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Welcome To 1994! Tools For Evaluating Gov. Wolfs 2017-18 Environmental Funding
Request
Notes
-- 2015-16 Budget Numbers
-- 2002-03 Budget Numbers
-- 1995-96 Budget Numbers
-- 1995-96 Complement Numbers
-- Now complement numbers as of December 1, 2016 (Right-To-Know Requests)
You can fill in the numbers from the proposed FY 2017-18 budget when it is posted on
the Governors Budget Office webpage.
Pivot Points
Pennsylvanias environmental staffing has plummeted and funding is rapidly approaching
1994 levels, while the ability of DEP to simply accomplish its basic mission, comply with
minimum federal standards and address increasingly complex and diverse environmental issues
is dangerously eroding.
But, there are several opportunities for reversing at least some of these downward trends.
For example, last week Pennsylvania members of the Chesapeake Bay Commission spotlighted
the need to create a Clean Water Fund to cleanup our rivers and streams.
There are at least three environmental policy initiatives that would not only measurably
improve the environment and promote energy efficiency, they will also create jobs and economic
opportunity.
But we are facing a major crossroads, pivot points, where the decisions we make today
will impact the fundamental ability of DEP and DCNR to work effectively as agencies.
We can either recognize we cant continue down this road or continue the same way
weve been going.
The predictable outcome of business as usual from the last 14 years will be disaster--
perhaps literally in some community-- when DEP in particular no longer has the capacity to do
its job through no fault of their own.
NewsClips:
PA Lacks Resources To Enforce Safe Water Standards EPA Says
EPA: DEP Doesnt Have Resources To Properly Oversee Drinking Water Systems
AP: Feds Warn Pennsylvania Over Safe Drinking Water Violations
Wolf Looking Into Safe Drinking Water Program Warning Issue
McKelvey: How Worried Should You Be About Your Drinking Water, Given DEPs Lack Of
Resources
Editorial: Pruitts Tepid Commitment To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay
Report: Act 13 Drilling Fee Revenue Will Hit Record Low This Year
Trump Transition Leaders Goal Is Cut In EPA Employees
AP: Merging 4 Agencies Seen As Way To Cut Red Tape, Not Programs
Swift: New Agency Would Run Crucial Programs
Esack: Wolf Wants Merger Of 4 Health/Human Service Agencies
Murphy: Agency Consolidations Are Not About Service Cuts
Related Stories:
EPA: DEP Lacks Resources To Enforce Minimum Federal Safe Drinking Water Regs
Pivot Points 2017: Facts Will Lead Us To Better Decisions On Protecting The Environment
Analysis: 2017 PA Environmental Policy Initiatives In 140 Characters Or Less
[Posted: Feb. 1, 2017]
Updated Regulatory Agenda: DEP To Consider At Least 5 Fee Increase Regs This Year
The Governors Office published its latest Regulatory Agenda in the January 4 PA Bulletin
showing which regulations will considered by state agencies over the next year or so, including
Agriculture, DCNR, DEP and other agencies. (PA Bulletin, page 740)
Here are some highlights of regulations expected to be considered--
-- Agriculture (page 741)
-- Rabies Prevention and Control - Proposed, March
-- Conservation Easement Purchase Program - Proposed, April
-- Conservation and Natural Resources (page 743)
-- Snowmobile and ATV Grants - Proposed, September
-- Conservation of PA Native Wild Plants - Proposed, October
-- Environmental Hearing Board (page 748)
-- EHB Practice and Procedures - Final, Winter
-- Environmental Protection (page 749)
-- Handling and Use of Explosives - Final, 1st Quarter
-- Drinking Water Fee Increases - Proposed, 2nd Quarter
-- Laboratory Accreditation Fee Increase - Final, 2nd Quarter
-- Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards - Proposed, 2nd Quarter
-- Drinking Water Disinfection Rule - Final, 3rd Quarter
-- Storage Tank Program Update - Proposed, 3rd Quarter
-- Radiation Protection Program Fee Increases - Final, 3rd Quarter
-- Noncoal Mining Fee Increases - Proposed, 4th Quarter
-- Oil & Gas Well Drilling, Chapter 78, D - Proposed, 4th Quarter
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Performance Standards - Proposed, 4th Quarter
-- Nutrient Credit Trading and Offset Program - Proposed, 4th Quarter
-- Onlot Sewage System Program Update - Proposed, 4th Quarter
-- Repeal of Pittsburgh Low-RVP Gasoline Requirement - Final, 4th Quarter
-- Stage II VOC Control Decommissioning - Proposed, 4th Quarter
-- Air Quality Program Fee Increases - Proposed, 4th Quarter
Each listing has a contact person and a short description of the regulation to be
considered.
Related Stories:
Welcome To 1994! Tools For Evaluating Gov. Wolfs 2017-18 Environmental Funding Request
Updated Regulatory Agenda: DEP To Consider At Least 5 Fee Increase Regs This Year
EPA: DEP Lacks Resources To Enforce Minimum Federal Safe Drinking Water Regs
Growing Greener Coalition Urges More State Investment In Green Infrastructure
Natural Gas Impact Fee Revenue Shrinks Another $13.1 Million For 2016
Drilling Impact Fees Will Be The Same In 2016, Revenue Down Another $13.1M
Severance Tax Proposals So Far Offer Nothing For The Environment
[Posted: Feb. 3, 2017]
EPA: DEP Lacks Resources To Enforce Minimum Federal Safe Drinking Water Regs
Drilling Impact Fees Will Be The Same In 2016, Revenue Down Another $13.1M
The Public Utility Commission published notice in the February 4 PA Bulletin that Act 13
drilling impact fees will be the same in 2016 as they were in 2015.
The 2016 fees will be--
Horizontal Vertical
1st Year $45,300 $9,100
2nd Year $35,200 $7,000
3rd Year $30,200 $6,000
4th thru 10 $15,100 $3,000
The 2015 impact fee was--
Horizontal Vertical
1st Year $45,300 $9,100
2nd Year $35,200 $7,000
3rd Year $30,200 $6,000
4th Year $15,100 $3,000
5th Year $15,100 $3,000
The 2014 impact was--
1st Year $50,300 $10,100
2nd Year $40,200 $8,000
3rd Year $30,200 $6,000
4th Year $20,100 $4,000
The PUC will get reports from well producers in April that will be used to calculate the
final revenue for calendar year 2015 based in part on this fee reduction.
Last month the Independent Fiscal Office projected another decline in Act 13 impact fee
revenues will drop another $13.1 million for 2016 totalling $174.6 million.
For more information, visit the PUCs Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee webpage.
NewsClips:
Report: Act 13 Drilling Fee Revenue Will Hit Record Low This Year
Related Stories:
Welcome To 1994! Tools For Evaluating Gov. Wolfs 2017-18 Environmental Funding Request
Updated Regulatory Agenda: DEP To Consider At Least 5 Fee Increase Regs This Year
EPA: DEP Lacks Resources To Enforce Minimum Federal Safe Drinking Water Regs
Growing Greener Coalition Urges More State Investment In Green Infrastructure
Natural Gas Impact Fee Revenue Shrinks Another $13.1 Million For 2016
Severance Tax Proposals So Far Offer Nothing For The Environment
[Posted: Feb. 3, 2017]
January PA Revenue Collections $49.8M Below Estimates, $416.8M Below For Year
Pennsylvania collected $2.6 billion in General Fund revenue in January, which was $49.8
million, or 1.8 percent, less than anticipated, Secretary of Revenue Eileen McNulty reported
Wednesday.
Fiscal year-to-date General Fund collections total $16.1 billion, which is $416.8 million,
or 2.5 percent, below estimate.
Sales tax receipts totaled $913.5 million for January, $5.1 million below estimate.
Year-to-date sales tax collections total $5.9 billion, which is $138.4 million, or 2.3 percent, less
than anticipated.
Personal income tax (PIT) revenue in January was $1.3 billion, $27.3 million above
estimate. This brings year-to-date PIT collections to $6.7 billion, which is $98.6 million, or 1.4
percent, below estimate.
January corporation tax revenue of $104.5 million was $60.4 million below estimate.
Year-to-date corporation tax collections total $1.4 billion, which is $160.9 million, or 10.5
percent, below estimate.
Inheritance tax revenue for the month was $77.1 million, $1.7 million above estimate,
bringing the year-to-date total to $530.1 million, which is $9 million, or 1.7 percent, below
estimate.
