Previous Years' Meetings

November 16, 2021

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of October 19, 2021 (PDF)
• November 2021 CAC Report (PDF)
• GreenGov Presentation (PDF)
• PCVP ZEV Draft Proposed Annex A (PDF)
• PCVP ZEV Presentation (PDF)
• CAC EJAB Advisory Committee Survey (PDF)

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of July 20, 2021 (PDF)
• October 2021 CAC Report (PDF)
• Radiological Decommissioning Presentation (PDF)

September 21, 2021 - Canceled

July 20, 2021

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of June 15, 2021 (PDF)
• July 2021 CAC Report (PDF)
• Tri-COG Land Bank Presentation (PDF)
• Housing Alliance of PA Presentation (PDF)
• Branton Land Banks Presentation (PDF)

June 15, 2021

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of May 19, 2021 (PDF)
• PA Climate Program CAC Presentation (PDF)
• PA Energy Storage Assessment CAC Presentation (PDF)
• Workforce Gap Analysis CAC Presentation (PDF)
• June 2021 CAC Report (PDF)

May 19, 2021

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of April 20, 2021 (PDF)
• Draft Final CO2 Budget Trading Program Annex A (PDF)
• PA CO2 Budget Trading Program May Presentation (PDF)
• 2021 Modeling Policy Case (Excel)
• 2021 Modeling Reference Case (Excel)
• May CAC Report (PDF)

April 20, 2021

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of March 16, 2021 (PDF)
• Final PA CO2 Budget Trading Program Presentation (PDF)
• April 2021 CAC Report (PDF)

March 16, 2021

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of February 16, 2021 (PDF)
• March 2021 CAC Report (PDF)
• DEP BAMR Information (PDF)

February 16, 2021

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of January 19, 2021 Meeting (PDF)
• February CAC Report (PDF)
• DEP HSCF Presentation (PDF)
• Importance of Act 2 Presentation (PDF)

January 19, 2021

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of combined CAC-EJAB meeting November 17, 2020 (PDF)
• CCC Act 54 Presentation (PDF)
• January CAC Report (PDF)
• DEP Orphaned and Abandoned Wells Presentation (PDF)
• Cameron Energy Well Plugging Presentation (PDF)

November 17, 2020

• Agenda (PDF)
• November CAC Report (PDF)
• Minutes of October 20, 2020 (PDF)
• PCVP ZEV Presentation (PDF)

October 20, 2020

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• Minutes of August 18, 2020 (PDF)
  
• October CAC Report (PDF)
  
• Chesapeake Bay Office Presentation (PDF)

September 15, 2020 - Canceled

August 18, 2020

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of July 21, 2020 (PDF)
• August CAC Report (PDF)

July 21, 2020

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• Minutes of June 16, 2020 (PDF)
  
• July CAC Report (PDF)

June 16, 2020

• Agenda (PDF)
• June CAC Report (PDF)
• Keep PA Beautiful Presentation (PDF)
• Minutes of May 19, 2020 (PDF)

May 19, 2020

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of April 21, 2020 (PDF)
• May CAC Report (PDF)
• PA CO2 Budget Trading Program Presentation (PDF)

April 21, 2020

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of February 18, 2020 (PDF)
• Act 54 Report CAC Handout (PDF)
• April CAC Report (PDF)

April 23, 2020 Special Joint Informational Session - Carbon Dioxide Budget Trading Program

Meeting Documents:

• Modeling Results Presentation
• Reference Case Results
• Policy Case Results
• Watch the Webinar
  

In response to requests to provide more opportunities to learn about the Carbon Dioxide Budget Trading Program at the last meeting, the Department has rescheduled the virtual special joint informational meeting with the Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee and the Citizen’s Advisory Council for Thursday April 23, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. The Department will provide a presentation to the committees on the modeling results associated with Pennsylvania’s participation in a CO2 budget trading program. The committee members will be able to ask questions after the presentation- and this webinar is open to members of the public.

