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NortheastEnvironmentalPartnersAnnounceWinnersOfEnvironmentalAwards

TheNortheastEnvironmentalPartnersThursday
announcedthewinnersoftheir2016Environmental
Awardstobepresentedataspecialawardsdinneron
October20attheWoodlandsInnandResortin
WilkesBarre.
ShelburneAward
Thewinnerofthe22ndannualThomasP.
ShelburneEnvironmentalLeadershipAwardisDon
MillerofMonroeCounty

(photo).
Mr.Millerisbeinghonoredforhisdedicationand
commitmenttotheenvironmentofMonroeCountyand
beyond.Ateacher,naturalist,andoutdoorsman,Mr.Millerhasbeenaclearandconsistent
advocateforthePoconoenvironmentforover35years.
Recentlyretiredfromadistinguishedcareerasatechnologyinstructorandteacherwith
thePoconoMountainSchoolDistrict,Donisstillpursuinghisrealvocationasapartnerand
advocateforallmannerofconservationcauses.
HeisafoundingmemberandpastpresidentofthePoconoHeritageLandTrust,current
BoardMemberandpastpresidentoftheBrodheadWatershedAssociation,servesontheMonroe
CountyOpenSpaceAdvisoryBoard,theParadiseTownshipEnvironmentalAdvisory
Committee,andtheBarrett,Paradise,andMt.PoconoRegionalOpenSpaceCommittees.
HeassistedinthecreationofboththeTannersvilleCranberryBogPreserveandthe
Kurmes/ParadiseCreekNaturePreserve,nottomentiontheFieldstoneFarmPreserveandthe
YankeeRunPreserve.
Hehasbeenrecognizednumeroustimesovertheyearsforhisworkasaconservationist,
includingawardsfromthePAEnvironmentalCouncil,theMonroeCountyConservation
District,theBrodheadWatershedAssociation,andtheMonroeCountyWasteAuthority.
Heiswellknownforleadingnaturewalkstohelpothersdiscoverandappreciatethe
environmentaltreasuresoftheregion.
Donsyearsofservicetothecommunity,abilitytocreatesuccessfulpartnerships,andhis
dedicationtopreservingthebeautyofthePoconos,makehimatrueleaderintheenvironmental

arenaofNortheasternPennsylvania.
NortheastEnvironmentalPartnershipAwards
Thewinnersofthe2016NortheastEnvironmentalPartnershipAwardsare
BuzziUnicemUSAStockertownPlant,NorthamptonCounty,fortheirHerculesMeadow
Project,anenvironmentalprojectconceptdevelopedbythecompanytoprovideanoutdoor
classroomandexperientiallearningopportunityforlocalschoolstudentsandothers.Theproject
providesavenueforstudentstolearnenvironmentalconceptsaswellasparticipateinactual
projectsthatwillprotectandimprovethewaterqualityoftheBushkillCreekandsurrounding
area.
LehmanSanctuary,LuzerneCounty,forprovidingauniquelydiverseteachingresource
(theLehmanSanctuary)forenvironmentaleducationandS.T.E.M.activitiesforlocalschools.
TheLehmanSanctuaryprovidesstudentsandeducatorswithalocallearningfacilityfocusedon
watershed,habitat,andotherecoenvironmentaleducationactivities.
RichardMitchellJr.,LuzerneCounty,forsharinghisexpertiseonorganicgardening,edible
landscaping,andcompostingtoinstillanappreciationfornatureamongchildrenandadultsofall
ages.Richardpartnerswithnumerousorganizationstoeducatethecommunityaboutour
environment.Richardalsotutorsspecialneedschildrenandteachesthemtogrowplants,while
helpingthemdevelopskillsandapassionfornatureatthesametime.
TomOgorzalek,LuzerneCounty,forhistirelesseffortsandnumerouspartnershipsthat
madetheGreaterHazletonRailTrailareality.Tom,anoriginalfounderoftheGHRT,
recognizedanopportunitytoconnectpeopletotheenvironmentandpromotehealthyliving
throughthedevelopmentofthistrail.
WilliamReichert,SchuylkillCounty,forbeingachampionforimprovingthequalityof
waterwithinthenorthernmostreachesoftheSchuylkillRiverwatershed,especiallyby
addressingtheregionslegacyofminingandacidminedrainage.Hispracticalapproachto
projects,mentoringofyoungvolunteers,andincrediblehumilityhasmadehimawellrespected
conservationleaderinSchuylkillCountyandbeyond.
TobyhannaConservationAssociation,MonroeCounty,fortheircommunityengagement,
conservation,andenvironmentaleducationefforts.TheTCAchartersstatesthatconservation,a
stateofharmonybetweenmanandtheland,andtheproperharvestingoffishandgamesoasto
retainnaturesdelicatebalance,shallbethepurposeofthisorganization.TCAhaspartnered
withnumerousorganizationstofulfillthismission.
EmergingLeaderAward
TheEmergingEnvironmentalLeaderAwardwillbepresentedthisyeartoMargaret
(Maggie)Capooci,LackawannaCounty,fordemonstratingleadership,initiation,anddedication
toprotectingandpromotingahealthyenvironment.
MaggieisarecentgraduateoftheUniversityofScrantonwithadegreeinEnvironmental
ScienceandPhilosophy.
WhileMaggiewasastudentattheUniversityshewasaleaderwithrespecttopromoting
sustainabilitytothecampusandlocalcommunity.Sheservedinaleadershiproleoncampusas
vicepresidentforoneyearandpresidentoftheSustainabilityClubfortwoyears.
Shewasabletoimpactsustainabilityforfuturegenerationsinthelocalcommunityby
offeringandleadingsustainabilityorientedwithlocalchildren.Thiswasdoneduringeventslike
safetrickortreating,EveningofEnvironmentalScience,andtheEnvironmentalEssayContests.
InthepastthreeyearsMaggiehashelpedoriginate,plan,staff,participate,judge,setup,