Realty transfer tax revenue was $37.7 million for January, $9.9 million below estimate,
bringing the fiscal-year total to $281.9 million, which is $44.6 million, or 13.6 percent, less than
anticipated.
Other General Fund tax revenue, including cigarette, other tobacco products, malt
beverage, liquor and table games taxes, totaled $146.9 million for the month, $5 million above
estimate and bringing the year-to-date total to $1.1 billion, which is $11.3 million, or 1.1 percent,
below estimate.
Non-tax revenue totaled $73.4 million for the month, $8.5 million below estimate,
bringing the year-to-date total to $220.4 million, which is $45.9 million, or 26.3 percent, above
estimate.
In addition to the General Fund collections, the Motor License Fund received $214.5
million for the month, $1.6 million above estimate. Fiscal year-to-date collections for the fund
which include the commonly known gas and diesel taxes, as well as other license, fine and fee
revenues total $1.5 billion, which is $11.6 million, or 0.8 percent, below estimate.
NewsClips:
PA Lacks Resources To Enforce Safe Water Standards EPA Says
EPA: DEP Doesnt Have Resources To Properly Oversee Drinking Water Systems
AP: Feds Warn Pennsylvania Over Safe Drinking Water Violations
Wolf Looking Into Safe Drinking Water Program Warning Issue
McKelvey: How Worried Should You Be About Your Drinking Water, Given DEPs Lack Of
Resources
Editorial: Pruitts Tepid Commitment To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay
Report: Act 13 Drilling Fee Revenue Will Hit Record Low This Year
Trump Transition Leaders Goal Is Cut In EPA Employees
AP: Merging 4 Agencies Seen As Way To Cut Red Tape, Not Programs
Swift: New Agency Would Run Crucial Programs
Esack: Wolf Wants Merger Of 4 Health/Human Service Agencies
Murphy: Agency Consolidations Are Not About Service Cuts
[Posted: Feb. 1, 2017]
Keep PA Beautiful: Registration Open For The 2017 Great American Cleanup Of PA
Trump Issues Order Requiring Repeal Of 2 Regulations For Every 1 New One Proposed
PA Environment Digest now has a Google+ Circle called Green Works In PA. Let us join your
Circle.
Google+ now combines all the news you now get through the PA Environment Digest,
Weekly, Blog, Twitter and Video sites into one resource.
Youll receive as-it-happens postings on Pennsylvania environmental news, daily
NewsClips and links to the weekly Digest and videos.
Also take advantage of these related services from Crisci Associates--
PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed: On Twitter, sign up to receive instant news updates.
PA Environment Daily Blog: provides daily environmental NewsClips and significant stories
and announcements on environmental topics in Pennsylvania of immediate value. Sign up and
receive as they are posted updates through your favorite RSS reader. You can also sign up for a
once daily email alerting you to new items posted on this blog. NEW! Add your constructive
comment to any blog posting.
PA Environment - The Feds: site is intended to be a single point of reference for changing
federal environmental policy and personnel that have an impact on Pennsylvania environmental
issues and programs.
PA Capitol Digest Daily Blog to get updates every day on Pennsylvania State Government,
including NewsClips, coverage of key press conferences and more. Sign up and receive as they
are posted updates through your favorite RSS reader. You can also sign up for a once daily
email alerting you to new items posted on this blog.
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Twitter feed to get instant updates on other news from in and around the Pennsylvania State
Capitol.
Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as
well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--
Bill Calendars
House (Feb. 6): <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.
Senate (Feb. 6): Senate Bill 50 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) further providing for notice of flood
history in home sales disclosures (sponsor summary) . <> Click Here for full Senate Bill
Calendar.
House: the Labor and Industry Committee meets to consider House Bill 162 (Maloney-R-
Berks) revising the process for updating the statewide Construction Code (sponsor summary). <>
Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.
Other: Gov. Wolfs Budget Address. 11:30. Click Here to watch live.
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.
Here are links to key Standing Committees in the House and Senate and the bills pending in
each--
House
Appropriations
Education
Environmental Resources and Energy
Consumer Affairs
Gaming Oversight
Human Services
Judiciary
Liquor Control
Transportation
Links for all other Standing House Committees
Senate
Appropriations
Environmental Resources and Energy
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Community, Economic and Recreational Development
Education
Judiciary
Law and Justice
Public Health and Welfare
Transportation
Links for all other Standing Senate Committees
Bills Introduced
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program: Senate Bill 234 (Blake-D-Lackawanna)
would establish Pennsylvanias Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program (sponsor
summary).
Storage Tank Indemnification Board: House Bill 290 (Metzgar-R-Bedford) changing the
members of the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board to include legislative
appointments.
Session Schedule
Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--
Senate
February 6, 7, 8
March 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
April 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26
May 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24
June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
House
February 6, 7, & 8.
March 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, & 22.
April 3, 4, 5 , 18, 19, 24, 25, & 26.
May 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, & 24.
June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, & 30
Governors Schedule
Gov. Tom Wolf's work calendar will be posted each Friday and his public schedule for the day
will be posted each morning. Click Here to view Gov. Wolfs Weekly Calendar and Public
Appearances.
The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--
Senate
Royalty Reform: Senate Bill 138 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) further providing for the calculation of
proceeds paid to interest owners (sponsor summary); and Senate Bill 139 (Yaw-R-Lycoming)
establishes the Natural Gas Lease Anti-Retaliation Act (sponsor summary) were passed
unanimously by the Senate. The bills now go to the House for action.
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee has scheduled a public hearing on
February 7 to solicit testimony on the impact of pharmaceuticals in Pennsylvanias waterways.
Witnesses will include representatives of the Department of Environmental Protection,
Fish and Boat Commission, Dr. Peter Myers, Environmental Health Services and Dr. Emma J.
Rosi from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
The hearing will be held in Hearing Room 1 of the North Office Building starting at 9:00
a.m. Click Here to watch the hearing live online.
Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental
Committee and can be contacted by sending email to: gyaw@pasen.gov. Sen. John Yudichak
(D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by sending email to:
yudichak@pasenate.com.
[Posted: Jan. 30, 2017]
Senate Committee Approves Bills To Let Wildlife Commissions Set Own Fees
The Senate Game and Fisheries Committee Wednesday approved and sent to the Senate Floor
two bills to authorize the boards of the Fish and Boat and Game Commissions to adopted their
own fees. The bills include--
-- Senate Bill 30 (Eichelberger-R-Blair) authorizing the Fish and Boat Commission to adopt its
own fees (sponsor summary); and
-- Senate Bill 192 (Stefano-R-Fayette) authorizing the Game Commission to adopt its own fees
(sponsor summary).
The Senate passed these bills last year, but they got hung up in the House.
The bills now go to the full Senate for action.
Sen. Patrick Stefano (R-Fayette) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and can be
contacted by sending email to: pstefano@pasen.gov and Sen. James Brewster (D-Allegheny)
serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by sending email to: brewster@pasenate.com.
NewsClips:
Did Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow?
Video: PA Trout In The Classroom Creativity!
Can Federal Ban On Lead In Ammunition, Sinkers Protect Wildlife?
Bald Eagle Dies Of Lead Poisoning In Carbon County
Saegertown Wildlife Center Offers First Responder Class
Frye: Wild Trout To Get Attention
Schneck: Snow Geese Mass Early At Middle Creek In Lebanon County This Winter
Western PAs Improving Environment Attracts Growing Number Of Eagles
Herds Of Visitors Love Pennsylvanias Elk Country
Crable: Trump Named For Moth, Crab After Harry Potter Heroes
Academy Of Natural Sciences Frogs Show Riveting, Moving
Schneck: Logistics For Visiting The Great American Outdoor Show
Ex-Game Commission Ex. Director Renews Battle To Get Severance Payment
[Posted: Feb. 1, 2017]
The Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday amended and reported out Senate Bill 181
(Mensch-R-Montgomery) establishing a Performance-Based Budget Board and requiring state
agencies to justify their budget requests for all existing and proposed programs every year.
The legislation, however, does not cover the expenditures of the General Assembly
($365.1 million) or the Judiciary ($355.5 million) or $720.6 million of the General Fund budget.
It only covers the agencies under the Governors jurisdiction.
