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.

July 16-- Grey Towers Heritage Assn. Summer Lecture Series: Jervis McEntee, The Pinchot Family And The Hudson River School Of Art.  Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, Pike County.  5:30 p.m.

July 16-17-- NEW. Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Hickory Creek Trail Stewardship Weekend. Allegheny National Forest, Warren County.

July 18-- NEW. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board Regulatory, Legislative and Technical Committee meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  1:00 p.m.  DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov.

July 18-- DEP hearing on proposed expansion of Keystone Landfill, Lackawanna County.  Mid-Valley High School, located at 52 Underwood Road, Throop.  6:00 to 9:30 p.m. (formal notice, July 2 PA Bulletin, page 3561)  

July 18-21-- Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Teacher Workshops.  Philadelphia Region.

July 19-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, edinger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

July 19-- CANCELED. DEP Citizens Advisory Council.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Katie Hetherington Cunfer, Citizens Advisory Council, P. O. Box 8459, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8459, 717-705-2693, khethering@pa.gov.  Note: Next scheduled meeting is September 20.  (formal notice)

July 19-- DEP, PennVEST hearing on FY 2016 Intended Use Plans for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and Clean Water State Revolving Fund monies.  2nd Floor Auditorium, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.  1:30.

July 19-- Capitol Region Water Tuesday Cleanup Event. 1600 Block of North 4th Street in Harrisburg. 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.  Click Here for more information.

July 19 or 20-- DEP MS4 Stormwater Workshops. Lewisburg.

July 20-- Duquesne University Pennsylvania Clean Jobs Forum. Duquesne University Power Center Ballroom, Pittsburgh. 10:30 a.m.

July 21-- Time Change. Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Cambria District Mining Office, 286 Industrial park Road, Ebensburg.  9:00. The meeting will also be offered in a conference call format. DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden, Bureau of Mining Programs, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

July 21-- NRCS Pennsylvania State Technical Committee meeting. USDA State Office Conference Room at 359 East Park Drive, Harrisburg.  1:00.  To attend via teleconference, call 1-888-844-9904 with access code 6941559.

July 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Mining Equipment meeting.  Westmoreland Room, DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, 724-404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

-- Brookville Ceramic Filter Change Request

-- Click Here for available handouts.

July 23-- NEW. Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation 2016 Mine Rescue Celebration. Arnold Farm, 151 Haupt Road, Somerset.  10:00 a.m.

July 23-- NEW. Clinton County CleanScapes 19th Annual West Branch Susquehanna River Cleanup. Village of Pine Station, McElhattan, Wayne Township in Clinton County.  9:15 a.m.

July 23-- Brodhead Creek Watershed Association Stairway Lake Hike.  Pike County.

July 25-- Susquehanna Valley Climate Action Network How PA Fish & Wildlife Will Be Affected By Climate Change and What We Can Do About It- Ed Perry.  Union County Public Library, Reitz Road, Lewisburg. 7:00 p.m.

July 25-29-- The Sustainable Energy Fund Energypath Renewable Energy Conference, Student Energy Camps, Science Fair. Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, State College.

July 27-- CANCELED. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee.  The meeting is rescheduled to August 10.  DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, Bureau of Air Quality, 717-783-9269 or send email to: nherb@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

July 27-- NEW. Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice) DCNR Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084 or send email to: gleslie@pa.gov.   Click Here for more information.

-- PA Rural Forest Stewardship Program

-- PA Seismic Monitoring Program

-- Click Here for available handouts.

July 27-- The Delaware River Basin Commission holds a hearing proposed regulations changing its rules of practice and procedure concerning regulatory program fees, water supply charges inviting public comments.  DRBC Offices, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ. 1:00.  (formal notice)  Click Here for more information.

July 27-29-- PROP Recycling & Organics Conference.  Harrisburg.

July 29-- NEW. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee tour of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, Berks County. 10:00.  Click Here for more information.

