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.

November 2- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop.  Camp Hill Borough Building, Prosser Hall, 2145 Walnut St., Camp Hill. 9:30 to 12:30.

November 3-- Environmental Quality Board hearing on proposed changes to the Chapter 109 Total Coliform Rule.  DEP’s New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 1:00.  (formal notice)

November 3-- Webcast Meeting. Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00.  This meeting will now be webcast.  Click Here to register for the 10:00 morning session.  Click Here to register for the 1:00 afternoon session. Contact: Mark Brojakowski, DEP, 717-772-3429 or mbrojakows@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

-- Overview Discussion Of EPA Clean Power Climate Plan

-- Review Of 2015 Climate Change Action Plan Update

-- Macroeconomic Analysis Presentation And Discussion

-- Work Plan Voting Record Review

-- Click Here for available handouts.

November 3-- DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. State College, Ramada Inn-Nittany Room.  6:30.

November 3-- Election Day. (Capitol Closed)

November 4-- DEP Listening Session On EPA Clean Power Climate Plan. Lycoming County, Penn College – Williamsport, Mountain Laurel Room, One College Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

November 4--  DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. Pine Community Center, 100 Pine Park Drive, Wexford. 9:30 to 12:30.

November 4-- PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop in Allegheny County. Churchill Borough Office.  7:00 p.m.

November 4-- NEW. PROP Recycling Education and Social Media Workshop.  Bellefonte, Centre County.

November 5-- CANCELED. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on PJM’s role in the regional electrical grid.  Room 60 East Wing. 10:00.

November 5-- Environmental Quality Board hearing on proposed changes to the Chapter 109 Total Coliform Rule. DEP’s Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main St., Norristown. 1:00.  (formal notice)

November 5-- Location/Time Change. Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southeast Regional Office, Delaware Room, 2 East Main Street Norristown. 9:00.  New: DEP will now webcast this meeting.  Click Here to register.

-- Introduce of the New Environmental Justice Director, Executive Staff

-- Agency Update By DEP Secretary John Quigley

-- EJAB Communications Team Update

-- Policy Update

-- EJAB Comments on EPA Clean Power Climate Plan

-- Legislative Update

-- Keystone Landfill Expansion Public Engagement

-- Urban Stormwater Management

-- Click Here for available handouts.

November 5-- Agenda Posted. DEP Drinking Water Plant Operator Certification Program Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Cheri Sansoni-717-772-5158. (formal notice)

-- 2015 Operator Certification External Survey Results

-- Committee Action on External Review Report

-- Click Here for available handouts

November 5-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. Quality Inn Event & Banquet Center, 1411 Liberty St., Franklin.  9:30 to 12:30.

November 5-- DEP public meeting on Jeansville Mine Fire, Luzerne County. Tresckow Volunteer Fire Company, 26 East Oak St., Tresckow, PA 18254. 6:00.

November 7-- PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop in Allegheny County. Mt. Lebanon Library. 11:00 a.m.

November 7-- Tree Pittsburgh 1st Pittsburgh Ginkgo Fest.  Highland Park, Allegheny County.  1:00.

November 7-- Keystone College Environmental Education Institute Protecting and Restoring Forests and Waterways Impacted by Hemlock Trees.  Lackawanna Hall at Keystone College in LaPlume, Lackawanna County.  9:30 to 12:30.

November 7-- NEW. Western PA Chapter Society For Conservation Biology Annual Conference.  Clarion University, Clarion.

November 9-- FirstEnergy, DEP LED Street Lights Workshop. Cabela's Conference Center, 100 Cabela Drive, Hamburg.  10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

November 9-- Trail Town Program Trip Planning and Marketing Workshop in Emlenton, Venango County.  1:00 to 4:30.

November 10-- [Agenda Not Posted] DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Daniel Snowden, DEP, 717-783-8846 or dsnowden@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 10-- DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Carlisle, Comfort Suites.  6:30.

November 10-- Commonwealth Financing Authority. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building. 10:30.

November 10-- Delaware River Basin Commission holds a hearing on proposed water withdrawal and discharges requests. [Additional details will be posted on this webpage.] Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA.  1:30.  (formal notice & agenda) 

November 10-- NEW. Manada Conservancy Forest Insect Pests Of PA Workshop. Hummelstown, Dauphin County.

November 12-- PA Resources Council Annual Awards Dinner. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

November 12-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. Luzerne County Community College, Building 10, Educational Conference Center, 1333 South Prospect St., Nanticoke. 9:30 to 12:30.

November 12-- DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Williamsport, Genetti Hotel-Terrace Room.  6:30.