The Budget Board is required to review the performance-based budget plans of state
agencies and make recommendations on how each agencys programs may be made more
transparent, effective, and efficient.
The Budget Board is made up of the Majority and Minority Chairs of the House and
Senate Appropriations Committees and the Governors Budget Secretary.
The agency budget plans approved by the Board are to be considered by the Governor
and the General Assembly in developing the Commonwealths annual budget.
The bill was amended in Committee to require the Independent Fiscal Office to do a
review tax credit programs.
When the bill was introduced in January, Sen. Mensch said, The traditional method of
budget development relies upon incremental adjustments to expenditures made in the previous
financial period.
New and changing demands for public services are met through excessive budget
growth rather than by pruning obsolete programs and redirecting existing funds. We need to
ensure that the budget is driven by clear and defensible purposes rather than inertia. We want
government spending to be transparent, effective, and efficient for our taxpayers.
Senate Bill 181 is now on the Senate Floor for action.
NewsClips:
PA Lacks Resources To Enforce Safe Water Standards EPA Says
EPA: DEP Doesnt Have Resources To Properly Oversee Drinking Water Systems
AP: Feds Warn Pennsylvania Over Safe Drinking Water Violations
Wolf Looking Into Safe Drinking Water Program Warning Issue
McKelvey: How Worried Should You Be About Your Drinking Water, Given DEPs Lack Of
Resources
Editorial: Pruitts Tepid Commitment To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay
Report: Act 13 Drilling Fee Revenue Will Hit Record Low This Year
Trump Transition Leaders Goal Is Cut In EPA Employees
AP: Merging 4 Agencies Seen As Way To Cut Red Tape, Not Programs
Swift: New Agency Would Run Crucial Programs
Esack: Wolf Wants Merger Of 4 Health/Human Service Agencies
Murphy: Agency Consolidations Are Not About Service Cuts
[Posted: Jan. 31, 2017]
Senate Bill Funds Energy Efficiency Thru Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs
DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Permits To Regulate Methane From Oil & Gas
Operations
PEC Opposes Senate Bill Not Allowing PA To Set Its Own Limits On Methane Emissions
In a letter to all members of the Senate Monday, the PA Environmental Council Monday
renewed its opposition to Senate Bill 175 (Reschenthaler-R-Allegheny) which does not allow
Pennsylvania to set its own methane emission limits from oil and gas development or any other
source of methane and instead requires the adoption of any federal standards.
Congressional Republicans are preparing to eliminate the federal methane standard
adopted by EPA leaving no standard in place. Without a change in language in this bill it would
mean Pennsylvania would be prohibited from adopting any standard.
PEC met with the Sen. Reschenthalers office on the bill last year, but no changes were
made in the legislation to make it acceptable to PEC.
The text of the letter follows
On behalf of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), I am writing to convey our
opposition to Senate Bill 175. This legislation prevents the Department of Environmental
Protection (Department) from enacting any state-specific measures to limit methane emissions
from natural gas operations.
While the Department has announced its intention to address methane, it has yet to
publish any formal proposals to do so. In effect, Senate Bill 175 binds the hands of the
Department to perform its mission of protecting public health and the environment before any
proposals are even on the table.
With the support of the very industry being regulated, other states with active oil and gas
development have already adopted controls for methane emissions. These controls use
demonstrated practices and technologies that are already being deployed by leading companies;
there has been no demonstrated downturn resulting from emissions controls.
In fact, these controls are cost-effective, save wasted product, enhance safety, and support
other Pennsylvania businesses. There are very clear benefits.
We believe Senate Bill 175 takes the wrong approach it establishes a blanket
prohibition without any consideration of cost or benefit, and without consideration of feasibility.
It ensures that Pennsylvania, already the second largest producer of natural gas in the nation, will
be less protective of the public and environment than other states.
PEC is a proud member of the Center for Responsible Shale Development. We support
natural gas development in the Commonwealth, but it must be done pursuant to strong standards.
Senate Bill 175 walks Pennsylvania backwards and runs counter to what leaders in the industry,
and what other states, are already doing.
We opposed this legislation in the prior session, and conveyed our concerns directly in a
meeting with the Sponsors office.
We respectfully ask you to oppose this legislation. Thank you for your consideration.
A copy of the letter is available online.
For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PA
Environmental Council website, visit the PEC Blog, follow PEC on Twitter or Like PEC on
Facebook. Visit PECs Audio Room for the latest podcasts. Click Here to receive regular
updates from PEC.
For information on methane, visit DEPs Methane Reduction Strategy webpage.
NewsClips:
Op-Ed: DEP Methane Regulation Would Cost Jobs, Sen. Reschenthaler
Letter: Sen. Reschenthaler Wrong About Regulations And Clean Air
Letter: Sen. Reschenthaler Is Giving Us Alternative Facts About Clean Air
House GOP To Prioritize Coal, Methane Rules For Repeal
Congressional Republicans Ready To Eliminate Obama Methane Rule From Oil Fields
Related Story:
DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Permits To Regulate Methane From Oil & Gas Operations
[Posted: Jan. 30, 2017]
The Department of Environmental Protection Thursday issued a letter to the Pittsburgh Water
and Sewer Authority, informing the Authority the Boil Water Advisory can be lifted.
DEP has evaluated the data provided by PWSA and has determined PWSAs data
demonstrates that the water in the distribution network is now in compliance with regulations.
We are pleased to announce that the Boil Water Advisory can be lifted, said Acting
DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. DEP does not issue such advisories lightly, and only does so
to ensure the safety of Pennsylvania residents. PWSA has the responsibility to demonstrate that
the drinking water being served in the distribution system consistently meets safe drinking water
standards, and prior to this morning that evidence had been lacking.
DEP staff reviewed data provided by PWSA through the night and this morning, and
received additional information from PWSA on equipment calibration to guarantee accuracy of
readings going forward.
NewsClips:
Pittsburgh Mayor Plans Team To Assess Water Authority, Consider Restructuring
Pittsburgh Boil Water Notice Lifted For 100,000
Pittsburgh Boil Water Advisory Lifted
Pittsburgh City Council Requests AG Review Of Water Authority
No Sign Of Contamination In Pittsburgh Water, Despite Boil Water Notice
Pittsburgh Sets Up Water Distribution Sites
Beaver County Water Company Steps Up Deliveries After Boil Water Notice
DEP Issues Pittsburgh Boil Water Order For Half Of Customers
100,000 Pittsburgh Water Customers Under Boil Water Notice
Pittsburgh Schools Call For Cancellations Due To Boil Water Notice
Pittsburgh: PA Water Systems Will Fail, All Systems Do
Letter: Pittsburgh Water Advisory Highlights DEPs Importance
Editorial: Pittsburgh Cant Tolerate More Water Authority Failures
PA Lacks Resources To Enforce Safe Water Standards EPA Says
EPA: DEP Doesnt Have Resources To Properly Oversee Drinking Water Systems
AP: Feds Warn Pennsylvania Over Safe Drinking Water Violations
Wolf Looking Into Safe Drinking Water Program Warning Issue
McKelvey: How Worried Should You Be About Your Drinking Water, Given DEPs Lack Of
Resources
[Posted: Feb. 2, 2017]
Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing Feb. 15, Business Meeting March 15
The Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a hearing on water withdrawal requests and
adoption of the latest DRBC Water Resources Program February 15. (formal notice)
DRBC will hold a business meeting on these same items March 15.
Both the hearing, starting at 1:30 p.m. and the meeting, starting at 10:30 a.m. and will be
at the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington
Crossing in Bucks County.
Click Here for a detailed agenda for the hearing. Click Here for more information on the
meeting.
For more information, visit the DRBCs Upcoming Commission Meeting webpage.
NewsClips:
Delaware River Watershed Weekly, Feb. 3
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 27 RiverWatch Video Report
[Posted: Feb. 1, 2017]
New Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Cert. Program From Penn State Extension
(Reprinted from the Jan. 30 Penn State Extension Watershed Winds newsletter. Click Here to
sign up for your own copy.)
[Posted: Jan. 30, 2017]
Jan. 30 Watershed Winds Newsletter Now Available From Penn State Extension
The January 30 edition of the Watershed Winds newsletter is now available from Penn State
Extension featuring articles on-
-- Penn State Extensions New Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Program
-- Apply For DCNR Conservation Partnership, Riparian Buffer Grants Starting Jan. 23
-- Green Infrastructure In PA, Chesapeake Bay Blueprint Drive Improved Bay Health
-- Adaptive Management Of Soil Conservation Essential To Improving Water Quality
-- Extension Releases New LearnNow Video On Aquatic Invasive Species
-- Click Here to sign up for your own copy.