March 17, 2020 - Canceled

February 18, 2020

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of January 21, 2020 Conference Call (PDF)
• Minutes of Combined CAC EJAB Meeting November 19, 2019 (PDF)
• February DEP Report (PDF)
• State Water Plan Overview (PDF)
• Chapter 105 Regulation Proposed CAC Update (PDF)
• Chapter 105 Proposed Annex A (PDF)
• Draft PRN CO2 Budget Trading Presentation (PDF)
  
• Draft PRN CO2 Budget Trading Annex A January 30, 2020 (PDF)

January 21, 2020

Conference Call Only

• Agenda (PDF)

Meeting Agendas/Minutes/Handouts

November 19, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of October 15, 2019 (PDF)
• November CAC Report (PDF)
• Act 54 Report Update (PDF)
• RGGI Presentation (PDF)

October 15, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of September 17, 2019 (PDF)
• Minutes of August 20, 2019 (PDF)
• October CAC Report (PDF)
• DEP Great Lakes Program Presentation (PDF)

September 17, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of August 20, 2019 (PDF)
• September CAC Report (PDF)
• Regulatory Review Policy Presentation (PDF)
  
• BECB PFAS Presentation (PDF)
  
• Safe Drinking Water PFAS Presentation (PDF)
  
• Bureau of Clean Water PFAS Presentation (PDF)
  
• PA DOH PFAS Presentation (PDF)
  

August 20, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• BWEW Presentation (PDF)
• Minutes of June 18, 2019 (PDF)
• August CAC Report (PDF)

July 16, 2019 - Canceled

June 18, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• AML Reauthorization Presentation (PDF)
• Minutes of May 22, 2019 (PDF)
• Rulemaking Petition: Program to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emission (PDF)
• June CAC Report (PDF)
• Greenhouse Gas Petition Presentation (PDF)

May 22, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• Pennsylvania's Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan (PDF)
• Minutes of April 16, 2019 (PDF)
• May CAC Report (PDF)

April 16, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• April CAC Report (PDF) 
  
• Minutes of February 19, 2019 (PDF)
  

March 19, 2019 - Canceled

February 19, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of January 22, 2019 (PDF)
• DEP's Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (PDF)
• February CAC Report (PDF)
• ARRI Presentation (PDF)

January 22, 2019

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of November 13, 2018 (PDF)
• January CAC Report (PDF)

November 13, 2018

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of Oct 16, 2018 (PDF)
• November CAC Report (PDF)

October 16, 2018

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of Sept 18, 2018 (PDF)
• October CAC Report (PDF)
• Chesapeake Bay Program Overview (PDF)

September 18, 2018

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of July 17, 2018 (PDF)
• September CAC Report (PDF)
• BECB Overview (PDF)

July 17, 2018

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of June 19, 2018 (PDF)
• Mining Deputate Presentation (PDF)
• July CAC Report (PDF)

June 19, 2018

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of May 16, 2018 (PDF)
• Energy Programs Office Presentation (PDF)
• June CAC Report (PDF)

May 16, 2018

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of March 20, 2018 (PDF)
• CAC Meeting - BSDW Overview - May 2018 - 042518 (PDF)
• May CAC Report (PDF)

April 17, 2018 - Cancelled

• April CAC Report (PDF)

March 20, 2018

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of February 20, 2018 (PDF)
• Bureau of Waste Management Overview (PDF)
• March CAC Report (PDF)

February 20, 2018

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of January 16, 2018 (PDF)
• Three year Regulatory Fee and Cost Analysis Report (PDF)
• Nuclear Fee Report to the General Assembly (PDF)
• February CAC Report (PDF)
• Division of Nuclear Safety (PDF of PowerPoint)
• PA Radon Program (PDF of PowerPoint)
• Radiation Protection Program (PDF of PowerPoint)
• Decommissioning and Environmental Surveillance Division (PDF of PowerPoint)
• Pennsylvania's Radiation Protection Program (PDF of PowerPoint)

