Pa Environment Digest Aug. 31, 2015

PAEnvironmentDigest
AnUpdateOnEnvironmentalIssuesInPA
EditedBy:DavidE.Hess,CrisciAssociates
Winner2009
PAEEBusinessPartner
OfTheYearAward
Harrisburg,PaAugust31,2015
PenncrestHighSchoolWins2ndPlaceInInternationalEnvirothonCompetition
Afivememberteamofhighschoolstudentsfrom
PenncrestHighSchoolinMedia,DelawareCounty,earned
secondplacehonorsearlythismonthatthe2015
InternationalNCFEnvirothon.
AweeklongNorthAmericannaturalresource
educationcompetition,aprogramoftheNational
ConservationFoundation,workinginpartnershipwith
SmithfieldFoods,localconservationdistricts,forestry
associations,educatorsandcooperatingnaturalresources
agenciestoorganizeandconductcompetitionsonthelocal,
regional,stateand/orprovinciallevel.
(Photo:PenncrestTeam,fromleft:AbigailPearse,LucyHall,VyLinhGale,Justin
Rosenberg,andDanielRosenberger.)
TheEnvirothonisNorthAmericaslargesthighschoolenvironmentaleducation
competition.Overfourthousandhighsschoolswereinvolvedinthe2015programacrossNorth
America.
TheNationalConservationFoundationcongratulatesnotonlythewinningteam,butall
thestudentswhoparticipatedinthisyearscompetition,saidSteveRobinson,ChairoftheNCF
BoardofTrustees,Wearesoproudofallofthestudentseffortsandcommitmenttohelping
preserveournaturalresources.
Eachstudentonthetopthreeteamswillreceiveacashaward.Thefirstplacewinners
receive$3,000eachsecondplace$2,000eachandthirdplace$1,000each.
TheNCFEnvirothonteststeamsontheirknowledgeofsoilsandlanduse,aquatic
ecology,forestry,wildlifeandacurrentissue(2015Urban/CommunityForests).Eachteam's
knowledgeistestedunderthesupervisionofforesters,soilscientists,wildlifespecialistsand
othernaturalresourceprofessionals.
Teamwork,problemsolvingandpresentationskillsareevaluatedaseachteamoffersa
panelofjudgesanoralpresentationwithrecommendationsforsolvingthespecificchallengethat
ispresentedduringthecompetition.
EnvirothoncompetitionsbeganinPennsylvaniathroughtheeffortsofcounty
conservationdistrictsandgrewintoaninternationalmovement.
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formore
informationonthePennsylvaniaEnvirothon.
ForestsOntariowillhosttheNorthAmericanEnvirothoninOntarioin2016.Thedates
willbeJuly24thJuly29th,2016.Formoreinformation,visitthe
ForestsOntario
website.
(ReprintedfromDCNRs
August26Resource
newsletter.
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tosignupforyourown
copy(bottomofthepage).)
DEPToReceiveNationalAwardForLackawannaCountyCoalRefuseFireProject
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionsBureauof
AbandonedMineReclamationwillreceivethe2015
ExcellenceinAbandonedMineLandReclamation
AppalachianRegionalAwardfromtheU.S.Departmentof
InteriorOfficeofSurfaceMiningReclamationand
Enforcementforitsworkonthe
SimpsonNortheastCoal
RefuseFire
inFellTownship,LackawannaCountyin2014.
TheawardwillbepresentedattheNational
AssociationofAbandonedMineLandProgramsAnnual
ConferenceinSantaFe,NewMexicoonSeptember28.
(Photo:Top:Quenchingandexcavatingfirearea.
Bottom:Afterreclamation.)
Thisistheninthyearofthelasttenthata
PennsylvaniaprojecthaswontheAppalachianRegionalor
NationalAMLReclamationAward.Theprojectwas
developed,designed,andsupervisedduringconstructionby
thestafffromBAMRsWilkesBarreOffice.
Thisawardisnotonlyanhonor,butareflectionofthetimeandenergyexpendedbythe
BAMRWilkesBarrestaffandthecontractortodesignandconstructtheproject,saidJohn
Stefanko,DEPDeputySecretaryofActiveandAbandonedMineOperations.Workwas
completedwithlonghoursduringoneofthecoldestwintersintheregion,whichshowsthe
dedicationofDEPstaffandthecontractortomakesurethisenvironmentalhazardwas
eliminated.
Inearly2014,BAMRawardedacontracttoMinichiInc.,DupontPA,whoexcavatedand
extinguishedthecoalrefusebankfireonabandonedminelands20milesnorthofScranton,PA.
Thescopeoftheprojectwastoeliminateanimminentpublicsafetyhazardby
extinguishingthefire,whichwaswithinonehalfmileofthenearesthome.Residentsasfaras10
milesawaycomplainedofsmokeandodor.Theareaiseasilyaccessibleviadirtroadsandfoot
trails.
Therearemanyindicationssuchastiretracks,garbage,andevenYouTubevideothat
peopleweretrespassinginthearea.Severalbrushfiresintheproximityhadbeenextinguished
bythelocalvolunteerfirecompanyinthepastcoupleyears,andthefiremayhavebeenignited
byATVridersburningtiresonthespoilbank.
Theprojectinvolvedobtainingenvironmentalclearances,establishingawatersupply,
establishingerosionandsedimentation(E&S)controls,excavatingandquenchingtheburning
refuse.
Uponcompletionofthequenchingofthefire,thedisturbedareaswerecleanedup,
regraded,seeded,andtheequipmentdemobilized.Shortlyafterexcavationoftherefusepile
commenced,itwasapparentthefirewasmuchlargerthananyoneanticipated.
CompletedonMay28,2014,ittooknearlyfourmonthsofcontinuousworktofinally
extinguishthefire,atanultimatecostof$2,213,477.80.
Thefirewaslocatedwithinalargebankapproximately1,200feeteastofJeffersonStreet
inFellTownship,aboutaquarterofamilefromtheLackawannaRiver.
Thehistoryofthesitestretchesbackmorethanacentury,startingwhenrefusehadbeen
depositedfromtheSimpsonCollieryandNorthwestCoalCompanyBreaker,whichhadbeen
operatedbyseveralcompaniesonthesitebetween1885and1964.
Themajorityofmaterialcamefromdeepmining,butsomestripminingwasperformed
inthe1950sandearly1960s.
Theawardrecognizesanexemplaryreclamationprojectthatemphasizestheelimination
ofdangeroushealth,safety,andenvironmentalproblemsresultingfromabandonedminelands
withinOSMREsAppalachianRegion.
ThisprojectisagreatexampleofthegoodworkaccomplishedbyPennsylvanias
abandonedminelandreclamationprogram.Thatworkreclaiminghazardousabandonedmines,
restoringlandsandwatersaffectedbylegacymining,andworkingwithpartnershelpsour
communitiesbycreatingjobs,usableland,restoredwaters,andanenvironmentfreefrom
hazards,saysStefanko.
TolearnmoreonthisprojectcalltheNortheastRegionalOfficeat5708262511andfor
moreinformationonminereclamationgenerallyinPennsylvania,visitDEPs
AbandonedMine
Reclamation
webpage.
NewsClip:
DEPReceivesAwardForFellTwp.CoalFireWork
RelatedStory:
WorkToExtinguishMineFireInCarbonCountyContinuesToProgress
DCNRsDr.DonaldEggenHonoredByU.S.ForestService
Dr.DonaldEggen,foresthealthmanagerwithDCNRsBureauofForestry,washonoredearly
thismonthforleadershipandaccomplishmentsinforesthealthandaviationsafetyatthe2015
GypsyMothProgramManagersMeeting,sponsoredbytheU.S.ForestServicesForestHealth
Program.
InmakingthepresentationatStarvedRockStatePark,Oglesby,Ill.,RobertRabagliof
theUSFSFHP,describedEggenasaleaderaffectingpositivechangeinforesthealth
monitoring,managementandaviationsafetyforoverthreedecades.
WorkingoutofthebureausHarrisburgheadquarters,Eggenoverseesforestpest
managementeffortsacrossthestatethataddressthegypsymoth,emeraldashborer,hemlock
woolyadelgidandmanyotherforestpests.
HewasaprincipaladvocateinestablishingandChairingtheAerialApplicationSafety
CouncilisregularlyengagedwiththeForestHealthMonitoringandAerialSurveyWorking
Groupsandfrequentlyorchestrateskeymeetingsandtrainingforstateafederalpersonnel,said
Rabagli.Donroutinelyemergesasapositiveandwellrespectedexpert,goingfarbeyondthe
dutiesofhispositionandsettlingfornothinglessthanexcellenceinforesthealthandaviation
safety.
ThefederalforestryofficialnotedEggenseffortshavesignificantlyinfluencedand
measurablycontributedtowardanexceptionalsafetyrecordnotonlyforhisstatepersonnel,but
forFHPandpartnerorganizationsnationally.
(ReprintedfromDCNRs
August26Resource
newsletter.
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KeepPABeautiful:Nearly130,000ParticipatedIn2015GreatAmericanCleanupofPA
KeepPennsylvaniaBeautiful
Thursdayannouncedthat
over128,157volunteersparticipatedinthe2015Keep
PennsylvaniaBeautiful
GreatAmericanCleanupofPA
andcollected300,186bags,or6,003,720poundsof
trash,cleaned11,943milesofroads,railroadtracks,
trails,waterways,andshorelines,and6,422acresof
parkand/orwetlandsandplanted13,050trees,bulbs,
andplantsinanefforttokeepPennsylvaniabeautiful.
Asinyearspast,all67countiesparticipatedin
thisannualcommunityimprovementevent.Acopyof
the2015GreatAmericanCleanupofPAfinalreport
is
availableonline
.
(Photo:FromLittleBeaver4HClubscleanupinLawrenceCounty.)
ThisannualeventisheldinconjunctionwithKeepAmericaBeautifulsGreatAmerican
CleanupandinpartnershipwithsupportfromtheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,
PennDOT,
PAWasteIndustriesAssociation
,the
PAFoodMerchantsAssociation
,
Weis
Markets,Inc.
,
Wawa,Inc.
,
Sheetz
,
ShopRite
and
TheFreshGrocer
.
Additional2015eventsupportersinclude:
SteelRecyclingInstitute
,
LancasterCounty
SolidWasteManagementAuthority
,
GiantEagleInc.
,
GiantFoodStores,Inc
.,
Republic
Services
and
WegmansFoodMarkets
.
WearesogratefultoourvolunteersandsponsorswhohelpedmaketheGreatAmerican
CleanupofPAsuccessfulagainthisyear.saidShannonReiter,PresidentofKeepPennsylvania
Beautiful.Itisbecauseofthevolunteersonthegroundcoordinatingandcarryingouteventsin
theircommunitiesandcountlesspartnersandsponsorssupportingtheirwork,thatmakethissuch
asuccessfulprogramyearinandyearout.
TheGreatAmericanCleanupofPAissponsoredbyKeepAmericaBeautiful.The2015
nationalsponsorswereLowes,Glad,Niagara,Dow,AltriaandBNSF.
2016Cleanup
The2016GreatAmericanCleanupofPAwillbeginonMarch1andendonMay31.
Duringthisperiod,eventsregisteredthroughthe
GreatAmericanCleanupofPA
websitewill
receivefreebags,gloves,andvestsfromPennDOTDistrictoffices,assupplieslast.
Eventscanincludelittercleanups,illegaldumpcleanups,beautificationprojects,special
collections,andeducationalevents.
Aspartofthisevent,theDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionandthePAWaste
IndustriesAssociationwillsponsorLetsPickItUpPAEverydayfromApril16May9.
DuringthePickItUpPADays,registeredeventswillbeabletotakethetrashcollectedduring
theircleanuptoparticipatinglandfillsforfreeorreduceddisposal.
Registrationforthe
GreatAmericanCleanupof2016
willopeninmidJanuary.
NewsClips:
KeystoneLandfillZoningDecisionByMidOctober
NoConclusionReachedOnLandfillAsSourceOfGases
FindingUsesForLandfillGas
LancasterWasteAuthorityBuysQuarryAsWaterSupply
ZippoToPay$186KFederalPenaltyForWasteViolations
DespiteCleanup,LockheedMartinSiteStillContaminated
RelatedStory:
KeepPABeautiful:InternationalCoastalCleanupBeginsSept.1,StillTimeToParticipate
ConventionalDrillingAdvocatesAgainTalkLawsuitOverDEPDrillingRegulations
Votingmembersof
DEPsConventionalOilandGas
AdvisoryCommittee
Thursdaycontinuedtoraiseobjections
tothefinaldraftof
Chapter78drillingregulations
presented
totheCommitteefortheirreviewandsaidlitigationwould
bepursuedbyconventionaldrillerschallengingthelegality
oftherulemaking.
Themembersstuckbycommentstheymadeina
July7letter
repeatingindustryclaimsDEPdidnotcomply
withrulemakingstandardsinprovidinganextracomment
periodandhearingsonthedraftfinalregulationsknownasanadvancednoticeoffinal
rulemaking.
TheconventionaldrillersalsosaidDEPdidnotcomplywitha2014statelawAct126
requiringtheagencytoseparateoutregulationsrelatedtotheconventionalandunconventional
oilandgasdrillingindustry.
Forallofthesereasons,thevotingmembersofCOGACwillnotbeabletosupportthe
Departmentssubmissionoftheregulatorypackagetothe[EnvironmentalQualityBoard]for
adoptionasafinalrule,
regardlessofrevisionsthatDEPmayormaynotmakebeforethat
submission
(emphasisadded),thelettersaid.
AtthemeetingThursday,thevotingmembersoftheCommitteedidsaytheywould
continueworkingonthelatestdraftoftheregulationsbecauseDEPintendstoenactthemin
someform.
DEPhasdocumented
throughhundredsofphotographs
andinits
mostrecentOilandGas
AnnualReport
howconventionaloilandgasdrillershaveatleast3timestheviolationsof
unconventional(MarcellusShale)drillersovertheyears.
ThefactisDEPdidseparateitsdrillingregulationsintothoseaffectingconventional
drillersChapter78andthosecoveringunconventionaldrillersChapter78Aasrequiredby
therequirementsofAct126,plusheldthreepublichearings.
Itisironicthatconventionaldrillersaresoconcernedabouttheregulatoryprocess,when
thisprovisionrequiringtheseparationoftheregulationswasslippedinto
theFiscalCodebill
in
2014withoutpublicreviewornoticebasedonlegislationthatneithertheHousenortheSenate
evervotedon.
TheconventionaldrillingindustryhasmaintainedsincetheoriginalOilandGasActwas
passedin1984thatitsactionshaveabenignimpactontheenvironment.Infactinlegislation
sponsoredlastyear
SenateBill1378
(ScarnatiRJefferson)and
HouseBill2350
(CauserR
Cameron)theysaidexactlythat.
Itwasinterestingtoseeanarticleinthe
TribuneReviewonAugust23
attemptingto
romanticizethelivesofconventionaloilwelloperatorswhoproudlysaytheypumpoilthesame
wayitwasdoneinthe19thcenturyandthatstatelawandDEPregulationsineffectsince1984
requiring,amongotherthings,safelypluggingwellsoperatorsabandoned,wouldbetoomuch
forthemtobear.
ThisisthesameromanticnotionthathasleftPennsylvaniaslandscapelitteredwithmore
than
325,000abandonedoilandgaswells
,easypathwaystopollutinggroundwater,sincethe
firstwellsweredrilledintheCommonwealthin1859.
Thismythisexactlythat,amyth
.Thefactsare
1.Conventionalwellscausewaterlossandcontaminationjustlikeunconventionalwells
2.Conventionalwellshavemoreviolationsthanunconventionalwells
3.Bothkindsofwellsusefracking
4.Conventionalwellsaredrilledthroughthesamesensitiveaquifers
5.Conventionalwellscreateabiggerfootprintonthelandand
6.Smallercompanieswithfewerresourcestodealwithproblemsdrillconventionalwells.
ThenextscheduledmeetingoftheConventionalOilandGasAdvisoryCommitteeisset
forOctober29startingat10:00inRoom105oftheRachelCarsonBuildinginHarrisburg.
Formoreinformation,visitDEPs
ConventionalOilandGasAdvisoryCommittee
webpage.