NewsClips:
Snyder County Conservation District Receives DCNR Grant
Report: Chesapeake Bay Getting Better, But Still Not Great
Chesapeake Bay Forest Buffer, Wetlands Restoration Program Lags
Chesapeake Bay Journal: PA Farm Pollution Affecting Drinking Water In Octoraro Creek
Editorial: Pruitts Tepid Commitment To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay
Lancaster Farming Trump Speaker: EPAs Cleanup Job Was Done In 1980s
Video: A River Again, The Story Of The Schuylkill River Project
Delaware River Watershed Weekly, Feb. 3
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 27 RiverWatch Video Report
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
Click Here to subscribe to the Chesapeake Bay Journal
Follow Chesapeake Bay Journal On Twitter
Like Chesapeake Bay Journal On Facebook
[Posted: Jan. 30, 2017]
The January edition of Runoff Rundown is now available from the Center for Watershed
Protection featuring articles on--
-- The Role of Urban Trees in Stormwater Management
-- New Chesapeake Bay Credit Approved for Redirecting Runoff from Impervious Areas
-- Training Services Available from the Center on Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination
-- 2017 Watershed and Stormwater Conference Feb. 4
-- Click Here to sign up for your own copy. Click Here for past issues.
For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the
Center for Watershed Protection website.
NewsClips:
Snyder County Conservation District Receives DCNR Grant
Report: Chesapeake Bay Getting Better, But Still Not Great
Chesapeake Bay Forest Buffer, Wetlands Restoration Program Lags
Chesapeake Bay Journal: PA Farm Pollution Affecting Drinking Water In Octoraro Creek
Editorial: Pruitts Tepid Commitment To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay
Lancaster Farming Trump Speaker: EPAs Cleanup Job Was Done In 1980s
Video: A River Again, The Story Of The Schuylkill River Project
Delaware River Watershed Weekly, Feb. 3
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 27 RiverWatch Video Report
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
Click Here to subscribe to the Chesapeake Bay Journal
Follow Chesapeake Bay Journal On Twitter
Like Chesapeake Bay Journal On Facebook
[Posted: Jan. 31, 2017]
PA American Water Accepting Protect Our Watersheds Student Art Contest Entries
The February 3 edition of DEP News is now available from the Department of Environmental
Protection featuring articles on--
-- Acting DEP Secretary Joins U.S. Senator Casey To Discuss Energy Efficiency
-- DEP Announces Lifting Of Boil Water Advisory For Pittsburgh
-- Rooftop Solar Project At Estes Trucking Completed In Mercer County
-- February Is Falcon Nesting Season!
-- Click Here to sign up for your own copy.
For more information, visit DEPs website, Like DEP on Facebook, Follow DEP on
Twitter and visit DEPs YouTube Channel.
[Posted: Feb. 3, 2017]
Acting DEP Secretary Joins U.S. Senator Casey To Discuss Energy Efficiency
(Reprinted from the Feb. 3 DEP News. Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)
[Posted: Feb. 3, 2017]
Natural Gas Set To Expand Capacity In Electricity Generation By 8 percent Over 2 Years
(Reprinted from theFeb. 3 DEP News. Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)
[Posted: Feb. 3, 2017]
Solar Panel Farm To Provide Clean Energy Savings To Fort Indiantown Gap
The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs finalized a contract to build a solar panel farm
that will provide Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County, with clean renewable solar energy for
the next 20 years, reducing the facilitys power demand costs.
This solar power purchase agreement is a first-of-its-kind for a commonwealth agency
and provides a template for other agencies seeking to implement green energy solutions, said
Brig. Gen. Tony Carrelli, Pennsylvanias adjutant general. Every time we introduce
leading-edge technologies, cost savings and improved efficiencies, it is a win for Pennsylvania
and its residents.
The solar panel farm is the latest in a series of initiatives the DMVA has taken in recent
years to improve energy savings, including the conversion of most facilities on the Fort
Indiantown Gap training center to natural gas.
Slated for construction in the spring of 2017, the solar panel farm will reside on nearly 19
acres of land located between Service and Coulter roads on Fort Indiantown Gap.
The panels are expected to generate 5,697 MWhs of solar energy in their first year, which
is equivalent to providing power for 525 residential homes.
The solar panel farm will also reduce the consumption of electricity from the power grid
for Fort Indiantown Gap by 15 percent, while meeting federal energy standards requiring the use
of clean, renewable and alternative energy.
The DMVA, with assistance from the Department of General Services, is contracting
with Tesla Laboratories Incorporated to design, construct, operate and maintain the solar panel
farm at no cost to the agency.
The DMVA will purchase energy from the farm for 20 years. At the end of the term, the
facility can either be purchased from Tesla or removed from DMVA property.
Tesla has a history of providing energy solutions to the Department of Defense,
previously supporting a number of deployments to Iraq by producing electricity for the
warfighters.
The DMVAs initiative to improve energy savings supports the Governors Office of
Transformation, Innovation, Management and Efficiency (GO-TIME), which works with state
entities to modernize government operations in order to reduce costs and improve services.
NewsClips:
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U.S. Wind, Solar Power Tout Rural Jobs As Trump Pushes Coal
[Posted: Feb. 3, 2017]
PPL Awarded $3.3 Million DOE SunShot Grant For Solar-Grid Integration Project
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy SunShot
Initiative Tuesday announced up to $30 million in new projects to support the integration of solar
energy into the nations electric grid, while diversifying the nations electricity sources and
improving the reliability and security of the electric grid.
In Pennsylvania, PPL Utilities was awarded $3.3 million, the largest grant, for a project
that integrates solar energy into the local grid.
SunShot said, This project leverages several different grid technologies to deploy a
distributed system platform that bridges the gap between existing and future technologies by
monitoring, controlling, and optimizing a high penetration of solar generation. PPL is also
developing a multi-layer device and communications architecture and a 500-customer pilot on at
least 10 distribution circuits. The project team plans to perform an extensive one-year
demonstration, proving all of the target parameters before deploying it system-wide.
SunShot is working to lower the cost and complexity of integrating solar with the electric grid,
says SunShot Director Charlie Gay. These projects give grid operators the tools to manage a
modern electric grid.
SunShot selected 13 projects under the ENERGISE funding program to enable grid
operators to access up-to-the-minute measurement and forecasting data from distributed energy
sources and optimize system performance using sensor, communication and data analytics
technologies.
These projects will help to improve the reliability of the nations energy grid by
providing utilities with dynamic, automated and cost-effective management of solar and other
distributed energy sources. These software and hardware solutions will be highly scalable,
data-driven, and capable of fully optimizing system operation and planning.
For more information on the program, visit DOEs Sunshot Initiative webpage.
NewsClips:
Swift: Blake Introduces Energy Financing Bill
CMU Battery Technology On NOVA Program
Forbes: These 3 Republican Governors Invest In Clean Energy
U.S. Wind, Solar Power Tout Rural Jobs As Trump Pushes Coal
[Posted: Feb. 3, 2017]
Green Building Alliance: 8 Inspiring Speakers Will Make You Love Sustainability Feb. 9
The Philadelphia Office of Sustainability is now accepting new applications and renewals for the
Sustainable Business Tax Credit, which offers up to a $4,000 credit on the Business Income and
Receipts Tax paid by Philadelphia businesses that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability.
The deadline for applications is April 15.
Businesses can demonstrate their commitment by pursuing B-Corporation certification or
by completing an application attesting to the sustainability credentials of their business.
If youve previously received the credit, you can complete the quick renewal application
to re-apply for this tax year.
Beginning this year, the tax credit has expanded to be available to 50 businesses, so we
need your help in ensuring that as many sustainable businesses as possible are aware of this
opportunity.
For more information and to download the application, visit the Sustainable Business Tax
Credit webpage. Questions should be directed to: sustainability@phila.gov.