January 16, 2018

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of November 14, 2017 (PDF)
• January 2018 CAC Report (PDF)
• Air Quality Program Budget and Proposed Fee Concepts (PDF of PowerPoint)
• Overview of the Division of Compliance and Enforcement (PDF of PowerPoint)
• Current State of Air Quality in PA (PDF of PowerPoint)
• DEP Update on Rulemakings, State Implementation Plans and 2015 Ozone NAAQS Designations (PDF of PowerPoint)
• Overview of the Stationary Source Emission Inventory from 2012-2015 (PDF of PowerPoint)
• Mobile Source Issues (PDF of PowerPoint)
• Overview of Revisions to the Proposed GP-5A and GP-5 (PDF of PowerPoint)
• RACT 2 Status and Results Source Testing and Monitoring (PDF of PowerPoint)
• RMR Remarks (PDF)
• CAC Letter 2018 (PDF)
• Comments on Scope of Work for 5th Act 54 Report (PDF)

November 14, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of October 17, 2017 (PDF)
• November 2017 CAC Report (PDF)
• Act 54 Update (PDF)
• Water Science Institute Presentation (PDF)
• Emerging Trends in Ecological Offsets (PDF)
• DEP Budget Review (Word)
  • Attachment 1 (PDF)
  • Attachment 2 (PDF)
  • Attachment 3 (PDF)
  • Attachment 4 (PDF)
  • Attachment 5 (PDF)
  • Attachment 6 (PDF)
  • Attachment 7 (PDF)
  • Attachment 8 (PDF)
  • Attachment 9 (PDF)
  • Attachment 10 (PDF)
  • Attachment 11 (PDF)
  • Attachment 12 Environmental Resources and Energy Chairs re Taxpayer Budget (PDF)
  • Attachment 13 20170920 ERE Chair Letter on HB 453 (PDF)
  • Attachment 14 (PDF)

October 17, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of September 19, 2017 (PDF)
• October 2017 CAC Report (PDF)
• Conowingo Dam (PPT)

September 19, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of June 20, 2017 (PDF)
• September 2017 CAC Report (PDF)
• Public Participation Policies Presentation (PPT)
• DEP Sinkholes Presentation (PPT)
• Karst Geology and Sinkholes in PA
• Fukushima Radiation Releases and Three Mile Island Decommission Presentation (PPT)
• Fukushima Petition (PDF)

June 20, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of April 18, 2017 (PDF)
• June 2017 CAC Report (PDF)

May 17, 2017 - Canceled

• CAC's regular business meeting has been cancelled.

April 18, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of March 21, 2017 (PDF)
• April 2017 CAC Report (PDF)

March 21, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of February 21, 2017 (PDF)
• March 2017 CAC Report (PDF)

February 21, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of January 17, 2017 (PDF)
• February 2017 CAC Report (PDF)

January 17, 2017

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of December 14, 2016 (PDF)
• Minutes of October 18, 2016 (PDF)
• January 2017 CAC Report (PDF)

December 14, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes from October 18, 2016 (PDF)
• DEP Report to CAC for December 2016 (PDF)
• Public Participation Working Discussion (PDF)
• Joint CAC & EJAB Meeting, 9 am

November 15, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• The CAC meeting with the EJAB meeting scheduled for November 15 has been rescheduled for December 14 at 9 am. CAC will receive a WebEx presentation only from 10 am-11am on November 15.
• Minutes from October 18, 2016 (PDF)
• DEP Report to CAC for November 2016 (PDF)

October 18, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes from June 21, 2016 (PDF)
• DEP Report to CAC for September 2016 (PDF)
• DEP Report to CAC for October 2016 (PDF)

September 20, 2016 - Canceled

• CAC's regular business meeting was canceled.

July 19, 2016

• CAC's regular business meeting is canceled. CAC will be going on a private, invitation-only tour.

June 21, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes from May 17, 2016 (PDF)
• DEP Report to CAC June 2016 (PDF)
• USGS Chesapeake Bay TMDL Study (PPT)
• Water Quality Standards Triennial Review (PPT)
• WQS Triennial Review of Chloride Standards (PPT)
• Legacy Well Emissions Study (PPT)
  June 21, 2016 meeting not recorded. Webex not available

May 17, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes for April 19, 2016 (PDF)
• DEP Report to CAC May 2016 (PDF)
• DEP Lab Peer Review (PPT)
• AFIG Program Update (PPT)
• DCNR Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative (PPT)
• DEP/DCNR Workforce Planning and Civil Service Reform Updates (PPT)
• May 17, 2016 CAC Meeting (MP4)
• May 17, 2016 CAC Meeting (WMV)

