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.

May 26-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. (formal notice)

-- Distribution System Optimization Program Presentation

-- Chlorine Residual Standard Impacts/Compliance Issues

-- Disinfectant Residual Requirements Impacts

-- Presentation On Legionella

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May 27-- NEW. Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

-- Acting DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn

-- DCNR’s Green Buildings

-- State Forest Resource Management Plan

-- PA Parks & Forest Foundation

-- ATV RFP Update

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May 27-- Women In Science Symposium, Lacawac Sanctuary. Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Resort in Hawley, Pike County

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

-- Status of Certified Operators and Trends

-- Compliance Rate Determination/Enforcement

-- Strategic Planning

-- 2015 Survey Questions

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May 28-- DEP Regional Keystone Energy Education Program Workshop. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 West Willow Grove Ave., Philadelphia. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

May 30-- Backyard Composting Workshop, PA Resources Council. Connellsville Canteen, Fayette County. 10:00.

June 1-- Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Finance Committees hold joint hearing on natural gas severance tax proposals.  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building. 10:30.

June 1-- House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on Gov. Wolf’s proposed Energy Investment Initiative.  Room 418 Main Capitol. 10:00.

June 1- DEP public meeting and hearing on a proposal to reclassify a well from a production well to a disposal well in Grant Township, Indiana County.  East Run Sportsman’s Association, 1668 Sebring Rd., Marion Center, PA.  6:00.  (PA Bulletin, page 2426)

June 2-- Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will consider the nomination of John Quigley for Secretary of Environmental Protection.  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building. 9:30 a.m.

June 2-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund Report

-- Federal UST Regulations

-- Guidelines For Evaluation Of UST Cathodic Protection

-- Land Recycling Program- Chapter 250 Final Regulation

-- Vapor Intrusion Draft Technical Guidance

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

-- FY 2015 Coastal Zone Grants Update

-- Program Outreach Video

-- Section 309 Coastal Zone Management Program Update

-- PEMA Update, Preliminary MOU

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June 3-- NEW. DEP hearing on Geryville Materials proposed quarry in Lower Milford Twp., Lehigh County. Lower Milford Township Municipal Building, at 7607 Chestnut Hill Church Rd, in Coopersburg,PA. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. 

June 4-- Agenda Posted. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

-- Radiation Protection Program Update

-- Radiation Control Program Update

-- Regulatory Revisions Discussions: Chapter 240 Radon, Chapters 215-240

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June 4-- CANCELED. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is September 24. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  (formal notice)

June 4-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting.  City of Crescent Building, 4th Floor, EEOC Conference Room, 10 S. Howard St., Baltimore. 9:00. (formal notice)

-- Presentation on the Lower Susquehanna Subbasin Area

-- Proposed Water Resources Program For FYs 2016, 2017

-- FY 2016 Regulatory Program Fee Schedule

-- Regulatory Program Updates and Other Matters

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June 5-- Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Banquet. Allenberry Resort, Boiling Springs.  Click Here for banquet information.

June 9-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Transportation Committees hold a joint hearing on the safe transportation of crude oil by railroad.  PUC Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building. 9:00.

June 9-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 9-- Rescheduled For June 23. DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.  (formal notice)

June 9-10-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission meeting, hearing.Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Rd., Washington Crossing, PA.  (formal notice and agenda)

June 11-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on anthracite coal issues.  Pottsville City Council Chambers, Pottsville. 11:00.

June 11-- Forestry Task Force, Joint Conservation Committee meeting.  Conference Center, Celebration Hall,2280 Commercial Blvd, State College. 10:00.

June 11- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

June 11-- Backyard Composting Workshop, PA Resources Council. Phipps Garden Center, Pittsburgh. 7:00 p.m.

June 11-12-- Penn State PA Natural Resources Leadership Institute Workshop. State College.

June 16-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

June 16-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 16-- NEW. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Susquehanna Rooms, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00.  (formal notice)

June 17-- DEP State Board For Certification Of Water And Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 17-- DEP Regional Keystone Energy Education Program Workshop. Ferguson Township Elementary School, 215 W Pine St., Pine Grove Mills, Centre County. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

June 23-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.  (formal notice)

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

June 24-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

June 30-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

July 8-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment meeting. DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00.

July 9-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Pottsville District Mining Office,  5 West Laurel Blvd, Pottsville.  9:00.  MRAB members will be taking a field trip to several acid mine drainage treatment facilities in Schuylkill County on July 8 from 10 to 4 starting from the Pottsville Office.

July 20-- Backyard Composting Workshop, PA Resources Council. Cooper-Siegal Library, Fox Chapel, Allegheny County.  10:30.

July 21-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

July 21-- Rescheduled To August 18. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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

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

August 4-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting.  Delaware Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 8:30.

August 12-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

August 18-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

August 18-- NEW. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

August 25-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice)

August 26-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

August 27-- DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

September 16-20-- National Trout Unlimited Meeting. Center City Hilton Hotel and Convention Center, Scranton.  Click Here for more information.

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

September 22-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.

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

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

October 29-- DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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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5/25/2015