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: It's budget time, Committee meetings can be scheduled with little warning.

June 22-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meet to consider Senate Bill 875 (Bartolotta-R-Fayette) encouraging the reuse of treated mine water for fracking gas wells (sponsor summary). Rules Room.  Off the Floor.

June 22-- NEW. House Transportation Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 385 (Pileggi-R-Delaware) providing incentives for development around transit stations.  Room 205 Ryan Building. 12:15.

June 22-- DEP public meeting on proposed IESI Landfill expansion in Northampton County.  Saucon Valley High School Auditorium, 2100 Polk Valley Road, Hellertown. 6 to 9 p.m.

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

-- Final Regulations: Standards For Surface Facilities

-- Presentation on Performance-Based Cable Safety Requirements

-- Discussion of Potential Future Regulations

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June 24-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 48 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) authorizing the Environmental Quality Board to set construction standards for private water wells (sponsor summary), House Bill 965 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) requiring additional oversight of agency regulations under the Regulatory Review Act (sponsor summary).  Room 60 East Wing. 9:15.

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

-- Discussion of Chapter 252 Draft Amendments

-- Standard Qualifier Code Discussion

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

-- Certification of New SEOs

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

-- Technical Guidance Policy and eComment System

-- Pre-Draft Revised Disinfectant Residual Requirements Rule

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June 30-- DEP hearing on increase lead emissions from Northampton Generating Station.  Northampton Memorial Community Center, 1601 Laubach Ave, Northampton 6-9:00 p.m.

June 30-- DEP webinar on proposed revisions to the policy for developing technical guidance and public participation.  2:00.  Click Here to register.  Environmental Policy Comment System has a copy of the proposed revisions.

July 7-- NEW. DEP hearing on proposed natural gas-fired power plant by Moxie Freedom Energy in Luzerne County. Berwick High School, 1100 Fowler Avenue, Berwick. 6-9 p.m.

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 13-- DEP public hearing on Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin County, Reasonably Available Control Technology determination. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. (June 6 PA Bulletin, page 2754)

July 14-- NEW. DEP public hearing on proposed Turnpike widening project Chapter 102/NPDES Permits in Chester and Montgomery counties. Tredyffrin Twp. Municipal Building, 1100 Duportail Rd., Berwyn.  7:00. (June 20 PA Bulletin, page 3275)

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. (formal notice)

July 21-- THIS MEETING IS NOW BEING HELD. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

July 21-- NEW. DEP/PA Infrastructure Investment Authority public meeting on 2015 Intended Use Plan for federal drinking water, wastewater treatment, nonpoint source and pollution abatement funding.  2nd Floor Auditorium, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 1:30.  (formal notice)

July 22-- NEW. DEP public hearing on proposed revisions to the State Air Quality Implementation Plan related to North Reading for lead. Muhlenberg Twp. Recreation Building, 3025 River Road, Reading.  1:00.  (formal notice)

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.

July 23-- NEW. DEP hearing on the suspension of an NPDES stormwater permit for the construction of poultry houses by Lewis Martin in West Pennsboro Twp., Cumberland County. Cumberland County Conservation District office, 310 Allen Rd., Carlisle. 7:00-9:00. (June 20 PA Bulletin page 3376)

July 30-- NEW. DEP hearing on sulfur dioxide reduction limits for the Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County.  Homer-Center High School Auditorium, 70 Wildcat Lane, Homer City.  6:00-8:00.  (formal notice June 20 PA Bulletin page 3241).

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

August 4-5-- Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council Conference. Juniata College, Huntingdon County. Click Here for more information.

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

August 12-- NEW. DCNR Wild Resource Conservation Program hearing to comment on applications submitted for FY 2015-16 grant funding.  6th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00.  (formal notice)

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

August 18-- 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 17-- Sen. Alloway, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Tree Planting.  Cumberland, Franklin Counties.  Click Here for more information or to volunteer.

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

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s new Environmental Policy Comment System

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

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s new Environmental Policy Comment System

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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6/22/2015