April 19, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes for March 15, 2016 (PDF)
• DEP Report to CAC April 2016 (PDF)
• Public Comment: Eva Rubin, Clean Air Council (PDF)
• Proposed Disinfection Rule (PPT)
• April 19, 2016 CAC Meeting (MP4)
• April 19, 2016 CAC Meeting (WMV)

March 15, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of February 4, 2016 (PDF)
• DEP Report to CAC March 2016 (PDF)
• Public Comment: Amanda John, NPCA (PDF)
• DEP Methane Reduction Strategy (PPT)
• DEP Comments on EPA CSAPR (PPT)
• Pipelines Infrastructure Taskforce Final Report (PPT)
• March 15, 2016 CAC Meeting (MP4)
• March 15, 2016 CAC Meeting (WMV)

February 4, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of November 17, 2015 (PDF)
• DEP Report to CAC February 2016 (PDF)
• Public Comment: Steve Kunz, Citizens Coal Council (PDF)
  • CCC Response to Act 54 Revision (PDF)
• Public Comment: Wendi Taylor, Sierra Club (PDF)
  • Sierra Club Letter on Green Infrastructure (PDF)
• Chesapeake Bay Presentation (PPT)
• Susquehanna River CADDIS Study (PPT)
• DEP Comments Stream Protection Rule (PDF)
• Act 54 Response Presentation (PPT)
• Sec. Quigley Act 54 Letter to CAC (PDF)
• An internal review of the report "The Effects of Subsidence Resulting from Underground Bituminous Coal Mining 2008-2013" by Tonsor, et al., University of Pittsburgh, August 30, 2014, and related public comments (PDF)
• February 4, 2016 CAC Meeting (MP4)
• February 4, 2016 CAC Meeting (WMV)

November 17, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of the September 15, 2015 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC-October 2015 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC-November 2015 (PDF)
• November 17 Webinar: Register Here
• Meeting Presentations:
  • EPA Clean Power Plan – PADEP CAC M Gordon (PDF)
  • EPA Clean Power Plan for PA – 151116 Final Clean Power Plan Presentation (Advisory Boards) (PDF)
  • Proposed EPA NSPS for Oil and Gas Rule – CAC 11-17-15 Proposed EPA Rule for Oil and Gas Industry (PDF)
  • Ozone Standards Update – CAC Meeting 11-17-2015 Ozone Standards Update S Nolan (PDF)
  • Oil and Gas Chapter 78 & 78(A) DFRM –CAC November 17 OOGM Chpt 78 S Perry (PDF)

October 20, 2015 - CANCELED

September 15, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of July 21, 2015 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC – September 2015 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentations:
  • PA Conservation Explorer, Presentation by Ellen Shultzabarger, DCNR, Division of Conservation, Science, and Ecological Resources (PDF)
  • Final Rulemaking: Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOx and VOCs, Presentation by Krishnan Ramamurthy, DEP, Chief, Division of Permits, Bureau of Air Quality (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • Tom Schuster, Senior Campaign Manager, Sierra Club (PDF)
  • Wendi Taylor (PDF)

July 21, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of June 16, 2015 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC – July 2015 (PDF)
• Citizens Advisory Council; Comments on Act 54 Report 2008-2013 (PDF)
• CAC Public Participation Guidelines at CAC Meeting / Section 5 - Public Comment of CAC Rules of Procedure (PDF)
• Meeting Presentation:
• • DEP Workforce and Succession Planning, Presentation by Jason Swarthout, Director, DEP Bureau of Human Resources (PDF)
  • EPA Interim Evaluation of Chesapeake Bay 2014-2015 Milestones and WIP Progress; Presentation by Suzanne Trevena, EPA Region III, Water Protection Division, EPA WIP Evaluation Team (PDF)
• Public Comments:
• • Susan Carty, President, League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (PDF)
  • Joanne Kilgour, Director, Sierra Club, Pennsylvania Chapter (PDF)

