DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Feb. 10 To Hear Update From Senate, House Environmental Committees, And On Philadelphia Combined Sewer Overflows

The DEP Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet February 10 to hear an update from the Senate and House environmental committees and on combined sewer overflows in Philadelphia.

DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley is also scheduled to provide an update on agency activities to Council.

Evan Franzese-Peterson, Executive Director (D) of the House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee, and Matt Osenback (R), Executive Director of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will provide the updates.

David Masur, Executive Director of PennEnvironment, and John Rumpler, Clean Water Director of Environment America will provide an update on combined sewer overflows in Philadelphia.

Click Here for the full agenda.

Public Comment Period

Individuals interested in providing public comment during the meeting must sign up 24-hours in advance of the meeting by contacting Ian Irvin at iirvin@pa.gov.  

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Join The Meeting

The meeting will be held in Room 105 Rachel Carson Building starting at 12:30 p.m.

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Visit the DEP Citizens Advisory Council webpage for more information and available handouts.  Questions should be directed to Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329.

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 31 to Feb. 6 - 10 More Conventional Abandoned Well Violations; Failure To Notify DEP Of Water Contamination; Casing/Cement Failure  [PaEN]  

     -- Washington County Residents On Water Wells Not Aware A MarkWest Pipeline Drilling Project Lost 1.2 Million Gallons Of Drilling Fluid In Mount Pleasant & Robinson Townships  [PaEN] 

     -- Environmental Hearing Board Denies CNX Gas Company Motion To Throw Out Ullom Family Appeal Over Water Loss In Washington County; Scope Of Rebuttable Presumption Under Review  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - February 7 [PaEN]

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For Homer City Generation 5.8 Mile, 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline To Serve Proposed Data Center 4.5 GW Power Plant In Indiana County  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Columbia Gas Permit For Project To Protect 2 Major Natural Gas Pipelines From Impacts Of Longwall Coal Mining In West Finley Twp., Washington County  [PaEN] 

     -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 74 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In December, January; 471 In 2025  [PaEN] 

     -- Guest Comments: Jacoby & Cove Mountains In Loyalsock State Forest Will Be Degraded For Generations By PA General Energy's 'Saluda' Shale Gas Access Road, Staging Area Project In Lycoming County -  By Barbara Jarmoska, Resident  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 7 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- Gov. Shapiro’s Proposed Budget Includes Performance Standards For Data Centers Seeking State Tax Credits; Renewed Call For Lightening Energy Plan; New PUC Benchmarks For Utility Profits  [PaEN] 

-- Reactions To Gov. Shapiro's Proposed Budget From Citizen, Environmental, Energy, Industry, Utility Groups  [PaEN] 

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - February 9  [PaEN] 

-- House Committee OKs Bill To Give PUC More Authority To Regulate A.I. Data Centers, Other Large Loads To Protect Ratepayers, Electric Grid  [PaEN]   

-- Capitolwire.com: Senate Committee Amends, Does Not Report Out Bill Requiring Data Centers To Bring Their Own Power, Respecting Local Decisions  [PaEN]  

-- House Passes Bills Authorizing Clean Manufacturing, Reduce Fees For Small Nuclear Reactors, Advances Solar Warehouse Bill  [PaEN]  

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports PA Electricity Prices Increased 46.1% From 2018 to 2025, More Than Other PJM States, Largely Due To Pennsylvania's Reliance On Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation  [PaEN] 

-- Guest Essay: A.I. Data Centers Pose Big Challenge For PA's Energy Future - Dramatically Increasing Costs For Energy Consumers, And It's Not Getting Any Cheaper - By Tom Gilbert, Pennsylvania Environmental Council   [PaEN]

-- Clean Energy Group, Partners Host Feb. 25 Webinar On The High Cost Of A.I. - How Data Centers Are Reshaping Pennsylvania's Energy Landscape  [PaEN] 

-- PJM Interconnection Issues Cold Weather Alert For Feb. 7 to 9 Across Its Entire Footprint  [PaEN] 

[Posted: February 5, 2026]  PA Environment Digest