andcleanupapproximately44eventsalongwithherheavyacademicloadasadoublemajor.
MaggiewillbecontinuinghereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofDelawareto
pursueaPh.D.inWaterScience&Policy.
Maggieiscertainlyadedicatedandaccomplishedyoungenvironmentalleader.
Speakers
TheOctober20awardsdinnerwillfeatureDr.TerrenceE.SweeneyfromtheUniversity
ofScrantonasthekeynotespeakerandLawrenceM.Newman,ExecutiveDirectorofthe
DiamondCityPartnership,asmasterofceremonies.
TerrenceE.Sweeney,Ph.D.,aProfessorandChairofBiologyattheUniversityof
Scranton,receivedhisBachelorsdegreeinChemistryandPhysicsfromColgateUniversityand
hisPh.D.inBiophysicsfromtheUniversityofRochester.
In1992,afterconductingfiveyearsofpostdoctoralresearchasamemberofthe
PhysiologydepartmentattheUniversityOfArizonaCollegeOfMedicine,Sweeneyjoinedthe
BiologyfacultyattheUniversityofScranton.
Dr.SweeneywillbediscussingtheUniversityofScrantonsnewcourse,Extreme
Physiology,NEPAEdition.
ThecourseincorporatesanActivitySiteandOutreachSteeringCommittee,whose
expertiseinservingasstewardsofPennsylvaniasnaturalresourcesenablethemtobroadenthe
learningoutcomesofthecourse.
Inadditiontoeducatingstudentsaboutthesynergismofnutritionandtraininginthe
enhancementofhumanphysicalperformanceandhealth,thecourseenabledstudentstolearn
howgovernmentalandprivateorganizationsacquire,develop,andpreservelandsforthe
bettermentofthepublic,howsuchactivitiesarefundedandpromoted,andhowthestudents
themselvescanservetofurtherlandconservationforthegoodofthepublicandtheenvironment.
Thecoursealsopromotedanunderstandingofthebreadthandlocationsofrecreational
opportunitiesthatareavailableintheNortheasternPennsylvaniaregion.
LarryNewman,anurbanplannerandeconomicdeveloper,isthefoundingExecutive
DirectoroftheDiamondCityPartnership,WilkesBarresnonprofitdowntownmanagement
organization.
Forthepast15years,hehasplannedandledtherevitalizationofdowntown
WilkesBarreandoverseenmanyofthecatalyticprojectsandinitiativesundertakenthereduring
thatperiod.
Hisdowntownworkhasreceivedstatewiderecognitionforitscommunityimpactand
embraceof"smartgrowth"principles,andhecurrentlychairstheBoardofDirectorsofthe
PennsylvaniaDowntownCenterPennsylvania'sstatewideallianceofdowntownrevitalization
organizations.
NortheastPartners
TheNortheastEnvironmentalPartnersincludetheNortheasternPennsylvaniaAlliance,
DepartmentofConservationandNaturalResources,DepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,
PAEnvironmentalCouncilsNortheastOffice,PPLCorporation,Procter&GamblePaper
ProductsCompany,andWilkesUniversity.
Formoreinformationontheawardsdinnerortoreceiveaninvitation,pleasecontact
PECat5707186507.
Formoreinformationonprograms,initiativesandspecialevents,visitthePA
EnvironmentalCouncilwebsite,visitthePECBlog,followPEConTwitterorLikePECon

Facebook.ClickHeretoreceiveregularupdatesfromPEC.
NewsClips:
MeetSustainablePhiladelphiasUnsungHeroNominees
Crable:LancasterConservationDistrictStaffEarnStatewideRecognition

PAResourcesCouncilAnnounces4WinnersOfEnvironmentalStewardshipAwards

ThePAResourcesCouncilwillpresentits2016
EnvironmentalLeadershipAwardstofour
organizationsthathavedemonstratedtheir
commitmenttoenvironmentalstewardshipin
PennsylvaniaatitsannualAwardsCelebrationon
November10attheVillanovaHotelandConference
CenterinPhiladelphia.
PRCsmissionistoleadandpromote
individualandcollectiveactionstopreserve
Pennsylvaniasenvironmentalresourcesforeachgeneration.Our2016awardeeshaveadvanced
PRCsmissionthroughtheirleadership,innovation,andcreativeprograms,saidPRCExecutive
DirectorBobJondreau.Wecertainlyapplaudtheireffortsandlookforwardtohonoringthem
onNovember10th.
Thefourawardeesare:
GrangerEnergyServicesLeadershipinSustainableEnergy(Berks&LancasterCounties).
GrangerEnergyServicesisbeinghonoredforitsprojectharvestinggasfromtwodifferent
landfillstoproducerenewableenergythroughbothdirectuseandelectricgeneration.Gasis
usedatonsitefacilitiesateachlandfilltogenerateelectricitythroughenginegeneratorsetsand
a21.5milepipelinetosevenindustrialcustomers.Customersusethegastopowerboilers,
turbines,andevenanonsiteenginegeneratorsetintheirindustrialfacilities.Attheirtwo
Pennsylvanialandfillgastoenergyprojects,MorgantownGasCompressorStationandHoney
BrookGenerating&GasCompressorStation,Grangerisproducingenoughrenewableenergyto
powernearly4,000homesandheatapproximately25,000homes.
TheHersheyCompanyLeadershipinGreenBuilding(Hershey,DauphinCounty).The
HersheyCompanyisbeinghonoredforitsrenovationandconversionofahistoric100+yearold
factoryindowntownHersheyintoastateoftheartofficecomplex(19EastBuilding).The$90
millionprojectretainedover1,200jobsinHershey.Thecompanysstoriedpast,thelegacyofits
founderMiltonS.Hershey,andmorethan20piecesoforiginalhistoricalmanufacturing
equipmenthavebeenincorporatedintothelayoutanddesignofthisLEEDGoldfacility.
RadnorTownship,DelawareCountyLeadershipinStormwaterManagement.Radnor
Townshipisbeinghonoredforitscomprehensiveandinnovativemunicipal
stormwatermanagementprogram,whichwasdevelopedwithwidespreadcommunityinput.The
programprovidesadedicatedfundingsourceforpubliceffortsandincentivesforproperty
ownerstoencourageprivateefforts.
StraubBeerLeadershipinReusablePackaging(St.Marys,ElkCounty).StraubBeeris
beinghonoredforitsuseofrefillablebottlesatitsbreweryinSt.Marys.Straubisoneofonly
twobreweriesintheUnitedStatesthatusesoroffersrefillablebottles.Straubhasbrewedbeerin
St.Marysforover140years.

