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.

March 2-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air And Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee. Presentation by Brian Wagner, PA Council of Trout Unlimited.  Room 8E-A East Wing. noon.

March 2-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on carbon neutrality.  Room 418 Main Capitol. 10:00.  Click Here to watch the hearing live.

March 3-- Senate Local Government and  Environmental Resources and Energy Committees hold a joint hearing on the opportunities created by the Act 13 drilling impact fee for counties, municipalities, conservation districts and local economic development agencies.  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.  8:30.

March 3 -- Governor’s Budget Address.

March 3-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Update On: Federal UST Regulations, Guidelines for UST Cathodic Protection, UST Operator Training Compliance, Significant Operational Compliance, TOS Extension Approvals, USTIB Allocation Requests, Land Recycling Program- Draft Chapter 250, Revisions to Vapor Intrusion Guidance

-- Committee Recommendation On Chapter 250

<> Click Here for available handouts.

March 4-- NEW. House State Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 296 (Evankovich-R-Allegheny) beneficial use of steel and blast furnace slag (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00.

March 4-- House Game and Fisheries Committee information meeting to receive the Fish and Boat Commission’s annual report.  Room B-31 Main Capitol.  9:00.

March 5-- CANCELED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

March 5- Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting to consider: (1) informational presentation of interest to the Lower Susquehanna Subbasin area; (2) revision of Fiscal Year 2016 budget; (3) ratification/approval of contracts/grants; (4) resolution to encourage the use of dry cooling technology for power generation and other facilities for the conservation of the waters of the Susquehanna River Basin; (5) notice for Four Seasons Golf Course project sponsor to appear and show cause before the Commission; (6) regulatory compliance matter for Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; and (7) Regulatory Program projects.  Hershey Lodge, 325 University Drive, Hershey.  9:00.

March 8-- Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Assn. Make Your Yard A Sustainable Landscape.  Penn State-Brandywine Campus, Media, Delaware County. 2:00.

March 9-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Independent Fiscal Office/Economic & Revenue Outlook.  Room 140 Main Capitol.

March 11-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 2:30- Department of Agriculture.  Room 140 Main Capitol.

March 10-- Agenda Posted. DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.

-- Update On Final Regulation Setting Standards for Surface Facilities

-- Update on Draft Performance-Based Cable Safety Requirements

-- Discussion: Emergency Medical Training

-- Discussion: MSHA Proximity Rule

-- Discussion: Possible Future Regulations

-- Overview of Regulatory Review Process

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March 10-- DEP Webinar on Act 162 Stream Buffer Implementation: 10:00- Riparian Buffer Equivalency, 1:00- Riparian Buffer Offsets.

March 10-11-- Delaware River Basin Commission hearing, meeting on water withdrawal requests.  Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA. 1:30- hearing, 1:00 meeting. (formal notice, agenda)

March 11-- DEP Webinar on Act 162 Stream Buffer Implementation: 10:00- Riparian Buffer Equivalency, 1:00- Riparian Buffer Offsets.

March 11-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing:11:00- PUC Consumer Advocate and Small Business Advocate, 1:00- Department of Environmental Protection, 3:00- Public Utility Commission.  Room 140 Main Capitol.

March 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Certification Program Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

-- Internal Program Review Report

-- External Program Review

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March 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee. Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 9:30.

-- Discussion of Changes To Chapter 252

-- Discussion of NPDES Target QL List

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March 16-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Governor’s Budget Office, 1:00- Independent Fiscal Office.  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

March 16-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:30- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Room 140 Main Capitol.

March 17-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

March 17-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00

March 18-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds an information meeting on the, water and wastewater industries.  Room 60 East Wing. 9:30.

March 18-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  Room 11B Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 18-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

March 19-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

March 20-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

March 22-25-- 68th Annual PA Parks and Recreation Society Conference. Lancaster Marriott & Convention Center. 25 South Queen St., Lancaster.