[Posted: Feb. 2, 2017]
PRC, Allegheny CleanWays Bring Wild & Scenic Film Festival To Pittsburgh March 9
Penn State Extension Releases New LearnNow Video On Aquatic Invasive Species
DCNR Invites Students To Apply For Environmental Careers Camp In Luzerne County
Lehigh Valley Greenways Now Accepting Applications For 2017 Mini-Grant Program
Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Corridor Releases Draft Delaware Canal Vision Study
Enter Now! Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Corridor Shutter Madness Photo Tournament
Watch The Anti-Graffiti Student Videos In The PA Parks & Forests Foundation Contest
Time To Watch Young Peregrine Falcons In Love On The Rachel Carson Building
It's that time of year again when the hearts of young peregrine falcons
turn to love and everyone can watch nature's renewal online through
webcams on the Peregrine Falcon nest on the 15th Floor of the Rachel
Carson Building in Harrisburg.
According to DEPs @FalconChatter, the pair of falcons seem to
have settled into their nest site, in spite of a challenge by another male.
As regular as clockwork, the falcon pair start laying their eggs about
March 20, they hatch sometime in April and are banded by the Game Commission in May,
typically during a live event shared online and in person by students all over Pennsylvania.
In June they start testing their wings and fly, helped by volunteers who pick up errant
fledglings who end up on Market Street below their ledge.
Since 1997, a pair of Peregrine Falcons have made their home on a ledge off the 15th
Floor of the Rachel Carson State Office Building. In Pennsylvania, Peregrine Falcons, a
Pennsylvania endangered species, were extremely rare for many years.
Yet, through reintroduction programs, Peregrines have adapted to life in urban
environments like Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Williamsport.
Each year, DEP and the Game Commission track the activities of these amazing birds of
prey and share educational information with the world.
It is fitting the Peregrine Falcon nest is on the Rachel Carson Building, home of DEP and
DCNR, because this Pennsylvania-born scientist and writer, Rachel Carson, who spotlighted the
dangers pesticides posed to birds, including specifically the Peregrine Falcon. Click Here to
learn more.
For all things Peregrine Falcon, visit DEPs Falcon Cam webpage. Visit the Game
Commissions Peregrine Falcon webpage to learn more about the comeback of these amazing
birds.
(Photo: Fledgling Peregrine Falcons, Joe Kosack, Game Commission.)
NewsClips:
Did Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow?
Video: PA Trout In The Classroom Creativity!
Can Federal Ban On Lead In Ammunition, Sinkers Protect Wildlife?
Bald Eagle Dies Of Lead Poisoning In Carbon County
Saegertown Wildlife Center Offers First Responder Class
Frye: Wild Trout To Get Attention
Schneck: Snow Geese Mass Early At Middle Creek In Lebanon County This Winter
Western PAs Improving Environment Attracts Growing Number Of Eagles
Herds Of Visitors Love Pennsylvanias Elk Country
Crable: Trump Named For Moth, Crab After Harry Potter Heroes
Academy Of Natural Sciences Frogs Show Riveting, Moving
Schneck: Logistics For Visiting The Great American Outdoor Show
Ex-Game Commission Ex. Director Renews Battle To Get Severance Payment
[Posted: Feb. 2, 2017]
Pennsylvanias system of state game lands would grow by more than 50 acres, thanks to two
land donations approved Tuesday by the Board of Game Commissioners.
One tract located in West Finley Township, Washington County, near State Game
Lands 245 was offered by Dr. David A. Celko.
Celko would retain the oil, gas and mineral rights associated with the 29.4-acre tract,
which is mostly forested with mixed hardwoods, is traversed by Blockhouse Run and has a
5-acre scrub-shrub wetland complex.
The other land donation two tracts totaling 34 acres adjoining State Game Lands 43 in
Warwick Township, Chester County was offered by Natural Lands Trust.
The forested tracts lie within the Hopewell Big Woods Important Mammal Area and the
Hay Creek-French Creek Forest Block Important Bird Area. Access from the east is from a
private drive off Pine Swamp Road, and from Laurel Road to the west.
New Natural Gas Deals
Energy-development agreements approved the Board of Game Commissioners are
expected to result in nearly $1.5 million in bonus payments, which will be added to the Game
Fund.
Energy Corporation of America (ECA) has agreed to develop natural gas under
approximately 370 acres beneath State Game Lands 223 in Greene and Cumberland townships,
Greene County.
The five-year agreement will not result in any surface disturbance to the game lands, and
ECA will pay the Game Commission 18 percent royalty for all oil, gas and other liquids or
condensates produced and sold from the tract.
Additionally, ECA has agreed to pay a $4,000 per acre bonus payment, which will add
about $1,482,400 to the Game Fund.
The board also approved an agreement to develop the gas rights beneath 0.36 acres of the
Mount Wheeler Tower Site in Washington County, which was acquired by the Game
Commission in 2008.
Range Resources has agreed to a five-year lease that will result in no surface disturbance
to the site. The company has agreed to pay the Game Commission 20 percent royalty for all oil,
gas and other liquids or condensates produced and sold from the tract, as well as a $2,000 bonus
payment.
Oil and gas development at each site will be regulated by the Commonwealths oil and
gas regulations and the Commissions Standard Non-Surface Use Oil and Gas Cooperative
Agreement.
Additional Game Lands Tracts
PennDOT cleared to reserve 50-acre parcel to replace game lands disturbed by projects.
A 50-acre tract completely surrounded by State Game Lands 330 in Piney Township, Clarion
County, has been cleared for eventual transfer to the Game Commission.
The Board of Game Commissioners approved the transfer from the state Department of
Transportation.
The land will be transferred to the Game Commission at some time in the future.
When game lands are affected by transportation projects, PennDOT is required to
compensate the Game Commission for the affected acreage by providing replacement lands. For
projects affecting less than five acres, the acreage is placed in reserve rather than provided in
small pieces. In this case, when the total in reserve reaches 50 acres, the parcel will be
transferred.
About half of the Piney Township tract has been deemed a critical and unique habitat for
state-endangered short-eared owl, upland sandpiper and dickcissel, as well as the state-threatened
northern harrier. The tract also has been the site of documented breeding and nesting by
Henslows sparrow, a species of special concern.
Access to the property is from Mount Zion Road, which bisects the property to north.
Mine Reclamation
The reclamation of refuse coal beneath about 23 acres of State Game Lands 332 in
Indiana County could generate an estimated $1 million for the Game Commission, based on an
agreement approved by the Board.
Robindale Energy Services Inc., of Armagh, has agreed to remove an estimated 1.8
million tons of recoverable coal refuse material beneath the game lands. The six-year deal
permits the company to occupy an additional 41 acres, as well.
Mining will be regulated by the Commonwealths Mining Regulations and the
Commissions Standard Coal Refuse Reclamation Agreement.
For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the PA Game
Commission website.
NewsClips:
Did Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow?
Video: PA Trout In The Classroom Creativity!
Can Federal Ban On Lead In Ammunition, Sinkers Protect Wildlife?
Bald Eagle Dies Of Lead Poisoning In Carbon County
Saegertown Wildlife Center Offers First Responder Class
Frye: Wild Trout To Get Attention
Schneck: Snow Geese Mass Early At Middle Creek In Lebanon County This Winter
Western PAs Improving Environment Attracts Growing Number Of Eagles
Herds Of Visitors Love Pennsylvanias Elk Country
Crable: Trump Named For Moth, Crab After Harry Potter Heroes
Academy Of Natural Sciences Frogs Show Riveting, Moving
Schneck: Logistics For Visiting The Great American Outdoor Show
Ex-Game Commission Ex. Director Renews Battle To Get Severance Payment
[Posted: Jan. 31, 2017]
The Western PA Conservancy is seeking students to fill a variety of internship positions in Land
Stewardship (Venango County), Watershed Conservation (Indiana County) and at Fallingwater
(Fayette County). Click Here for all the details.
More information is available on programs, initiatives and special events at the Western
PA Conservancy website. Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Conservancy, Like
them on Facebook, Follow them on Twitter, add them to your Circle on Google+, join them on
Instagram, visit the Conservancys YouTube Channel or add them to your network on Linkedin.
[Posted: Jan. 31, 2017]
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.
Note: DEP published its 2017 schedule of advisory committee and board meeting in the
December 17 PA Bulletin, page 7896.
February 6-- NEW. House Labor and Industry Committee meets to consider House Bill 162
(Maloney-R-Berks) revising the process for updating the statewide Construction Code (sponsor
summary). Room 60 East Wing. 11:00.