NewsClips:
RegulatorsExpectLawsuitOverOil,GasDrillingRules
LowPrices,ToughRegsThreatenIndependentOilProducers
GroupsToSueEPAForBetterFrackingWasteRegulation
LawsuitThreatenedOverEPAOil&GasWasteDisposalLaw
ShaleDrillersFinedForMethaneMigration
ShaleDrillersSettle3CasesOfFoulingWaterSupplies
RelatedStories:
DEPAssesses$374,000InPenaltiesForMethaneGasMigrationViolations
BenFranklinCenterReleasesStudyOfDrillingWastewaterTreatment&Disposal
HearingOnWaivingDrillingSetbacksByHilcorpEnergySept.16InLawrenceCounty
WebcastLive:MarcellusAdvisoryCommitteeMeetsSept.2OnDrillingRegs
OnDemandVideo:Aug.26DEPPipelineInfrastructureTaskForceMeeting
DEPAcceptingCommentsOn2015PAClimateImpactsAssessmentReport
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionisnowacceptingpubliccommentsonthe
2015
ClimateChangeImpactsAssessmentUpdate
throughNovember4.
ThePennsylvaniaClimateChangeAct(Act70),enactedbytheGeneralAssemblyin
2008,directedtheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectiontoconductastudyofthepotential
impactsofglobalclimatechangeonPennsylvaniaoverthenextcentury.
Thisreportisthesecondupdatetotheoriginalreportpublishedin2009.
ThereportwasauthoredbyDr.JamesShortlewithassistancefromamultidisciplinary
teamofcolleaguesatPennState.
Overview
Pennsylvaniansshouldpreparefordangerouslyhighsummertemperaturesandmore
severestorms,increasedthreatofcertaindiseasescarriedbyinsects,anddrasticchangesto
agricultureandwaterquality,accordingtoanewreportontheimpactofclimatechangefrom
PennStateUniversity.
Thescientificdataisclear:climatechangeishappening,andtherewillbeimpactsto
Pennsylvania,saidDr.JamesShortle,leadauthorofthereport.Theeffectsofclimatechange
willbefeltacrossallpartsofPennsylvaniaagriculture,humanhealth,waterquality,energy,
evenoutdoorrecreationwillbeaffected.
The2015ClimateImpactsAssessmentreportfoundthatPennsylvaniahaswarmed1C
(1.8F)inthepast110years,andwillincreaseatanacceleratedrate.By2050,itisexpectedthat
Pennsylvaniawillbe3C(5.4F)warmerthanitwasintheyear2000.
Thereportnotesthatby2050,Philadelphiasclimatewillbesimilartocurrentday
Richmond,VA,andPittsburghwillbesimilartocurrentdayWashington,DCorBaltimore,MD.
Thisreportshowsthatclimatechangeisrealityanditwillgetworse,anditwillaffect
keysectorsoftheeconomy,ourhealth,andourqualityoflife,saidDEPSecretaryJohn
Quigley.Wemustrespondtothischallenge,anddosoinawaythatstrengthensPennsylvanias
economyandimprovestheenvironmentwelivein.Theentirestatewillexperiencetheeffects,
andwemustalltakenoteoftheconsequencesofourchangingclimateasdetailedbyDr.Shortle
andhiscolleagues.
Somekeytakeawaysfromthereportinclude:
Climatechangecouldworsenairquality:increasingpollenconcentration,moldconcentration,
andgroundlevelozone,causinglongerallergyseasons,aggravatingasthma,andincreasing
mortalityamongatriskpopulations.
VectorbornediseaseslikeWestNilevirusandLymediseasecouldincreaseduetomore
favorableconditionsformosquitoesanddeerticks.
Increasedprecipitationinmanypartsofthestatecouldleadtohigherfloodrisksandthreaten
safedrinkingwatersupplies.
Warmertemperatureswillbringmorefavorableconditionsforagriculturalpestslikeweeds
andinsects.
Severestormsstrengthenedbywarmertemperaturescouldaffectreliableelectricservice
andthreatencurrentelectricinfrastructure.
Somechangeswillbepositive:longergrowingseasonsandmoretolerabletemperaturesfor
cropsnotcurrentlygrowninPennsylvaniaoffernewopportunitiesforfarmers.
IthankDr.Shortleandhiscolleaguesfortheirdiligentandcomprehensiveeffortsto
providethepublicanddecisionmakerswithanunderstandingofthescientificandhuman
impactofourchangingclimate,Gov.TomWolfsaid.
HowToSubmitComments
Allcomments,includingcommentssubmittedbyelectronicmailmustincludethe
originatorsnameandaddress.Commentatorsareencouragedtosubmitcommentsusingthe
Departments
onlineeCommenttool
.
WrittencommentsshouldbesubmittedtoDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,
PolicyOffice,RachelCarsonStateOfficeBuilding,P.O.Box2063,Harrisburg,PA
171052063,orbyemailto:
ecomment@pa.gov
.
Commentssubmittedbyfacsimilewillnotbeaccepted.
Acopyofthefullreport
canbefoundonline
.
NewsClips:
PAClimateReportWarnsOfHotterSummers,DestructiveStorms
PAWarmingToBringProfoundChangesPennStateReportSays
PennState:EffectsOfClimateChangeToAccelerateInPA
ClimateReport:HotterSummers,WorseStormsMorePollen
ClimateReport:HotterTempsInPAsFuture
PAVotersSupportMoreEmissionLimitsOnCoalPowerPlants
MayorsCallForCityClimateActionAmidGridlock
OpEd:CleanPowerPlansTradeOffs,PECsDavittWoodwell
Editorial:PresidentCarbon:HypocrisysTrip
Editorial:ClimateResilience?MoreEcoPablum
Editorial:PAWaterwaysWillChangeWithClimate
RelatedStories:
NewPoll:PAVotersSupportMoreEmissionLimitsOnCoalBurningPowerPlants
400PAAcademicLeadersUrgeGov.Wolf,Sen.CaseyToTackleClimateChange
SpecialPAEnvironmentDigestCoverageOfEPACleanPowerPlanAnnouncement
HouseGOPFailsInOverrideOfStateBudgetVetoAdolph:TheEndIsNOTNear
HouseRepublicansTuesdayfailedin14attemptstooverridethevetoofspecificlineitemsin
Gov.Wolfsvetoofthestatebudgetbill
HouseBill1192
allbypartylinevotesof115to83,
lessthanthetwothirds(136)neededtooverridetheveto.
TheRepublicanscontroltheHouse119membersto84,buttheyfailedtogetthe17
Democratsneededforthetwothirdsoverride.
Thefailedoverridesincludedthesecombinationsoflineitems
274socialservicelineitems
Fundingfor60domesticviolenceprograms
$728millioninschoolfoodservicestateandfederalfundingforK12schools
$355millioninstudentgrantsfromthePAHigherEducationAssistanceAgency
$9millioninstateandfederalfundsfortheDepartmentofAgricultureforthefarmersmarket
foodcouponprogram
$1.3millionfortheVictimsofJuvenileOffendersProgram
$18.9millionfortheCountyJuvenileProbationServicesProgram
$549.1millionforSchoolDistrictPupilTransportationfunding
$8.5millionfortheSafeSchoolsInitiativefunding
$1.2billion:$457millionIndividualsWithDisabilitiesEducation,$625millionlocal
educationTitleIPrograms,$130millionTeacherImprovementfederalfundingonly
$87.9millionServicesToNonpublicSchoolsfunding
$18.4millionStateFoodBankPurchaseProgramfundingintheDepartmentofAgricultures
budget
$26.75millionTextbooks,InstructionalMaterials,EquipmentForNonpublicSchoolsfunding
and
CommunityBasedHealthCareSubsidies,CancerScreeningServices,SchoolDistrictHealth
Services,ServicesforChildrenWithSpecialNeeds,CommunityBasedFamilyCenters,Red
CrossExtendedCareProgram,NurseFamilyPartnershipandfederalappropriationforMedical
AssistanceandMCHEarlyChildhoodHomeVisitingProgram[combining7motions].
HouseMajorityLeaderDavidReed(RIndiana)saidtheHousehadtheopportunityto
providemoneytosocialserviceandothergroupsinthe274lineitemsDemocrats,Republicans
andGov.Wolfalreadyagreedto,outof401lineitems.
Rep.ReedsaidlawmakerscouldgetthesegroupsfundingbyFridayifthevotewas
successful,sincetheRepublicanSenatewouldhavecomebacktosessionWednesdaytovotethe
sameoverrides.
HealsonotedRepublicanshadagreedtoanotherlineitem,notincludedintheveto
override$400millionmoreforbasiceducation.
HouseMinorityLeaderFrankDermody(DAllegheny)calledtheRepublicanefforta
politicalstuntthatgavesocialserviceprovidersfalsehopeofgettingfundingbecausethepartial
budgetoverridevoteisunconstitutional.
TheRepublicanbudgetwaswrongonJune30anditswrongnow,saidRep.Dermody.
Ontheconstitutionalissue,Rep.Dermodypointedtoanadvisorylegalopinionfromthe
LegislativeReferenceBureauemailedtomembersduringthedebatesayingtheHousehadto
consideravetointhesamecharacterastheGovernorpresentedit,meaningtheentirebudget
vetocanonlybeoverridden.
Republicanssaidtheopinionwasjustthat,advisory,andnotedtheopinionsaidtherehas
notbeenaninstanceinthepastwhereapartialvetooverridewasevenattempted.
TheEndIsNOTNear
Inhislastcommentsbeforethefinalvotewastaken,Rep.BillAdolph(RDelaware),
MajorityChairoftheHouseAppropriationsCommittee,toldmembers,TheendisNOTnear
intermsofanoverallbudgetagreement.
TheHouseadjourneduntilSeptember21,unlesssoonerrecalled.It'sthesamedaythe
SenateplanstoreturntoHarrisburg.
HouseDemocratsAskTreasuryForPayrollLoan
PennLive.comreportedlateThursday
HouseDemocratswrotetoStateTreasurer
TimothyReeseonAugust13askingforaloaninordertomeetpayrollandrelatedcostshaving
exhausteditsreservefundsasaresultoftheongoingbudgetstalemate.
PennLive.comsaidHouseDemocratsmaynotbeabletomeetitspayrollforthe568
HousestaffmembersonSeptember15.Thefirstcheckthe84Democraticmembersofthe
HousewouldmisswouldbeonOctober1.
TheStateTreasurerhasnotyetrespondedtotherequest.
HouseRepublicanssaidtheyhaveconcernsaboutthelegalityoftherequestandwould
attempttoblocktherequestfromtheHouseBipartisanManagementCommittee,sincestafffor
theSenateandHousearespecificallyexcludedfromalawthatrequiredregulatorstate
employeestobepaidduringabudgetimpasse.
PennLive.comsaidSenateRepublicanandDemocraticCaucuseshaveenoughreserve
fundinglefttooperatethroughtheendofSeptember.
NewsClips:
GOPConsidersStopGapBudget,WolfIsNot
Wolf,GOPPutOffPlansToResumeBudgetTalks
BudgetImpasseNowOnDay57,DoesAnyoneCare?
Poll:VotersBlameGOP,NotWolfForBudgetStalemate
Editorial:LeadersInBothPartiesHurtingPA
HouseDefeatsGOPBidToOverridePartsOfWolfBudgetVeto
HouseGOPVetoOverrideAttemptsFallShort
BudgetStalemateRhetoricHeatsUpDuringOverrideVotes
Reed:ImNotSureWhereWeGoOnBudget
WolfTellsGOPNotToWasteTimeOnOverrideVotes
JohnBaer:ThePABudgetAndTheGamesTheyPlay
Poll:VotersBlameLegislatureMoreThanWolfForStalemate
StateBudgetStalemateReachesFork
Wolf:GOPPensionOfferALittleConfusingToMe
ReedCommentsOnWolfsPensionOfferReaction
HouseDemocratsAskStateTreasurerForLoan
F&MPoll:VotersHoldLegislatureMoreResponsibleForBudgetStalemateThanWolf
A
newpollreleasedThursday
byFranklinandMarshallfound54percentofregisteredvoters
surveyedheldtheGeneralAssemblyresponsibleforthecurrentbudgetstalemate,while29
percentheldGov.Wolfresponsible.
MorevoterstrustGov.Wolftomakebudgetdecisions42percentthantheGeneral
Assembly39percent,althoughthosenumbersarecloserthanwhatyoumightexpectgiven
whovotersthinkisresponsibleforthestalemate.
Thepollwastakenbeforethisweeks
failedattemptbyHouseRepublicans
tooverride
partsofGov.Wolfsbudgetveto.
Gov.WolfsownjobperformanceratingremainedmostlyunchangedsinceJuneat39
percent,61percentamongDemocrats.Thisislowerthanthe45percentfoundinthe
Quinnipiac
Pollearlier
thisweek.
PECOct.13EnvironmentalPolicyConferenceFeaturesKeyDecisionMakers
The
PAEnvironmentalCouncil
EnvironmentalPolicyConference
onOctober13inHarrisburg
willfeaturekeydecisionmakersonPennsylvaniasforemostpolicychallengesin2015and
beyond.
JohnWalliser,PECVicePresidentforLegalandGovernmentAffairs,providedthis
updateontheConferenceagendaon
PECsBlog
Wednesday.
TherearenoshortageofenvironmentalchallengesfacingPennsylvania,andPECs
secondannualPolicyConferencewillbecoveringissuesofbothnationalandstatewide
importance.
WerefortunatethisyeartonotonlyhaveJohnQuigley,SecretaryofthePennsylvania
DepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,starttheconferencewithakeynote.
WeagainwillhaveatleastamajorityoftheChairsofthestateSenateandHouse
EnvironmentalResourcesCommitteesdiscussingwhattheyseeastheirprioritiesforthecurrent
legislativesession.
Sen.GeneYaw(RLycoming),MajorityChair,SenateEnvironmentalResources&
EnergyCommittee,Sen.JohnYudichak(DLuzerne),MinorityChair,oftheCommitteeand
Rep.GregVitali(DDelaware),MinorityChair,HouseEnvironmentalResources&Energy
Committeewillbepartofthepaneldiscussion.
TheWhiteHouses
recentannouncement
ofanimplementationframeworkfortheClean
PowerPlanwhichwilldriveabroadsetofstrategiestoreducegreenhousegasemissionsin
Pennsylvaniaandacrossthecountrywillhavesignificantimplicationsforourstatesenergy
portfoliofordecadestocome.
WewillhaverepresentativesfromtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,
PennsylvaniaDEP,andpowergenerationsectordiscussinghowPennsylvaniacanadvance
meaningfulemissionsreductions.
WatershedimprovementalsoloomslargeforPennsylvania,withtheSusquehannaRiver
watershedwhichcomprisesamajorityofbothPennsylvaniaandthebroaderChesapeakeBay
watershedbeingthemostchallengingfromapolicyandbudgetarystandpoint.Pennsylvaniais
alreadydeemeddeficientonanumberofmandatorybenchmarksforwaterqualityimprovement,
andhasuntil2017tomeetconsiderablegoals.
Theconferencewillincluderepresentativesfromstateandfederalregulatoryagencies,as
wellaskeystakeholderslikeagricultureandlocalgovernment,todiscussneedsand
opportunitiesforaccomplishingthisconsiderabletask.
Andwellstaywithwaterforourfinalpanel,whichwilldiscusshowPennsylvania
communitiescanaddressthechallengesofstormwatermanagementparticularlyinlightof
ongoingstaterequirements.ThepanelwillfeatureRep.KateHarperaswellaslocalstakeholders
whoareonthefrontlineofmeetingthischallenge.
Whilethetopicsareaschallengingastheyareimperative,wehopeyouwilljoinusfora
fulldayofsubstantivediscussionwiththeverypeopletaskedwithensuringPennsylvanias
ongoingenvironmentalimprovement.
TheConferencewillbeheldattheHarrisburgHiltonfrom9:00a.m.to4:00p.m.
ClickHere
toregisterfortheConference.
ClickHere
formoreinformationonthe
agenda.ContactPECat4124819400ifyouhaveanyConferencequestions.
ClickHere
tosignupforamonthlyupdatefromPEConitsactivitiesandprograms.
BusinessesCanGetATaxCreditForSupportingEnvironmentalEducationPrograms
Pennsylvanias
EducationalImprovementTaxCredit(EITC)Program
isawayforbusinessesto
enricheducationalopportunitiesforstudentsandearntaxcreditsbydonatingtoanEducational
ImprovementOrganization.
ThroughEITC,eligiblebusinessescanreceivetaxcreditsequalto75percentoftheir
contribution,upto$750,000pertaxableyear.Thetaxcreditmaybeincreasedto90percentof
thecontributionifthebusinessagreestoprovidethesameamountfortwoconsecutivetaxyears.
ThePennsylvaniaResourcesCouncilandtheStroudWaterResearchCenteraretwo
PennsylvanianonprofitenvironmentalgroupsthathavebeendesignatedasEducational
ImprovementOrganizationsundertheEITCprogramforprovidinginnovativeeducational
programsthatenhancethepublicschoolcurriculum.
The
PennsylvaniaResourcesCouncils
handson,interactiveprogramspromotethe
practicalapplicationofearthfriendlylifestylechoicesandincludetopicssuchasrecyclingand
wastereduction,litterprevention,energyandresourceconservation,watershedawareness,
streamecology,andenvironmentalhealth.