KeynoteSpeaker
The2016AwardsCelebrationwillfeaturekeynotespeakerPatrickMcDonnell,acting
SecretaryoftheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection.
Theeventkicksoffat5:30p.m.withanetworkingreception,raffles&silentauction,and
wine&beersamplings,followedbythedinnerprogramwithactingSecretaryMcDonnells
remarksandthepresentationofawardstoPRCs2016honorees.
Weanticipateagreatnightofconnectingwithoursupporters,congratulatingour
honorees,andcelebratingPRCsaccomplishmentsoverthepastyear.Ourreceptionwill
highlightPRCshardworktoprotectPennsylvaniasenvironment,educateresidentsacrossthe
state,andengagestakeholders.Donorsupportofthiseventhasanimmediateimpactandmakes
itpossibleforustocontinuetoofferservicesandexpandourprogramstoconserveevenmoreof
Pennsylvaniasresources.
Tolearnmoreorpurchasetickets,visitPRCs2016AwardsCelebrationwebpage.
NewsClips:
MeetSustainablePhiladelphiasUnsungHeroNominees
Crable:LancasterConservationDistrictStaffEarnStatewideRecognition

PAsChesapeakeBayRebootStrategyToImproveWaterQualityMayNeedKickStart

ByTimothyB.Wheeler,ChesapeakeBayJournal

TheWolfadministrationsplantorebootPennsylvanias
badlylaggingChesapeakeBaycleanupeffortscouldbein
needofitsownkickstart.
SinceunveilingthestrategyinJanuary,stateenvironmental
leadershavegrappledwithresistancetotheirplanfor
increasingoversightoffarmsinthewatershed.Andthey
haveyettolineupmajornewsourcesoffundingtomake
goodontheirpledgetoplantmorestreambuffersandtakea
hostofotheractionstoimprovelocalandBaywaterquality.
Meanwhile,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,which
hadbrieflywithheldnearly$3millioninfundslastyearuntilPennsylvaniaproducedthereboot
plan,iswarningitmaytakenewstepsifthestatedoesntshowprogresssoon.
VeronicaKasi,coordinatorofthenewlyformedChesapeakeBayOfficeinthestate
DepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,saidinaninterviewthatitsstillearly,butpreliminary
stepshavebeentakentocarryouttherebootstrategy.Shesaidshesencouragedthatits
beginningtoreverseyearsofthestatesneglectingitsresponsibilitiestohelpcleanuptheBay.
Wearestartingtoturntheaircraftcarrier,shesaid.
Others,though,saytheydontseemuchsignofthat.
Ithinkthingsareprettywellstalledatthispoint,saidDavidHess,aformerstate
secretaryofenvironmentalprotectionwhosnowalobbyistinHarrisburg.Keycomponentsof
therebootplan,suchaspromisedincreasedfunding,haveyettomaterialize,henoted.
Therebootplan,developedjointlybythestatedepartmentsofAgriculture,Conservation
andNaturalResources,andEnvironmentalProtection,isintendedtogetthestatebackontrack
tomeetitsobligationsundertheBaypollutiondietimposedin2010bytheEPA.

ThesixstatesintheChesapeakewatershedaresupposedtohavesufficientmeasuresin
placebynextyeartoachieve60percentofthepollutionreductions,and100percentby2025.
WhilePennsylvaniahasmetits2017phosphorusgoal,EPAscomputermodelingindicatesthe
stateisfaroffpacetomaketheneededreductionsinnitrogenandsedimentpollution.
Asoftheendoflastyear,Pennsylvaniawasonthehookfor86percentoftheremaining
nitrogenreductionsstillneededfromallofthestatestomeetthe2017goal,andfornearly70
percentofthecumulativereductionstoreachtheoverall2025goal.
AsafirststeptowardaddressingPennsylvaniasdeficiencies,stateofficialshadpledged
toinspect10percentofthe33,000farmsintheBaywatershedannually,startingJuly1.Officials
saidthedragnetwasneededtorestoreacultureofcompliance,afterEPAreviewsfoundfewer
than2percentwerebeingcheckedeachyear,withlittlebeingdonetopromptlyaddress
problemsthatturnedup.
Arecordsreviewalsofoundasmanyas70percentoffarmslackrequiredplansfor
managingfarmanimalmanureandforcontrollingerosionandsedimentpollution.
CriticalShortageOfInspectors
Statestaffingiscriticallyshort,sotheDEPisrelyingoncountyconservationdistrict
officestohelpoutwiththeinspectionrampup.Butmorethanamonthafterthedesignatedstart
date,thefarmcheckshaveyettobegin,anditsunclearhowmanyofthe43conservation
districtsintheBaywatershedwillparticipate.
AttheendofJune,KasihadsaideightdistrictshadnotifiedtheDEPtheywouldtake
part,whilesevenhadsaidtheywouldnot,withthemajoritystillonthefence.
Lastweek,DEPspokesmanNeilShaderdeclinedtoprovideanupdate,sayingthe
numberisstillinflux.AndonFriday,theDEPissuedanewsreleasecallingonallthe
conservationdistrictstofinalizetheirroleinconductingagriculturalinspections.
Thedepartmentsentdistrictofficialsalettersayingithadtweakedtheinspection
procedurestoaddresstheirremainingconcernsabouttheeffort.Intheletter,Patrick
McDonnell,actingDEPsecretary,urgedthedistrictstosignandreturnbyAug.30aonepage
formsayingtheywouldparticipate.
DEPspokesmanShadersaidstateofficialshavebeenindiscussionswithdistrictofficials
forweeks,seekingtoovercometheirqualmsandgetthemonboardwiththeinspections.
Theletterwasmeanttohighlighthowthestatehadattemptedtoaddressoneoftheir
concerns,byspellingoutthatdistrictswouldnotbepenalizediffarmersrefusedtopermittheir
farmstobeinspected.
TheDEPhassaidthatfordistrictstocontinuereceivingstatefundingforBay
technicians,eachofthosestafferswillbeexpectedtoinspect50farmsinthecomingyear.
Shadersaidsomedistrictshadaskedifmoneywouldbewithheldifsomeinspectionscouldnot
beperformedbecausefarmersrefusedpermission.
So,withstepstakentoclarifythatafarmersrefusalwouldnotbeheldagainstan
inspector,theDEPdecideditwastimetoissueafishorcutbaitmessagetotheconservation
districts,Shadersaid.
Thisisgoingtobesortofwheretherubbermeetstheroad,theDEPspokesmansaid,
andbytheendofAugust,theresgoingtobeaconcretelistofwhosinandwhosout.
Butatleastsomeconservationdistrictsmayhavebeenwaitingtoseethecontractwith
DEPthattheyreexpectedtosigninordertoreceivestatefunding.Asofthebeginningof
August,theDEPstillhadnotproducedthefinalversionofthecontract.