February 7-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on
pharmaceuticals in Pennsylvanias waterways. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 9:00
a.m. Click Here to watch the hearing live online.
February 7-- NEW. Gov. Wolfs Budget Address. 11:30. Click Here to watch live.
February 8-- CANCELED. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Rescheduled
for March 29. DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or 717-787-3730. (formal
notice)
February 8-- Location Updated. Agenda Posted. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and
Wastewater Systems Operators meeting. 12th 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.
February 8-- DCNR Webinar: Applying For New Riparian Forest Buffer Grants. 10:00 to 11:30
a.m.
February 8-- Widener University Commonwealth Law School Program On African American
History In Our National Parks. Administration Building Room A180, Widener Law
Commonwealth, 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg. 5:30 program, 6:30 reception.
February 9-- DCNR PA Trails Advisory Committee Public Forum. Cumberland County Service
Center, Conference Room B, 310 Allen Road, Carlisle. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
February 9-- NEW. Green Building Alliance. Inspiring Speakers Series Will Make You Fall In
Love With Sustainability. Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium, Hill House Association, Pittsburgh.
5:30-7 p.m.
February 10-- NEW. Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) Marcellus Money and the Legislature
Presentation. Capitol Media Center. 11:00. Click Here to see it live online.
February 14-- House Game and Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game
Commission annual report. Room 60 East Wing. 9:30.
February 15-- House Game and Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish and Boat
Commission annual report. Room 60 East Wing. 9:30.
February 15-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission hearing. Washington Crossing Historic
Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 10:30. (formal
notice)
February 16-- CANCELED. DEP Oil And Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.
Rescheduled for April 13. DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, 717-783-9438 or send email to:
kklapkowsk@pa.gov. (formal notice)
February 16-- PennTAP Webinar: Pollution Prevention: Lean Manufacturing With A Focus On
Food Manufacturing. Noon to 1:00.
February 16-- CMU Wilton E. Scott Institute For Energy Innovation Building A Resilient,
Smart & Sustainable Pittsburgh - The Energy-Water Nexus. CMUs McConomy Auditorium,
Cohon University Center. 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
February 17-- PA Green & Healthy Schools Partnership. PA Green & Healthy Schools Forum.
PaTTAN Harrisburg, 6340 Flank Drive, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
February 21-- 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)
February 21-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 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.
February 22-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 3:00- Public Utility
Commission . Room 140.
February 23-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office,
909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00. DEP Contact: Jay Braund, jbraund@pa.gov or
717-772-5636
February 23-- CANCELED. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room
105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:15. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or
717-772-3436.
February 23-- Green Valleys Watershed Association Stormwater Best Management Practices
Workshop. Welkinweir Arboretum, Pottstown, Chester County. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
February 24-- NEW. House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the import, sale, purchase
and barter of ivory and rhinoceros horns. Shusterman Hall, Temple University, 1801 North
Broad St., Philadelphia. 11:00.
February 24-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Woods & Waters Film Series. Selected Short
Films - Forest Kindergarten, The Last Dragons and more! Whole Foods Co-Op Community
Center, 1341 W. 26 St., Erie. 6:30 p.m.
February 25-- Penn State Extension, DCNR Woods In Your Backyard Workshop. Penn State
University, Forest Resources Building, Room 112, University Park, Centre County. 9 a.m. 4:45
p.m.
February 25-- NEW. Get Outdoors Poconos Mount Wismer Hike. Monroe County.
March 1-- DEP hearing on PennEast Pipeline compressor station in Kidder Township, Carbon
County. Split Rock Resort Lodge, 100 Moseywood Rd in Lake Harmony. 6:00 to 9 p.m. (PA
Bulletin page 325)
March 1-2-- PA Lake Management Society 2017 Conference. Ramada Conference Center, State
College.
March 7-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park
Road, Ebensburg. 10:00. DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, agaida@pa.gov or 724-404-3147.
March 7-- 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.
March 7-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Delaware Room, Rachel
Carson Building. 8:30. DEP Contact: Carl Jones, caejone@pa.gov or 484-250-5818.
March 8-- NEW. DEP hearing on base year inventory for the Delaware County Nonattainment
Area PM2.5 Standard. Department's Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown,
Montgomery County. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice)
March 9-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105
Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, dhissner@pa.gov or 717-772-2189.
March 9-- NEW. PRC, Allegheny Cleanways Hosts Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Eddy Theater
at Chatham Universitys Shadyside campus, Pittsburgh.
March 11-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. BlueBerry Hill-Franklin Park,
Allegheny County. 10:30 a.m. to Noon.
March 11-- Registration Open. 20th Annual Schuylkill River Watershed Congress.
Montgomery County Community College, Pottstown.
March 14-- PennTAP-DEP Facility Operations Workshop On Energy Efficiency. Penn Stater
Hotel & Conference Center, State College.
March 14-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson
Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, mbrojakows@pa.gov or 717-772-3429.
March 15-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel
Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Mike Maddigan, mmaddigan@pa.gov or 717-772-3609.
March 15-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.
Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski,
kszwajkows@pa.gov or 717-772-2186.
March 15-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting. Washington Crossing
Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 10:30.
(formal notice)
March 16-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.
10:00. DEP Contact: Laura Henry, lahenry@pa.gov or 717-772-5713.
March 20-- NEW. Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee to hear a
presentation from representatives of the Anthracite Region Independent Power Plant
Association. Room 8E-A East Wing. Noon.
March 21-- 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.
March 21-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 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.
March 23-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee (On-lot Systems) meeting. Room 105 Rachel
Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:30. DEP Contact: Brian Schlauderaff, bschlauder@pa.gov or
717-772-5620.
March 23-24-- Westmoreland County Conservation District 2017 Engineers Workshop. Fred
Rogers Center, a LEED Gold Certified building at St. Vincent College, Latrobe.
March 26-29-- Registration Open. PA Recreation & Park Society 2017 Annual Conference.
Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.
March 29-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson
Building, Harrisburg. 9:30. DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or 717-787-3730.
(formal notice)
March 31-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Woods & Waters Film Series. Selected Short
Films - Chasing Water, A Forest Year and more! Scot Cinema, Pogue Student Center, 405
Scotland Rd., Edinboro. 7:00 p.m.
April 1-- Penn State Extension, DCNR Woods In Your Backyard Workshop. Penn State
Wilkes-Barre, Lehman, Luzerne County. 9 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
April 5-7-- PA Assn. of Environmental Professionals 32nd Annual Conference. State College.
April 6-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room,
Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic, jmelnic@pa.gov or 717-783-9730.
April 8-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Fern Park, Allegheny County. 10:30
a.m. to Noon.
April 8-- Penn State Extension, DCNR Woods In Your Backyard Workshop. Penn State Beaver,
SUB Lodge, Monaca, Beaver County. 9 a.m. 4 p.m.
April 11-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. North Park-Rose Barn, Allegheny
County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
April 12-- 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.
April 12-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment (Deep Mining)
meeting. DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00. DEP Contact:
Peggy Scheloske, mscheloske@pa.gov or 724-404-3143.
April 12-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Phipps Garden Center, Allegheny
County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
April 12-- PA Chamber Environmental Conference & Trade Show. Best Western Premier Eden
Resort & Suites, Lancaster.
April 13-- DEP Oil And Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson
Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, 717-783-9438 or send email to:
kklapkowsk@pa.gov. (formal notice)
April 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.
April 18-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 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.
April 18-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Lauri Ann West Community Center,
Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
April 20-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson
Building, Harrisburg. 9:15. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.
April 20-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. 4th Floor Training Room,
Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or
717-787-5103.
April 20-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. South Park-Buffalo Inn, Allegheny
County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
April 21-22-- PEC, KPB Pinchot State Forest Earth Day Tree Planting. Luzerne County.
April 22-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Ross Township Community Center,
Allegheny County. Noon to 1:30 p.m.
April 25-27-- PA Section American Water Works Association Annual Conference. The
Hershey Lodge, Hershey.
April 26-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 12th Floor
Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, nherb@pa.gov
or 717-783-9269.
April 27-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909
Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00. DEP Contact: Jay Braund, jbraund@pa.gov or 717-772-5636.
April 27-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Boyce Park-Activity Center,
Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
May 3-- Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium. Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College.
May 4-6-- Registration Open. PA Land Trust Association Land Conservation Conference &
Environmental Advisory Council Network Conference. Lancaster.
