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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.  Go to the online Calendar webpage for updates.

December 1-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Volunteer Training DayInn At Lackawaxen, 188 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Wayne County.  9:00 to 1:00.

December 3-- DEP Webinar On How To Apply For Class 8 Truck & Transit Clean Vehicle Grants.  10:30.

December 4-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Lindsay Byron, 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov. (formal notice) Click Here for more background on agenda items.

December 4-- CANCELED. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. The next scheduled meeting is March 5.  DEP Contact: Margaret Scheloske, 724-404-3143, mscheloske@pa.gov(formal notice)

December 4-- DEP Webinar On How To Apply For Class 4-7 Truck, School Bus and Other Clean Vehicle Rebates.  10:30.

December 4-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For East Penn Manufacturing, Berks County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg. 10:00.

December 4-- NEW LOCATION.  DEP Hearing On New Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Station, Bucks County. West Rockhill Elementary School, 1000 Washington Ave, Sellersville, Bucks County. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

December 4-- DEP Hearing On New Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Station, Delaware County. Lower Chichester Township Municipal Building, 1410 Market Street, Linwood, Montgomery County. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

December 5-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kris Shiffer 717-772-5809 or send email to: kshiffer@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 5-- Agenda Posted. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. DEP Laboratory Building, 2575 Interstate Dr. Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Aaren Alger, 717-346-8212 or send email to: aaalger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 5-- DCNR Pinchot State Forest District Resource Management Plan Meeting.  District Office, 1841 Abington Road, North Abington Township, Lackawanna County. 4:30 to 6:30.

December 6-- CANCELED. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Michael Maddigan, 717-772-3609,  mmaddigan@pa.gov(formal notice)

December 6-- Location Added. Susquehanna River Basin Commission business meeting on proposed water withdrawal permits and other actions (Click Here for agenda). SRBC Office, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg.  9:00. SRBC Contact: Ava Stoops, 717-238-0423. (formal notice) (formal notice-correctionClick Here for more.

December 6-- Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment. Westminster College, McKelvey Campus Center, New Wilmington, Lawrence County.  5:30 to 9:00.

December 6-- 10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Awards DinnerArtsQuest, Bethlehem.

December 7-- Penn State Extension Understanding Dairy Business For Conservation Professionals Workshop. Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster.  10:00 to 2:00

December 10-- PA Highlands Coalition Webinar: What Is Nature Worth?  Return On Environmental Studies, Economic Value Of The Outdoors.  10:00 to 11:30.

December 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Monroe Energy Facility, Delaware County. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 10:00.

December 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Exelon Croydon Power Plant, Bucks County. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 2:00.

December 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Arcelormittal Plate Company, Montgomery County. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 8:00 a.m.

December 11-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building, Harrisburg. 9:00?  Online livestream available.

December 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Edgar Chescattie, 717-772-2814, eshescattie@pa.gov.

December 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee & Recycling Fund Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713, lahenry@pa.gov.   Click Here for background on agenda items.

December 12-- DEP Information Session/Hearing On Amerikohl Revtai Mining, Reclamation Project Water Quality Permit In Fayette County. Saltlick Township Municipal Building, 147 Municipal Building Road, Melcroft.  1:00 to 3:00.

December 12-- DEP Holds Dec. 12 Hearing [If Needed] On Delaware County Nonattainment Maintenance Plan For Fine Particulate. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street in Norristown, Montgomery County. 10:00.

December 12-- DCNR State Forest District Management Plan MeetingsBald Eagle State Forest, District Office, 18865 Old Turnpike Road, Millmont, Union County. 6:00 to 8:00.

December 12-- Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA.10:30.  Click Here for an agenda.  (formal notice)

December 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, 717-772-3436 or send email to: kdalal@pa.gov(formal noticeClick Here for more background on agenda items.

-- Draft regulations setting methane emission limits for oil and gas operations

December 13-- CANCELED. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  DEP Contact: Janice Vollero 717-772-5157 or send email to: jvollero@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

December 13-- Penn State Extension Webinar: Unconventional Oil & Gas - Bringing Trusted Science To Decision-Making.  1:00 to 2:00.

December 17-- PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  1:00.  Click Here to register to join the meeting by webinar.  Participants also need to call in 1-650-479-3208, PASSCODE 644 895 237.

December 17-- NEW. Penn State Extension Farm Soil Health & Cover Crop Workshop.  York County Annex Building, Room 1, 112 Pleasant Acres Rd., York.  9:00 to Noon.

December 18-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.

December 18-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For East Penn Manufacturing In Berks County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

December 28-- DEP Hearing [If Needed[ On Lebanon County Fine Particulate Standard Plan.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 1:00.

January 1-- NEW. First Day Of New 2019-2020 Legislative Session

January 10-- NEW. Penn State Extension Farm Soil Health & Cover Crop Workshop. Penn State Extension Mercer County, 463 North Perry Highway, Mercer. 10:00 to 1:00.

January 12-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Bus Tour.  10:00 to 1:00, Click Here for more.

January 15-- NEW. Inauguration Day For Gov. Wolf, Lt. Gov. Fetterman

January 26-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Bus Tour.  Noon to 1:00. Click Here for more.

January 27-30-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary. 2019 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit.  Cape May, NJ.

February 2-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Bus Tour.  10:00 to 1:00. Click Here for more.

February 5-- NEW. Governor’s Budget Address.

February 6-- NEW. Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Starts. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

February 6-9-- PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture. Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster.

February 12-13-- Advanced Watershed Educator Workshops For Non-Formal Educators. Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center, 1451 Peters Mountain Road, Dauphin, Dauphin County. Click Here to register.

February 20-21-- DCNR, Western PA Conservancy. PA Riparian Forest Buffer Summit. Best Western Premier Conference Center, 800 East Park Drive, Harrisburg.

March 2-- PA Wilds. Retailers, Producers, Public 3rd Annual PA Wilds Buyer’s MarketGemmell Student Complex Multi-Purpose Room, Clarion University.

March 5-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Ebensburg Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Margaret Scheloske, 724-404-3143, mscheloske@pa.gov(formal notice)

March 5-6-- Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance. Healthcare Industry Forum On Energy Efficiency. Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, State College, Centre County. 

March 9-- 2019 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River.  Montgomery County Community College campus in Pottstown.

March 21-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, 717-783-9438,  twallace@pa.gov(formal notice)

March 27-28-- Advanced Watershed Educator Workshops For Non-Formal Educators. Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Road, Slippery Rock, Butler County. Click Here to register.

April 5-- Wildlife For Everyone We Love Wild Things & Wild Places Gala

April 7-9-- CMU Mascaro Center For Sustainable Innovation. 2019 Engineering Sustainability ConferenceDavid L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

April 29 to May 2-- Center for Watershed Protection. 2019 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference.  South Carolina.

May 8-10-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals. 2019 Annual Conference - Growth Through Collaboration.  State College.

May 16-18-- PA Land Trust Association. Land Conservation Conference.  Monroe County.

July 24-26-- Professional Recyclers Of PA. Annual Recycling & Organics Conference.  Harrisburg.

Related Tools ----------------

Visit DEP’s Public Participation Center for public participation opportunities.

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

Visit DEP Connects for opportunities to interact with DEP staff at field offices.

Click Here to sign up for DEP News a biweekly newsletter from the Department.

DEP Facebook Page     DEP Twitter Feed         DEP YouTube Channel

DEP Calendar of Events        DCNR Calendar of Events

Click Here to hook up with DCNR on other social media-- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

Senate Committee Schedule                House Committee Schedule

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


12/3/2018

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