AllofPRCsprogramsaredesignedtoaddressPennsylvaniasStateAcademicStandards
forEnvironmentandEcologyandScienceandTechnologyaswellasmanyotherrelevant
standardsacrossthecurriculum.
BycontributingtoPRCthroughtheEITCprogram,businessescanreceiveataxcredits
whilemakingpositiveimpactonbothstudentsandtheenvironment.
FormoreinformationaboutmakinganEITCcontributiontoPRC,pleasecontactMario
Ciminoat6103531555x221orsendemailto:
cimino@prc.org
.
The
StroudWaterResearchCenter
offersavarietyofprogramsandworkshopsaimedat
helpingstudentsandteachersunderstandmanyofthescienceconceptsintheirschoolscurricula
bydirect,concreteandacademicexposuretotheirlocalstreamsandregionalwatersheds.
Theseprogramsarerootedinthemostuptodateresearchandaretieddirectlyto
PennsylvaniasAcademicStandardsforEnvironmentandEcologyandScienceandTechnology.
FormoreinformationonEITCandStroud,contactKristineLisi,Directorof
Development,6102682153,ext.304orsendemailto:
klisi@stroudcenter.org
,orTaraMuenz,
EducationProgramsManager,6102682153,ext.301orsendemailto:
tmuenz@stroudcenter.org
.
Alistofapprovededucationalimprovementorganizations
isavailableonline
.
Otherenvironmentrelatedorganizationsinclude:the
AcademyofNaturalSciences
,
BrandywineConservancy
,
BrandywineValleyAssociation
,
CarnegieMuseumsofPittsburgh
,
EnvironmentErie
,
GreatValleyNatureCenter
,
GreyTowersHeritageAssociation
,
Pennsylvania
Envirothon
,
PhippsConservatory
,
RiverbendEnvironmentalEducationCenter
,
TheOutdoor
Classroom
,
TheOutdoorSchoolInHorsham
andthe
LehighGapNatureCenter
(Wildlife
InformationCenter,Inc.).
PAEnvironmentDigestGoogle+Circle,Blogs,TwitterFeeds
PAEnvironmentDigestnowhasaGoogle+Circlecalled
GreenWorksInPA
.Letusjoinyour
Circle.
Google+nowcombinesallthenewsyounowgetthroughthePAEnvironmentDigest,
Weekly,Blog,TwitterandVideositesintooneresource.
YoullreceiveasithappenspostingsonPennsylvaniaenvironmentalnews,daily
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Alsotakeadvantageoftheserelatedservicesfrom
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andannouncementsonenvironmentaltopicsinPennsylvaniaofimmediatevalue.Signupand
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includingNewsClips,coverageofkeypressconferencesandmore.Signupandreceiveasthey
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feedtogetinstantupdatesonothernewsfrominandaroundthePennsylvaniaState
Capitol.
Senate/HouseAgenda/SessionSchedule/GovsSchedule/BillsIntroduced
HerearetheSenateandHouseCalendarsandCommitteemeetingsshowingbillsofinterestas
wellasalistofnewenvironmentalbillsintroduced
BillCalendars
House(September21):
HouseBill48
(GodshallRMontgomery)settingstandardsfordrinking
waterwellconstruction
SenateBill307
(YudichakDLuzerne)providingforanindependent
counselfortheEnvironmentalQualityBoard.
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forfullHouseBillCalendar.
Senate(September21):
SenateResolution54
(ArgallRSchuylkill)urgingCongresstoimpose
tariffsonimportedanthracitecoal(
sponsorsummary
)
SenateResolution55
(HutchinsonR
Venango)aconcurrentresolutionestablishingaForestryTaskForceassociatedwiththeJoint
LegislativeAirandWaterPollutionControlandConservationCommittee(
sponsorsummary
).
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forfullSenateBillCalendar.
CommitteeMeetingAgendasThisWeek
House:
the
ConsumerAffairsCommittee
holds2hearings:oneonAct129requirementfor
electricdistributioncompaniestomeetenergyefficiencybenchmarksandasecondon
House
Bill1349
(ZimmermanRLancaster)wouldallowanysizedanaerobicdigestertocounttoward
theAlternativeEnergyPortfolioStandards(
sponsorsummary
).<>
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forfullHouse
CommitteeSchedule.
Senate:
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forfullSenateCommitteeSchedule.
BillsPendingInKeyCommittees
HerearelinkstokeyStandingCommitteesintheHouseandSenateandthebillspendingin
each
House
Appropriations
Education
EnvironmentalResourcesandEnergy
ConsumerAffairs
GamingOversight
HumanServices
Judiciary
LiquorControl
Transportation
LinksforallotherStandingHouseCommittees
Senate
Appropriations
EnvironmentalResourcesandEnergy
ConsumerProtectionandProfessionalLicensure
Community,EconomicandRecreationalDevelopment
Education
Judiciary
LawandJustice
PublicHealthandWelfare
Transportation
LinksforallotherStandingSenateCommittees
BillsIntroduced
Thefollowingbillsofinterestwereintroducedthisweek
SmartSeptic:
HouseResolution454
(TallmanRAdams)designatingSeptember2125as
SepticSmartWeekinPennsylvania(
sponsorsummary
).
ScienceBasedRegulationOfAgriculture:
SenateResolution95
(VogelRBeaver)urging
federalandstateregulatoryagenciestousesciencebaseddata,ratherthanprecautionary
principles,inregulatingagriculture(
sponsorsummary
).
SessionSchedule
HereisthelatestvotingsessionschedulefortheSenateandHouse
Senate
(unlesssoonerrecalled)
September21,22,23,28,29,30
October13,14,19,20,21,26,27,28
November16,17,18
December7,8,9
House
(unlesssoonerrecalled)
September21,22,28(NonVoting),29,30
October5,6,7,19,20,21,26,27,28
November16,17,18,23,24,25(NonVoting)
December7,8,9,14,15,16

GovernorsSchedule
Gov.TomWolf'sworkcalendarwillbepostedeachFridayandhispublicschedulefortheday
willbepostedeachmorning.
ClickHere
toviewGov.WolfsWeeklyCalendarandPublic
Appearances.
NewsFromAroundTheState
WebcastLive:Sept.2MarcellusDrillingAdvisoryCommitteeMeetsOnDrillingRegs
The
OilandGasTechnicalAdvisoryBoard
ismeetingonSeptember2toconsiderthefinaldraft
ofDEPsChapter78drillingregulationscoveringunconventional(Marcellus)naturalgas
drillingoperations.
DEPhasmadearrangementstowebcastthemeetinglive.
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toregisterforthe
morningsessionand
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toregisterfortheafternoonsession.
ThemeetingitselfwillbeheldinRoom105RachelCarsonBuildinginHarrisburg
startingat10:00.
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RelatedStories:
IfyoumissedtheAugust26
DEPPipelineInfrastructureTaskForce
meetingthisweek,youcan
catchupwithan
ondemandvideo
ofthemeetingavailableontheTaskForcewebpage.
Theagendaincludedshortprogressreportsfrommanyoftheindividualworkgroups,
presentationsbyDanDevlin,DirectorofDCNRsBureauofForestryonNaturalResource
ManagementofPipelineInfrastructure,atwopartpresentationbyrepresentativesofChester
CountyonhowtheCountyisinvolvedinaddressingpipelineissuesandapresentationbythe
SusquehannaCountyConservationDistrictonhowdistrictsareinvolvedinregulatingthe
constructionofpipelines.
AllthepresentationsareavailableontheTaskForcewebpage.
ThenextmeetingoftheTaskForcewillbeSeptember23intheSusquehannaConference
Rooms,DEPSouthcentralRegionalOffice,909ElmertonAve.,Harrisburgstartingat1:00.
Formoreinformation,visitthe
webpage.
NewsClips:
RelatedStories:
LehighValleyWatershedConferenceSetForOct.13
The
6thLehighValleyWatershedConference
willbeheldon
October13atLehighUniversityinBethlehem,Northampton
County.ThethemethisyearisFreshwaterEcology.
TheConferencebringstogetherprofessionals,citizens,watershed
groups,municipalofficials,professors,students,andinterested
citizensandpresentsuptodateengagingandtimelyinformation
onavarietyofwaterresourcetopics.
Aspecialplenarysessionwillfeatureinvitedguestspeaker,
DorothyMerrittsofFranklinandMarshallCollege
whowill
discuss"StreamsinPennsylvaniaaHistoricalView."
Thisyear'sconferencealsofeaturestwohalfdayworkshopsdesignedtogivewatershed
volunteershandson,practicalinformationandaspeciallandscapetrackwithSACertified
Arborist,PCH,PDH,PesticideCreditsandPALandscapeArchitectCEUsavailable.Contact
KathySalisburyat2153453283orsendemailto:
kvs14@psu.edu
formoreinformation.
ClickHere
todownloadtheConferenceagenda.
ClickHere
toregisterandformore
informationorcontacttheConferenceorganizersbysendingemailto:
lehighvalleywatershedconf@gmail.com
.
NewsClips:
DauphinCountyEligibleForChesapeakeBayFunding
CapitalRegionWaterMovesAheadWithReservoirEasement
Editorial:WaterDiversionPlanThreatensGreatLakes
FederalJudgeBlocksEPAWatersOfU.S.Rule
LatestFromTheChesapeakeBayJournal
ClickHere
tosubscribetotheChesapeakeBayJournal
Update:PennStateExtension,StroudRiparianBufferWorkshopSept.24Avondale
PennStateExtensionandthe
willholdaRiparianStreamBuffer
WorkshoponSeptember24startingat9:00a.m.attheStroudCenter,970SpencerRoad,
Avondale,ChesterCounty.
Streambuffersprovidethebestvalueinreducingstormwaterrunoffandurbanpollution,
therebyimprovingwaterqualityandinfiltrationinawatershed.
Participantsintheworkshopwillhearabouthowriparianbuffersarethemostcrucial
factorinimprovingstreamhealthfromtheStroudWaterResearchCenter'slatestresearch.
Themorningsinformativepresentationspreviewatourofthefacilities7research
laboratories.Theafternoonbringsusoutdoorstoexperienceongoingfieldresearchandthegreen
infrastructurefeaturesofthenewLEEDPlatinumCertified
MoorheadEnvironmentalComplex
.
TheregistrationdeadlineisSeptember20.
ClickHere
toregisterandformore
information.
ApplicationsForNextPennStateMasterWellOwnerCourseDueASAP
The
PennStateMasterWellOwnerNetwork
willprovide
free,onlinetraining
forthefirst25
volunteerswhosubmitanapplicationandareacceptedintotheprogram.Theregistration
deadlineforthiscourseisSeptember18.
Ifyouareinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthepropermanagementofprivatewater
wells,springsandcisternsandyouarewillingtosharewhatyoulearnwithothers,theMaster
WellOwnerProgrammaybeforyou.
Tobeeligibleforthisprogramyoumust:1)NOTbeemployedbyanycompanythat
providespaidservicestoprivatewatersupplyowners(i.e.watertestingcompanies,water
treatmentcompanies,waterwelldrillers,etc.)and2)youmustbewillingtopassalongbasic
privatewatersystemmanagementknowledgetootherprivatewatersystemowners.
Eachacceptedvolunteerwillreceivesixweeklyemailswithlinkstoshortreading
assignmentsandvideopresentationsonprivatewatersystembasics,watertesting,watersupply
protection,watertreatment,waterconservation,andhowtoeducateothers.
CourseregistrantscancompletethecourseattheirownpacefromSeptember28to
November9.Acomputerwithahighspeedinternetconnectionisrecommendedtoviewallof
thecoursematerialsandvideos.
Pennsylvaniaishometooveronemillionprivatewaterwellsandspringsbutitisoneof
thefewstatesthatdonotprovidestatewideregulationstoprotecttheseruraldrinkingwater
supplies.
In2004,PennStateCooperativeExtensionandseveralpartneragenciescreatedthe
MasterWellOwnerNetworktrainedvolunteerswhoarededicatedtopromotingtheproper
construction,testing,andmaintenanceofprivatewaterwells,springsandcisternsthroughout
Pennsylvania.
Sinceitsinception,hundredsofMWONvolunteershaveprovidededucationtonearly
37,000privatewatersupplyownersthroughoutthestate.
Volunteerswhorecentlycompletedtheonlinecourseinspring2015said:Excellent
trainingappreciatedthebookaswellasthewebinarstoreallyemphasizethemainpoints.Very
wellorganized,I'mexcitedtosharethisinformationwithothers.Thepresentationswerevery
informativeandverywelldone.OverallIwasimpressedwelldone!
Ithoughtthewebinarformatwassuitableformysituation.Thetimeallowedto
completethecoursewasjusttherightamount.Anylongerandparticipantsmayloseinterest.
Anyshorterandtheymayfeelrushed.Thankstoallwhohelpedputthiscoursetogether.Iwas
astoundedbytheamountofinformationsharedandwisheverywellownerwouldbeeducated
abouttheirresponsibilities.
Volunteerswhosuccessfullycompletethetrainingcourseandpassashortexamwill
receiveafreecopyofthe80pagepublication
AGuidetoPrivateWaterSystemsin
Pennsylvania
,acoupongoodfora10percentdiscountonwatertestingthroughthePennState
watertestinglab,andaccesstovariousMWONeducationalmaterials.
Inreturn,MWONvolunteersareaskedtopassalongwhattheyhavelearnedtoother
privatewatersupplyownersandsubmitanannualreportoftheireducationalaccomplishments.
Tolearnmoreandcompleteanapplication,visitthe
MasterWellOwnerNetwork
Training
webpage.
NewsClips:
DerryAuthoritySeeksPermitToKillGeeseAtReservoir
(WrittenBy:BryanSwistock,WaterResourcesSpecialist,RenewableNaturalResources,Penn
StateExtension,DepartmentofEcosystemScienceandManagementandreprintedfromthe
August24WatershedWinds
newsletterfromPennStateExtension.)
Feature:YorkStudentsImmerseThemselvesInBWETStreamProgram
ByKarlBlankenship,
ChesapeakeBayJournal
ThefifthgradersstoodatopthehighbankofWillisRun,
barely10feetwide,asitpouredoutofKiwanisLake
actuallyalargeconcretelinedpondinthemiddleof
York,PA.
Astormdrainpipestuckoutofanadjacentbridge
abutment,waitingforthenextrainfalltoaddtothe
streamsflow.
ThefactthatWillisRunwasfarfrompristinehardly
matteredtothestudentsfromnearbyFerguson
ElementarySchool,whochantedtheirmostpressing
question:
Arewegoingtogetintothewater?
Weare!repliedTobyLiss,ofAudubonPennsylvania.
Yay!theexcitedstudentsyelledback.
Lissdoledoutsomelastminuteinstructionsabouthowtolookforstreaminsectsand
crayfish,includingthepropertechniqueforturningoverrocks,asthestudentsgrabbedtheirnets.
Thenitwasdownthebankandintothestream,thepayoffforlessonsovertheprevious
monthsaboutstreamsandtheirnaturalsystems.
TheFergusonElementarystudentsillustrateagoalsetinthenew
ChesapeakeBay
WatershedAgreement
thatcalledforeachstudentintheregiontograduatewiththeknowledge
andskillstoactresponsiblytoprotectandrestoretheirlocalwatershed.
Tohelpmeetthatgoalofdevelopingenvironmentalliteracy,theagreementcallsforeach
studenttohaveameaningfulwatershededucationalexperienceatleastonceeachin
elementary,middleandhighschool,iffundingisavailable.
Thatsanincreasefromthepreviousagreement,whichcalledforonlyasingleoutdoor
experience.
Multipleexposuresarewhattheresearchshowsisreallyimportant,saidShannon
Sprague,environmentalliteracymanagerwiththeNationalOceanicandAtmospheric
AdministrationsChesapeakeBayOffice.Buildinguponitthroughtheireducationtenureis
veryimportant.Thoseonetimeexperiencesarenotasindicativeinchangingstewardship
behaviorasmultipleexperiences.
Still,thatsachallenge.TheBayProgramsnewmanagementstrategywrittentoachieve
thegoalacknowledgesthedifficultyofthetask,aseducationprioritiesaresetbyabout600
differentschooldistrictsacrossthewatershed.Andenvironmentaleducationcanmeshwith
prioritiessetbyrecentnationaleducationalreformefforts,itisnotarequiredelement.
Further,fundingisanongoingissue.Thelargestsinglesourceoffundinghasbeen
NOAAs
BayWatershedEducationandTraining
,orBWET,program.Thatprogramtypically
receivesabout$2.5millionayeartosupportprogramsacrosstheentirewatershed,butits
fundinghasalwaysbeentenuous.
Wearecreatingmodelprograms,Spraguesaid.Wearenotgoingtobeabletofund
everything.