May 10-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909
Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg. 10:00. DEP Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or
717-787-5103.
May 10-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson
Building, Harrisburg. 9:30. DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or 717-787-3730.
May 17-- 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.
May 17-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 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.
May 20-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Loving The Land Through Working Forests
Annual Conference. Mercer County.
May 24-- PA Green & Healthy Schools Partnership. PA Green & Healthy Schools Forum with
PA Envirothon. University of Pittsburgh Campus-Johnstown .
June 1-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Phipps Garden Center, Allegheny
County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
June 7-- DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room,
Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. DEP Contact: Stacey Box, 717-772-5622 or send email to:
sbox@pa.gov.
June 7-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. Room 206, Bureau of
Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg. 9:00. DEP Contact: Aaren Alger,
aaalger@pa.gov or 717-346-7200.
June 7-- DCNR PA Trails Advisory Committee Public Forum. Murrysville Community Center,
3091 Carson Ave, Murrysville, Westmoreland County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
June 18-23-- Registration Open. Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp. Messiah
College, Grantham, Cumberland County.
September 21-- DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee/Solid Waste Advisory Committee
joint meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Laura Henry,
lahenry@pa.gov or 717-772-5713.
September 23-26-- Statewide Greenways & Trails Summit. DoubleTree Hotel in Reading,
Berks County.
October 4-- DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105
Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Rich Janati, rjanati@pa.gov or 717-787-2147.
Visit DEPs Public Participation Center for public participation opportunities. Click Here to sign
up for DEP News a biweekly newsletter from the Department.
Sign Up For DEPs 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.
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.
You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online.
This section gives you a heads up on upcoming deadlines for awards and grants and other
recognition programs. NEW means new from last week.
-- Visit the DEP Grant, Loan and Rebate Programs webpage for more ideas on how to get
financial assistance for environmental projects.
-- Visit the DCNR Apply for Grants webpage for a listing of financial assistance available from
DCNR.
Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General
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Politics
AP: Legislatures Huge GOP Majorities Could Test A Wolf Veto
Federal Policy
Republicans Suspend Committee Rules To Approve Pruitt For EPA
Trumps EPA Pick Vote Delayed By Senate Dems Boycott
The Growing Case Against Pruitt To Lead EPA
Trump Wants To Scrap 2 Regulations For Each New One Adopted
Trump Signs 2 for 1 Order To Reduce Regulations
AP: Trump Signs Order To Cut Regulations For Small Businesses
Trump Acts To Roll Back Regulations On Businesses
Congress, Trump Being Reversing Multiple Environmental Rules, More
U.S. House Dismantles Regulation Protecting Streams From Coal Mining Debris
Barletta Votes To Overturn OSM Stream Buffer Rule In U.S. House
U.S. House Votes To Void Mining Rules, Drilling Payments
U.S. House Votes To Overturn Obama Rule On Natural Gas Flaring
Lehigh Valley Businesses Warm To Trump Order To Cut Regulations
NRDC Lawsuit: EPA Illegally Yanked Mercury Rule After Trump Inauguration
House GOP To Prioritize Coal, Methane Rules For Repeal
Congressional Republicans Ready To Eliminate Obama Methane Rule From Oil Fields
Army Corps Ordered To Issue Dakota Pipeline Permit Easement
AP: Pipeline Projects In Limbo As FERC Commissioner Departs
Trump Transition Leaders Goal Is Cut In EPA Employees
Transition Official: Trump Taking Steps To Abolish EPA
Trump Lifts Temporary Freeze On EPA Grants
Penn Professors Puzzled By Trumps Climate Policy
Trump Prepares To Withdraw From Climate Change Agreement
U.S. Senate Committee OKs Trump Picks for Energy, Interior
U.S. Wind, Solar Power Tout Rural Jobs As Trump Pushes Coal
Congressional Republicans Move To Sell 3.3 Million Acres Of Federal Land
Crable: Federal GOP Lawmaker Withdraws Bill To Sell 3.3 Million Acres of Federal Land
Trumps First Days Fuel Optimism Among Drillers, Angst For Environmentalists
Academy Of Natural Sciences Addresses Future Of Science
Air
Crable: Brunner Island Coal Power Plant Makes Switch To Natural Gas, Will Air Be Cleaner?
Op-Ed: DEP Methane Regulation Would Cost Jobs, Sen. Reschenthaler
Letter: Sen. Reschenthaler Wrong About Regulations And Clean Air
Letter: Sen. Reschenthaler Is Giving Us Alternative Facts About Clean Air
NRDC Lawsuit: EPA Illegally Yanked Mercury Rule After Trump Inauguration
Awards & Recognition
PA Trail Of The Year: Montour Trail
Budget
PA Lacks Resources To Enforce Safe Water Standards EPA Says
EPA: DEP Doesnt Have Resources To Properly Oversee Drinking Water Systems
AP: Feds Warn Pennsylvania Over Safe Drinking Water Violations
Wolf Looking Into Safe Drinking Water Program Warning Issue
McKelvey: How Worried Should You Be About Your Drinking Water, Given DEPs Lack Of
Resources
Editorial: Pruitts Tepid Commitment To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay
Report: Act 13 Drilling Fee Revenue Will Hit Record Low This Year
Trump Transition Leaders Goal Is Cut In EPA Employees
AP: Merging 4 Agencies Seen As Way To Cut Red Tape, Not Programs
Swift: New Agency Would Run Crucial Programs
Esack: Wolf Wants Merger Of 4 Health/Human Service Agencies
Murphy: Agency Consolidations Are Not About Service Cuts
Chesapeake Bay
Report: Chesapeake Bay Getting Better, But Still Not Great
Chesapeake Bay Journal: PA Farm Pollution Affecting Drinking Water In Octoraro Creek
Chesapeake Bay Forest Buffer, Wetlands Restoration Program Lags
Snyder County Conservation District Receives DCNR Grant
Editorial: Pruitts Tepid Commitment To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay
Lancaster Farming Trump Speaker: EPAs Cleanup Job Was Done In 1980s
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Climate
In Americas Heartland: Discussing Climate Change Without Saying Climate Change
Farmers In Westmoreland County Wary Of Trump Trade Moves
House GOP To Prioritize Coal, Methane Rules For Repeal
Congressional Republicans Ready To Eliminate Obama Methane Rule From Oil Fields
Penn Professors Puzzled By Trumps Climate Policy
Trump Prepares To Withdraw From Climate Change Agreement
Op-Ed: DEP Methane Regulation Would Cost Jobs, Sen. Reschenthaler
Letter: Sen. Reschenthaler Wrong About Regulations And Clean Air
Letter: Sen. Reschenthaler Is Giving Us Alternative Facts About Clean Air
Op-Ed: GOP Leaders Needed For Climate-Change Cause
Crable: What Are Warmest Coldest Temps Ever Recorded In PA?
Coal Mining
Knox Mine Disaster Recalled During Coal Miners Dinner
White: Coal Cracker Offers Long-Ago Memories
Consol Energy Plans To Sell Or Spin Out Coal Business
Consol Energy Seeks To Spin Off Its Coal Business
House GOP To Prioritize Coal, Methane Rules For Repeal
U.S. House Dismantles Regulation Protecting Streams From Coal Mining Debris
Republicans Reverse Rule To Protect Streams From Coal Mining
Congress Passes Rollback Of OSM Stream Protection Rule
Barletta Votes To Overturn OSM Stream Buffer Rule In U.S. House
U.S. House Votes To Void Mining Rules, Drilling Payments
Coal Mine Subsidence
Mine Subsidence Opens More Holes On Family Home In Schuylkill County
Delaware River
Delaware River Watershed Weekly, Feb. 3
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 27 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
PA Lacks Resources To Enforce Safe Water Standards EPA Says
EPA: DEP Doesnt Have Resources To Properly Oversee Drinking Water Systems
AP: Feds Warn Pennsylvania Over Safe Drinking Water Violations
Wolf Looking Into Safe Drinking Water Program Warning Issue
McKelvey: How Worried Should You Be About Your Drinking Water, Given DEPs Lack Of
Resources
Pittsburgh Mayor Plans Team To Assess Water Authority, Consider Restructuring
Pittsburgh Boil Water Notice Lifted For 100,000
Pittsburgh Boil Water Advisory Lifted
Pittsburgh City Council Requests AG Review Of Water Authority
No Sign Of Contamination In Pittsburgh Water, Despite Boil Water Notice
Pittsburgh Sets Up Water Distribution Sites
Beaver County Water Company Steps Up Deliveries After Boil Water Notice
DEP Issues Pittsburgh Boil Water Order For Half Of Customers
100,000 Pittsburgh Water Customers Under Boil Water Notice
Pittsburgh Schools Call For Cancellations Due To Boil Water Notice
Pittsburgh: PA Water Systems Will Fail, All Systems Do
Letter: Pittsburgh Water Advisory Highlights DEPs Importance
Editorial: Pittsburgh Cant Tolerate More Water Authority Failures
Education
Video: PA Trout In The Classroom Creativity!