Ithinkwerestilldealingwithaprojectthathasnotbeenfinalized,sosomeofthe
districtshavesaidletsjustwaitandseewhatthefinalproductis,saidBrendaShambaugh,
executivedirectorofthePennsylvaniaAssociationofConservationDistricts.Shesaidshehad
heardthat20to25districtshadindicatedtheirwillingnesstodoinspections,butninehad
refused.
Nothingissetinconcrete,sheadded.
TheDEPletteronFridaysaiddistrictswouldbesentacontracttosignaftertheyreturn
theonepageformindicatingtheirwillingnesstodoinspections.
Atleastsomeconservationdistrictleadershavebeenreticentbecausedoinginspections
representsabigshiftinwhattheyseeastheirtraditionalroleofhelpingfarmerswithtechnical
assistancetoimproveconservationpracticesontheirland.
Theyfeelasiftherespecttheyhavefromtheagriculturalcommunitymightbe
compromisediftheystartdoinginspections,andtheymightnotbeinvitedbacktothefarm,
Shambaughhadexplainedearlier.Itsalinethattheydontwanttocross.
Wedidnthirepeopletodoinspections,saidMarkKimmel,manageroftheYork
CountyConservationDistrict,whichhasdeclinedtoparticipate.
ThestaffwhoworkwithfarmersonBayrelatedconservationissuesliveandworkin
thecommunity,themanagerexplained.Inmostcases,theyrefriendsandneighborsofthe
peopletheywouldbeinspecting.Itsaveryuncomfortablepositionforthemtobein.
Indeed,Kimmelsaid,evenbeforetheinspectionplanwasunveiled,twoofhisstaffquit
andtookjobswiththeU.S.DepartmentofAgriculturebecausetheydheardthechangewas
coming.
TheYorkdistrictsdecisioncostit$141,000,almost10percentofitsbudget,Kimmel
said.TheDEPregularlyprovideseachdistrictwithaportionofitsfunding,andthisyearmade
participationinthefarmchecksaconditionofthecontractstheydhavetosigntogetthemoney.
Kimmelcalledthefundingcutoffcounterproductive.Evenbeforetheinspectioninitiative
wasannounced,hesaid,farmershadbeenaskingthedistrictforhelpwritingconservationplans.
Hehasabacklognow,henoted,of150suchrequeststhatwouldcovermorethan37,000
acresoffarmlandinthecounty.Tohelpdealwiththatbacklog,thedistrictmanagersaidhes
tryingtofillthetwovacanciesandfindotherfundstocovertheloss.
Meanwhile,KasisaidthattheDEPispreparingtostepinandhandlefarminspectionsin
countieswheretheconservationdistrictswontdoit.BymidJune,initialtraininghadbeen
givento60or70staff,shesaid,somedrawnfromotherbranchesoftheDEP.
Weregoingtopullasweneedfromwherevertogettheworkdone,Kasiexplained.
Thisisapriority.
UnderstandardoperatingprocedurespostedlastspringontheDEPswebsite,farmers
selectedforinspectionwillbeaskedtoproducetherequiredplans,andinspectorsaretoscan
themtoseeiftheyseemcomplete.
Anyfarmlackingaplanorwithanincompleteonewillbegiven90daystoremedythat,
oruptosixmonthsifthereareextenuatingcircumstances.Failuretocomplywiththose
deadlinescouldresultintheDEPtakingenforcementaction.
Inspectorswillalsoberequiredtoreportanypollutionincidentstheysee,suchasa
manurelagoonleakingordischargingintoastream.
Farmerscanavoidaninspectionbysendingincopiesoftheirplans,Kasipointedout.
Farmerswholacktherequiredplansalsomayputoffavisitiftheypledgeinadvancetohave

themprepared.
Somesaytheyfeartheinspectioninitiativecouldbogdowniftherearentenoughpeople
trainedtohelpfarmerspreparethemissingplans.Withsomeconservationdistrictssaying
theyrealreadybackedupwithrequests,DEPofficialssaytheyhopeprivateconsultantscanpick
uptheslack.
Thereareanumberofthemoutthere,Kasisaid.Askedifsheknowshowmanyandif
theyreinapositiontohandleagreaterworkload,shereplied,Iguesswellfindout.
Kasipointedoutthatthemanureanderosionplansinspectorswouldbecheckingforhavebeen
requiredforabout30years.
EPAsmadeitverycleartouswecantkeepdoingthesamethingwevebeendoingfor
thepastmanyyears,shesaid.Wehavetostartsomewheretochangeandacceleratewhat
weredoing.Sothisisthefirststepindoingthat.
EPAalsohasfoundseriousshortcomingsinPennsylvaniaseffortstoreducestormwater
pollution,andquestionedwhetherthestatecanreachitsgoalforthatsector.Theagencyis
pressingformoreinspectionsandforasignificantincreaseinprojectstocurbrunoff.
TheDEPrecentlypublishedanewmunicipalstormwaterpermitspellingoutpollution
reductionmeasurestoberequiredin2018ofanestimated300smallcommunitiesintheBay
watershed.KasisaidtheDEPhasbegunholdingworkshopswithlocalofficialstopreparethem.
Therehasbeensomeprogressonafewotherelementsoftherebootstrategy.PennState
Extensionispreparingtovisit700farmsintheBaywatershedinthenextmonth,seekingto
verifyfarmersreportsthattheyveputpollutioncurbingbestmanagementpracticesontheir
farmsthathavenotpreviouslybeentalliedtowardthestatesChesapeakecleanupefforts.
Kasisaidstateofficialshopethatbyidentifyingpreviouslyuncountedconservation
practices,theycanshowtheEPAthatPennsylvaniahasmademoreprogressrestoringtheBay
thancurrentlyestimated.
StreamsideTreeEffortFallingShort
TheWolfadministrationalsotookitsfirststeprecentlyalbeitatinyonetoward
meetinganotherBaycommitment:liningPennsylvaniasriversandstreamswithtreesto
improvewaterquality.
TheDepartmentofConservationandNaturalResourcesannounceditwouldbegan
takingapplicationsAugust1forgrantstoputinriparianbuffersstreamsidetreesthatcan
preventsedimentandnutrientsfromrunningoffthelandintothewater.
Tensofthousandsofacresofstreamsidetreeshavebeenplantedoverthelasttwo
decades,buttheefforthasdwindledinrecentyears.
Mostwillingfarmershavealreadysignedupinthelastdecadeorso,explained
MatthewKeefer,theDCNRsassistantstateforester.Therestarereluctanttogiveupthe
opportunitytoraisecornorotherincomeproducingcropsontheland,or,Keeferadded,arejust
notwillingtoparticipateinagovernmentprogram.
Thedepartmentannouncedthisgrantwouldpilotanew,moreflexibleapproach,in
whichstateassistancewouldbeprovidedtoplanttreesthatcouldyieldthelandownersome
income,say,byharvestingnutsorberries,orbranchesthatcouldbeusedtofashionwreathsor
baskets.
Otherstateshavehadsomesuccesswiththatapproach,saidSaraNicholas,theDCNRs
directorofpolicyandplanning.
Thedepartmentplanstoawardupto$500,000ingrantsstatewideforplantingstobe