AudubonPennsylvania
hasbeendevelopingoneofthosemodelswiththeCarlisleand
Yorkschooldistrictsforseveralyears,takingabout1,000studentsintothefieldannuallywith
thesupportofBWETandothers.
AmyWeidensaul,directorofCommunityConservation&EducationwithAudubon
Pennsylvania,saidtheschoolswerechosenbasedonsupportbothfromindividualteachers,who
areexpectedtoincorporatethethemesintotheirteaching,aswellasfromschoolanddistrict
administrators.Audubondoesntwanttoputeffortintobuildingaprogramforthedistrictonly
tohaveitfizzleoutafterayearorso,shesaid.
Inaddition,Audubonisworkingtobuildavolunteercorpstohelpwiththeprogramand
fieldtriptohelpkeepprogramcostslow.
Thetripintothefieldandstreamwastheculminationofaprogramthatbegan
monthsearlier,asAudubonstaffersmademultiplevisitsduringtheschoolyear,withlessons
aboutwaterquality,habitatsandecosystems.
UsingGoogleMapsandGoogleEarth,studentslearnedaboutwatersheds,andhow
nearbyWillisRunconnecteddownstreamtoCodorusCreek,whichdrainsintotheSusquehanna
Riverwhich,inturn,emptiesintotheChesapeakeBay.
Theytaughtthestudentshowtousebinocularsandnets,howtotestwaterquality,and
howthetypesofstreamdwellerstheyfindcanindicatethehealthofthestream.Thestudents
learnhowactionsonthelandaffectwaterquality,andhowthingslikestreambufferscan
mitigatesomeimpacts.
OnthevisittoKiwanisLakeandWillisRun,theygothandsonexperienceabouthow
theycanmakeadifferenceinrestorationbyremovingnonnativeplantspecies.
Andtheylearnedhowtoassessthesuitabilityofthesurroundingparklandasbird
habitat.KiwanisLakehastheaddedattractionofhostingthenestingpopulationsoftwobird
specieslistedasendangeredinthestateblackcrownednightheronsandgreategretseven
thoughitisinthemiddleofacity.
Weuseitasachancetobuildneighborhoodpridethatthesebirdshavechosenthis
neighborhoodtoraisetheiryoung,Weidensaulsaid.
Butformany,thechancetowadeinthestreamnetinhandappearedtobethehigh
pointoftheday.
Heresafrog!
Lookatthesizeofthiscrayfish!
Itwasaneyeopeningexperienceandonethatcouldputthemonalifetimepathof
stewardship.
Manyofthekidsaskiftheycancomebackontheirown,Weidensaulsaid.InYork,
theyhadneverbeeninastream.Theynevereventhoughtofthatasapotentialareatoexploreor
playontheirown.
Astheyleave,manyofthemsay,Iamgoingtocomebackwithmyparents
tomorrow.
(ReprintedfromtheAugust24
ChesapeakeBayJournal
.
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tosignupforyourown
AlleghenyFront:HowSmallTownsAreClaimingTheirRiverfronts
The
AlleghenyFront
radioprogramthisweekfeaturedLindsayBaxterfromthe
PA
EnvironmentalCouncil
talkingaboutthegroups
RiverTownProgram
.
Inrecentyears,citieslikePhiladelphia,PittsburghandClevelandhavewonalotofpraise
forrevivingtheirwaterfrontswithbiketrailsandparks.Butmanysmallertowns,somealong
thosesamerivers,arestrugglingtofindtheirfootingafterkeybusinessesandlater,
residentslefttown.
PECsRiverTownProgramhelpsriverfrontcommunitiesrediscoverthevalueoftheir
riversaseconomicandcommunityassetsandishelpingtransformsmallriverfrontcommunities
inPennsylvania.
ClickHere
tolistentotheprogramorreadmoreaboutit.Formoreinformation,visit
PECs
RiverTownProgram
webpage.
NewsClips:
BalancingFloodProtectionAndFunInPAsRiverTowns
RebirthOnTheMonongahelaRiver
ImprovedAccessNo.1GoalOfMonongahelaRiverTownProgram
LotsOfRedTapeForBuildingWaterfrontProjectsInPA
HistoricWaterfrontDevelopmentThatTransformedPittsburgh:PointStatePark
MappingPennsylvaniasUrbanWaterfronts
DEPInvitesCommentsOnThompsonRunTMDLInAlleghenyCounty
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionpublishednoticeintheAugust29PABulletin
invitingcommentsonaproposed,revisedTotalMaximumDailyLoadPlanforThompsonRun
inAlleghenyCounty.
(formalnotice
Aug.29PABulletinpage5449
)
CommentsaredueSeptember28.AcopyoftheTMDLisavailableonDEPs
TMDL
webpage
.
Aug.24WatershedWindsNewsletterNowAvailableFromPennStateExtension
The
August24editionoftheWatershedWinds
newsletterisnowavailablefromPennState
Extensionfeaturingstorieson
JointConservationCommitteeReleaseGreenPaperOnFluoridation
ApplicationsNowBeingAcceptedForPennStateMasterWellOwnerCourse
MasterWellOwnerVolunteersAtAgProgressDays
DEPFundingForStormwaterProjectsInChesapeakeBayWatershed
PennStateExtensionAssistsAtAlleghenyRiverCleanup
ToxicBlueGreenAlgaeIncreasingThreatToDrinking,RecreationalWaters
PennStateExtensionWaterTeamAtAgProgressDays
ClimateChangesMeansMoreDriving,LessAnglingForTroutFishermen
ClickHere
tosignupforyourowncopy.
KeepPABeautiful:InternationalCoastalCleanupBeginsSept.1,StillTimeToParticipate
KeepPennsylvaniaBeautiful
invitesPennsylvania
residentstocoordinateacleanupaspartoftheOcean
Conservancys
2015InternationalCoastalCleanup
held
fromSeptember1throughOctober31.
TheInternationalCoastalCleanupisthelargestvolunteer
effortaimedatimprovingthehealthoftheocean,bringing
outhundredsofthousandsofvolunteersfromaroundthe
worldtoremovemillionsofpoundsofplasticsanddebris
frombeaches,lakesandwaterways.Thiseventhasgrowntoincludeparticipationbyall50
statesandU.S.territoriesand90countrieswiththenumbergrowingeachyear.
KeepPABeautifulcoordinatesthiseffortinPennsylvania.
In2014,12,809volunteersfrom50countiescanvassedtheircommunitiestoremove
646,210poundsoftrashanddebrisfromPennsylvaniaswaterwaysandcoastalregionsduring
theInternationalCoastalCleanupevent,saidShannonReiter,PresidentofKeepPABeautiful.
Ourgoalistohaveparticipationfromall67countiesforthisglobaleffort.
Anycleanupsiteiseligiblesinceweallliveinawatershedandallwaterwaysflowinto
ourcoastalwaters.InternationalCoastalCleanupDaywillbeheldonSeptember19,however,
ICCeventscanbeheldfromSeptember1throughOctober31.
Glovesandbagsareavailableforregisteredeventswhilesupplieslast.
IfyouareinterestedincoordinatinganICCcleanuporvolunteeringatacleanup,please
contactMichelleDunnat18777723673Ext.113orsendemailto:
mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org
.
Formoreinformation,visitKPB's
2015InternationalCoastalCleanup
webpage.
NewsClips:
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KeepPABeautiful:Nearly130,000ParticipatedIn2015GreatAmericanCleanupOfPA
WorkToExtinguishMineFireInCarbonCountyContinuesToProgress
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionsaidTuesdayitiscontinuingdrillingworktomap
thelimitsoftheJeansvilleminefireinBanksTownship,CarbonCounty.
DEPsBureauofAbandonedMineReclamationiscontinuingtomonitortheprogressof
effortstoextinguishthisminefire,saidJohnStefanko,deputysecretaryforOfficeofActive
andAbandonedMineOperations.Weareworkingwiththecontractortocompletethe
exploratorydrillingworkasfastasissafelypossible.
MinichiInc.,ofDupont,LuzerneCountyhasdrilled38oftheproposed51holes.Drilling
activityisexpectedtofinishbytheendofAugust,butcouldbeextendedifadditionaldrillingis
neededtoaccuratelydefinethelimitsofthefire.
Theminefireisburningbeneathapproximately29acresofminelandownedbyPagnotti
Enterprises,ofWilkesBarre.HazletonShaftCorporationisactivelyminingaportionofthe
propertyandisextinguishingpartsoftheminefireburningwithinthepermittedarea.
DEPstaffhavebeenmonitoringtheairnearthefirewithsophisticatedequipment,both
daytimeandovernightforthepresenceofhydrogensulfide,carbonmonoxide,andcarbon
dioxide,saidMikeBedrin,directorofDEPsNortheastRegionalOffice.Weareconfident
therearenodangerousgasesthatcouldimpactthehealthandsafetyofnearbyresidents.
Todate,DEPsBureauofAirQualityhascompleted25airmonitoringsessionsateight
differentareaswithina1to1mileradiusofthefire.Monitoringresultshavenotshownany
dangertohumanhealth.
InJuly,thedepartmentaddedtheeighthsite,anareaalongRoute93inthevillageof
Coxeville,attherequestofBanksTownshipSupervisorsonbehalfofresidentsinthat
community.Airmonitoringwillcontinue,andadditionalmonitoringsiteswillbeaddedif
necessary.
ResidentswithaconcernregardingthefirecancallDEPsNortheastRegionalOfficeat
5708303057.
RelatedStory:
DEPToReceiveNationalAwardForLackawannaCountyCoalRefuseFireProject
InthecoalrichKeystoneState,voterssupport6728percentfederalrequirementsthatowners
ofcoalburningpowerplantsreducepollution,accordingtoa
newQuinnipiacUniversitypoll
releasedMonday.
Republicansopposetheproposedlimits5145percent,buteveryotherparty,genderor
agegroupsupportsthembywidemargins.
Voterssay7224percenttheseeffortsareneededtocleantheair,buttheyaredivided
4444percentonwhethertheseeffortswillbetooexpensive.
ThecoalindustryhasputfoodonthetableformanygenerationsinPennsylvania,but
nostalgiaonlygoessofar.Voterswantcleanerairandtheywantthefedstopolicethe
pollution,saidTimMalloy,assistantdirectoroftheQuinnipiacUniversityPoll.
NewsClips:
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InresponsetoongoingdebatesurroundingtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencysfinalized
CleanPowerPlan,morethan400Pennsylvania
academicleadershavesignedaletter
emphasizingthescientificvalidityofclimatechangeandurgingGov.TomWolfandU.S.
SenatorBobCaseytoimplementastrongstateplanthatminimizescarbonpollution.
[The]CleanPowerPlantolimitcarbonpollutionfrompowerplantsisanessentialstep
forwardonthepathtoreducingcarbonpollutionandshiftingtocleanenergy,theletterstates.
Theactioncouldntcomesoonenough:Itisbecomingmoreandmoreapparentthaturgent
actiononglobalwarmingiscriticalifwearegoingtosecureasaferfutureforourchildren.
Professors,researchersandlecturersat29Pennsylvaniauniversities,aswellasHarvard
andGeorgetownUniversities,signedthelettertodemonstratetheneedforstatelawmakersto
takeactionbasedonthebodyofscientificresearchonclimatechange.Atleast97percentof
activelypublishingclimatescientistsagreethathumanactivitiesareverylikelythecauseof
globalwarmingtrendsinthelast100years,accordingtoastudypublishedinEnvironmental
ResearchLettersandinotherpeerreviewedscientificjournals.
Thedebateonglobalclimatechangeisentirelyapoliticalone,notascientificone,said
Dr.MichaelZdilla,associateprofessorofchemistryatTempleUniversityandoneofthe
signatories.Thereisaclearconsensusgreaterthan97percentfromthepeerreviewed
scientificliteraturethathumanactivityhascausedclimatechange,andthataresponseto
attenuateitseffectsisalreadylateincoming.Immediateanddecisiveactionisneededin
Pennsylvaniaandtherestoftheworldnow."
Astheeffectsofglobalclimatechangecontinuetoincreasewithstrongerstorms,harsher
droughtsandrisingtemperatures,theCleanPowerPlanisasignificantstepforwardinallowing
PennsylvaniaandtheUnitedStatestolimittheenvironmentalimpactofclimatechange.
Thisplaniscriticalforourfuture,andweoughttotakeindustrywarningsabout
potentialcostswithagrainofsalt,saidDr.CarolineNielsen,AssistantProfessorofBiologyat
CabriniCollegeandasignatoryoftheletter.Inthepast,environmentalregulationstoaddress
acidrain,leadpoisoning,smogandotherhazardshaveallsavedliveswhileultimatelycosting
muchlessthanindustriespredicted.
"Whileweunderstandthatthethreatofclimatechangeisreal,wealsohavethe
knowhowatourfingertipstotacklethisproblem,saidDr.XuLiang,professorofciviland
environmentalengineeringattheUniversityofPittsburghwhoalsosignedtheletter.We've
madesignificantprogressinexploringtheuseofalternativeenergysourcesandinenergy
conservationandwecandefinitelyfindasolutiontotheproblembeforeitistoolateifwestart
toworkonittoday.
TheletterwasdistributedtoprofessorsacrossPennsylvaniaby
PennEnvironment
Research&PolicyCenter
,astatewideenvironmentaladvocacyorganization,andtheNatural
ResourcesDefenseCouncil.
ThestrongsupportfromacademicsacrossPennsylvaniaillustratestherespected
scientificresearchonthecausesofandsolutionsforclimatechange:
"Addressingclimatechangeisoftheutmostimportancetoournation,saidDr.Manfred
Paulinifrom
CarnegieMellonUniversity'sDepartmentofPhysics
."Itiscriticaltoensurethat
Pennsylvaniaimplementsastrongplantoreduceglobalwarmingpollutionandprotectfuture
generations.
Ournationneedsspecificreductiongoalsincarbonemissionifwearegoingtoget
tractiononcurbingclimatechange.Weneedtoactnow,notlater.TheCleanPowerPlanisreal
actionforrealchange,saidDr.SidHalsor,chairofthe
EnvironmentalEngineeringandEarth
SciencesDepartment
atWilkesUniversity.
Withoutaplanetthatcansustainus,nothingelsematters,saidSarahDawson,Director
of
WohlsenCenterforSustainableEnvironment
atFranklinandMarshallCollege."Thetimeto
actisnow."
Acopyoftheletter
isavailableonline
.
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TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionTuesdayannouncedithasfinalizednearly
$375,000inpenaltiesagainstthreenaturalgasexplorationcompaniesformethanegasmigration
violationsthatimpactedprivatedrinkingwaterwellsinBradford,LycomingandTiogacounties.
Thesewerecomplexandlengthyinvestigationsthattookaconsiderableamountoftime
toresolve,butthedepartmentwasabletoconclusivelydeterminethatmethanegasfromnatural
gaswellshadmigratedoffsiteandimpactedprivatewellsservinghomesandhuntingclubs,
saidDEPDirectorofDistrictOilandGasOperationsJohnRyder.
ThepenaltiesincludedChesapeakeAppalachiaLLC,$193,135fortheRockwellRoad
migrationinLeroyTownship,BradfordCountyXTOEnergyInc.,$95,753fortheGermanRun
migrationinFranklinandMorelandtownships,LycomingCountyandSWEPILP,$85,593for
theFrenchLickRunmigrationinUnionTownship,TiogaCounty.
DEPprovidedtheseadditionaldetailsofeachcase
Chesapeake:
InitialnotificationfromChesapeakeonMay19,2012Fourprivatewaterwells
impactedSurfaceexpressionsofmethanein14locationswithintheTowandaCreekwatershed
andCausedbycasingissuesatChesapeakesMorsegaswell.
XTOEnergy:
InitialcitizencomplaintonMay17,2011Sevenprivatewaterwellsimpacted
SurfaceexpressionsofmethaneinLittleMuncyCreekandGermanRunandCausedbycasing
andcementingissuesatXTOsMoserandTomegaswells.
SWEPILP:
InitialnotificationfromSWEPIonJune17,2012Twohuntingclubwaterwells
impactedSurfaceexpressionsofmethaneinFrenchLickRunPressurizedsurfaceexpression
dischargingwater40feetintotheairthroughashallowconduitandCausedbycommunication
betweenanoldabandonedgaswellandoneormoreofSWEPIsgaswellsonitsCochran,
Guindon,and/orYaggiewellpads
Alloftheimpactedwaterwellswerepermanentlyreplaced,hadtreatmentsystems
installedbytheresponsiblecompany,orhavereturnedtobackgroundconditions.Inaddition,
remedialworkonthedefectivewellswasproperlycompletedasrequiredbythedepartments
regulations
Allthreecasesincludedviolationsofthe2012OilandGasAct,CleanStreamsLaw,and
DEPsChapter78regulations.Thepenaltieshavebeenpaid.