November 12-- Recycling Markets Development Center Electronics Waste Summit.  Hilton Garden Inn, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

November 13-14-- 10th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium.  Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Union County.

November 15-- NEW. Brodhead Watershed Association Autumn Wander, Paradise Price Preserve.  Monroe County.

November 16-- CANCELED. House Labor and Industry Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 635 (Evankovich-R-Allegheny) changing the procedures for adoption of the Uniform Construction Code (sponsor summary).  Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00.

November 16-- NEW. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee.  Presentation by PA Sustainable Forestry Initiative.  Room 8E-A of the East Wing Capitol Building.  Noon.

November 16-- Trail Town Program Bikes, Kayaks and More and Running A Sustainable Business Workshop.  Ohiopyle, Fayette County.  10:30 to 3:30.

November 16-20-- U.S. Forest Service Stream Simulation Design Approach for Providing Aquatic Organism Passage at Road-Stream Crossings Workshop.  State College.

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

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

November 17-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. The Historic Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown. 9:30 to 12:30.

November 17-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. National Aviary, Allegheny County. 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

November 17-- NEW. PA Waste Industries Assn. & Recycling Markets Development Center PA Recycling Industries Congress. East Wing Rotunda, Capitol Building, Harrisburg.  8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

November 17-- Recycling Markets Development Center Social Media and Environmental Sustainability Webinar. 1:30 to 2:45.

November 18-- NEW. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Conference Room, Susquehanna River Basin Commission offices, 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg. 9:30.  Contact: Sean Gimbel, 717-783-4693  or send email to: sgimbel@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

November 18-- DCNR public meeting to review draft State Forest Management Plan. Harrisburg, Rachel Carson Building.  1:30.

November 18-- DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force meeting.  Susquehanna Conference Rooms, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00.  (formal notice)

November 18-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Workshop. The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd., State College. 9:30 to 12:30.

November 18-- Fish & Boat Commission meeting on Kettle Creek Watershed regulation changes, Potter, Tioga counties.  The Wildlife Center at Sinnemahoning State Park, located at 4843 Park Road, Austin, PA. 6:30 p.m.

November 19-- NEW. Senate Democratic Policy Committee meets on Senate Bill 282 (Vulakovich-R-Allegheny) establishing a waterfront development tax credit (sponsor summary).  Holy Family University, Philadelphia. 11:00.

November 20-- Wildlands Conservancy's Annual Green Gala. DeSales University campus in Center Valley, Lehigh County.

November 30-- PA Resources Council Vermicomposting Workshop in Allegheny County. Castle Shannon Library. 7:00 p.m.

December 4-- DEP hearing on the Matt Canestrale Contracting, Inc. NPDES for 9 outfalls located in Luzerne Township, Fayette County and Bethlehem Township, Washington County.  LaBelle Volunteer Fire Department, 1101 LaBelle Road, LaBelle, Fayette County.  1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Contact: Bonnie Herbert, DEP, 724-769-1100.   (PA Bulletin, page 6331).

December 5-- NEW. Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Training Day. Lackawaxen, Pike County.

December 8-- NEW. House Labor and Industry Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 635 (Evankovich-R-Allegheny) changing the process for adopting the Uniform Construction Code updates (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building. 8:30.

December 8-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 8-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.

December 9-- Delaware River Basin Commission holds a business meeting on proposed water withdrawal and discharges requests. [Additional details will be posted on this webpage.] Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA. (formal notice & agenda)

December 10-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

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

December 15-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

December 16-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. (formal notice)

December 16-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 17-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

January 12-- Southwest PA Planning Commission MS4 Stormwater Workshop - Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control, Post-Construction Stormwater Management for New Development and Redevelopment. Blairsville Community Center, 101 East North Lane, Blairsville, PA, 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

January 13-- DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force meeting.  Dixon University Center, 2986 N. Second St., Harrisburg. 1:00.   (formal notice) Contact: RA-EPPITF@pa.gov.

January 13-- Southwest PA Planning Commission MS4 Stormwater Workshop - Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control, Post-Construction Stormwater Management for New Development and Redevelopment. Cranberry Township Municipal Center, 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township, PA. 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

February 26-27— 2016 Keystone Coldwater Conference. State College.

March 10-- Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve Land Ethics Symposium. Delaware Valley University, Doylestown.

March 14-16-- PA Association of Environmental Educators Annual Conference. The Inn at Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, Monroe County.

April 14-15-- NEW. West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium.  Toftrees Resort and Conference Center, State College.

May 4-- NEW. PA Groundwater Symposium.   Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College.

May 11-13-- PA Association of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference.  State College.

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

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

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 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 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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11/2/2015