madenextyear,Nicholassaid.Thatsadropinthebucketcomparedwithroughestimatesthat
thestatewillneedtoinvest$170milliontoreachitsultimategoalof95,000acresofnew
streamsideplantingsintheBaywatershedalone.
Werestartingsmall,Nicholasacknowledged.Butshesaidofficialshavebeenin
robustdiscussionswithpotentialprivateandpublicfunderstoboostthatfinancial
commitment.
Lackofmoney,stateofficialsandoutsidersagree,istheoverridinghandicap
PennsylvaniafacesincatchingupwithitsBaycleanupobligations.PennStatehasestimatedthat
meetingthestatesobligationstoreducefarmandstormwaterpollutioncouldcostanywhere
from$260millionto$380millionayearthrough2025.
Underitsrebootstrategy,theWolfadministrationofficialshadpledgedtoobtain
additionalresourcesforwaterqualityimprovementbyseekingnewsourcesoffunding.But
thatsnothappening,atleastnotthisyear.
Itsinmanywaysadollarsandcentsissue,saidMatthewStepp,policydirectorforthe
environmentalgroupPennFuture.ThedepartmentsofEnvironmentalProtectionandAgriculture
bothneedalotmoremoneyiftherebootstrategyistosucceed,hesaid.
PoliticsAddsToUncertainty
Gov.TomWolf,aDemocrat,hasbeensparringsincelastyearwiththe
Republicandominatedlegislatureoverthestatesbudgetastheydebatedhowtoclosea
longtermstructuraldeficitandadequatelyfundneededprogramsandservices.
Thetwosidesremaineddeadlockedformonthsbeyondlastyearsdeadlinebefore
agreeingtoamakeshiftspendingplan.
Thisyear,astheJuly1deadlineneared,abudgetfor2017remainedelusivedespite
intensenegotiations.
Addingtotheuncertaintywasasuddenchangeintheadministrationsenvironmental
leadership.DEPSecretaryJohnQuigleyabruptlyresignedinMayamidacontroversyovera
privateemailhesenttoenvironmentalactivists,whichleakedout.
Theprofanitylacedmessagelambastedthemfornotpushingbackagainstlawmakers
opposingregulationshisdepartmenthadproposedgoverningnaturalgasdrillingand
coalburningpowerplants.
Environmentalgroupssubsequentlyairedadscriticalofsomelawmakers,angeringtheir
targets,whoaccusedQuigleyoforchestratingit.
WolfnamedMcDonnell,whohadbeentheDEPspolicydirector,tosucceedQuigleyas
actingsecretary.Wolfthenstruckcompromiseswithlawmakersontherulesindispute,agreeing
toscrapnewdrillinglimitsforpartofthegasindustryanddraggingoutthetimelineforthe
adoptionofaplantoreduceclimatewarmingpowerplantemissions.
Thegovernorwantstomakeadeal,andunfortunatelytheenvironmentissuffering,
Steppsaid.
Environmentalistsweredisappointedbutnotsurprisedthen,thatunderthecircumstances,
legislatorsdidnotagreetoanymajorincreasesinspendingonBaycleanupoverthenextyear.
ThenewbudgetfallsshortofprovidingtheresourcesnecessaryfortheCommonwealth
tosuccessfullyfollowthroughontherebootedcleanwaterstrategyitcommittedtoearlierthis
year,saidHarryCampbell,PennsylvaniaexecutivedirectoroftheChesapeakeBayFoundation.
WhilesayingthattheWolfadministrationsrebootstrategycouldbeacatalystforgetting
thestatebackontrackwithitsBaycleanupresponsibilities,Campbellwarnedthatwithoutthe

resourcestobackitup,itisdestinedtofail.
WiththebudgetdebateinHarrisburgfocusedthisyearonhowtofundpensionsand
reducedebt,Wolfproposednobigrevenueincreases,andessentiallyflatfundingforagency
operatingbudgets.
WolfhadsaidinFebruaryhewasconsideringseekinganinfusionofbondfundingfor
thenearly2decadeoldstateGrowingGreenerprogram,tobefocusedthistimeonwaterquality.
Buthedidnotincludeitinhisbudgetrequestforthisyear.
Thefundingproblemhasbeengrowingworseformorethanadecade,saidHess,the
formerDEPsecretary,asagencybudgetshavebeenshrinkingunderDemocraticandRepublican
governorsalike.
For13years,thebudgetsforDEPandotherenvironmentalprogramshavebeencut
13yearsinarow,Hesssaid.Atsomepoint,wevegottofigureouthowtodothis,orfrankly
somebodyelseisgoingtofigureitoutforus.Andthatsomebodyelsecouldbeafederalcourt
somewhereorEPA,obviously.
EPAhadwithheld$2.9millioningrantfundslastyearasashowofdispleasureover
PennsylvaniasBaycleanupshortcomings,butrestoredthemoneyaftertherebootplanwas
released.
ShawnGarvin,EPAsmidAtlanticregionaladministrator,hadsaidatthetimethatthe
agencycouldkeepclosetabsonthestatesprogressincarryingoutthestrategy.
InJune,inareviewofBaystatescleanupprogresstodate,theEPAnotedthatasaresult
ofPennsylvaniasrebootstrategy,thestatehassetmilestonesforimprovingfarmcompliance
andfortrackingwhatconservationpracticesareinplace.
ButtheagencysaidPennsylvaniastillhasnotmappedouthowitwillgetbackontrack
withpollutionreductions.
Itsverymuchaworkinprogress,Garvinsaidofthestatesrebooteffort,duringa
telephoneconferencecallwithreportersinmidJune.
Iknowthecommitmentisthere,headded.Thequestionbecomestheactual
implementation.Thisisgoingtotakeresources.TheWolfadministrationrecognizesthatThey
recognizethereisaneedtochangethetrajectorytheyvebeenon.Nowtheissueisusworking
withthemandpartnerstohelpthemachieveit.
ConsequencesOfDelayedProgress
TheEPAdidsayitlikelywouldrequiremoreproofofPennsylvaniathanofotherstates
thatitcouldcarryoutitscleanupplans.Andtheagencywarnedtheremightbefurther
consequencesifprogressisnotforthcoming,suchasconductingfarminspectionsofitsownand
expandingregulatoryoversightofsmalleranimalfeedingoperations.
WorriedthatPennsylvaniacouldfaceworsesanctions,somelawmakershaveproposed
raisingnewenvironmentalfundsbymakingmanybusinessespayforthewatertheynowtakefor
freefromthestatesrivers,streamsandlakes.
Rep.MikeSturla,aDemocratrepresentingthecityofLancaster,hasintroducedabillto
levyanominalfeeonwithdrawalsofwaterbycommercialandindustrialusers,whonowtake
anestimated4.4billiongallonsdaily.Itwouldexemptmunicipalwatersystemusers,aswellas
farmers.
Themeasurecouldraise$245millionayear,with$30millionannuallygoingtothe
DEP$25milliontotheDCNRand$5milliontothestateFishandBoatCommission.The
remaining$185millionwouldbeearmarkedforwaterrelatedprojectsineachofPennsylvanias