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TheBenFranklin
ShaleGasInnovation&CommercializationCenter
Wednesdayreleasedan
updateofits2012reportonshalegasdrillingwastewater
treatmentanddisposalcovering2014
whichresultedinafindingtheindustryisrecycling91percentofitswastewaterasaresultofthe
adoptionof25PACode95.10regulationsfiveyearsago,1.1percentisdischargedtosurface
waterand7.9percentisbeingdisposedbyundergroundinjectionwells.
In2014,about1.8billiongallons,42,919,000barrels,ofwastewaterwasproduced.That
isaboutthesameamountaswasproducedin2011.Mostofthiswasproducedwater,thewater
thatcomesfromwellsaftertheyareputintoproduction.In2011thegreaterfractionwasfrac
water.
ThereportsaidmuchofthecreditforrecyclinggoestothemembersoftheWater
ResourcesAdvisoryCommitteeandtheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionBureauof
WaterStandardsstaffwhoin2009workeddiligentlywiththeindustrytocrafttheregulations
thathavebeensosuccessfulinpromotingreuse.
SGICChiredWunzAssociates,LLCtoundertakethestudyasafollowuptotheir2012
effort.Themostsignificantfindinginthereportisthatvolumesclassifiedas"producedwater"
exceededthoseclassifiedas"fracfluid"in2014.
BillHall,SGICCDirectornotes,Thishasoccurredlargelyduetotheslowdownin
drillingandfracturingofwellsbytheindustryandcouldreverseagaininthefuturewhennatural
gasandNGLpricesreboundanddrillingpicksupagain.Additionally,theamountofproduced
waterislikelytodeclineovertimesinceitisgeneratedinproportiontotheamountofgasor
NGLsawellisproducing,andthattendstodropofffairlyrapidlyaftertheinitialyearsof
production.
Hallalsostressedthatthemajorityofthewastewatergeneratedasbothproducedand
fracfluidarerecycledbytheindustry.Infact,thePADEPrecordsindicatethatmorethan91
percentofthewaterisrecycledbybeingusedinafuturecompletionsproject.Recyclingis
typicallydoneafterthewaterispartiallytreatedtoremovesolidsandotherunneeded
constituents.
Theremaybeapointinthefuturewheretotalfracflowbackfluidandproducedwater
volumesdoexceedthetotalvolumeofwaterusedtofracturewellsinthestate.Butthatpointhas
notbeenreachedyet,notedHall.Theindustrycontinuestolookforinnovationsintheareaof
shalewastewatertreatmentanddisposaltoaddressfuturechallenges.
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TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionhasscheduledahearingonSeptember16ona
requestfromHilcorpEnergyCompanytowaivethe330footsetbackasrequiredbytheOiland
GasConservationLawforawelllocatedinPulaskiTownship,LawrenceCounty.
(formalnotice
)
ThehearingwillbeheldinthefirstfloorconferenceroomattheNorthwestRegional
Officelocatedat230ChestnutStreet,Meadvillefrom6:00to9:00p.m.
HilcorpisproposingtodrillthePulaskiChrastina8HwhichwillpenetratetheOnondaga
formationthereforethewellboreissubjecttotheOGCLand25Pa.CodeChapter79.Awell
subjecttotheOGCLmustbeatleast330feetfromthenearestoutsideboundarylineofthelease
onwhichitislocated,oriftheleaseisincludedinavoluntaryunit,thewellmustbelocated330
feetfromthenearestunitline.The330footsetbackappliestotheentirelengthofboththe
verticalandhorizontalwellbore.
Section406(a)oftheOGCLand25Pa.Code79.11(b)allowanapplicanttosubmita
requesttowaivethe330footsetbackintheirapplicationforawellpermitThepublichearing
willbeheldforthepurposeofDEPacceptingtestimonyontheaboveproposed330footwaiver
request.
PersonswishingtopresenttestimonyatthehearingshouldcontacttheDistrictOil&Gas
Operations,DepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,230ChestnutStreet,Meadville,PA
163353494(8143326860)atleastoneweekinadvanceofthehearingtoreserveatimeto
presenttestimony.
Oraltestimonywillbelimitedtoamaximumoffiveminutesandtwowrittencopiesof
theoraltestimonyarerequired.Eachorganizationisrequestedtodesignateonewitnessto
presenttestimonyinitsownbehalf.
Personswithadisabilitywhowishtocommentandrequireanauxiliaryaid,serviceor
otheraccommodationstodososhouldcontactDistrictOil&GasOperations8143326860,or
thePennsylvaniaAT&TRelayServiceat18006545984(TDD)todiscusshowtheDepartment
mayaccommodateyourneeds.
Thoseunabletoattendthehearingbutwishtocommentshouldprovidewritten
commentstoBrianBabb,PermitChief,Oil&GasManagement,DepartmentofEnvironmental
Protection,230ChestnutStreet,Meadville,PA163353494.Commentsshouldbesubmitted
within20daysofthedateofthePABulletinnotice.
Allthedocumentsregardingthewaiverrequestareavailableforreviewfrom8:00a.m.to
4:00p.m.atthe
DEPsNorthwestRegionaloffice
.Appointmentsforschedulingareviewmust
bemadebycalling8143326340.
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MeetingAddedBeforeSept.2HearingOnNaturalGasPowerPlantInLackawanna
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionWednesdayannouncedachangetothepublic
hearingscheduledforSeptember2atValleyViewHighSchool,1ColumbusDrive,Archbald,
PA,regardingaproposednaturalgaspowerplantinJessup,LackawannaCounty.
Thedepartmentwillalsohostapublicmeetingpriortothepublichearingwhichwillrun
from6to7:30p.m.RepresentativesfromtheDEPandLackawannaEnergyCenter,LLCof
Chicagowillbeonhandtoanswerquestionsfromthepublic.
Thepublichearingwillfollowimmediatelyafterwardsandwillrunfrom7:30to10:00
p.m.
Thepurposeofthehearingwillbetotaketestimonyregardinganapplicationby
LackawannaEnergyCenter,LLCofChicago,foranairqualityplanapprovaltoconstructand
operatea1500megawattnaturalgasfiredpowerplant.
TheDepartmentreceivedtheoriginalplanapprovalapplicationfromLackawanna
EnergyCenter,LLConJune11,2014.ArevisedapplicationwaslatersubmittedonNovember
3,2014.BotheditionsoftheapplicationwerepublishedinthePABulletinandtheynotifiedthe
publicofanopportunitytoprovidecomments.Inadditiontothoseopportunities,thepublic
hearingwillallowforadditionalcommentstobeheard.
Concernedcitizensmayalsosubmitwrittentestimonyby4p.m.onSeptember16,2015.
ThosecommentscanbeaddressedtoMarkWejkszner,AirQualityProgramManager,DEP
NortheastRegionalOffice,2PublicSquare,WilkesBarre,PA,18711.
AnoticeofthepublichearingwaspublishedintheScrantonTimesnewspaperandthe
PABulletinonAugust1,2015.
Acopyofthedraftplanapprovalandapplicationcanbeviewedat
DEPsNortheast
RegionalOffice
inWilkesBarre.Thosewishingtomakeanappointmenttoviewthedocuments
candosobetweenthehoursof8a.m.4p.m.bycalling5708262511.
IndividualsinneedofanaccommodationasprovidedforintheAmericanswith
DisabilitiesActof1990shouldcontactColleenConnollyormakeaccommodationsthroughthe
PennsylvaniaAT&TRelayServiceat18006545984(TDD).
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JessupApprovesZoningChangeForPowerPlant
Jessup:ZoningOrdinancePreventingPowerPlantFlawed
DEPToAnswerQuestionsBeforeJessupPowerPlantHearing
RendellSupportsJessupNaturalGasPowerPlant
OpEd:JessupGasPowerPlantServesEnvironment,Economy
DEPReturnsApplicationForCleanEarth,Inc.DrillCuttingsProjectInTiogaCounty
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionFridayannounceditisreturningtheNPDESpermit
applicationforstormwaterconstructiontoCleanEarthInc.relatedtothecompanysproposed
useoftreateddrillcuttingsforfillattheWellsboroJohnstonAirportinTiogaCounty.
CleanEarthhasnotfullyrespondedtothedeficienciesintheapplicationandhasagreed
thattheapplicationshouldbewithdrawnfortheTiogaCountyproject,saidDEPNorthcentral
RegionalDirectorMarcusKohl.Thedepartmentisdeemingitwithdrawnandreturningit.
DEPhadbeenconductingtechnicalreviewsoftheNPDESpermitapplicationanda
sitespecificapprovalunderthecompanysexistingWasteManagementResearchand
DevelopmentGeneralPermit.
ThedepartmentheldapublicmeetingandhearinginlateFebruaryinWellsboroto
discusstheprojectandacceptpublictestimony.
HearingOnProposedHazardousWasteStorage,TreatmentFacilitySept.30InBucks
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionwillholdahearingSeptember30onPhaseI
HazardousWasteStorage,TreatmentFacilitysitingapplicationsubmittedbyElconRecycling
ServicesinFallsTownship,BucksCounty.
(formalnotice
)
ThehearingwillbeheldattheSheratonBucksCountyHotel,400OxfordValleyRd,
Langhorne,PAstartingat7:00p.m.
ThehearingisintendedtoallowforpublictestimonyonthePhaseIapplication.DEP
willrecordtestimonyandreceivewrittencommentsthroughoutthehearing.DEPwillalso
acceptwrittencommentsfromSeptember30,2015untilOctober14,2015.
Writtencommentsshouldbesentto:HazardousWasteFacilitySitingTeamLeader,
PennsylvaniaDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,2E.MainSt.,Norristown,PA19401.
CopiesofthePhaseIapplicationareavailableforrevieworcopyingatthefollowing
locationsbetweenthehoursof8a.m.and4p.m.:DEPSoutheastRegionalOffice,2E.MainSt.,
Norristown,PA19401,telephonenumber4842505910andDEPBureauofWaste
Management,DivisionofHazardousWasteManagement,14thfloor,RachelCarsonStateOffice
Building,400MarketSt.,Harrisburg,PA17105,telephonenumber7177876239.
Itisadvisabletocallaheadforanappointmentforreviewandcopyingtoassureproper
assistance.TheDepartmentmaychargeafeeforcopying.
AcopyoftheapplicationisalsoavailableattheLevittownbranchoftheBucksCounty
FreeLibrarylocatedat7311NewFallsRoad,Levittown,PA19055.
EPAAwardsBrownfieldsGrantsToRevitalizePittsburghProperties
TheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyMondayannouncedtheawardof
$400,000in
brownfieldsgrants
toPittsburghsNorthSideIndustrialDevelopmentCompany.
ThefundingwillbeusedtoassessabandonedindustrialsitesinPittsburghthatmaybe
potentiallycontaminatedwithhazardoussubstancessothattheycanbecleanedupand
redeveloped.
Brownfieldsarepropertieswhererealorsuspectedenvironmentalcontaminationhas
preventedproductivereuseofthoseproperties.
ThisfundingwillhelpNSIDCandthecityofPittsburghreclaimpropertiesthathave
beenunusedforyearsandturnthosesitesintoassetsforthecommunity,theenvironmentandthe
economy,saidEPAMidAtlanticRegionalAdministratorShawnM.Garvin.Brownfields
initiativesdemonstratehowenvironmentalprotectionandeconomicdevelopmentwork
handinhand.
RegionalAdministratorGarvinmadetheannouncementattheHomewoodStationSenior
Apartments,7202SusquehannaStreetinPittsburgh,whichisaformerbrownfieldssitethatwas
assessedwithapreviousEPAgranttoNSIDC.
Withthisadditional$400,000,EPAhasprovidedNSIDCwith$5millioninEPA
brownfieldsgrantssince2005tosupportcleanupandredevelopmentprojects.
NSIDC,anonprofitcorporation,operatestopromotetheeconomicandcommunity
developmentoftheNorthSideofthecityofPittsburghandotherareasinsouthwestern
Pennsylvania.Thecorporationworkstoenhancecommunitiesthroughjobcreation,physical
improvement,andothercommunityimprovements.
EPAsfundingannouncedtodayincludestwograntsfor$200,000each.Onegrantwill
beusedtoassesspropertiesforpotentialpetroleumcontaminationandtheotherwillbeusedto
assesspropertiesforotherhazardoussubstances.
Grantfundswillalsobeusedforcommunityoutreach.Thesegrantswereamong243
brownfieldsgrantstotaling$54.3millionthatEPAawardednationwidethisyear.
Formoreinformationaboutenvironmentalassessmentgrants,visitEPAs
Brownfield
AssessmentGrants
webpage.ForalistofEPA2015brownfieldsgrantsinPennsylvania,
Click
Here
.
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EPAAwards$400KBrownfieldsGrantsInAlleghenyCounty
PennStateReceives$2.9MU.S.DOESolarCellResearchGrant
Fixedtiltconcentratingphotovoltaicpanelsthatwilldeliversignificantlymoreenergythan
conventionalphotovoltaicsolarpanelsaretheaimofPennState'ssolarenergyresearchfunded
bytheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy'sAdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyEnergyfor$2.9
million.
Thefundingispartof$24millioninfederalfundsdesignatedtodevelopnewsolar
panelsthatmoreefficientlyconvertsunlighttoelectricity.PennState'sgrantcomesfrom
ARPAE'sMOSAIC(MicroscaleOptimizedsolarcellArrayswithIntegratedConcentration)
programthatseekstodevelopanewclassofconcentratingphotovoltaictechnologytoexploit
thehighefficiencyofsolarcellsusedinspaceforrooftopshereonearth.
ChrisGiebink,assistantprofessorofelectricalengineering,leadsateamcomposedof
ChrisRahn,professorofmechanicalengineering,PennStateJohnRogers,professorof
materialsscienceandengineering,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign,andSemprius,
Inc.,aphotovoltaicscompanylocatedinDurham,N.C.
Theteamwillcombinearraysofplasticlensletsandanoveltranslationaltrackingsystem
toconcentratelightover400timesontomicroscale,ultrahighefficiencyphotovoltaiccellsallin
theformofastandardrooftopsolarpanel.
Thenewpanels,whichconsistmainlyofplasticlikePlexiglas,havethepotentialtobe
manufacturedatcompetitivecostandcoulddoubletheefficiencyofexistingsolarpanelsin
sunnyregionsoftheUnitedStates.
Dr.Giebinkmaybecontactedbysendingemailto:
ncg2@psu.edu
orcall8148652229.
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PennStateWindsFederalSolarTechnologyGrant
LawyerWantsFayetteWindTurbinesShutDown
OpEd:EmbraceAdvancedEnergyToPutPennsylvaniansToWork
UpdatedDEPScheduleForMosquitoSpraying
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionandWestNileProgramsacrossthestate
announcedmosquitospraydatesinthecomingweek.Theyinclude
August31:
PhiladelphiaCounty
(partsofPhiladelphiaCity)
WestmorelandCounty
(partsof
NorthHuntingdonTownship)
YorkCounty
(partsofYorkCity)
September1:
AlleghenyCounty
(partsofPittsburghCity)and
September2:
PhiladelphiaCounty
(partsofPhiladelphiaCity).
ClickHere
foralistofspraydates.Formoreinformation,visitthe
WestNileVirus
website.
AnotherBerksCountyTownshipQuarantinedFollowingSpottedLanternflyDiscovery
TheDepartmentofAgricultureThursdayannouncedanother
BerksCountytownshipisbeingquarantinedinthefightto
stopthespreadofthe
SpottedLanternfly
,aninvasiveinsect
newtotheUnitedStatesthatwasfirstfoundinthearealastfall.
TheadditionalquarantinecoversColebrookdaleTownship.District,Earl,Hereford,Pike,
RocklandandWashingtontownshipsandtheboroughsofBallyandBechtelsvillearealready
underquarantine.
Wearecontinuingsurveillanceeffortstotrackanderadicatethispest,saidAgriculture
SecretaryRussellRedding.SincetheSpottedLanternflywasfirstdetectedlastfallwehave
seennumbersdecreaseinthoseareas.
Thegeneralquarantinerestrictsmovementofanymaterialorobjectthatcanspreadthe
pest.Thisincludesfirewoodorwoodproducts,brushoryardwaste,remodelingorconstruction
materialsandwaste,packingmateriallikeboxes,grapevinesfordecorativepurposesoras
nurserystock,andanyoutdoorhouseholdarticleslikelawnmowers,grills,tarpsandanyother
equipment,trucksorvehiclesnotstoredindoors.
BusinessesinthegeneralquarantineareaneedtoobtainaCertificateofLimitedPermit
fromthedepartmentinordertomovearticles.Criminalandcivilpenaltiesofupto$20,000and
prisontimecanbeimposedforviolationsbybusinessesorindividuals.