June 16, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of May 20, 2015 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC – June 2015 (PDF)
• DRAFT Citizens Advisory Council Comments on Act 54 Report (PDF)
• Meeting Presentation:
  • Draft NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (PAG-13); Presentation by Lee McDonnell, Director, DEP, Bureau of Point and Nonpoint Source Management (presentation to be posted soon)
  • Summary of Changes to Future MS4 Permits (DEP Recorded Webinar, December 2014) (MP4) 27.4 MB
• Public Comment:
  • Stephen Kunz, Senior Ecologist, Schmid & Company, Inc. (PDF)

May 20, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of April 21, 2015 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - May 2015 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentation:
  • Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project: The Case for an Unconventional Natural Gas Health Registry, Presentation by Raina Rippel, Director, and Jill Kriesky, Associate Director, Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • Tom Schuster, Senior Campaign Manager, Sierra Club (PDF)
  • Justina Wasicek, Clean Air Board of Central Pennsylvania (PDF)
  • Mollie Simon, Outreach Coordinator, Clean Air Council (PDF)
  • Patricia Longenecker (PDF)
  • Wendi Taylor (PDF)
  • Jennie Demjanick, PennFuture (PDF)
  • Susan Carty, League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (PDF)
  • Maryland Department of the Environment
    • Comment 1 (PDF)
    • Comment 2 (PDF)
    • Comment 3 (PDF)

April 21, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of March 17, 2015 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - April 2015 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentations:
  • Implementation of Act 162 of 2014; Riparian Buffer or Riparian Forest Buffer Equivalency Demonstration and Offsetting, Presentation by Ken Murin and Jennifer Orr, DEP, Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands (PDF)
  • Oil and Gas Update, Presentation by Scott Perry, DEP, Office of Oil and Gas Management (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (PDF)
  • Carol Cutler (PDF)
  • Jane Popko (PDF)
  • Betsy Conover (PDF)
  • Tom Schuster, Senior Campaign Representative, Sierra Club (PDF)

March 17, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of February 17, 2015 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - March 2015 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentations:
  • Susquehanna River Water Quality Monitoring & Assessment 2012-2014, Presentation by Josh Lookenbill, DEP, Bureau of Point and Nonpoint Source Management (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • Tom Shuster, Senior Campaign Representative, Sierra Club
    • Sierra Club Comments - Outstanding Issues with Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOx and VOCs (PDF)
    • Sierra Club Comments - Brunner Island Data" (PDF)
    • Sierra Club RACT Petition (1745 signatories) (PDF)
  • CeCe Viti (PDF)
  • Mary Hills Hoffman (PDF)

February 17, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of January 21, 2015 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - February 2015 (PDF)
• The Effects of Subsidence Resulting from Underground Bituminous Coal Mining, 2008-2103 (Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act, Act 54 Amendments, 4th Five-Year Report)
• Illegal Dumping in Pennsylvania: A Decade of Discovery (PDF)
• Meeting Presentations:
  • The Effects of Subsidence Resulting from Underground Bituminous Coal Mining, 2008-2013, Presentation by Stephen J. Tonsor, University of Pittsburgh (PDF)
  • Illegal Dumping in Pennsylvania: A Decade of Discovery, Presentation by Michele Nestor, Nestor Resources, Inc. and Shannon Reiter, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Roberta Winters (PDF)
  • Stephen P. Kunz, Senior Ecologist, Schmid & Company, Inc. (PDF)
  • Joanne Kilgour, Director, Sierra Club, Pennsylvania Chapter (PDF)

