Feb. 17 Citizens Advisory Council Meeting Features Underground Mining Impact Report

The February 17 DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting agenda will feature presentations on the 2008-2013 Act 54 Underground Mining Impact Report by the University of Pittsburgh, the author of the report, and DEP.

The report includes information that documents and assesses the surface impacts resulting from both longwall and traditional room and pillar underground bituminous coal mining, including damage to surface structures and impacts to aquatic life, pH and conductivity of streams and the loss of domestic water supplies from mining in Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Clearfield, Elk, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Somerset and Washington counties.

The CAC is accepting public comments on the report until March 31 and has set aside time during its March 17 meeting to hear public testimony on the report.

Also on the Council’s agenda are--

-- Presentation on the Keep PA Beautiful report: Illegal Dumping in PA: Recommended Policies and Programs for Future Prevention and Enforcement; and

-- Presentation on DEP’s Recycling Convenience Center Grant Program.

Acting DEP Secretary John Quigley will provide Council with the Department’s regular monthly report on agency activities. Click Here for a copy of DEP’s written February report to Council.

For more information, visit DEP Citizens Advisory Council webpage.