TheSpottedLanternfly,aninchlongblack,redandwhitespottedpest,isnativetoChina,
India,JapanandVietnam.ItsaninvasivespeciesinKorea,whereithasattacked25plant
specieswhichalsogrowinPennsylvania.
SpottedLanternfly,Lycormadelicatula,attacksgrapes,apples,pinesandstonefruits.It
oftenattachestothebarkofTreeofHeavensometimesreferredtoasParadiseTreean
invasivespeciessimilartoSumacthatcanbefoundaroundparkinglotsoralongtreelines.
Adultsoftenclusteringroupsandlayeggmassescontaining3050eggsthatadhereto
flatsurfacesincludingtreebark.Freshlylaideggmasseshaveagreywaxymudlikecoating,
whilehatchedeggsappearasbrownishseedlikedepositsinfourtosevencolumnsaboutaninch
long.TreesattackedbytheSpottedLanternflywillshowagreyorblacktrailofsapdownthe
trunk.
Thedepartmentisinvestigatingthequarantinedandsurroundingareastoassessthe
spreadandimpactofthepest.Additionaltownshipsmaybeaddedtothequarantine.
InJuly,surveillancecrewsbeganmonitoringLehighandMontgomerycountiestoensure
thattheSpottedLanternflyhasnotmovedbeyondtheBerksCountyline.Whilethereisno
indicationthepesthasspreadtobeyondthequarantinedareas,officialsbelievethisisaprudent,
precautionarymeasure.
AllPennsylvaniansareencouragedtowatchfortheSpottedLanternflyandofferedthe
followingsuggestions:
Ifyouseeeggs:Scrapethemoffthetreeorsmoothsurface,doublebagthemandthrowthem
inthegarbage,orplacetheeggsinalcoholorhandsanitizertokillthem.
Ifyoucollectaspecimen:Turntheadultspecimenoreggmassintothedepartments
EntomologyLabforverification.First,placethesampleinalcoholorhandsanitizerinaleak
proofcontainer.
Ifyoutakeaphoto:Submitphotoofadultsoreggmassesandemailto:
badbug@pa.gov
.
Ifyoureportasite:CalltheInvasiveSpeciesreportlineat18662537189withdetailsofthe
sightingandyourcontactinformation.
WhilePennsylvanianscansubmitsuspecteggstothedepartmentheadquartersin
Harrisburgortoitssixregionalofficelocations,countyPennStateExtensionofficesareoftena
closer,quickeroption.
LearnmoreabouttheSpottedLanternflythroughphotosandvideo,awebinardiscussing
thepest,thefullquarantineorder,asamplesubmissionformandupdatesbyvisiting
Agricultures
Lanternfly
webpage.
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WildExcellenceFilmsHalfDoneWithTheFightToSaveTheHemlocksOfCookForest
WildExcellenceFilms
Thursdayannouncedthecinematographyforitsindependentfilm,
Cathedral:TheFighttoSavetheAncientHemlocksofCookForest,isapproximately50percent
complete.
Thefilmisahighdefinitionshortdocumentaryabouttheancienttreesof
CookForest
StatePark
inClarion,ForestandJeffersoncounties,whichareunderattackbythe
Hemlock
WoollyAdelgid
,adestructiveinsectthatgravelythreatenstheeasternhemlock.
Thefilmtellsthestoryoftheeffortstosavethecathedralforest.Preliminaryshooting
beganinFebruary2015WEFexpectsthefilmtobereadyforreleasenationwideinlate2016.
The8,500acreCookForestStateParkwasoncecalledtheBlackForestbecauseofthe
thickevergreencanopy.ItsForestCathedraloftoweringwhitepinesandhemlocksisa
NationalNaturalLandmark.
HemlockWoollyAdelgidwasintroducedfromAsiaintothePacificNorthwestin1924.
ItwasprobablyintroducedintothenortheasternUnitedStatesinthe1950's,anditwasfirst
discoveredinPennsylvaniain1967.TheHWAwasdiscoveredinCookForestin2013.
Thesemagnificenttreesarehundredsofyearsoldandwehavetodoeverythingwecan
tohelpsavethem,saidMelissaRohm,primaryfilmmakerfortheproject.
Thefilmmakersarecapturingnotonlythescenicbeautyoftheforest,itswildinhabitants,
andnaturalhistory,butalsotheprocessofsavingtheforestandtheimportantworkbeingdone
bytheDepartmentofConservationandNaturalResourcesBureauofForestrypersonnel.
Interviewswithexpertsinthefieldwillexplainthegravethreatthetreesarefacingand
theeffortstosavethem.WEFisexploringpartnershipsandfundingopportunitiesthatwill
enablethefilmtoreachthewidestpossibleaudience.
WildExcellenceFilms,foundedbyDavidandMelissaRohm,specializesinwildlife,
nature,publiclands,andconservationmedia.Alsoinproductionisashortfilmaboutthe
JenningsPrairie
,at
JenningsEnvironmentalEducationCenter
inSlipperyRock,ButlerCounty.
Oneoftheparksmainfeatures,the20acreprairieecosystem,ishometodistinctive
prairieplantsandtheendangeredMassasaugaRattlesnake.Jenningsistheonlypublicly
protectedprairieecosysteminPennsylvania.
WildExcellenceFilmsalsoworkedonthefilm
ThePresqueIsleWaterTrail
.
Formoreinformation,visitthe
WildExcellenceFilms
orsendemailto:
wildexcellencefilms@comcast.net
.
DCNROfferingConservationPartnershipGrantWorkshopsInNovember
Inpartnershipwiththe
PARecreationandParkSociety
,theDepartmentofConservationand
Resourceswillagainbeofferingfree,inpersongrantworkshopsatsixlocationsacross
PennsylvaniainNovember.
Freeofcharge,thegrantsworkshopswillofferasoundintroductiontothedepartments
CommunityConservationPartnershipsProgram
,popularlyknownasC2P2.Alsocovered:
landacquisitions,communityparkplanning,communityparkdevelopmentandtrails.
DCNRsBureauofRecreationandConservationgrantprogramforstatewide,regional
andlocalrecreationandconservationprojectsopensJanuary20,2016,andclosesApril13,
2016.
Grantsarefundedthroughavarietyofsources,includingtheKeystoneRecreation,Park
andConservationFundEnvironmentalStewardshipFundPARecreationalTrailsProgramand
theLandandWaterConservationFund.
Theseworkshopsaredesignedtoanswerallthequestionsapplicantshavewhenthey
considerseekingavailableDCNRgrantsforrecreation,conservation,andcommunitybased
projects,saidDCNRSecretaryCindyAdamsDunn.Participantswillreceiveguidanceand
updatesonouronlineapplicationprocessandhowtocreateacompetitiveapplication.
Attendeesalsowillreceiveinformationoneligibleapplicantsandprojectslearnaboutthe
documentsrequiredforvarioustypesofprojectsandhavetheopportunitytointeractwith
BureauofRecreationandConservationstaff.
Boroughleaders,municipalofficials,consultants,landtrusts,boardmembers,trail
managers,andparkandrecreationprofessionalsallareencouragedtoattend.
Regionalworkshopswillbeginat9:30a.m.andcloseat12:30p.m.Registrationbeginsat
9a.m.Workshopswillbeheld:
November2:
CampHillBoroughBuilding:ProsserHall,2145WalnutSt.,CampHill
November4:
PineCommunityCenter,100PineParkDrive,Wexford
November5:
QualityInnEvent&BanquetCenter,1411LibertySt.,Franklin
November12:
LuzerneCountyCommunityCollege,Building10,EducationalConference
Center,1333SouthProspectSt.,Nanticoke
November17:
TheHistoricAldieMansion,85OldDublinPike,Doylestownand
November18:
ThePennStaterConferenceCenterHotel,215InnovationBlvd.,State
College.
"ImhopingapplicantswillviewthesesessionsasbuildingblocksinDCNRsblueprints
thatleadmanyaborough,townshiporwatershedgroupfromdreamingaboutyesterdaysplans
toimplementingtomorrowsimprovements,Dunnsaid.Theyoffercontinuingrefinementsina
processthatsdesignedtomakegrantapplicationseasier.
Wouldanewregionalrecreationcomplexbestserveamushroomingpopulation?Whats
thefirststepinpreservingoneofthelasttractsofopenlandwithintheboroughlimits,orlinking
toyourneighboringmunicipalitydownstreamwithagreenwaythatparallelsyourrebounding
waterway?
Theanswer,ofcourse,alwaysrevolvesaroundfunding,andDCNRagainstandsready
withpotentialgrantstoguidethatspecialboroughprojectfromtheconceptualstagetothe
enjoymentphase,Dunnsaid.
AttendeeswillbeprovidedindepthinformationonprojectseligibleforDCNRgrant
fundslearnhowtodevelopacompetitivereadytogoapplicationlearnaboutmatchingfund
requirementsandothersourcesoffundingforthematchreceiveguidanceandupdatesonthe
eGrantsapplicationprocess,andthedocumentsrequiredforeachprojecttypelearnwhatsnew
intheDCNRBureauofRecreationandConservationandhaveanopportunitytointeractwith
DCNRRegionalAdvisorsandgrantprojectmanagers.
Preregistrationisrequiredandwillbeopensoon.VisitDCNRs
CalendarofEvents
webpagetoregisterbylookingforthedateoftheworkshopyouwanttoattend.
Foradditionalinformation,contactLindaManningbysendingemailto:
linmanning@pa.gov
,orcall7177834736.
NewsClips:
GuardedSwimmingSitesReducedAtPresqueIsle
HeritageCorridorTrailHeadsToLuzerneCounty
NERailTrailCouncilRecruitingTrailTenders
9DaysHikesAlongAppalachianTrailInPA
AmtrakOffersExpandedBikeServiceOnPittsburghRoute
(ReprintedfromDCNRs
August26Resource
newsletter.
ClickHere
tosignupforyourown
StillTimeToRegisterFor2015GreenwaysAndTrailsSummitSept.2022
TakeawalkontheWILDSsideandexperiencethe2015
PAGreenways
andTrailSummit
onSeptember2022inWarrenattheAllegheny
CommunityCenterandHolidayInnofWarren.
TheSummit,organizedbythe
PARecreation&ParkSociety
andits
partners,offerseducationalsessions,mobileworkshops,exhibitsand
networkingopportunitiesintheheartofthe
PAWilds
!
Sevenmobileworkshopsandoverthirtybreakoutsessionsarebeing
offeredattheSummit!
ClickHere
toviewtheprogramlistingsand
Click
Here
toregister.Individualscanattendtheentireevent,certaindaysor
justparticipateintheeveningreceptionsanddinnersbeingheldattheStruthersLibraryTheatre,
ConewangoClubandHolidayInn.
ExhibitswillbeopenonSeptember21from12:15p.m.to5:15p.m.andSeptember22
from8:15a.m.to12:00p.m.TheywillbelocatedbelowtheAlleghenyCommunityCenterinthe
TransitAuthorityofWarrenCountyswarehouse.
ReservediscountedlodgingattheHolidayInnofWarrenbycalling8147263000and
usingtheroomblocknameGreenwaysandTrailsSummit/PARecandPark.Specialratesare
availableuntilAugust29oruntiltheroomblockisfull.
Formoreinformationandtoregister,visitthe
PAGreenwaysandTrailSummit
webpage.
NewsClips:
BoatRides,LEGOBoatsHighlightPACoastDayOnDelawareEstuarySept.12

Over550peoplewillenjoyafreeboatrideat
PennsylvaniaCoastDay
onSeptember12,from11
a.m.to4p.m.,atPennsLandinginPhiladelphia.
The
PartnershipfortheDelawareEstuary
willgiveawayover350ticketsforthe
RiverLinkFerryand150ticketsforthePatriot.Bothtourswillbenarrated.Itisalsooffering
freekayakingandpedalboatinginPennsLandingMarina.Thosewhotakeadvantageofboth
couldsaveupto$40.
ManypeopledontrealizetheDelawareRiverissomethingtheycanexperienceand
enjoy,saidLisaWool,programdirectoratthePartnershipfortheDelawareEstuary.This
festivalchangesthatbygettingpeopleonthewaterwiththeirfamiliesmanyforthefirsttime.
OtherattractionsatPennsylvaniaCoastDayincludefreefacepainting,freeartsand
crafts,freeprizes,exhibitsandmore.Afreeshuttlewillalsotaketouriststothe
FairmountWater
Works
.Thisriversidemuseumisalwaysfree,asareitsprogramsshowcasingthecitysother
coast,thetidalSchuylkillRiver.
Visitorscanalsoventureinsidethe
IndependenceSeaportMuseum
,whereadmission
rangesfrom$10to$15.ThiswillgetthemupclosewithTEACHFLEET,theworldslargest
collectionofLEGOmodelships.ItscenterpieceisthenewRVHughSharp.Commodore
WilbertMcKinleymodeledthisafteranearbyresearchvesselownedbytheUniversityof
Delaware.
The
PhiladelphiaShipModelSociety
willalsoracemotorizedmodelsinPennsLanding
Marina.AndtheoilspillboatDELBAYwillbeopenfortours.
SponsorsforPennsylvaniaCoastDayincludethe
PACoastalResourcesManagement
Program
,NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,PhiladelphiaWater,
Delaware
RiverWaterfrontCorporation
,FairmountWaterWorks,andIndependenceSeaportMuseum.
MoreinformationisavailableatthePartnershipfortheDelawareEstuarys
PACoast
Day
webpage.Callerscanalsoinquirebycalling(800)4454935,extension112.
Aug.26ResourceNewsletterNowAvailableFromDCNR
The
August26editionoftheResource
newsletterisnowavailablefromtheDepartmentof
ConservationandNaturalResourcesfeaturingarticleson
Aug.27MeetingOnNewWilliamPennStateForestTractInBerksCounty
DCNROffersWorkshopsForGrantApplicants
HowYouCanProtectTreesDuringAsianLonghornedBeetleAwarenessMonth
PenncrestHighSchoolPlaces2ndInNationalEnvirothonCompetition
LittlePineStatePark,3StateForestsHeldTrailEvents
DCNRsDr.DonaldEggenHonoredAtU.S.ForestServiceGypsyMothGathering
PennsylvaniaWildsMiniGrantProgramDeadlineApproaching
ClickHere
tosignupforyourowncopy(bottomofthepage).
NaturalLandsTrustChesLenChaseForOpenSpaceOct.24
Runnersofallagesandabilitiesareinvitedtoracethroughscenicandchallengingterrainfor
NaturalLandsTrusts
secondannual
ChesLenChaseforOpenSpace
onOctober24,atthe
1,263acre
ChesLenPreserve
inUnionville,ChesterCounty.
Participantscanchoosefromthreecoursesa10Krun,a5Krun,anda2milerun/walk.
Experiencedrunnerswillenjoythechallenging10Krunacrossopenfields,densewoodlands,
marshywetlands,steephills,andthroughacreekcrossing.
The5krunnerswillfollowasimilarlyruggedtrailwhilethe2mileparticipantswilltake
inthesceneryonamoreleisurelycoursethroughmeadowsandfarmfields.
Allparticipantswillpartyaftertheracewithfood,craftbeer,andlivemusicbythe
Mojo
Gypsies
.Eventsponsor,
VictoryBrewingCompany
,willprovideonefreeBBQsandwichand
onefreebeer(age21andolder)toallparticipants.Additionalsandwichesandbeverageswillbe
availableforpurchasefromVictorysiconicBrewPubonWheels.
Stayatthepartyfortheawardceremonywherethetopoverallmaleandfemalefinishers
andthetopthreemaleandfemalefinishersinsixagegroupsforboththe5Kand10Keventswill
beawardedprizes.
AllregistrantsfortheraceswillreceiveanexclusiveraceTshirt.(Preregistrationis
requiredtoguaranteeshirtsizeandavailability.)PretzelCitySportswillprovideprofessional
timingservicesandinstantresultsforrunners.Raceresultswillalsobepostedonthe
Pretzel
CitySports
and
NaturalLandsTrust
websites.
Lastyear,morethan300peopleattendedtheinauguralracepraisingitschallenging
courseandfunpostracecelebration.Organizersexpecttheeventtobeevenmorepopularthis
year.
Registrationis$45forthe10Krace,$35forthe5Krace,and$25forthe2milefun
run/walk.Kidsages12andunderarefreebutmustberegisteredtoparticipate.Runnersreceivea
$5discountiftheyregisteronorbeforeOctober10.MembersofNaturalLandsTrustreceivean
additional$5discount.
ProceedsfromChesLenChaseforOpenSpacewillbenefitNaturalLandsTrusts
ChesLenPreserveoneofthelargestprivatenaturepreservesinsoutheasternPennsylvania.