January 21, 2015

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of November 18, 2014 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - January 2015 (PDF)
• DEP Interim Final Guidance Document (DEP ID: 310-2135-001): Implementation Plan for Act 162 of 2014 (PDF)
  Additional background on Act 162 is available on DEP's website at:http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/Waterways/NPDES-Construction-and-Erosion-Control/Pages/Act162.aspx
• Citizens Advisory Council Vision 2020 Report; A Transition Period Look Forward for the Department of Environmental Protection - Part 1 (PDF) (approved at 11/18/14 CAC meeting)
• Citizens Advisory Council Vision 2020 Report; A Transition Period Look Forward for the Department of Environmental Protection - Part 2
  • Chesapeake Bay TMDL (PDF)
  • Climate Change (PDF)
  • Federal Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund (PDF)
  • Recommendations Related to a Proposed Natural Gas Severance Tax (PDF)
  • Sewage Facilities Planning and Regulation (PDF)
  • The State-Federal Relationship in Environmental Protection (PDF)
  • State Legislation: Water Well Construction Standards (PDF)
  • Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Challenges (PDF)
  • Water Resources Management (PDF)
• Meeting Presentations:
  • Implementation of Act 162 of 2014, Presentation by Ken Murin, DEP, Wetlands, Encroachment and Training Division (PDF)
  • Wild Plant Program: Proposed Changes to Title 17, Chapter 45, Conservation of Native Wild Plants, Presentation by Rebecca Bowen, DCNR, Division of Conservation Science and Ecological Resources (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Roberta Winters (PDF)Stephen P. Kunz, on behalf of the Citizens Coal Council

November 18, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of October 21, 2014 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - November 2014 (PDF)
• Citizens Advisory Council Public Participation Committee Report;
  Recommendations for Making DEP's Advisory Committees More Effective (FINAL) (PDF)
• Citizens Advisory Council Vision 2020 Report; A Transition Period Look Forward for the Department of Environmental Protection - Part 1 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentation:
  • DEP's Environmental Education Grants Program and Other Initiatives, Presentation by Ann Devine, DEP, Environmental Education Regional Program Coordinator (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Celeen Miller (PDF)
  • Connection for Oil, Gas & Environment in the Northern Tier, Inc., Emily E. Krafjack, President (PDF)

October 21, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of September 16, 2014 (PDF)
• Citizens Advisory Council Report; Survey Responses from DEP's Advisory Committee Chairpersons (PDF)
• CAC Public Participation Committee Report (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - October 2014 (PDF)
• PA Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) and Chesapeake Bay TMDL Commitments; EPA Evaluation of PA's 2012-2013 and 2014-2015 Milestones
  • EPA Evaluation of Pennsylvania's 2012-2013 and 2014-2015 Milestones (June 26, 2014) (PDF)
  • EPA Fact Sheet on its evaluation of PA's Final 2012-2013 milestone progress report and 2014-2015 milestone commitment (PDF)
  • Pennsylvania's 2014-2015 Milestones (PDF)
  • U.S. EPA Region III Letter; Accountability Framework to Ensure Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay (December 29, 2009) (PDF)
• Meeting Presentation:
  • Proposed Admendments to DEP's Standards and Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking and Resolving Oil and Gas Violations (550-3000-001), Presentation by Kurt Klapkowski, Director, Bureau of Oil and Gas Planning and Program Management (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Bonita Hoke (PDF)
  • Sierra Club, Pennsylvania Chapter, Joanne Kilgour (PDF)

September. 16, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of July 15, 2014 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - September 2014 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentation:
  • Office of Oil and Gas Management Program Update, Presentation by Scott Perry, DEP, Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Management (PDF)

July 15, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of June 17, 2014 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - July 2014 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentations:
  • Energy Effects of EPA's Proposed Clean Power Plan, Presentation by Vince Brisini, DEP, Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation (PDF)
  • PNDI Environmental Review Tool Upgrade, Presentation by Ellen Shultzabarger, DCNR, Division of Conservation Science and Ecological Resources (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Bonita Hoke (PDF)

June 17, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of April 15, 2014 (PDF)
• Minutes of May 21, 2014 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - June 2014 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentations:
  • Chesapeake Bay Updates, Presentation by Andy Zemba, DEP Interstate Waters Office (PDF)
  • Agricultural Best Management Practices for Watershed Protection and Restoration, Presentation by Steve Taglang, DEP, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Roberta Winters (PDF)
• Citizens Advisory Council Tour of Garman Dairy Farm; Agricultural Best Management Practices
  • Video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiWrvNjpmPE&feature=youtu.be

May 21, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of April 15, 2014 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - May 2014 (PDF)
• Citizens Advisory Council - Recommended Priorities for DEP Action in 2014 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentations:
  • DEP Recommended Framework: Section 111(d) Emissions Guidelines Addressing Carbon Dioxide Standards for Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants, Presentation by Vince Brisini, DEP, Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation (PDF)
  • 2012 Natural Gas Emissions Inventory, Presentation by Dean Van Orden, DEP, Assistant Director, Bureau of Air Quality (PDF)
  • 2014 PA Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Assessment Report and 2013 Assessment Methods, Presentation by Gary Walters, DEP, Chief, Assessment Section, Water Quality Standards Division, Bureau of Point and Non-Point Source Management (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • Schmid & Company, Inc., Consulting Ecologists, Stephen Kunz on behalf of the Citizens Coal Council (PDF)
  • Clean Air Council, Matt Walker, Community Outreach Director (PDF)
  • Sierra Club, Pennsylvania Chapter, Joanne Kilgour (PDF)
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Bonita Hoke (PDF)
  • PennFuture, Robert Altenburg, Senior Energy Analyst (PDF)

April 15, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of March 18, 2014 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - April 2014 (PDF)
• Public Comment:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Bonita Hoke (PDF)

March 18, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of November 19, 2013 (PDF)
• Minutes of January 21, 2014 (PDF)
• Minutes of February 18, 2014 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - March 2014 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentation:
  • DEP Proposed FY 2014/2015 Budget Presentation by Executive Deputy Secretary Jeff Logan (PDF)
  • Public Comment:
    • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Bonita Hoke (PDF)

February 18, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of November 19, 2013 (PDF)
• Minutes of January 21, 2014 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - February 2014 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentation:
  • Update on Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, Presentation by Andy Zemba, DEP Interstate Waters Office (PDF)
• Public Comment:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Bonita Hoke (PDF)

January 21, 2014

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of November 19, 2013 (PDF)
• Department of Environmental Protection Report to CAC - January 2014 (PDF)
• Meeting Presentations:
  • Pennsylvania Climate Change Action Plan Update, Presentation by Vince Brisini, DEP Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation (PDF)
  • The Update Process for the Climate Change Action Plan and the Anatomy of a Work Plan, Presentation by Mark Brojakowski, DEP, Bureau of Air Quality (PDF)
  • Proposed Modification and Reissuance of General Permit BWEW-GP-8, Presentation by Ken Murin, DEP, Wetlands, Encroachment and Training Division (PDF)
• Public Comments:
  • League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Roberta Winters (PDF)
  • Clean Air Council, Matt Walker, Community Outreach Director (PDF)

November 19, 2013

Meeting Materials

• November 19, 2013 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• DEP November 2013 Report to the CAC (PDF)
• League of Women Voter’s Statement (PDF)
• Stephen Kunz, Schmid & Company, Nov. 18, 2013 Letter to Ken Murin Regarding GP-8 (PDF)
• National Rivers & Streams Assessment Presentation (PDF)
• PA Right To Know Law Presentation (PDF)

Action Items

• October 15, 2013 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
• Richard Manfredi Resolution of Appreciation (PDF)  

October 15, 2013

Meeting Materials

• October 15, 2013 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• DEP October 2013 Report to the CAC (PDF)
• Public Comment League of Women Voters of PA To the CAC Of the Department of Environmental Protection Oct. 15, 2013 (PDF)
• Citizens Coal Council Public Comments on Act 54 (PDF)
• Chesapeake Bay TMDL Progress and the New chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement Presentation (PDF)

Action Items

• September 17, 2013 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

September 17, 2013

Meeting Materials

• September 17, 2013 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• September DEP Report to CAC (PDF)
• Office of Health Equity (OHE) Presentation (PDF)
• The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Comments to the CAC (PDF)

Action Items

• July 16, 2013 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

July 16, 2013

Meeting Materials

• July 16, 2013 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• • The July CAC meeting agenda will change slightly as Council will not be hearing from Tom Callaghan regarding the CONSOL Long Wall Mining Impact Determination. That topic has been cancelled.
• July 2013 DEP Report to the CAC (PDF)
• PA Coastal Resources Management Presentation (PDF)
• STRONGER Presentation (PDF)
• The League Of Women Voters Comments (PDF)

