DEP Publishes Schedule Of Advisory Committee, Board Meetings In 2017

The Department of Environmental Protection published the schedule of advisory committee and board meetings in 2017 in the December 17 PA Bulletin, page 7896.  The schedule also includes the name of the DEP staff contact for each group.

The meeting schedule includes the--

-- Aggregate Advisory Board: DEP Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.

-- Agricultural Advisory Board: DEP Contact: Jay Braund, jbraund@pa.gov or 717-772-5636

-- Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.

-- Board Of Coal Mine Safety: DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, agaida@pa.gov or 724-404-3147.

-- Citizens Advisory Council: DEP Contact: Katie Hetherington Cunfer, khethering@pa.gov or 717-705-2693.

-- Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board (Land Recycling Program): DEP Contact: Mike Maddigan, mmaddigan@pa.gov or 717-772-3609.

-- Climate Change Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, mbrojakows@pa.gov or 717-772-3429.

-- Coal & Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board: DEP Contact: Lawrence Ruane, lruane@pa.gov or 717-783-9590.

-- Coastal Zone Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Stacey Box, sbox@pa.gov or 717-772-5622.

-- Environmental Justice Advisory Board: DEP Contact: Carl Jones, caejone@pa.gov or 484-250-5818.

-- Environmental Quality Board: DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, ledinger@pa.gov or 717-772-3277.

-- Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Aaren Alger, aaalger@pa.gov or 717-346-7200.

-- Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Rich Janati, rjanati@pa.gov or 717-787-2147.

-- Mine Families First Response & Communications Advisory Council: DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, agaida@pa.gov or 724-404-3147.

-- Mining & Reclamation Advisory Board: DEP Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.

-- Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board: DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or 717-83-9438.

-- PA Energy Development Authority: DEP Contact: Dave Althoff, dalthoff@pa.gov or 717-783- 8411.

-- Radiation Protection Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic, jmelnic@pa.gov or 717-783-9730.

-- Recycling Fund Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Laura Henry, lahenry@pa.gov or 717-772-5713.

-- Sewage Advisory Committee (On-lot Systems): DEP Contact: Brian Schlauderaff, bschlauder@pa.gov or 717-772-5620.

-- Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee (Air Quality): DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, nherb@pa.gov or 717-783-9269.

-- Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board: DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, dhissner@pa.gov or 717-772-2189.

-- Solid Waste Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Laura Henry, lahenry@pa.gov or 717-772-5713.

-- State Board For Certification Of Sewage Enforcement Officers: DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski, kszwajkows@pa.gov or 717-772-2186.

-- State Board For Certification Of Water & Wastewater System Operators: DEP Contact: Cheri Sansoni, csansoni@pa.gov or 717-772-5158.

-- Storage Tank Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Dawn Heimbach, daheimbach@pa.gov or 717-772-5556.

-- Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment (Deep Mine Safety): DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske, mscheloske@pa.gov or 724-404-3143.

-- Water Resources Advisory Committee: DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or 717-787-3730.

Click Here for links to the webpages of all DEP advisory committees.

The PA Grade Crude (Oil) Development Council established by Act 52 of 2016 to provide DEP with advice on its regulatory program for conventional oil and gas drilling is actually housed in the Department of Community and Economic Development.  No meeting dates have yet been announced for the Council.  The Council replaces DEP’s Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee.