Annual Conference. Central Penn College Conference Center, 600 College Hill Road in Summerdale, Cumberland County.

May 2-- DEP Hearing (If Requested) On Jeld-Wen, Inc. RACT II Air Quality Plan, Bradford County. DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport. 10:00.

May 2-4-- PA Association Of Environmental Professional. Annual Conference. State College.

May 7-- Public Utility Commission Workgroup On Universal Service & Energy Conservation Programs. Keystone Building, Executive Chambers, Harrisburg. 1:00 to 3:00.

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

May 8-- DEP Keystone Energy Education Workshop For Teachers. DEP Northwest Regional Office, Meadville, Crawford County. 8:30 to 3:00. Click To Register.

May 8-10-- PA Section American Water Works Association. 70th Annual Conference. Kalahari Resort and Convention Center at Pocono Manor, Monroe County.

May 9-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. DEP Contact: Diane Wilson 717-787-3730 or send email to: diawilson@pa.gov.

May 9-- DEP Keystone Energy Education Workshop For Teachers. Westmoreland County Conservation District Office, Greensburg, Westmoreland County. 8:30 to 3:00. Click To Register.

May 9-- PUC Hearing On Transource Power Line Project. Airville Volunteer Fire Department, 3576 Delta Road, Airville, York County. Hearings at 1:00 and 6:00.

May 10-- DEP 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.

May 14-- NEW. PUC Hearing On Transource Power Line Project. Airville Volunteer Fire Department, 3576 Delta Road, Airville, York County. Hearings at 1:00 and 6:00. Click Here for more.

May 15-- CANCELED. PUC Hearing On Transource Power Line Project. Airville Volunteer Fire Department, 3576 Delta Road, Airville, York County. Hearings at 1:00 and 6:00. Click Here for more.

May 16-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.

May 16-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Executive Director Lee Ann Murray, 717-787-8171, leemurray@pa.gov.

May 17-- DEP Keystone Energy Education Workshop For Teachers. King’s Gap Environmental Center, Carlisle, Cumberland County. 8:30 to 3:00. Click To Register.

May 22-- PUC Hearing On Transource Power Line Project. New Franklin Fire Department Social Hall, 3444 Wayne Road, Chambersburg. Franklin County. Hearings at 1:00 and 6:00.

May 22-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 8:30. DEP Contact: John Brakeall, 717-783-9731 or send email to: jbrakeall@pa.gov.

May 22-23-- Choose Clean Water Coalition. 9th Annual Clean Water Conference. Lancaster Marriott.

May 23-- PUC Hearing On Transource Power Line Project. New Franklin Fire Department Social Hall, 3444 Wayne Road, Chambersburg. Franklin County. Hearings at 1:00 and 6:00.

May 23-24-- Penn State Extension Healthy Trees, Healthy People Program. Frick Environmental Center, 2005 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh.

May 24-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner 717-772-2189 or send email to: dhissner@pa.gov.

May 26-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Organic Garden Solution Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

May 30-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski 717-772-2186 or send email to: kszwajkows@pa.gov.

May 30-31-- NEW. Penn State Energy Days. Penn Stater Conference Center, State College, Centre County.

June 5-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00. DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske 724-404-3143 or send email to: mscheloske@pa.gov.

June 5-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Heimbach, 717-772-5556, daheimbach@pa.gov. (formal notice)

June 6-- 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 Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Laura Henry 717-772-5713 or send email to: lahenry@pa.gov.

June 10-14-- Rails-To-Trails Conservancy. Delaware & Lehigh Trail Sojourn. Eastern Pennsylvania.

June 12-- DEP Weathering The Storm Stormwater Education Workshop. Alumni Room of the Waldron Campus Center, Gannon University, 109 University Square, Erie. 8:30 to 3:30.

June 13-- DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Edgar Chescattie, 717-772-2814 or eschescattie@pa.gov.

June 13-- DEP Weathering The Storm Stormwater Education Workshop. Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve, Saint Vincent College, 744 Walzer Way, Latrobe, Westmoreland County. 8:30 to 3:30.

June 14-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, 717-772-3436, kdalal@pa.gov. (formal notice)

June 14-- NEW. PUC En Banc Hearing On Supplier Consolidated Billing By Electricity Suppliers. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg. 1:00.

June 20-21-- 20th Anniversary PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference. Ramada Conference Center, State College.

June 23-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Flowers And Feathers, The Connection Between Plants and Birds Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

July 11-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee On Diesel Powered (Mining) Equipment. DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00. DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloski, 724-404-3143 or mscheloske@pa.gov.

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

July 25-27-- Registration Open. Professional Recyclers of PA. 28th Annual Recycling & Organics Conference. Best Western Premier Hotel, Harrisburg.

July 28-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Gardening for Pollinators and Butterflies Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

August 20-23-- U.S. Biochar Initiatives Conference. Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington, Delaware.

September 6-9-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy. Educational Retreat For Women Forest Landowners. Highlights Workshop Facility in Boyd’s Mill, Milanville, Wayne County.

September 20-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee & Recycling Funding Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Laura Henry 717-772-5713 or send email to: lahenry@pa.gov.

September 22-- Joint meeting of DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee and Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713, lahenry@pa.gov.

September 23-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Trees and Shrubs, Supporting Wildlife In Winter Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

September 28-- DEP Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee meeting Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Rich Janati, 717-787-2147, rjanati@pa.gov.

October 1-3-- Engineers’ Society of Western PA. PA Brownfield Conference. Sands Bethlehem Casino, Bethlehem.

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

October 18-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:00. DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic 717-783-9730 or send email to: jmelnic@pa.gov.

November 1-2-- PA Water And Wastewater Technology Summit. Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 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

March 3, 2018 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, Page 1374

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