Action Items

• May 22, 2013 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
• Resolution of Appreciation – Jolene Chinchilli (PDF)
• Resolution of Appreciation – Gail Conner (PDF)

June 18, 2013 – Canceled

May 22, 2013

Meeting Materials

• May 22, 2013 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• May 2013 DEP Report to the CAC (PDF)
• League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Comments to the DEP Citizens Advisory Council May 22, 2013 (PDF)
• Policy for Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory (PNDI) Coordination During Permit Review and Evaluation (PDF)
• Rose Bud Mining Stream Reclamation (PDF)

Action Items

• April 16, 2013 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

April 16, 2013

Meeting Materials

• April 16, 2013 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Remarks by Stephen Kunz regarding EPA Rivers & Streams Report (PDF)
• Deputy Secretary Brisini TENORM and Air Quality General Permit #5 PowerPoint (PDF)
• April 2013 DEP Report to the CAC (PDF)

Action Items

• March 19, 2013 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

March 19, 2013

Meeting Materials

• March 19, 2013 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• March 2013 Report to the CAC (PDF)
• DEP Regulatory Efforts and Initiatives Presentation (PDF)
• General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit BAQ-GPA / GP-5 and Proposed Exemption 38 Presentation (PDF)
• Septic Systems in High Quality and Exceptional Value Watersheds Presentation (PDF)

Action Items

• February 19, 2013 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
• Draft CAC Comment on League Testimony (PDF)

February 19, 2013

Meeting Materials

• February 19, Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Private Well Water Testing Presentation, Barbara Hall, TestAmerica (PPT)
• DEP February Report (PDF)

Action Items

• January 15, 2013 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
• CAC 2013 Strategic Workplan (PDF)

January 15, 2013

Meeting Materials

• January 15, 2013 Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Action Items

• November 20, 2012 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

November 20, 2012

Meeting Materials

• November 20, 2012 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Bureau of Conservation & Restoration Action Plan (PDF)
• Act 54 Reporting Concerns (PDF)

Action Items

• September 18, 2012 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
• Draft CAC Five-Year Report: Summary of CAC Air Activities (July 2007 - June 2012)(PDF)

October 16, 2012 - Canceled

September 18, 2012

NOTE: The September 18th CAC meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Meeting Materials

• September 18, 2012 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Coal Region Headwaters Study (PDF)
  Contact: Dr. Benjamin Stout III or www.wju.edu
• Commercial Fuel Oil Sulfur Limits for Combustion Units Final Rule (PDF)
• Asian Carp Threat to the Ohio Basin (PDF)

Action Items

• May 15, 2012 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
• July 17, 2012 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

July 17, 2012

Meeting Materials

• July 2012 Agenda (PDF)
• Monthly Attendance Table July (PDF)

June 19, 2012 - Canceled

May 15, 2012

Meeting Follow-up Letters / Materials

• CAC May 21, 2012 Response to R. John Dawes and Mike Kane (Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds) May 8, 2012 Letter (PDF)

Meeting Materials

• May 2012 Agenda (PDF)
• Monthly Attendance Table May (PDF)
• Factors affecting smallmouth bass populations in the Susquehanna River (PDF)

Action Items

• CAC Southwest Regional Report (October 2011) (PDF)
• April 2012 Minutes (PDF)
• March 2012 Minutes (PDF)
• February 2012 Minutes (PDF)

April 17, 2012

Meeting Materials

• April 2012 Agenda (PDF)
• Monthly Attendance Table April (PDF)
• April 2012 Report to the CAC (PDF)
• Environmental Protection and Unconventional Shale Well Development (PDF)

March 20, 2012

Meeting Materials

• March 2012 Agenda (PDF)
• Monthly Attendance Table February (PDF)

February 21, 2012

Meeting Materials

• February 2012 Agenda (PDF)
• Monthly Attendance Table November (PDF)
• E&S Control General Permit Policy (PDF)
• ESCGP-2 Permit Draft (PDF)

Action Items

• November 2011 Minutes (PDF)
• Draft Air Committee Letter RE: Chapter 139 (PDF)

January 17, 2012 - Canceled