Thispicturesqueopenspacefeaturessweepingagriculturalfields,denselywoodedstream
corridors,andrareserpentinebarrens.
ChesLenPreserveisopentothepublic,freeofcharge,duringdaylighthours.Witheight
milesoftrails,itsapopulardestinationforhikers,runners,birders,natureenthusiasts,
photographers,andfamilies.
Toregisterorformoreinformation,visitthe
ChesLenChaseforOpenSpace
webpage.
BrodheadWatershedAssn:LongSwampHikeSept.26InPikeCounty
The
BrodheadCreekWatershedAssociation
issponsoringahikeintotheprehistorictime
capsulecalledLongSwamp,atYMCAsCampSpeers,nearDingmansFerryinPikeCountyas
partofthe
GetOutdoorsPoconos
hikingseries.
CarolHillestadwillleadahikefrom10to11:30a.m.September26,exploringsomeof
the458acresformed10,000yearsagoaftertheareasmostrecentglacierretreated.
Aplankboardwalk,builtinchesovertheswamp,leadsintothiscool,dark,dampand
otherworldlyplace.Interruptedferns180millionyearoldcontemporariesofthedinosaurs
reachashighasanadultsshoulders,carnivorouspitcherplantsandblackspruceflourish,and
acresofbrilliantgreensphagnummosscreateanaturalcarpet.
Hikersshouldmeetat
CampSpeersYMCA
onNichecronkRoad,offRoute739North,
5.4milespasttheRoute209lightinDingmansFerry.
Easytomoderatefooting,mostlyonnarrow,singletracktrails.Rockyinplacesandwet
offtheboardwalk(whereyoumaynotstray).YoumustcheckinandcheckoutattheCamp
Speersofficeandwearawristband.
Thehikeisfree,butregistrationisrequired.Forinformationortoregister,call
5708391120or5706292727,sendemailto:
info@brodheadwatershed.org
(subjectline:
LongSwamp),orvisitthe
GetOutdoorsPoconos
webpage.
FirstPAWildsJuriedArtistShowSept.26InEmporium,CameronCounty
Forthefirsttime,onlyPAWildsJuriedArtistwillsellartworkataneventin
thePAWilds.Theeventwillcoincidewiththe
AllFiredUp&KickinAsh
BBQContest
inCameronCountyonSeptember26inEmporium.
PAWildsJuriedArtistliveinthe12countiesthatmakeupthe
PA
Wilds
.Theartworkhasbeenjuriedanddeemedtobeofhighqualityearning
therighttocarrytheMadeinPAWildstag.
TheideaforashowlimitedtojuriedPAWildsartistcameabout
duringapresentationinPotterCounty,explainsCameronCountyChamberof
CommerceExecutiveDirectorTinaJohnsSolak.
SeekingawaytofurtherdistinguishtheworkofthoselivinginthePA
Wildsisthegoalofthefirsteverevent.
ItishopedthateachcountywillhostaPAWildsJuriedShow,saysJohnsSolak.
Morethan100PAWildsJuriedArtistshavebeeninvitedtotheevent.Realizingthe
shortnoticegiventoartists,JohnsSolakisnotsurehowmanywillcommittotheeventthisyear,
butsaysthecontestisayearlyeventheldthelastSaturdayofSeptember.
PAWildsjuryingsessionsareheldtwotimesayear.Thedeadlineforthenextsessionis
September21.
Artistsandvisitorscanfindinformationatthe
PAWildsArtisanTrail
website.
ManadaConservancyNativePlantSaleSept.12InDauphinCounty
The
ManadaConservancy
willholdaNativePlantSaleandPotluckDinneronSeptember12
from10:00a.m.to3:00p.m.attheCladelHomesteadandPreserve,412SouthMeadowLane,
Hummelstown,DauphinCounty.
ClickHere
forallthedetails.
PAStateMuseum:PennsylvaniasConservationHeritageConsideredSept.15
The
StateMuseumofPennsylvania
inHarrisburgwill
hostaspecialprogramonSeptember15on
PennsylvaniasConservationHeritageConsidered:A
SpecialPreviewandPanelDiscussion
startingat12:15.
JointhePAHistoricalandMuseumCommissionand
otherpartnerstopreviewWITFsnewshort
documentariesonPennsylvaniaconservationlegends
GiffordPinchotandMiraLloydDock.
Thevideoswillfollowedbyaninformativepanel
discussionfeaturingCindyDunn,SecretaryoftheDepartmentofConservationandNatural
ResourcesandJohnQuigley,SecretaryoftheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection.
WITFsvideoswillinclude:
MiraLloydDock:ABeautifulCrusade:
In1899womenwereseennotheard.ButButnot
MiraLloydDock,alittleknownProgressiveEraactivist.Thisbotanist,forester,and
preservationistbroughttheCityBeautifulmovementtoPennsylvaniasCapitolcity.Shehelped
transformitfromagrimydiseaseriddenmesstoacleanly,manicuredandmodernstateCapitol.
DuringMiras12yearsofserviceonthePAForestCommission,onemillionacresofforest
becamereserves.Shewasthefirstwomanintheworldtobeappointedtoapublicforest
commission.And,shewasthefirstwomantoholdjobinPAgovernmenteitherappointedor
elected.
GiffordPinchotsConservationLegacy:
AsAmericasfirsttrainedforesterand
conservationist,GiffordPinchotusedhiswealth,intellectandpowertoprotectthenations
naturalresourcesforthegreatestgood,forthegreatestnumber,inthelongrun.In1898,
PinchotwasappointedasChiefoftheDivisionofForestryintheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture
underPresidentWilliamMcKinley.Andin1905hebecameheadofthenewlyestablished
UnitedStatesForestService.WorkingwithPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt,heplayeda
significantroleinshapingAmericanconservationpolicyandexpandingthenationsforest
reserves.AsGovernorofPennsylvaniaPinchothelpedpullruralfarmersoutofthemudwiththe
establishmentofPinchotroads.DuringthegreatDepressionheputPennsylvaniansbacktowork
regeneratingclearcutforestsandplantingtrees,pavingthewayforthenationalCivilian
ConservationCorpsprogram.
Admissiontotheeventisfree.
ClickHere
formoreontheevent.
ClickHere
formore
onWITF'sConservationHistoryInitiative.
NewsClip:
HurricaneDianeRavagedNE60YearsAgo
ClearWaterConservancyNamesDebNardoneExecutiveDirector
DeborahNardoneofHalfmoonTownship,alongtimechampionof
naturalplacesandcleanwater,hasbeennamedExecutiveDirectorof
ClearWaterConservancy
inStateCollege.
Aconservationistwithaquartercenturyofexperienceworkinginmany
arenas,fromthemountainsandvalleysofcentralPennsylvaniato
CapitolHill,NardonelooksforwardtobeingClearWatersfourth
ExecutiveDirector.HerfirstdaywillbeSeptember8.
IamexcitedtojointheexpertstaffanddedicatedboardatClearWater
Conservancy.Havingworkedonwatershedconservationissuesatthelocal,state,andnational
level,it'squiteaprivilegetobringmyexpertiseinnonprofitleadershiphometomyown
communityandbackyard,shesaid.Ilookforwardtoonceagainworkingdirectlywithpartners
incentralPennsylvaniatoconservethelandandwaterresourceswherewelive,workandplay.
ClearWaterisknownforbeingastrongcommunitycollaboratorandanimportanttechnical
resourcehelpingtoshapeandsustainavibrantcommunityandhealthyecosystem.Iplanto
buildonthatreputationaswegrowthisorganizationanditsimpactonthisgreatcommunity.
NardonecomestoClearWaterwithover20yearsofbroadexperienceinthefieldof
naturalconservation.Shehasworkedforlocal,stateandnationalorganizationsincludingthe
ChesapeakeBayFoundation
,theAlleghenyRidgeHeritageArea,
PennsylvaniaCouncilofTrout
Unlimited
,andtheSierraClub.
TheboardofdirectorsisexcitedtohaveDebNardonejointheClearWaterteam.
Throughherpastexperienceplanningandcoordinatinglocalconservationeffortsandorganizing
anextensivenationalcampaign,shehasdemonstratedthatshepossessesthevisionand
leadershipskillsthatwilladvanceClearWatersmission,saidBoardPresidentSteveMiller.
ShewasawardedtheConservationProfessionaloftheYearAwardbyNationalTrout
Unlimitedin2010andwasnamedoneofthetop40Pennsylvaniansundertheageof40working
toprotecttheenvironmentbythe
PennsylvaniaEnvironmentalCouncil
.
NardoneearnedbachelorsdegreesinEnvironmentalScienceandPoliticalSciencefrom
JuniataCollegeandamastersdegreeinEnvironmentalPollutionControlfromPennState
University.
Sheresidesonasmall,woodedlotwithherhusband,JasonLittle,andtheirson,Jonah,8.
Together,theyenjoyhiking,camping,canoeing,fishing,hunting,gardeningandcooking.
HelpWanted:ChesterConservationDistrictConservationProgramRepresentative
The
ChesterCountyConservationDistrict
isseekingqualifiedapplicantsforaConservation
ProgramRepresentative.
TheConservationProgramRepresentativewillworkactivelywithfarmerstopromote
soundconservationpracticesandmanagementtobringthemintocompliancewithenvironmental
regulationswhileprovidingabenefittothelandowner.
Theywillalsoberesponsiblefordevelopmentandreviewofmushroomfarm
environmentalmanagementplans,conservationplans,etc.andwillassistintrainingnew
resourceconservationistswithMFEMPsandwilloverseecollegeinterns.
ClickHere
foracompletejobdescriptionandinstructionsonhowtoapply.
HelpWanted:SusquehannaGreenwayPartnershipHiringFor2Positions
The
SusquehannaGreenwayPartnership
isseekingqualifiedcandidatesfortwopositions:
DevelopmentAssociateandaRiverTownsPlanner
DevelopmentAssociate:
Candidatesshouldbeamissiondrivenindividualtomanage
programsthatidentify,cultivateandstewarddonors.Planandconductmembershipand
corporatesponsorshipprograms,includingincentivesandmerchandise.Assistwithdonorrelated
events.Mustexhibitapositiveattitudeandprofessionalappearanceatalltimes.
ClickHere
for
afullpositiondescription.
RiversTownsPlanner:
Thispositionsistodevelopandimplementprogramsthatbuildthe
capacityoflocalpartnerstoenvision,plan,constructandsustainriverfrontparks,walkingand
bikingtrails,riveraccesses,greeninfrastructure,andgreenwaysigns.Aminimumofa
bachelorsdegreeinLandscapeArchitectureorCommunityDesignisrequired.Relevant
experienceincommunityengagementstrategies,communityassessments,conceptualrenderings,
landscapedesign,historicpreservation,graphicdesign,andprojectmanagementisneeded.
ClickHere
forafullpositiondescription.
ThedeadlineforapplicationsforbothpositionsisSeptember14.Tosubmitan
application,pleaseemail:
tcarothers@susquehannagreenway.org
yourcoverletter,resume,and
shortwritingsamples.PLEASEPUTDevelopmentAssociateorRiverTownsPlannerIN
THESUBJECTOFYOURMESSAGE.
OpportunityToBidOnDEPMineReclamationProjectInCambriaCounty
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionpublishednoticeinthe
August29PABulletin
of
anopportunitytobidonaminereclamationprojectinCambiraCounty.
PublicParticipationOpportunities/CalendarOfEvents
ThissectionlistsHouseandSenateCommitteemeetings,DEPandotherpublichearingsand
meetingsandotherinterestingenvironmentalevents.
NEW
meansnewfromlastweek.
[AgendaNotPosted]
meansnotpostedwithin2weeks
oftheadvisorycommitteemeeting.Gotothe
onlineCalendar
webpageforupdates.
August31
DelawareEstuaryCleanup
.Philadelphia.
September1
HouseConsumerAffairsCommittee
holdsahearingonAct129requirementfor
electricdistributioncompaniestomeetenergyefficiencybenchmarks.Room140.1:00.
September1
AgendaPosted.
DEPStorageTankAdvisoryCommittee
meeting.Room105
RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.
USTIFInsuranceUpdate
SummaryOfCommentsonUSTCathodicProtectionSystemsPolicy
OverviewofRevisedFederalUSTRegulations
ClickHere
foravailablehandouts.
September1
DelawareEstuaryCleanup
.Philadelphia.
September2
HouseConsumerAffairsCommittee
holdsahearingon
HouseBill1349
(ZimmermanRLancaster)wouldallowanysizedanaerobicdigestertocounttowardthe
AlternativeEnergyPortfolioStandards(
sponsorsummary
).Room140.9:30.
September2
AgendaPosted
.
DEPOilandGasTechnicalAdvisoryBoard
meeting.Room105
RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.
(
formalnotice
)
Themeetingwillalsobewebcast.
ClickHere
to
registerforthemorningsession.
ClickHere
toregisterfortheafternoonsession.
ConsiderationoffinalchangestoChapter78ADrillingRegulations
ClickHere
September2
PublicMeetingAdded.
DEPmeetingandhearingonproposednaturalgaspower
plantinJessupBorough
,LackawannaCounty.ValleyViewHighSchool,1ColumbusDrive,
Archbald,PA.PublicMeeting:67:30p.m.PublicHearing:69:00p.m.
September45
NRCS,HeadwatersRC&DCouncil
AdaptiveGrazingFarmTour
.Tionesta,
ForestCounty.

September8
AgendaPosted
.
DEPBoardofCoalMineSafety
meeting.DEPCambriaOffice,
286IndustrialParkRd.,Ebensburg.10:00.
UpdateOnFinalRegulationSettingStandardsforSurfaceFacilities
PresentationOnEMTIndustrial
UpdateOnPerformanceBasedCableSafetyRequirements
UpdateStatusofFillingDirector,BureauofMineSafetyPosition
ClickHere
September8
EQBhearingonproposedchangestoregulationsonthe
ControlofVOC
EmissionsfromAutomotiveandTransportationParts
.DEPSoutheastRegionalOffice,2East
MainSt.,Norristown.10:00.Copiesoftheproposedregulationsareavailablethrough
DEPs
eComment
webpage.
September8
ControlOfVOC
EmissionsfromVehicleCoatingOperations
.DEPSoutheastRegionalOffice,2EastMainSt.,
Norristown.1:00.Copiesoftheproposedregulationsareavailablethrough
DEPseComment
webpage.
September8
ManadaConservancy
,PennStateExtension
HowHealthyIsYourStream?
Workshop
.SwataraCreekPark,151SouthHanoverStreetinHershey,DauphinCounty.69:00
p.m.
September9
CommonwealthFinancingAuthority
.HearingRoom1,KeystoneBuilding.
10:30.
September9
ControlofVOC
.DEPOffice,Room105RachelCarson
Building,Harrisburg.10:00.Copiesoftheproposedregulationsareavailablethrough
DEPs
eComment
webpage.
September9
ControlOfVOC
.DEPOffice,Room105RachelCarsonBuilding,
Harrisburg.1:00.Copiesoftheproposedregulationsareavailablethrough
DEPseComment
webpage.
September10
ControlofVOC
.DEPPittsburghOffice,400Waterfront
Dr.,Pittsburgh.10:00.Copiesoftheproposedregulationsareavailablethrough
DEPs
eComment
webpage.
September10
ControlOfVOC
.DEPPittsburghOffice,400WaterfrontDr.,
Pittsburgh.1:00.Copiesoftheproposedregulationsareavailablethrough
DEPseComment
webpage.

September10
AgendaPosted
.
SusquehannaRiverBasinCommission
meeting.DoubleTree
ByHilton,225WaterSt.,Binghamton,NY.9:00.
(
agenda+formalnotice
)
InformationalpresentationofinteresttotheUpperSusquehannaSubbasinarea
AmendmentoftheComprehensivePlanfortheWaterResourcesoftheSusquehannaRiver
Basin
Othermatters
ClickHere
foravailablehandouts
September12
NEW
.
ManadaConservancy
NativePlantSale
.CladelHomesteadandPreserve,
412SouthMeadowLane,Hummelstown,DauphinCounty.10:00a.m.to3:00p.m.
September12
NEW
.
PartnershipfortheDelawareEstuary
PennsylvaniaCoastDay
.Penns
Landing,Philadelphia.11:00a.m.to4p.m.
September15
EnvironmentalQualityBoard
meeting.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.
9:00.
September15
DEPCitizensAdvisoryCouncil
10:00.
September1516
DelawareRiverBasinCommission
hearingonwaterwithdrawalrequests,
businessmeeting
.DravoAuditorium,ChaseCenterontheRiverfront,815JustisonSt.,
Wilmington,DE.
(
agenda+formalnotice
)
September16
NEW
.
