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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. Go to the online Calendar webpage for updates.

ATTENTION! These are the last 3 scheduled days of voting session in the Senate and House for this year. Anything can happen, and does.

October 13-- PA Resources Council. Vermicomposting Workshop. Ross Township Community Center, Allegheny County. 12:30 to 2:00.

October 13-- PA Resources Council. Household Chemical Collection Event. Bradys Run Park, Beaver County. 9:00 to 1:00.

October 13-- Tree Pittsburgh. Free Tree Give Away In Allegheny County. Pittsburgh Zoo parking lot, 7370 Baker Street in Pittsburgh. 10:00 to 2:00. Click Here to register.

October 13-- PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture. Transition Truths - Taking Over an Established Farm Business Workshop. Quiet Creek Herb Farm, 93 Quiet Creek Lane, Brookville, Jefferson County. 1:00 to 4:00.

October 14-- Lacawac Sanctuary. Lake to Lake 8K Trail Run & Family/DOG Woods Walk. Lacawac Sanctuary, Wayne County.

October 14-- NEW. Pocono Heritage Land Trust Autumn Leaf Peeping On Long Pond. Monroe County.

October 15-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider House Bill 544 (Moul-R-Adams) further providing for liability protection for landowners opening their land for public recreation, House Bill 927 (Rader-R-Monroe) amends Act 101 Municipal Waste Planning and Recycling Act to eliminate the mandate on smaller municipalities to have a leaf waste collection program (House Fiscal Note and summary), House Bill 1284 (Peifer-R-Pike) directs DCED to develop a one-stop-shop online business formation and permitting portal for business (House Fiscal Note and summary), House Bill 2075 (Charlton-R-Delaware) authorizing rate recovery for customer-owned lead water service lines. Rules Room. Off the Floor.

October 15-- NEW. Senate Transportation Committee meets to consider House Bill 2638 (Stephens-R-Montgomery) which would authorize new local authorities to cleanup former military installations or land having water, sewer or stormwater pollution identified by the Department of Environmental Protection or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency financed by tax refunds by businesses and individuals working in the remediation area (House Fiscal Note and summary). Rules Room. Off the Floor. Click Here for more.

October 15-- Environmental Issues Forum by Joint House-Senate Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee on biogas and bioenergy. Room 8E-A, East Wing Capitol Building. Noon. Click Here for more.

October 15-- Performance-Based Budget Board meeting. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 4:00.

October 16-- NEW. Senate Health and Human Services Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1270 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) requiring universal lead testing for children (sponsor summary). Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 10:00. Click Here to see if the hearing will be webcast. Click Here for more.

October 16-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is November 13. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 16-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Keith Saladar, Executive Director, ksalador@pa.gov or call 717-787-8171. Conference Call-In: Bridge #: 717-612-4788, Toll Free #: 855-734-4390, PIN #: 192791. Click Here for more.

-- Presentation On Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Efforts

-- Transition Documents For Governor Taking Office In January

-- October DEP Report To Council

October 16-- CANCELED. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is on December 5. DEP Contact: Aaren Alger, 717-346-8212 or send email to: aaalger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 16-- NEW. DCNR State Forest District Management Plan Meetings - Cornplanter State Forest District. Drake Well Museum and Park Historic Site (Multipurpose Room), 202 Museum Lane, Titusville, Venango County. 1:30 to 3:00.

October 16-- Penn State Extension Webinar: Role Community Forest Managers Can Play In MS4 Stormwater Pollution Reduction. Noon to 1:00.

October 17- Senate State Government Committee holds a hearing on several resolutions calling for the amending of the U.S. Constitution - Senate Resolution 133 (Eichelberger-R-Blair) to require a balanced budget and member term limits (sponsor summary), Senate Resolution 134 (Eichelberger-R-Blair) to add a Regulation Freedom amendment to require the adoption of a regulation by Congress when one quarter of its members object to a regulation (sponsor summary), Senate Resolution 254 (Costa-D-Allegheny) Free and Fair Elections amendment requiring campaign finance disclosure (sponsor summary). Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 9:00. Click Here to see if the hearing will be webcast.