sixmajorwatersheds,roughlyhalfofwhichultimatelydrainintotheBay.
Sturla,amemberoftheChesapeakeBayCommission,atristatelegislativepolicygroup,
saidhebelievesthefeeisneededtohelpPennsylvaniadoitsparttocleanuptheBay.
Butevenforstateresidentswhodontfeelmuchloveforanestuarythatsbeyondtheir
borders,hesaid,theyoughttosupportthebilloutofselfinterest,becauseitwouldhelprestore
waterqualityinthestatesmanypollutiondegradedriversandstreams.
Infact,Pennsylvaniahasthemostmilesofimpairedstreamsofanystateinthe
nationsowevegotalotofworktodo,Sturlasaid.Ifwhatsflowinginmybackyardis
clean,whatsflowingintotheBaywillbeclean.
Sturlasaidhisbillhas13cosponsors,threeofthemRepublicans.Rep.GarthEverett,a
RepublicanwhorepresentsLycomingCountyinnorthernPennsylvania,isone.
ButEverettsaid,Idontthinkithasasnowballschanceintheenvironmentrightnow.
Sohehasputinaresolutioncallingforalegislativestudyofthefee,howitwouldberaisedand
howspent.Everettsaidhebelievesthatsneededtolaythegroundworkforpersuadingenough
lawmakerstobuckpoliticalconventionandoffersupport.
Evenastudymightbehardtosell,hesaid,pointingoutasimilarsuggestionafewyears
agobyanotherlawmakerthatwassquelched.Hesaidhesalreadyheardgrumblingfrom
businessandindustry,andsaidheexpectsresistancefrompowerplantoperators,thestates
biggestusersofwaterforcooling.
AlsoamemberoftheBayCommission,Everettsaidhesafiscalconservative,buta
pragmatist.
Wevegotanissuetodealwithanditsnotgoingaway,hesaid.Wevekickedthe
candowntheroadIthinkweneedtotakecareofourownhouse.
(ReprintedfromtheChesapeakeBayJournal.)
FormoreinformationonChesapeakeBayissues,visittheChesapeakeBayJournal
website,ClickHeretosubscribetotheJournal,FollowChesapeakeBayJournalOnTwitteror
LikeChesapeakeBayJournalOnFacebook.
FormoreonChesapeakeBayrelatedissuesinPennsylvania,visittheCBFPAwebpage.
ClickHeretosignupforPennsylvaniaupdates(bottomofleftcolumn).ClickHereforacopy
ofCBFPAsmostrecentnewsletter.
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CBFPA:Rep.EverettIsRight,PANeedsNewFundingForCleanWaterPrograms
OpEd:HeresHowPACanGetSmarterAboutCleaningUpOurRivers&Streams
DEPTellsHouseCommitteesChesapeakeBayProgramFacesInadequateResources,Data
DamsOnSusquehannaAreUndoingProgressInReducingPollutionToChesapeakeBay

EPAAdministratorCallsPAsLaggingChesapeakeBayCleanupDiscouraging
DelawareRiverBasinCommissionReportShowsReductionInNutrientPollution

DelawareRiverBasinCommissionReportShowsReductionInNutrientPollution

TheDelawareRiverBasinCommissionMonday
releaseditsLowerDelawareRiverSpecialProtection
WatersAssessmentofMeasurableChangestoExisting
WaterQualityreportwhichfoundareductioninnutrient
pollutionatmostmonitoringsites,andnomeasurable
changeinotherparametersat17of20testingpoints.
Chloridewasoneofthefewparameterswherea
measurablechangedidoccuratseverallocations,butthe
monitoredresultsremainedwellbelowlevelsthatwould
impacttheaquaticenvironment.Thisupwardtrend,whichisnotuniquetotheDelawareRiver,
islikelycausedbywinterroadsaltinginthewatershed.
Thereportcomparesbaselinewaterqualitydatainitiallycollectedfrom20002004tothe
assessmentperiodof20092011.
Thegeneralwaterqualityparameterstestedincludealkalinity,hardness,pH,dissolved
oxygen,temperature,turbidity,dissolvedandsuspendedsolids,allnutrientforms(ammonia,
nitrate+nitrite,totalnitrogen,totalphosphorus,andorthophosphate),and2of3testedbacteria
parameters(EnterococcusandFecalcoliforms).
Extensivemonitoringwasconductedandwaterqualitydatawereevaluatedat24sites
locatedontheDelawareRiverandtributariesina76milestretchoftheriverbetweenPortland,
Pa./Columbia,N.J.andTrenton,N.J.
Thisassessmentexamineswhetherchangestoexistingwaterqualityinthissectionof
theriverhaveoccurred,andwearepleasedtoannouncethat,formostwaterqualityparameters
atmostlocations,therewerenomeasurablechangestoexistingwaterquality,saidDRBC
ExecutiveDirectorSteveTambini.Infact,manytestsrevealedwaterqualityimprovements.
DRBCnotedthatnutrientswereoneofthewaterqualityparametersfoundtoshow
improvementatmostsitesthisisgoodnews,astheseresultsappeartobuckthenationaltrendof
nutrientdegradationofwaterbodies.
TheCommissionsSpecialProtectionWaters,orSPW,programisdesignedtoprevent
degradationwhereexistingwaterqualityisbetterthantheestablishedwaterqualitystandards
throughmanagementandcontrolofwastewaterdischargesalongwithreportingrequirements,
saidTambini.ThisassessmentdemonstratesthatDRBCsSPWprogramisworkingandplays
animportantandpositiveroleinprotectingwaterqualityintheDelawareRiverBasin.
DRBCsSpecialProtectionWatersProgramcoverstheentire197milenontidal
DelawareRiverfromHancock,N.Y.toTrenton,N.J.TheSPWprogramaimstokeepclean
watersclean.
Inpractice,thegoalistoachievenomeasurablechangeinexistingwaterqualityofSPW
waters,excepttowardsnaturalconditions.
Thisisaccomplishedbytakingawatershedapproach,lookingatthedrainageareaofthe
designatedwatersandconsideringimpactsofvariouspotentialpollutantloadings,suchas
dischargesfromwastewatertreatmentplants.