March 23-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Public Utility Commission.  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

March 23-- House Game and Fisheries Committee informational meeting to receive the Game Commission annual report.  Room 60 East Wing. 10:00.

March 24-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.

March 25-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Dept. of Environmental Protection. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

March 25-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Emergency Management Agency.   Room 140 Main Capitol.

March 26-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 9:30- Budget Secretary-Office of the Governor, 1:00- House Member Testimony.  Room 140 Main Capitol.

March 26-- NEW. DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

March 27-- NEW. DEP Citizens Advisory Council hearing on the Act 54 2008-2013 Underground Coal Mining Impact Report. DEP’s California District Mining Office, Monongahela Conference Room, 25 Technology Drive, California Technology Park, Coal Center, PA.  1:00-3:00.  Click Here for more information.

March 31-- House Consumer Affairs Committee informational meeting to hear presentations from the electric and natural gas industries on priorities.  Room 60 East Wing. 9:15.

March 31--Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 3:00- Dept. of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

March 31-- NEW. DEP hearing on air quality permit for Perdue Grain and Oil Seed Facility in Lancaster County. Bainbridge Fire Hall, located at 34 South 2nd St., Bainbridge.  6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Click Here for more information.

April 1-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 11:00- Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building.

April 1-- NEW. House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee informational meeting to receive a presentation by the Secretary of Agriculture on his budget and other priorities. Room 140 Main Capitol.  9:00.

April 2-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

April 2-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 8-- CANCELED. DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton.  10:00.  (formal notice)

April 13-- Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee to hear a presentation by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA on the economic benefits of cleaning up the Bay.  LTBA.  Noon.

April 15-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 15-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton.  10:00. (formal notice)

April 15-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00. (formal notice)

April 16-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

April 21-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 22-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. 

April 22-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 23-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

April 23-- NEW.  DEP public hearing on proposed PPL West Pocono-North Pocono 230kV electric transmission line in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Thornhurst Township Volunteer Fire Company, 125 River Road, Thornhurst, Lackawanna County.   6:00.  (PA Bulletin page 1023)

April 29-- CANCELED. DEP Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council meeting.  DEP Mining Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00.  (formal notice)

May 6-- 2015 Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium. Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College.

May 6-- DEP Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council meeting.  DEP Mining Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00. (formal notice)

May 6-8-- PA Association of Environmental Professionals  Annual Conference. Toftrees Resort, State College.

May 7-9-- PA Land Trust Assn. PA Land & Water Conservation Conference.  Wyndham, Gettysburg.

May 13-15-- DEP and Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania 2015 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference. Erie Bayfront Convention Center, Erie.

May 19-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Delaware Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 8:30.

May 28-- DEP Certification Program Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

June 3-- DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting.  10th Floor Conference, Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

June 9-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.

June 24-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee. Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 9:30.

July 22-- DEP Certification Program Advisory Committee for Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting.  14th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  (formal notice)

September 20-22-- 2015 Greenways and Trails Summit.  Holiday Inn and Allegheny Community Center, Warren.

September 24-- DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee & Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 2-- DEP Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 28-30-- 2015 Partnership for Safe Water 2015 Water System Optimization Conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Section American Water Works Association.

Visit DEP’s Public Participation Center for information on how you can Be Informed! and Get Involved! in DEP regulation and guidance development process.

DEP Regulations In Process

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

Recently Finalized Regulations - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Update - DEP webpage

DEP Technical Guidance In Process

Draft Technical Guidance Documents - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Comment Deadlines - DEP webpage

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Copies of Final Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Other DEP Proposals For Public Review

Other Proposals Open For Public Comment - DEP webpage

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Other Proposals - DEP webpage

Other Proposals Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Click Here for links to DEP’s Advisory Committee webpages 

DEP Calendar of Events

DCNR Calendar of Events

Note: The Environmental Education Workshop Calendar is no longer available from the PA Center for Environmental Education because funding for the Center was eliminated in the FY 2011-12 state budget.  The PCEE website was also shutdown, but some content was moved to the PA Association of Environmental Educators' website.

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