October 17-- 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: Edgar Chescattle, echescattie@pa.gov.

October 17-- DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Buchanan State Forest District, District Office, 25185 Great Cove Road, McConnellsburg, Fulton County. 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Click Here for more.

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

October 17-- PA Chamber Fall Regional Environmental Conference In Mars, Butler County.

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

October 17-18-- Professional Recyclers of PA Recycling Certification Courses. Bellefonte, Centre County.

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)

October 18-- CANCELED. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is November 9. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner 717-787-9633 or send email to dhissner@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 18-- PA State Assn. Of Township Supervisors. PA Stormwater Conference [Western]. Butler County.

October 18-- York County Master Watershed Stewards Rain Barrel Workshop. Penn State Extension Office, 112 Pleasant Acres Road, York. 6:30 to 8:00

October 18-- PA Resources Council. Recycling Awareness Workshop. Sewickley Public Library, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

October 18-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Small Water System Finances, Funding Preparing For Emergencies, Regulatory Updates Workshop. SRBC offices, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg. 8:40 to 3:15.

October 20-- NEW. DCNR State Forest District Management Plan Meetings - Delaware State Forest District, District Office, 2174A Route 611 Swiftwater, Monroe County. 1:00 to 3:30.

October 20-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation. Fall Cleanup In Centralia, Columbia County.

October 20-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting. Lebanon Community Library, 125 North 7th Street, Lebanon, Lebanon County. 10:00 to 11:00

October 21-- Brodhead Watershed Association. Get Outdoors Poconos Chestnut Mountain Hike. Monroe County. 10:00.

October 21-- NEW. Pocono Heritage Land Trust Walk-N-Talk Wetland Trail Hike - Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve. Monroe County.

October 22-- Professional Recyclers of PA Recycling Certification Courses. Enola, Cumberland County.

October 23-- CANCELED. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting is December 4. DEP Contact: Lindsay Byron, 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 23-- NEW. PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Erie. 1:00 to 4:00.

October 23-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Montgomery County Fire Academy, 1175 Conshohocken Road, Conshohocken. 9:00 to Noon. Click Here for more.

October 23-- Penn State Extension Webinar On Addressing Orphan & Abandoned Wells From DEP, Industry Perspectives. 1:00.

October 23-- NEW. Manada Conservancy. Climate Change And Penn’s Woods: What Does The Future Hold? Hershey Gardens Conservatory, 170 Hotel Road, Hershey, Dauphin County. 7:00.

October 24-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing with Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) on environmental education programs. Riverbend Environmental Education Center, 1950 Spring Mill road, Gladwyne, Montgomery County. 2:00.

October 24-- CANCELED. PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is November 20.

October 24-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, 717-783-9269, nherb@pa.gov.

October 24-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board Regulation, Legislation and Technical Committee conference call. 10:00. DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 24-- CANCELED. DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Clear Creek State Forest District. Scheduled for October 30.

October 24-- NEW. Game Commission Webinar On Lead Toxicity In Bald Eagles In Pennsylvania. Noon to 1:00.

October 24-- Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University Hosts Voting For The Environment Program. Academy, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. 6:30 to 8:00.

October 24-- CEOs for Sustainability. Sustainability Speaker Series: Partnering With Suppliers For A Competitive Edge Workshop. Pittsburgh. 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

October 24-25-- Penn State Extension: Biochar & Torrefied Biomass Short Course. Penn State University Agricultural Engineering Building, Shortlidge Road, University Park.

October 25-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov.

October 25-- DEP Webinar On Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Charging Projects Grant Program. 10:30.

October 25-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Luzerne County Community College, Educational Conference Center (Building #10), 1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke. 9:00 to Noon. Click Here for more.

October 25-- Brandywine Conservancy, PA Equine Council. Trail Stewardship Workshop. Private property at 6 Castlebar Lane, Malvern. Chester County. 8:30 - 4:30.