Energy
Crable: Brunner Island Coal Power Plant Makes Switch To Natural Gas, Will Air Be Cleaner?
CMU Battery Technology On NOVA Program
PUC Strikes Another Hard Legal Blow Against PGW Liens
NY Bets Big On Aging Nuke Plants, Balancing Jobs, Safety
Energy Conservation
Swift: Blake Introduces Energy Financing Bill
Environmental Heritage
Knox Mine Disaster Recalled During Coal Miners Dinner
White: Coal Cracker Offers Long-Ago Memories
Farming
Chesapeake Bay Journal: PA Farm Pollution Affecting Drinking Water In Octoraro Creek
PA Development Fight Grows On Sliver Of Lancaster Farmland
Lancaster Farming Trump Speaker: EPAs Cleanup Job Was Done In 1980s
Beekeeping Symposium Set For Feb. 4 At Temple
Flooding
Wilkes-Barre Given More Options For Funding Solomon Creek Flood Wall Repairs
Forests
Snyder County Conservation District Receives DCNR Grant
Geologic Hazards
Earthquakes In PA, Expanded Seismic Monitoring Network
Harrisburg Sinkhole Victims Prepare To Abandon 53 Homes
Land Conservation
PA Development Fight Grows On Sliver Of Lancaster Farmland
North Branch Land Trust Winterfest Proves You Can Enjoy The Outdoors
Mine Reclamation
Abandoned Mine Blowout Caused By Driller Nearly Contained Along Mon River
Monongahela River
DEP Takes Samples Of Orange Stream On Monongahela River
A Plume Of Pollution Discolors Part Of Monongahela River
Oil & Gas
Report: Act 13 Drilling Fee Revenue Will Hit Record Low This Year
Data Trove Offers New Details On Drilling-Related Complaints To DEP
Citizen Drilling Complaints Soared During Natural Gas Boom
Op-Ed: DEP Methane Regulation Would Cost Jobs, Sen. Reschenthaler
Letter: Sen. Reschenthaler Wrong About Regulations And Clean Air
Letter: Sen. Reschenthaler Is Giving Us Alternative Facts About Clean Air
Shell Ramping Up Construction On Ethane Plant
Op-Ed: Commonsense Energy Policies Will Move PA Forward, MSC
Fractracker: Introduction To The Susquehanna River Impacts Project
Abandoned Mine Blowout Caused By Driller Nearly Contained Along Mon River
Seismic Testing For Drilling Concerns Upper Burrell Residents
Gas Drilling In Chartiers Twp Creating Unbearable Noise Pollution
Earthquakes In PA, Expanded Seismic Monitoring Network
National Fuel Gas Erie Customers To Pay 6.6% More For Gas
EQB Drilling Loses $453 Million In 2016
U.S. House GOP To Prioritize Coal, Methane Rules For Repeal
Congressional Republicans Ready To Eliminate Obama Methane Rule From Oil Fields
Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Down In Past Week
Gasoline Prices Pushed Lower By Weak Demand, Increased Supply
Pipeline
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Gets Last-Minute Approval
FERC Approves Williams Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Williams Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Project Gets FERC Nod
Crable: FERC May Rule On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline By Friday
Editorial: Seizing Property Would Be Ugly End To Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Saga
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Has Stockpiles Of Foreign-Made Steel In Spite Of Trumps Order
Leaks Still Sought Near Williams Pipeline In Columbia County After 20 Months
http://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/013017/page/1/story/leaks-still-sought-near-gas-line
Communities Along Mariner East 2 Pipeline Route Brace For Construction
Op-Ed: Steamfitters Urge Pennsylvanias Energy Development
Sunoco Pipeline To Announce New Hiring At Marcus Hook Site
Trump Loves Pipelines, But He Accidentally Froze A Bunch Of Them
AP: Pipeline Projects In Limbo As FERC Commissioner Departs
Army Corps Ordered To Issue Dakota Pipeline Permit Easement
Radon
Radon In Lehigh Valley: What To Do About Insidious Problem
Recreation
PA Trail Of The Year: Montour Trail
Leak Above Point State Parks Reflecting Pool Has Returned
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Crable: Teens Prosecuted For Spray-Painting Tower At Governor Dick Park
Jordan Creek Greenway Slated For Construction In Lehigh Valley
Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Use More Than Doubles
Harrison Gets Grant For Three Rivers Heritage Trail Safety Improvements
Op-Ed: Lets Complete Trails On Both Banks Of Mon River
Riverfront Park Proposed In Scranton
Editorial: Plan For Scranton Park True Progress
Recycling/Waste
Cheswick Residents Lament Recyclings Demise
Out-Of-County Judge Will Hear Keystone Landfill Zoning Case
Renewable Energy
Swift: Blake Introduces Energy Financing Bill
CMU Battery Technology On NOVA Program
Forbes: These 3 Republican Governors Invest In Clean Energy
U.S. Wind, Solar Power Tout Rural Jobs As Trump Pushes Coal
Susquehanna River
Fractracker: Introduction To The Susquehanna River Impacts Project
Annual Blessing Of Susquehanna River Held In Kingston
Wastewater Facilities
Editorial: Dont Waste Scranton Sewer Sale Proceeds
Watershed Protection
Snyder County Conservation District Receives DCNR Grant
Report: Chesapeake Bay Getting Better, But Still Not Great
Chesapeake Bay Forest Buffer, Wetlands Restoration Program Lags
Chesapeake Bay Journal: PA Farm Pollution Affecting Drinking Water In Octoraro Creek
Editorial: Pruitts Tepid Commitment To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay
Lancaster Farming Trump Speaker: EPAs Cleanup Job Was Done In 1980s
Video: A River Again, The Story Of The Schuylkill River Project
Delaware River Watershed Weekly, Feb. 3
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 27 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Did Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow?
Video: PA Trout In The Classroom Creativity!
Can Federal Ban On Lead In Ammunition, Sinkers Protect Wildlife?
Bald Eagle Dies Of Lead Poisoning In Carbon County
Saegertown Wildlife Center Offers First Responder Class
Frye: Wild Trout To Get Attention
Schneck: Snow Geese Mass Early At Middle Creek In Lebanon County This Winter
Western PAs Improving Environment Attracts Growing Number Of Eagles
Herds Of Visitors Love Pennsylvanias Elk Country
Crable: Trump Named For Moth, Crab After Harry Potter Heroes
Academy Of Natural Sciences Frogs Show Riveting, Moving
Schneck: Logistics For Visiting The Great American Outdoor Show
Ex-Game Commission Ex. Director Renews Battle To Get Severance Payment
The Governors Office published an updated Regulatory Agenda in the February 4 PA Bulletin
(page 740) listing regulations expected to be considered by state agencies over the next year or
so.
No new regulations were published this week. Pennsylvania Bulletin - February 4, 2017
Sign Up For DEPs 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.
Note: DEP published 53 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and
approval/disapproval actions in the February 4 PA Bulletin - pages 675 to 728.
DEP published notice in the February 4 PA Bulletin accepting comments on the proposed base
year inventory for the Delaware County nonattainment area and a hearing on March 8.
DEP published notice in the February 4 PA Bulletin of proposed changes to the technical
guidance clarifying closure requirements for aboveground and underground storage tanks and for
Cryptosporidia, E.coli and turbidity laboratory reporting requirements for public water systems.
Comments are due March 6.
DEP published notice in the February 4 PA Bulletin of final technical guidance on wetland
condition Level 2, riverine condition level 2 and lacustrine condition level 2 rapid assessments.
DEP published notice of federal Coastal Zone Management Act consistency determinations for
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nationwide permit issuance and reissuance and for maintenance
dredging at the Philadelphia Shipyard.
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