Monitoringisrequiredtodetermineifmeasurablechangeisoccurringatdesignatedsites
whereexistingwaterqualityhasbeendefined.TheDRBCsSPWregulationsestablishan
antidegradationpolicyononeofthelongeststretchesofanyriverinthenation.
Thecompleteassessmentreport,interactivemap,andadditionalSPWinformationare
availableontheCommissionsAssessmentofMeasurableChangesToExistingWaterQuality
webpage.
(Photo:2016DelawareRiverSojourn.)
NewsClips:
WaterQualityInLowerDelawareMostlyMeetsStandards
DelawareRiverCleanest,InTermsOfTrash,ItsBeenIn30Years
RelatedLinks:
WilliamPennFoundationDelawareRiverInitiative
AcademyOfNaturalSciencesDelawareRiverInitiative
StroudWaterResearchCenterDelawareRiverMonitoring
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SusquehannaRiverCommissionReportShows9%OfWatershedsAreStressed,Critical
CBFPA:PAStateBudgetLacksFundingtoReachCleanWaterGoals
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AGOKsFinalDEPDrillingRegs,LegislativeCommitteeMeetsOnPublishingFinalRules

TheOfficeofAttorneyGeneralthisweekapproved
DEPsChapter78(conventional)and78a
(unconventional)drillingregulationsforpublicationin
thePABulletin.Oncepublished,theregulationswill
gointoeffect.
However,theGeneralAssemblypassedand
Gov.WolfsignedintolawAct52inJunewhich
abrogatestheChapter78regulationscovering
conventionaloilandgaswellspreventingthemfrom
goingintoeffect.
ThenewlawmakesDEPstarttherulemakingprocessoverforsettingupdated
environmentalprotectionstandardsforconventionalwells.
InresponsetoaletteronJune23fromJ.AndrewCrompton,GeneralCounseltothe
SenateRepublicanCaucus,theJointSenate/HouseCommitteeonDocuments,whichoversees
publicationofthePABulletinbytheLegislativeReferenceBureau,hasscheduledameetingfor
August18.
TheletterexpressedconcernsabouthowtheLegislativeReferenceBureauwouldtreat
publicationoftheChapter78regulationstocomplywithAct52andtheabrogationofthe

conventionalwellregulations.
Theletteradds,Furthermore,thereareareasofambiguityandinternalinconsistency
withinthefinalregulations,whichwerepreviouslyraisedduringtheEnvironmentalQuality
Boardsrulemakingprocess.ItisimportantthattheCommitteeaddresssuchissuestoensure
thattheBureauisabletocompleteitsstatutoryresponsibilitytopreparetheregulationsfor
publication.
Itisnotclearatthispointwhatareasofambiguityandinternalinconsistencytheremay
beintheregulationsandwhatchangeswillbediscussedbytheCommittee.
SenateRepublicansaddedanamendmenttoSenateBill1229(VogelRBeaver)inJune
toweakentheChapter78aunconventional(MarcellusShale)drillingregulationsandthenpassed
thebillontotheHouseforaconcurrencevote.
ThemeetingoftheJointCommitteewillbeinRoom461MainCapitolstartingat11:00
a.m.Formoreinformation,contactLeahBrown,LegislativeReferenceBureau,7177831530.
NewsClips:
CasesOfGasMigrationIntoWaterSuppliesDeclineInPA
RendellWouldRevisitHowEarlyDrillingWasRegulated
Rendell:IDontApologizeAtAllForFracking
Editorial:IsTheNaturalGasSeveranceTaxDead?
MobileHomeParkOwnerToPay$1MForFatalBlast
EPAsScienceAdvisersChallengeAgencyOnFrackingReport
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Senate/HouseAgenda/SessionSchedule/GovsSchedule

HerearetheSenateandHouseCalendarsandCommitteemeetingsshowingbillsofinterestas
wellasalistofnewenvironmentalbillsintroduced

BillCalendars

House(Sept.19):<>ClickHereforfullHouseBillCalendar.

Senate(Sept.26):HouseResolution872(CauserRForest)urgingfederalandstateregulatory
agenciestousesciencebased,peerrevieweddatawhenevaluatingmodernagricultural
technologytoolsanddevelopingregulations(sponsorsummary).<>ClickHereforfullSenate
BillCalendar.

CommitteeMeetingAgendasThisWeek

House:<>ClickHereforfullHouseCommitteeSchedule.

Senate:<>ClickHereforfullSenateCommitteeSchedule.

BillsPendingInKeyCommittees

CheckthePAEnvironmentalCouncilBillTrackerforthestatusandupdatesonpendingstate
legislationandregulationsthataffectenvironmentalandconservationeffortsinPennsylvania.

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

SessionSchedule

HereisthelatestvotingsessionschedulefortheSenateandHouse

Senate
September26,27,28
October17,18,19,24,25,26
November16

House
August18(Nonvoting)
September19,20,21,26,27,28
October17,18,19,24,25,26
November14,15

GovernorsSchedule

Gov.TomWolf'sworkcalendarwillbepostedeachFridayandhispublicschedulefortheday
willbepostedeachmorning.ClickHeretoviewGov.WolfsWeeklyCalendarandPublic
Appearances.