October 26- Brandywine Conservancy, PA Equine Council. Trail Stewardship Workshop. Natural Lands’ ChesLen Preserve, 1199 Cannery Road, Coatesville, Chester County.. 8:30–4:30.

October 27-- PA Resources Council, PA American Water. Drug Take-Back Event - 3 Locations in Allegheny County. 10:00 to 2:00--

-- Green Tree Borough Building, 10 W. Manila Ave.

-- Medical Rescue Team South, 315 Cypress Way, Mt. Lebanon

-- The Mall At Robinson (parking lot near Dick’s Sporting Goods), 100 Robinson Centre Dr.

October 27-- Brodhead Watershed Association. Water Wiser Kids: Stars At Skywood Park Hike. Monroe County. 7:30 to 9:00.

October 30-- NEW. DEP Meeting With Potential Contractors On Proposed Mine Drainage Treatment Site Maintenance Projects In Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset Counties. DEP’s Cambria District Mine Office, 286 Industrial Park, Ebensburg, Cambria County. 10:00

October 30-- DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Clear Creek State Forest District. District Office, 158 South Second Ave., Clarion, Clarion County. 6:30 to 8:00. Click Here for more.

October 30-- PA Chamber Fall Regional Environmental Conference In King of Prussia.

October 30-31-- Northeast Recycling Council Fall Conference. Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

October 31-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski, 717-772-2186, kszwajkows@pa.gov.

November 1-- NEW. Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on proposed water withdrawal permits and other actions (Click Here for agenda). Room 8E-B East Wing, Capitol Building, Harrisburg. 2:30. SRBC Contact: Ava Stoops, 717-238-0423. (formal notice) Click Here for more.

November 1-- NEW. DCNR State Forest District Management Plan Meetings - Loyalsock State Forest District, Resource Management Center,, 6735 Route 220, Dushore, Sullivan County. 6:00 to 8:00.

November 1-- U.S. Green Building Council Central PA Chapter Forever Green Awards Ceremony. Civic Club of Harrisburg.

November 1-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Giant Food Store Community Room, 3301 Trindle Road, Camp Hill, Cumberland County. 9:00 to Noon. Click Here for more.

November 1-- Pike County Conservation District Celebrates Natural Resources Annual Dinner. The Waterfront Room at Silver Birches Resort, Lake Wallenpaupack. 6:00 to 8:00.

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

November 3-- PA Resources Council. Vermicomposting Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 11:00 to 12:30.

November 3-- Tree Pittsburgh. Free Tree Give Away In Allegheny County. North Park Ice Rink, 1200 Pearce Mill Road, Wexford. 10:00 to 2:00. Click Here to register.

November 5-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee Act 101 Workgroup meets. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713 or send email to: lahenry@pa.gov.

-- Finalizing recommendations on Act 101

November 5-- Penn State Extension Protect Your Springs, Wells, Septic Systems & Cisterns Workshops (2). Terre Hill Community Center, 131 West Main Street, Terre Hill, Lancaster County . 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00

November 6-- PA Resources Council. Vermicomposting Workshop. North Park Rose Barn, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

November 6-- NEW. PA Association of Environmental Professionals, Capital Chapter Society of Women Environmental Professionals. Workshop On Ways Project Can Avoid Endangered Indiana Bats. Radisson Hotel, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill (across the river from Harrisburg). 11:30 to 1:30.

November 7-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov.

November 7-- CANCELED. 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.

November 7-- DEP Hearing (If Needed) on RACT II Air Quality Plan for a Tennessee Gas Pipeline Compressor Station In Howe Township, Forest County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville, Crawford County. 9:00

November 7-- DEP Meeting/Hearing On Proposed NPDES Stormwater Permit For A Biosolids (sewage sludge) processing facility In Pen Argyle, Northampton County. Wind Gap Middle School, 1620 Teels Road, Pen Argyle. 6:00 to 9:30.

November 7-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive Ext., State College, Centre County. 9:00 to Noon. Click Here for more.