August 1-3-- PA American Water, Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. Wonderful World of Water Student Camp for Ages 7-11.  Valley Community Library, Blakely.

August 2-- Location & Time Change. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Waterfront A Conference Room, DEP Southwest Regional Office, 500 Waterfront Dr., Pittsburgh.  8:30 a.m.  DEP Contact: Carl Jones, Director, DEP’s Office of Environmental Justice, 484-250-5818 or send email to: caejone@pa.gov.

August 2-- Westmoreland County Conservation District CREP Conservation Practices Farm Tour. Friendship Farms, Mount Pleasant Township. 1:30.

August 3--  NEW. Location Change. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Glenn O. Hawbaker Facility, 118 Bedrock Lane, Pleasant Gap, PA  10:00 a.m. DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden, Bureau of Mining Programs, 717-787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov. 

August 4-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.  DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, Bureau of Air Quality, 717-783-9269 or send email to: nherb@pa.gov.

August 4-- NEW. Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on water withdrawal requests and rescinding its Information Technology Services Fee Policy.  Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building. 2:30.  Questions should be directed to Jason Oyler, General Counsel, 717-238-0423, Ext. 1312.  (formal notice)

August 4-- Westmoreland County Conservation District CREP Conservation Practices Farm Tour. New Alexandria. 1:30.

August 6-7-- Gifford Pinchot Grey Towers 12th Annual Festival Of Wood.  Grey Towers National Historic Site, Pike County.

August 7-- NEW. PA Heritage Foundation Scott Weidensaul: Nature Matters At The State Museum.  The State Museum, 300 North Street, Harrisburg. 2:00 p.m.

August 7-- Brodhead Watershed Association River Ramble. Monroe County.

August 8-- DEP Hearing On Sunoco Mariner II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline. Blair County Convention Center, One Convention Center Drive, Altoona, Blair County. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. To register to present testimony, contact: John Repetz, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 717-705- 4904 or send email to: jrepetz@pa.gov until the day before the hearing.

August 9-- DEP Hearing On Sunoco Mariner II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline. Lebanon Valley Exposition Center, 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, Lebanon County. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. To register to present testimony, contact: John Repetz, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 717-705- 4904 or send email to: jrepetz@pa.gov until the day before the hearing.

August 9-- NEW. Cameron County Conservation District Composting Workshop.  Cameron County Fair Grounds, 1043 Rich Valley Road, Emporium. 6:00 p.m.

August 10-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, Bureau of Air Quality, 717-783-9269 or send email to: nherb@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

August 10-- DEP Hearing On Sunoco Mariner II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline. Sykes Student Union, West Chester University, 110 W. Rosedale Ave., West Chester, Delaware County. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  To register to present testimony, contact: Virginia Cain, DEP Southeast Regional Office, 484-250-5808 or send email to: vicain@pa.gov until the day before the hearing.

August 13-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event.  Allegheny County, Boyce Park Four Seasons Ski Lodge parking lot.  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

August 13-- Lacawac Sanctuary 50th Anniversary Farm To Plate Dinner. Wayne County.

August 16-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, edinger@pa.gov.

August 16-- DEP Hearing On Sunoco Mariner II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline. PA Farm Show Complex, Keystone Conference Center, 2300 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  To register to present testimony, contact: John Repetz, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 717-705- 4904 or send email to: jrepetz@pa.gov until the day before the hearing.

August 16- Manada Conservancy Swatara Creek Water Quality Assessment - Grades 6-8.  Camp Catherine, 1275 Swatara Road, Hershey, Dauphin County.  3:00 p.m.

August 16-17-- NEW. Penn State Ag Progress Days.  2710 West Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre County.

August 17-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee mets. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Lee McDonnell, 717-787-5017 or send email to: lmcdonnell@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

August 18-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Cheri Sansoni, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, Operator Certification, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-5158, csansoni@pa.gov.

