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.

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July 7-- Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring. Mountain Watershed Association. Volunteer Training For Shale Gas-Related Stream Monitoring. Blythedale Volunteer Fire Department, 1799 Blythedale Road, Buena Vista, Allegheny County. 9:00 to 3:30.

July 7-- PA National Guard Regal Fritillary Butterfly Tours.  Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County.

July 9-- Senate Republican Policy Committee holds hearing on Clean Fill, Abandoned Quarries in Northampton County.  Wind Gap Middle School, 1620 Teels Road, Pen Argyl. 10:00.

July 10-- West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Coalition Meeting & Picnic.  Bald Eagle State Park, Pavilion #5, Centre County.  5:30.

July 11-- CANCELED. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting is September 19.  DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, 717-787-3730, diawilson@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

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 11-- DEP Hearing On Interim Response At Ridge Run PFAS, PFOS, PFOA Well Contamination Site In Bucks County.  West Rockhill Township Building, 1028 Ridge Road, Sellersville, PA. 6:30.

July 12-- PennVEST, DEP Public Meeting On Proposed FY 2018 Clean Water, Drinking Water intended Use Plans. 2nd Floor Auditorium, Rachel Carson Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg. 2:00.

July 12-- PUC En Banc Hearing On Supplier Consolidated Billing By Electricity Suppliers. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg.  1:00.

July 16-- DEP Hearing On State Air Quality Implementation Plan Changes For Meeting Ozone Standard, New Source Review. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 1:00.

July 16- DEP Hearing On State Air Quality Implementation Plan Changes For Meeting Ozone Standard, New Source Review. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 1:00.

July 16-- DEP Hearing On State Air Quality Implementation Plan Changes For Meeting Ozone Standard, New Source Review. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 1:00.

July 17-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is August 21. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

July 17-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Neil Bakshi, DEP Policy Office, nebakshi@pa.gov.

July 17-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Sonneborn Petrolia Facility In Butler County.  DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, Crawford County. 9:00 a.m.

July 17-- DEP Hearing On NPDES Water Quality Permit For Fmr Embreeville State Hospital Grounds STP. Marshallton united Methodist Church, 1282 W. Strasburg Road, West Chester, Chester County. 6:00.

July 18-- Penn State Extension. Public Meeting On Spotted Lanternfly. Schuylkill County Agricultural Center, 1202 Ag Center Drive, Pottsville. 6:30.

July 18-- NEW. Westmoreland County Conservation District.  Mosquito, Tick Talk.  District’s Office, 218 Donohoe Road, Greensburg. 6:00 to 8:00

July 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  New Stanton District Mining Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden, 717-787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov. (formal notice)

July 19-- DEP Hearing On Interim Response At Nockamixon TCE Well Contamination Site In Bucks County.  Nockamixon Township Municipal Building, 589 Lake Warren Road, Upper Black Eddy, PA. 7:00

July 25-- 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-- NEW. EPA Community Engagement Meeting On PFAS.  Hatboro-Horsham High School, 899 Horsham Road in Horsham, Montgomery County.  Working Session 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Listening Session 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.

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

July 26-- NEW. PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals, DEP. Freshwater Mussels In The Ohio And Allegheny River Watersheds Workshop.  DEP Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive in Pittsburgh. 9:00 to 11:00.

July 26-- Penn State Extension.  Introduction To Electric Markets and Procurement Strategies Webinar.  1:00 to 2:00.

July 27-29-- Keystone Trails Association.  Prowl The Sproul Weekend.  Sproul State Forest, Clinton County.

July 28-- PA Resources Council. Recycling Bin Distribution Event In Pittsburgh. Point Breeze Distribution Event, URA’s Parking Lot on Meade Street.  8:00 to 2:00. Click Here to register.

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

August 8-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, 717-783-9438, twallace@pa.gov.

August 8-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting.  Pennsy Supply, Thomasville Quarry Office, 55 South Biesecker Road, Thomasville, York County. 10:00. DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden, 717-787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

August 9-- NEW. DEP Hearing On Cumberland Mine Coal Refuse Disposal Facility NPDES Water Quality Permit, Monongahela and Whiteley townships, Greene County.  Greensboro VFD/Church Building, 384 Stoney Hill Road, Greensboro. 1:00 to 3:00.  (July 7 PA Bulletin 4015)

August 11-- PA Resources Council. Recycling Bin Distribution Event In Pittsburgh. Fairywood Distribution Event, B Keppel Trucking, 100 Beechnut Drive, Pittsburgh. 8:00 to 2:00. Click Here to register.

August 15-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. 11th Floor, Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski, 717-772-2186, kszwajkows@pa.gov.

August 15-- DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Edgar Chescattie, 717-772-2814, eshescattie@pa.gov.

August 16-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. Ag Progress Days, 2710 West Pine Grove Road, Furnace, Huntingdon County. 10:30. DEP Contact: Jay Braund, 717-772-5636, jbraund@pa.gov. (formal notice)

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

August 21-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.

August 25-- PA Resources Council. Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Century III Mall, West Mifflin, Allegheny County. 9:00 to 1:00.

August 28-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: John Krueger, 717-783-9264, jkrueger@pa.gov.

September 4-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kris Shiffer 717-772-5809 or send email to: kshiffer@pa.gov.

September 4-- 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.

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

September 18-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

September 18-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Neil Bakshi, DEP Policy Office, nebakshi@pa.gov.

September 18-20-- Mid-Atlantic Chapter International Erosion Control Association. 25th Annual Conference, Workshop and Trade Show.  Radisson Hotel, Camp Hill, Cumberland County.

September 19- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, 717-787-3730, diawilson@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

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 25-26-- Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed. 2018 Delaware River Watershed Forum.  Cape May, NJ.

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 6-- PA Resources Council. Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Settlers Cabin Park, Robinson Township, Allegheny County. 9:00 to 1:00.

October 10-- 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.

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

October 18-- CANCELED. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting rescheduled to November 15.  DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic 717-783-9730 or send email to: jmelnic@pa.gov. (formal notice)

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

November 15--NEW. 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. (formal notice)

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