November 8-- DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Rothrock State Forest District, Shaver’s Creek CFD Community Building, 8707 Firemans Park Ln, Petersburg, Huntingdon County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Click Here for more.

November 8-- DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Weiser State Forest District, District Office, 16 Weiser Lane, Aristes, Columbia County. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Click Here for more.

November 9-- NEW. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner 717-787-9633 or send email to dhissner@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 13-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.

November 13-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Keith Saladar, Executive Director, ksalador@pa.gov or call 717-787-8171. [Note: The last meeting of 2018]

November 13-- DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Pinchot State Forest District. District Office, 1841 Abington Road, North Abington Township, Lackawanna County. 6:00 to 8:00. Click Here for more.

November 13-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Trinity Point Church of God, 180 W. Trinity Drive, Clarion, Clarion County. 9:00 to Noon. Click Here for more.

November 14-- CANCELED. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Rescheduled to November 29. DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, 717-787-3730, diawilson@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 14-- PA Resources Council. Vermicomposting Workshop. South Park Buffalo Inn, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

November 14-- PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Collier township Community Center, 5 Lobaugh Street, Oakdale, Allegheny County . 9:00 to Noon. Click Here for more.

November 15-- 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)

November 15-16-- PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Penn State. Northeast Cover Crops Council Conference. Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, State College.

November 16-- PA State Assn. Of township Supervisors. PA Stormwater Conference [Eastern]. Montgomery County.

November 20-- NEW. PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee meeting. Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Click Here to pre-register to join the meeting by webcast. Participants will also need to call in 1-650-479-3208, PASSCODE 643 952 548.

November 20-- South Mountain Partnership Trails Workshop - Building Strong Community Connections. Shippensburg University, Cumberland County. 8:30 to 5:00.

November 29-- 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)

November 29-- Stroud Water Research Center Water’s Edge Gala - Freshwater Excellence Award Celebration. Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, Winterthur, Delaware.

November 29-- Academy Of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Delaware Watershed Research Conference. Academy Offices in Philadelphia.

December 4-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Lindsay Byron, 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 4-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP Ebensburg Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00. DEP Contact: Margaret Scheloske, 724-404-3143, mscheloske@pa.gov.

December 5-- 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. (formal notice)

December 5-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. DEP Laboratory Building, 2575 Interstate Dr. Harrisburg. 9:00. DEP Contact: Aaren Alger, 717-346-8212 or send email to: aaalger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 6-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Michael Maddigan, 717-772-3609, mmaddigan@pa.gov.

December 6-- NEW. Susquehanna River Basin Commission business meeting on proposed water withdrawal permits and other actions (Click Here for agenda). Location To Be Announced.. SRBC Contact: Ava Stoops, 717-238-0423. (formal notice) Click Here for more.

December 6-- 10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Awards Dinner. ArtsQuest, Bethlehem.

December 7-- NEW. Penn State Extension Understanding Dairy Business For Conservation Professionals Workshop. Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. 10:00 to 2:00

December 12-- 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.

December 12-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee & Recycling Fund Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713, lahenry@pa.gov.

December 12-- NEW. DCNR State Forest District Management Plan Meetings - Bald Eagle State Forest, District Office, 18865 Old Turnpike Road, Millmont, Union County. 6:00 to 8:00.

December 13-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, 717-772-3436 or send email to: kdalal@pa.gov. (formal notice)

-- Draft regulations setting methane emission limits for oil and gas operations

December 17-- PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 1:00. Click Here to register to join the meeting by webinar. Participants also need to call in 1-650-479-3208, PASSCODE 644 895 237.

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

January 27-30-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary. 2019 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit. Cape May, NJ.

March 2-- NEW. PA Wilds. Retailers, Producers, Public 3rd Annual PA Wilds Buyer’s Market. Gemmell Student Complex Multi-Purpose Room, Clarion University.

March 9-- 2019 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River. Montgomery County Community College campus in Pottstown.

April 29 to May 2-- Center for Watershed Protection. 2019 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference. South Carolina.

May 8-10-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals. 2019 Annual Conference - Growth Through Collaboration. State College.

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