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 29-31-- DCNR, Keystone Trails Association Prowl The Sproul State Forest, Centre, Clinton Counties.

July 30-- Capital Region Water Community Greening Party. Heart of the Community Garden, 1418 Derry Street, Harrisburg. 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

July 30-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event.  North Allegheny High School, 10375 Perry Highway in McCandless, Allegheny County. 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

August 1-- NEW. DEP Webinar on Susquehanna River Impairment.  10:00 a.m.  Click Here to register or view the presentation.

August 1-- Philadelphia Water Dept. Residential Rain Check Workshop. New Hope Temple Baptist Church, 5020 Pulaski Ave., Philadelphia. 6:00 p.m.

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. Agenda Posted. 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.  (formal notice)

-- Office of Environmental Justice Update

-- Presentation By DEP Safe Drinking Water Program

-- Presentation By NextGen Climate Political Action Group On Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice

-- Presentation On Shell Ethane Plant

-- Board Discussion Of Strategic Plan

-- Click Here for available handouts.

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

August 2-- Capital Region Water Community Greening Party. Camp Curtin YMCA, 2135 North 6th Street, Harrisburg. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m

August 2-- NEW. International Facility Management Association Green Stormwater Infrastructure Best Practices Workshop. Philadelphia Development Corporation, 4747 South Broad Street, Philadelphia. 7:30 a.m.

August 3--  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. (formal notice)

August 4-- Agenda Posted. 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.

-- Proposed 2016 Air Monitoring Network Plan

-- Reasonable Available Control Technology 2 Source Testing, Monitoring Requirements

-- 2015 Climate Change Action Plan

-- Info Item: Federal Plan For Sewage Sludge Incineration Guidelines

-- Info Item: Report On State Implementation Plan Rulemakings

-- Click Here for available handouts.

August 4-- 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 4-- NEW. Game Commission Wildlife Photography Tips Webinar. Noon to 1:00.

August 4-- NEW. Department of Health free distribution of potassium iodide near nuclear power plants.

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

August 7-- 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-- Cameron County Conservation District Composting Workshop.  Cameron County Fair Grounds, 1043 Rich Valley Road, Emporium. 6:00 p.m.

August 10-- CANCELED. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is on October 26.  DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, Bureau of Air Quality, 717-783-9269 or send email to: nherb@pa.gov.  (formal notice) (formal cancellation 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 10-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission holds a hearing on water withdrawal requests.  Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA. 1:30.  (formal notice)

August 11-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan Listening Session.  DEP Regional Office, 2 Main Street, Norristown, Montgomery County. 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.  (formal notice)

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 15-- NEW. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission public meeting accepting comments on draft EIS for PennEast Pipeline Project. Best Western Lehigh Valley & Conference Center, 300 Gateway Dr., Bethlehem, Northampton County.  6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

August 15-- NEW. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission public meeting accepting comments on draft EIS for PennEast Pipeline Project. Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Rd, Jim Thorpe, Carbon County.  6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

August 16-- 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 cancellation notice)

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-- NEW. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission public meeting accepting comments on draft EIS for PennEast Pipeline Project. Peddler’s Village (Lahaska & Neshaminy Rooms), Routes 202 & 263, Lahaska, Bucks County.  6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

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

August 17-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meets. 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 17-- NEW. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission public meeting accepting comments on draft EIS for PennEast Pipeline Project. Best Western Genetti Hotel & Conference Center, 77 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County.  6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

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 18-- PennTAP Webinar: Solid Waste Remanufacturing Exclusion. Noon to 1:00.

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

August 20-- NEW. Brodhead Creek Watershed Association Cherry Creek Loop Hike.  Monroe 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-- 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)

August 31-- NEW. DEP public hearing on proposed delegation request for the federal Sewage Sludge Incineration Regulation Program.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.  10:00 a.m. until noon. [A copy of the delegation request is posted here.]  (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 NonPoint Source Management, 717-783-2941 or send email to:  jdiehl@pa.gov.

September 14-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission holds a business meeting on water withdrawal requests. Historic Hotel Bethlehem, 437 Main St., Bethlehem.  5:00.  (formal notice)

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-- Registration Open. 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 20-- NEW. Laurel Highlands Trail Summit.  Meyersdale, Somerset County.

September 20-- NEW. PA Chapter of the American Water Works Association Small Water System Workshop On Improving Water Quality.  PA American Water Offices, 852 Wesley Dr., Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. 8:30 to 4:30.

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.

September 24-- Registration Open. Schuylkill River Heritage Area Ride The Schuylkill River Trail From Reading To Pottstown.

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 12-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee On Diesel-Powered Equipment meeting. DEP New Stanton Office, Westmoreland Room, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, 724-404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.

October 13-- 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.

October 13-- 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.

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

October 18-- 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.

October 18-- 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.

October 20-- PennTAP Webinar: Save Money Through Energy Management Systems. Noon to 1:00.

October 26-- 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.

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

November 2-- DEP Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee meeting. Location To Be Announced.  10:00. DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

November 3- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Location To Be Announced.  10:00. DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, Oil and Gas Program, by calling 717-783-9438 or send email to: kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

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.

December 15-- PennTAP Webinar: E3 Overview: Economy-Energy-Environment. Noon to 1:00.

February 16-- PennTAP Webinar: Pollution Prevention: Lean Manufacturing With A Focus On Food Manufacturing. Noon to 1:00.

March 23-24-- 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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