DEPhearingonarequestfromHilcorpEnergyCompany
towaivethe
330footsetbackasrequiredbytheOilandGasConservationLawforawelllocatedinPulaski
Township,LawrenceCounty.FirstfloorconferenceroomattheDEPNorthwestRegional
Office,230ChestnutStreet,Meadville.6:00to9:00p.m.
(formalnotice
Aug.29PABulletin
page5448
)
September1620
NationalTroutUnlimitedMeeting.CenterCityHiltonHotelandConvention
Center,Scranton.
ClickHere
formoreinformation.
September17
CANCELED
.
DEPWaterSystemsTechnicalAssistanceCenterBoard
meeting.ThemeetingwasrescheduledtoOctober13.
(
formalnotice
)
September18
RainAlertInformationNetwork
SourceWaterProtectionConference.Western
PA.(
moreinformationavailablesoon
)
September19
PeterA.YeagerMemorialFoundation
GolfOutingandScholarshipPicnic
in
Saegertown,CrawfordCounty.
September20
PennStateExtensionandthe
willholda
RiparianStreamBufferWorkshop.StroudCenter,970SpencerRoad,Avondale,Chester
County.9:00a.m.
ClickHere
toregisterandformoreinformation.
September2022
2015GreenwaysandTrailsSummit
.HolidayInnandAllegheny
CommunityCenter,Warren.
September21
DEPhearingonproposedchanges
to2011baseyearemissionsinventoryand
forhearingsonStateImplementationPlanrevisionsrelatedtononattaimentareasforthe2008
8hourozonestandardforAllentownBethlehemEast,Lancaster,Philadelphia
WilmingtonAtlanticCity,PittsburghBeaverValleyandReading.DEPSoutheastRegional
Office,2EastMainSt.,Norristown.1:00.Copiesareavailableandcommentscanbesubmitted
throughDEPs
eCommentwebpage
.
September21
WilmingtonAtlanticCity,PittsburghBeaverValleyandReading.DEPSouthwestRegional
Office,400WaterfrontDr.,Pittsburgh.1:00.Copiesareavailableandcommentscanbe
submittedthroughDEPs
eCommentwebpage
.
September21
WilmingtonAtlanticCity,PittsburghBeaverValleyandReading.DEPSouthcentralRegional
Office,909ElmertonAve.,Harrisburg.1:00.Copiesareavailableandcommentscanbe
submittedthroughDEPs
eCommentwebpage
.
September21
AcademyofNaturalSciences
ofDrexelUniversity
ClimateChange:ANew
DialogueForum
.AcademyofNaturalSciences,1900BenjaminFranklinParkway,Philadelphia.
TheForumisfree,but
registrationisrequired
.
ClickHere
formoreinformation.
September22
DEPSewageAdvisoryCommittee
meeting.Room105RachelCarson
Building.10:30.
September23
meeting.SusquehannaConference
Rooms,DEPSouthcentralRegionalOffice,909ElmertonAve.,Harrisburg.1:00.
(
formal
notice
)
PipelinesAnExemplaryVisionPresentation,JeffLogan,BravoGroup
PipelineHabitatImpactsandResponsesintheCentralAppalachians,NelsJohnson,TNC
September24
DEP
RecyclingFundAdvisoryCommittee
&
SolidWasteAdvisoryCommittee
meeting.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.
September24
CANCELED
.
DEPRadiationProtectionAdvisoryCommittee
meeting.The
nextscheduledmeetingwillbein2016.
(
formalnotice
)
September2527
ChesapeakeBayWatershedForum
.
NationalConservationTrainingCenter
,
Shepherdstown,WV.
September26
NEW
.
PAWildsJuriedArtistShow
.Emporium,CameronCounty.
September26
NEW
.
BrodheadCreekWatershedAssociation
LongSwampHike
.Meetat
CampSpeersYMCAonNichecronkRoad,offRoute739North,5.4milespasttheRoute209
lightinDingmansFerry,PikeCounty.10:00to11:30a.m.
GetOutdoorsPoconos!
September29
DEPhearingonproposedtransferanduseofNOx,VOCemissionreduction
creditsfortheYorkEnergyCenternaturalgaspowerplant,YorkCounty.DEPSouthcentral
RegionalOffice,909ElmertonAve.,Harrisburg.9:00.
(
formalnoticeAug.22PABulletin,page
4947
).
September30
NEW
.
DEPhearingonPhaseIHazardousWasteStorage,TreatmentFacility
sitingapplicationsubmittedbyElconRecyclingServicesinFallsTownship,BucksCounty.
SheratonBucksCountyHotelat400OxfordValleyRd,Langhorne,PA.7p.m.to9p.m.
(formal
notice
)
September30October2
DuquesneUniversityPresidentialConference
onClimateChange.
Pittsburgh.
October2
DEPLowLevelWasteAdvisoryCommittee
.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.
10:00.
October8
DEPAirQualityTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee
meeting.Room105Rachel
CarsonBuilding.9:15.
October11
CentralPAConservancy
SupportTheLetortFundraiser
.
Ironmaster'sMansion
at
PineGroveFurnaceStatePark,Gardners,AdamsCounty.
October13
NEW
.
DEPWaterSystemsTechnicalAssistanceCenterBoard
meetingRoom
105RachelCarsonBuilding.9:00.
(
formalnotice
)
ReviewGuidanceFromEPAOnRevisedtotalColiformRule
ClickHere
October13
PAEnvironmentalCouncil
2ndAnnualEnvironmentalPolicyConference
.
Harrisburg.
October13
NEW
.
LehighValleyWatershedConference
.LehighUniversityinBethlehem,
NorthamptonCounty.
October14
DEPTechnicalAdvisoryCommitteeonDieselPoweredMiningEquipment
meeting.DEPNewStantonOffice,131BroadviewRd.,NewStanton.10:00.
October1415
VillanovaSustainableStormwaterInitiativeSymposium
.Villanova
University,Philadelphia.
ClickHere
formoreinformation.
October17
Sen.Alloway,AllianceForChesapeakeBayTreePlanting
.Cumberland,Franklin
Counties.
ClickHere
formoreinformationortovolunteer.
October20
EnvironmentalQualityBoard
meeting.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.9:00.
October20
DEPCitizensAdvisoryCouncil
10:00.
October21
DEPAgriculturalAdvisoryBoard
meeting.DEPSouthcentralRegionalOffice,
909ElmertonAve.,Harrisburg.9:00.
October22
DEPMiningandReclamationAdvisoryBoard
meeting.Room105RachelCarson
Building.10:00.
October24
NEW
.
NaturalLandsTrust
ChesLenChaseForOpenSpace
.ChesLenPreserve,
Unionville,ChesterCounty.
October27
DEPOilandGasTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee
(
formalnotice
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October28
(
formal
notice
)
VoluntaryBestPractices:ManagingOperationalRiskandProtectingSignificantHistoricand
CulturalResourcesPresentationbyLeadersinEnergyandPreservation(LEAP),Marion
Werkheiser,CulturalHeritagePartners
Integration/CoordinationofPermittingbetweenStateandFederalAgencies:Col.Edward
Chamberlayne,USArmyCorpsofEngineersHeatherSmiles,FishandBoatCommissionand
DanDevlin,DCNR.
October2830
2015PartnershipforSafeWater
2015WaterSystemOptimizationConference
hostedbythe
PASectionAmericanWaterWorksAssociation
.Hershey.
October28
DEPSmallBusinessComplianceAdvisoryCommittee
meeting.12thFloor
ConferenceRoom,RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.
October29
DEPConventionalOilandGasAdvisoryCommittee
(
formalnotice
)
October29
DEPStateBoardForCertificationOfWaterAndWastewaterSystemsOperators
meeting.10thFloorConferenceRoom,RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.
November2
NEW
.DCNR
CommunityConservationPartnershipsGrantProgramWorkshop
.
CampHillBoroughBuilding,ProsserHall,2145WalnutSt.,CampHill.9:30to12:30.
November4
NEW
.DCNR
.
PineCommunityCenter,100PineParkDrive,Wexford.9:30to12:30.
November5
NEW
.DCNR
.
QualityInnEvent&BanquetCenter,1411LibertySt.,Franklin.9:30to12:30.
November10
CommonwealthFinancingAuthority
.HearingRoom1,KeystoneBuilding.
10:30.
November12
PAResourcesCouncil
AnnualAwardsDinner
.
AcademyofNaturalSciencesof
DrexelUniversity
,1900BenjaminFranklinParkway,Philadelphia.
November12
NEW
.DCNR
.
LuzerneCountyCommunityCollege,Building10,EducationalConferenceCenter,1333South
ProspectSt.,Nanticoke.9:30to12:30.
November1620
U.S.ForestService
StreamSimulationDesignApproachforProviding
AquaticOrganismPassageatRoadStreamCrossingsWorkshop
.StateCollege.
November17
NEW
.DCNR
.
TheHistoricAldieMansion,85OldDublinPike,Doylestown.9:30to12:30.
November18
(
formal
notice
)
November18
NEW
.DCNR
.
ThePennStaterConferenceCenterHotel,215InnovationBlvd.,StateCollege.9:30to12:30.
November20
WildlandsConservancy
AnnualGreenGala
.DeSalesUniversitycampusin
CenterValley,LehighCounty.
December16
DEPCleanupStandardsScientificAdvisoryBoard
(
formalnotice
)
January13
(
formal
notice
)
February2627
2016KeystoneColdwaterConference
.StateCollege.
March1416
PAAssociationofEnvironmentalEducators
AnnualConference
.TheInnat
PoconoManor,PoconoManor,MonroeCounty.
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recognitionprograms.
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September1
PAWildsMiniGrantProgram
September9
CFAHighPerformanceBuildingProgram
(foractionNov.10)
September9
CFARenewableEnergyProgram
(foractionNov.10)
September12
PPFFStateParksandForestsThroughTheSeasonPhotoContest
September12
YellowBreechesWatershedLandscapeMakeoverChallenge
September13
Stormwater Control Measure Recognition Program
September18
PHSTreeVitalizeWatershedGrantsSoutheastPA
September18
FirstEnergySTEMEducationGrants
September30
DEPRecyclingPerformanceGrants
September30
ProjectLearningTreeGreenWorks!Grants
September30
PRCAntiLitterVideoContestPittsburgh
October1
REAPFarmConservationTaxCredit
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October2
SustainableForestryInitiativeConservation,CommunityGrants
October9
DEPUrbanStormwaterGrantsChesapeakeBayWatershed
October19
DEPCoastalZoneManagementGrants
October22
OfficeStateFireCommissionFireCompanyGrants
(LimitedInfo)
October31
PAResourcesCouncilLensOnLitterPhotoContest
December31
DEPAlternativeFuelsIncentiveVehicleRebates
January1
DEPSmallBusinessAdvantageGrants
(firstcome,firstserved)
April13
NEW
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DCNRCommunityConservationPartnershipsGrantProgram
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Air
OpEd:HowPittsburghHandlesCokePlantCanHurtDevelopment
AlternativeEnergy
PennStateWindsFederalSolarTechnologyGrant
LawyerWantsFayetteWindTurbinesShutDown
OpEd:EmbraceAdvancedEnergyToPutPennsylvaniansToWork
Awards&Recognition
Budget
GOPConsidersStopGapBudget,WolfIsNot
Wolf,GOPPutOffPlansToResumeBudgetTalks
BudgetImpasseNowOnDay57,DoesAnyoneCare?
Poll:VotersBlameGOP,NotWolfForBudgetStalemate
Editorial:LeadersInBothPartiesHurtingPA
HouseDefeatsGOPBidToOverridePartsOfWolfBudgetVeto
HouseGOPVetoOverrideAttemptsFallShort
BudgetStalemateRhetoricHeatsUpDuringOverrideVotes
Reed:ImNotSureWhereWeGoOnBudget
WolfTellsGOPNotToWasteTimeOnOverrideVotes
JohnBaer:ThePABudgetAndTheGamesTheyPlay
Poll:VotersBlameLegislatureMoreThanWolfForStalemate
StateBudgetStalemateReachesFork
Wolf:GOPPensionOfferALittleConfusingToMe
ReedCommentsOnWolfsPensionOfferReaction
HouseDemocratsAskStateTreasurerForLoan
Climate
ComplianceAction
DrinkingWater
EmergencyResponse
ChemicalSpillReportedInCoraopolis
Energy
AsRevenueDeclines,PowerCompaniesLeanOnSurcharges
PAElectricMarketAddsCustomersFor2ndMonth
Exelon:3OfItsNuclearPlantsFailedToClearPowerAuction
3MileIslandNuclearPlantConsideredForClosure?
SpeculationAbout3MileIslandShutdown
TalonEnergyStayingInAllentown
HarrisburgLEDStreetlightConversionsMonthsBehind
EnvironmentalHeritage
Flooding
Forests
LancasterManReturnsFromFightingCaliforniaWildfires
StateExpandsQuarantineToStopInvasiveInsect
LehighValley:PrepareForAshBorer
LymeDiseaseOnTheUptick
LandConservation
NardoneNamedNewClearWaterConservancyED
Editorial:PAGainsFromFederalConservationFund
LandRecycling
EPAAwards$400KBrownfieldsGrantsInAlleghenyCounty
MineReclamation
Oil&Gas
HundredsMarchToProtestProposedNaturalGasPipeline
PennEastPipelineRouteCrossesBethlehemWaterLiveTwice
GroupsSuesToStopMarinerPipelineEminentDomain
CleanAirCouncilChallengesSunocoPipelineUtilityStatus
CleanAirCouncilSuesSunocoOverMarinerPipelinePlan
EmailsShowHowWolf,DEPUnfriendedPipelineFractivist
GroupsToSueEPAForBetterFrackingWasteRegulation
LawsuitThreatenedOverEPAOil&GasWasteDisposalLaw
JessupApprovesZoningChangeForPowerPlant
Jessup:ZoningOrdinancePreventingPowerPlantFlawed
DEPToAnswerQuestionsBeforeJessupPowerPlantHearing
RendellSupportsJessupNaturalGasPowerPlant
OpEd:JessupGasPowerPlantServesEnvironment,Economy
PennTwpToClarifyDrillingRequirements
WilkinsPlannersMullChangesToDrillingOrdinance
Report:ShaleGasProductionExpectedToDecline
OpEd:DEPFailsToKeepDrillersAwayFromChildren
OpEd:OilExportsWillBenefitConsumers,Economy
ShellToPay$485KHistoricPreservationAtCrackerSite
AgenciesCashingInOnPlungingFuelPrices
DieselPricesExpectedToClimbWithHeatingFuelDemand
OilFallsTo6.5YearLowsAsGasolineStocksIncrease
CrudeOilClosesAtUnder$40ABarrel
OilGoesDown,TakesGasolineWithIt
GasolinePricesDecline,RefineryFireCouldCauseIncrease
Editorial:TakeAdvantageOfCheaperOil,Gas
ChemicalReleaseAtDelawareCountyRefinery
EnergySpotlight:SummerlyKulik,Oil&GasAttorney
EmploymentAuditsOnRise,NotJustAtShaleFirms
Recreation
Recycling/Waste
WatershedProtection
DauphinCountyEligibleForChesapeakeBayFunding
Editorial:WaterDiversionPlanThreatensGreatLakes
FederalJudgeBlocksEPAWatersOfU.S.Rule
LatestFromTheChesapeakeBayJournal
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Wildlife
GameCommissionProposesHuntingLicenseFeeIncrease
GameCommissionProposesHuntingLicenseFees
OpEd:WellManagedHuntingVitalToWildlifeConservation
FishCommissionStocksTroutForMentoredYouthPrograms
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KeystoneInstituteToHostFallWildEdiblesWorkshop
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DEPwebpage
TechnicalGuidance&Permits
TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionpublishednoticeinthe
August29PABulletin
of
finaltechnicalguidancerelatedtoGuidelinesforStorageTankCleanup.
DEPpublishednoticeinthe
August29PABulletin
ofcertificationrequestsundertheNutrient
CreditTradingProgram.
TheGovernorsOfficepublishednoticeinthe
August29PABulletin
ofadisasteremergency
resultingfromseverestormsonJune23.
FinalGuidance:DEPID:2624000001.Title:GuidelinesfortheStorageTankCleanup
ProgramIdentifying,TrackingandResolvingViolationsforStorageTanks(CorrectiveAction
ProcessforOwnersandOperatorsofStorageTanksandStorageTankFacilitiesandother
ResponsibleParties).Description:Thisguidanceincludesproceduresforreleasereporting,
releaseconfirmationandcorrectiveactionrequirementsforownersandoperatorsofstorage
tanksandstoragetankfacilitiesaswellasotherresponsibleparties.ItdefinestheDepartment's
proceduresfortakingenforcementactions,identifying,trackingandresolvingviolations,and
compliancemonitoringforthestoragetankcorrectiveactionprogram.Contact:Questions
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