August 18-- DEP Hearing On Sunoco Mariner II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline. Founder’s Hall Amphitheatre, Westmoreland County Community College, 145 Pavilion Lance, Youngwood, Westmoreland County. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. To register to present testimony, contact: John Poister, DEP Southwest Regional Office, 412-442- 4203 or send email to: jpoister@pa.gov until the day before the hearing.

August 20-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. West Mifflin, Allegheny County.

August 24-- CANCELED. DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting. DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov.

August 25-- CANCELED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov.

August 27-- NEW. CBF-PA Heroes On The Water Kayaking, Fly Fishing Event.  Shank’s Mare Outfitters, Wrightsville, York County. 1:00 p.m.

August 27-- Grey Towers Heritage Assn. Summer Lecture Series: The Spirituality Of Gifford Pinchot. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, Pike County.  5:30 p.m.

August 30-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.  9:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, DEP Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, 717-772-2189 or dhissner@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

September 6-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Charles Swokel, Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, 717-772-5806 or send email to: cswokel@pa.gov.

September 13-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, 724-404-3147, agaida@pa.gov. (formal notice)

September 14-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.  DEP Contact: John Diehl, Bureau of Point and Non-Point Source Management, 717-783-2941 or send email to:  jdiehl@pa.gov.

September 15-18-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Women and Their Woods Educational Retreat.  Milanville, Wayne County.

September 17-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event.  Allegheny County, South Park Wave Pool parking lot.  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

September 17-- Grey Towers Heritage Assn. Summer Lecture Series: The Clearest Way Into The Universe: Nature’s Meaning In The Photographs Of Ansel Adams.  Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, Pike County.  5:30 p.m.

September 19-20-- 4th Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum.  Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center, Blue Bell, Montgomery County.

September 20-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, edinger@pa.gov.

September 20-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Katie Hetherington Cunfer, Citizens Advisory Council, P. O. Box 8459, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8459, 717-705-2693, khethering@pa.gov.

September 21-- DEP State Board for Certification Of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski, Bureau of Point Non-Point Source Management, 717-772-2186 or send email to:  kszwajkows@pa.gov.

September 21-22-- Shale Insight Conference.  Pittsburgh.

September 22-- DEP Recycling Fund Advisory & Solid Waste Advisory Committees meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Keith Ashley, Bureau of Waste Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-787-2553, riashley@pa.gov.

September 22-- CANCELED. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting.  Bureau of Laboratories Building, Room 206, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. DEP Contact: Aaren Alger at 717-346-822 or send email to: aaalger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

September 22-- Registration Open. Penn State Extension Dive Deeper III Water Educator Summit. The Central Hotel & Conference Center, Harrisburg.

October 1-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Robinson  Township, Allegheny County.

October 7-- DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Rich Janati, Bureau of Radiation Protection, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-787-2147, rjanati@pa.gov.

October 8-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event. Beaver County, Bradys Run Park Recycling Center.  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

October 14-- NEW. Governor’s Office State Planning Board.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here for more information.

October 26-28-- Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference.  Lancaster Convention Center, Lancaster.

November 4-- PA Environmental Council. Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition Summit.  Regional Learning Alliance, Cranberry Township, Butler County.

November 10-- PA Resources Council Annual Awards Dinner. Villanova University Conference Center, Philadelphia.

March 23-24-- NEW. Westmoreland County Conservation District 2017 Engineers’ Workshop. Fred Rogers Center, a LEED Gold Certified building at St. Vincent College, Latrobe.

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Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.

DEP Regulations In Process

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

Recently Finalized Regulations - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Update - DEP webpage

July 2016 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, page 3731

DEP Technical Guidance In Process

Draft Technical Guidance Documents - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Comment Deadlines - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Copies of Final Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

DEP Non-Regulatory/Technical Guidance Documents Agenda (July 2016) - DEP webpage

Other DEP Proposals For Public Review

Other Proposals Open For Public Comment - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Other Proposals - DEP webpage

Other Proposals Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

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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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