Scrapbook Photo 03/25/24 - 93 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA: http://tinyurl.com/3729bhvv
Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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 18-- Brodhead Creek Watershed Association. Water Wiser Kids. Explore The H2Olympics. Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center, Bartonsville, Monroe County. 10:30.

November 18-- CANCELED. Westmoreland Cleanways & RecyclingHousehold Hazardous Waste Collection EventWestmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center, 113 Innovative Lane in Latrobe. 9:00 to 1:00.

November 18-- Audubon Society Of Western PA. Zeloyle Sanctuary Reforestation Project.  Sarver, Butler County.  9:00 to Noon.

November 20-- House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 1782 (Delozier-R-Cumberland) providing for alternative ratemaking for natural gas and electric distribution companies (sponsor summary).  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 10:30.  House Committee meetings are typically webcast through the Republican Caucus websiteClick Here for more.

November 20-- DEP Hearing On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Foam Fabricators Columbia County (if requested).  DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101 in Williamsport. 10:00.

November 20-- NEW. Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

November 21-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 497 (Vogel-R-Beaver) exempting steel slag from the definition of waste. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00.  House Committee meetings are typically website on the House Republican Caucus website.  Click Here for more.

November 21-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Workshop. State College, Centre County, Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, Deans Hall 1. 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

November 25-- Brodhead Creek Watershed Association. Get Outdoors Poconos. Cranberry Creek Hike in Paradise Township, Monroe County.  10:00.

November 29-- DEP State Board For Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. 11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: 717-772-2186 or send email to: RA-seotrng@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 29-- NEW. PA Environmental Council public meeting on Bensalem Greenway Ecological Assessment StudyGlen Foerd On The Delaware, Grant Avenue & Milnor Street, Philadelphia. 6:30.

November 30-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee workgroup meeting. 4th Floor Training Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. DEP Contact: Janice Vollero, jvollero@pa.gov, 717-783-7416. (formal noticeClick Here for more.

-- Review of Act 26 Implementation Strategy for including alternative onlot septic systems in sewage facility plans

December 2-- Green Valleys Watershed Association. Community Water Resources Planning WorkshopThe Washington at Historic Yellow Springs, 1685 Art School Road, Chester Springs, Chester County.  8:30 to Noon.

December 2-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy. Volunteer Eagle Watcher Training.  Upper Delaware Visitor Center, 176 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County. 9:00.

December 4-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, 717-772-3429 or send email to: mbrojakows@pa.gov(formal notice)

December 5-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Dawn Heimbach, 717-772-5599  or send email to: dheimbach@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

December 5-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, agaida@pa.gov, 724-404-3147.

December 5-7-- National Brownfields Conference - Sustainable Communities Start Here.  LEED-certified David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

December 6-- DEP Hearing On Chapter 16 Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy Changes. DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 1:00.

December 6-- Environmental Quality Board Hearing On Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards Changes Under Triennial Review. DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 2:00.

December 7--10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Awards ProgramThe Bond, 134 E. King Street, York.

December 7-- Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment. Witherspoon Rooms and Mueller Theater on the Westminster campus, Lawrence County.

December 7-- DEP Finding Pennsylvania’s Solar Future Stakeholder meeting.  Room A-180 Courtroom Annex, Widener University Commonwealth Law School, Vartan Way, Harrisburg. 9:00 to 4:00.  Click Here to register.

December 8-- DEP Hearing On Chapter 16 Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy Changes. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 1:00.

December 8-- Environmental Quality Board Hearing On Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards Changes Under Triennial Review. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 2:00.

December 8-- NEW. Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting.  Loews Annapolis Hotel, Windmill Point Room, 2nd Floor, Powerhouse Building, 126 West Street, Annapolis, MD.  9:00. Contact: Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel, 717-238-0423, Ext. 1312.  (formal notice & agenda). Click Here for more.

December 11-- CANCELED. DEP Sewage Enforcement Officer Exams.  PA State Association of Township Supervisors Education Center, 4855 Woodland Drive in Enola, Cumberland County. 1:00 to 4:30.

December 11-- Center For Watershed Protection. Integrating Stream Restoration Into PA’s Chesapeake Bay Local Pollution Reduction Plans Workshop. Upper Allen Township Office, 100 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. 8:00 to 4:00

December 12-- 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, ledinger@pa.gov.

December 12-- DCNR Public Meeting On Bloody Skillet & Whiskey Springs ATV Trails In  Centre, Clinton Counties. Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven.  6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

December 12-13-- NEW. Growing PA’s Organic Farms Conference.  Harrisburg.  Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey.

December 13-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Michael Maddigan, mmaddigan@pa.gov, 717-772-3609.

December 13-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Webinar. 10:00 to 11:30.

December 13-- Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a business meeting on water withdrawal requests and other items. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 10:30.  Click Here for more.  (formal notice)

December 13-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Webinar On Registering Grandfather Water Uses. 1:00 to 2:00.  Click Here to register.

December 13-- NEW. Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

December 14-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:15.  DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.

December 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.  10:00. DEP Contact Daniel Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.  (formal notice)

December 14- 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, csansoni@pa.gov, 717-772-5158.

December 14-- DEP Hearing On Chapter 16 Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy Changes. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 1:00.

December 14-- Environmental Quality Board Hearing On Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards Changes Under Triennial Review. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 2:00.

December 19-- DCNR Public Meeting On Bloody Skillet & Whiskey Springs ATV Trails In  Centre, Clinton Counties. Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven.  6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

December 20-- CANCELED. DEP State Board For Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. 11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: 717-772-2186 or send email to: RA-seotrng@pa.gov(formal notice)

January 11-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Webinar. 10:00 to 11:30.

January 24-- NEW. Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

February 6-- NEW. Governor’s Budget Address.

February 7-10-- PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture Annual Conference.  State College.

February 13-- NEW. Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

February 23-24-- Keystone Coldwater Conference. State College. (Note: PA Environment Digest is a Conference sponsor.)

March 6-- NEW. Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

March 12-13-- PA Association of Environmental Educators. 2018 Annual Conference.  State College, Centre County.

March 20-- NEW. Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

April 3-- NEW. Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

April 17-- NEW. Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

April 17-19-- National Forum On Low-Zero Energy Buildings. Wyndam Grand Hotel, Pittsburgh.

May 2-4-- PA Association Of Environmental Professional. Annual Conference. State College.

May 8-- NEW. 2018 PA Groundwater Symposium. Ramada Inn in State College, Centre County.

Visit DEP’s Public Participation Center for public participation opportunities.  Click Here to sign up for DEP News a biweekly newsletter from the Department.

Sign Up For DEP’s eNotice: Did you know DEP can send you email notices of permit applications submitted in your community?  Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?  All through its eNotice system.  Click Here to sign up.

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

August 2017 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, Page 4922

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 2017) - 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

DEP Facebook Page     DEP Twitter Feed         DEP YouTube Channel

Click Here for links to DEP’s Advisory Committee webpages.

DEP Calendar of Events        DCNR Calendar of Events

Senate Committee Schedule                House Committee Schedule

You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online.

PA Environment Digest Blog      Twitter Feed      PaEnviroDigest Google+


11/20/2017

Go To Preceding Article     Go To Next Article

Return to This PA Environment Digest's Main Page