NewsFromAroundTheState

WaterQualityFocusOfPanelDiscussionAtPennStateAgProgressDaysAug.17

Collaborativestrategiestomeetwaterqualitygoalsfor
Pennsylvania'sriversandstreamswhileensuringproductive
agriculturewillbethetopicofapaneldiscussionatthisyear's
AgProgressDaysexposition.
Thehourlongeventwillbeginat2p.m.onAugust17,inthe

SpecialEventsBuildingattheAgProgressDayssite.RickRoush,deanofPennState'sCollege
ofAgriculturalSciences,andRussellRedding,stateagriculturesecretary,willhostthe
discussion.
"WorkingTogethertoMeetWaterQualityGoalsinPennsylvania"willfocusonhowa
hostofeducationalandgovernmentalagenciescanworktogethertoidentifyandsolvevarious
environmentalandeconomicproblemsrelatedtotheimpactofagricultureonthestate's
waterways.
"AssistingPennsylvaniaagricultureinaddressingwaterqualitychallengesisapriority
areaforthecollege,"saidMaryWirth,CollegeofAgriculturalSciencesdirectorofcollege
relationsandcommunications.
Whilemeetingwaterqualitygoalsinagricultureischallenging,itcanbeachieved,
accordingtoMatthewRoyer,directorofthecollege'sAgricultureandEnvironmentCenter.
"Farmersthemselvesarethesolutiontoimprovingwaterquality,"hesaid."Theculture
ofstewardshipthatisingrainedinPennsylvaniaagriculturecanformthebasisofanexcitingnew
consensusaroundmeetinggoalsofviablefarmsandhealthystreams."
InearlyMarchinHershey,Royercoordinatedathreedayconference,hostedbyPenn
Stateandotherpartners,todiscussPennsylvaniaagriculture'sroleinandapproachto
ChesapeakeBayrestoration.
Theevent,titled"PennsylvaniaintheBalance,"includedleadersinagricultureandthe
environmentworkingtogethertoidentifynew,innovativesolutionsthatcanhelpensurethatthe
statemaintainsavibrantandproductiveagricultureindustry,whilemeetingwaterqualitygoals
fortheCommonwealth'sriversandstreamsandtheChesapeakeBay.
Theagendafor"WorkingTogethertoMeetWaterQualityGoalsinPennsylvania"is:
WelcomeandIntroductions,PennsylvaniaSecretaryofAgricultureRussellRedding
U.S.GeologicalSurveyDataPresentation,MichaelLangland,USGShydrologist
UpdateontheBestManagementPracticesFarmSurveyandNextSteps,JimShortle,
distinguishedprofessoranddirectoroftheCollegeofAgriculturalSciences'Environmentand
NaturalResourcesInstitute,andKellyHeffner,deputysecretaryintheDepartmentof
EnvironmentalProtection
ThemesfromthePennsylvaniaintheBalanceConferenceandNextSteps,MattRoyer,
directorofPennState'sAgricultureandEnvironmentCenter
IncomeProducingBufferInitiative,SecretaryofConservationandNaturalResourcesCindy
Dunnand
QuestionsandClosingRemarks,DeanRickRoush,PennStateCollegeofAgricultural
Sciences.
ListeningSessions
Three"PennsylvaniaintheBalance"listeningsessions,titled"MeetingDualGoalsof
VibrantAgricultureandCleanWater,"alsowillbeheld.
Thosesessionswilltakeplacefrom4to5p.m.onAugust17,attheSpecialEvents
Building,andfrom11a.m.tonoonattheCollegeExhibitsBuildingtheaterandfrom1:30to
2:30p.m.attheUnitedFarmFamilyLearningCenterBuilding,bothonAugust18.
"Thelisteningsessionsarewaysofinvitingmoreproducers,stakeholdersandother
interestedmembersofthepublictohearaboutconferenceoutcomesandshapenextstepsanda
pathforwardformeetingPennsylvania'sdualgoalsofviable,productiveagricultureandclean
water,"Royerexplained.

SponsoredbyPennState'sCollegeofAgriculturalSciences,AgProgressDaysisheldat
theRussellE.LarsonAgriculturalResearchCenteratRockSprings,9milessouthwestofState
CollegeonRoute45.Hoursare9a.m.to5p.m.August169a.m.to8p.m.August17and9
a.m.to4p.m.August18.Admissionandparkingarefree.
Formoreinformation,visittheAgProgressDayswebsite.
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NorthcentralPAPartners,DEPRestoringStreamsFor7thConsecutiveYear

NinestreamsineightNorthcentralPAcountieswill
soonbecleanerandhealthier,thankstorestoration
projectsfundedbytheDepartmentofEnvironmental
ProtectionandcarriedoutbytheDEP,Fishand
BoatCommission,andnineconservation
organizations.
Thetremendouslyimportantworkbeing
donebythispartnershiphasimprovedwaterquality
inourlocalcreeksandstreamsandtheSusquehanna
RiveraswellastheoverallhealthoftheChesapeake
Bayinaquickandcosteffectivemanner,DEP
ActingSecretaryPatrickMcDonnellsaidonFriday
duringatouroftwoprojectsontributariesoftheriverjustsouthofSunbury.Itsakey
componentofDEPsbayrestorationstrategyaimedatmeetingEPAs2025nitrogen,phosphorus
andsedimentreductiongoals.
ActingSecretaryMcDonnelltouredoneoftheprojectsinNorthumberlandCounty
Friday.
DEPanditspartnersprioritizeprojectstoworkfromtheheadwatersdownstreamin
watershedsthathavebeenlistedasimpairedbyDEPbiologistsandwhereDEPandother
partnershavemadepreviousinvestments.
Byputtinginplacefencing,livestockcrossings,riparianbufferplantingsandinstream
stabilizationstructures,suchaslogvanesandmudsills,theteamiscounteringtheeffectsof
streambankerosioncausedbylivestock.
Erosioncarriesnitrogenandphosphorusloadedsedimentintothewater,smothering
aquaticlifeasitcoversthestreamssubstrate.

Therestorationworkimproveswaterqualityandaquatichabitatlocally,whichultimately
alsobenefitstheSusquehannaandtheChesapeakeBayWatershed.
The2016streamrestorationprojectsbeganinMayandarescheduledtocontinueinto
September.
TheDEPGrowingGreenerGrantProgramawarded$354,972totheNorthcentral
PennsylvaniaConservancyforprojectimplementation.TheConservancyisalandtrustdevoted
toconservingtheworkinglandsandidentifyingwatersof12northcentralPennsylvaniacounties.
Thisistheseventhyearofstreamrestorationwork.Thepartnershavecompleted85
projectsinalmostsevenmilesofagriculturallyimpairedstreamsinnorthcentralPennsylvania
andwonaGovernorsAwardforEnvironmentalExcellencein2014.
DEPsbiologistsarereviewingpreviousrestorationsitesaspartofanongoingeffortto
measurerecovery.
Thepartnersinvolvedinthestreamrestorationpartnershiparegettingalotofgood
onthegroundconservationworkdone,NPCExecutiveDirectorReneeCareysaid.Weve
learnedalotduringtheprevioussixconstructionseasonsandarelookingforwardtolearning
morethisseason.Itsbeengreattoseelandownerinterestgrow,andimprovementstothe
streamstakeplace.
The2016projectpartnersandwaterwaysare:FishandBoatCommissionNorthcentral
PennsylvaniaConservancyClintonCountyConservationDistrictFishingCreektributaries
ColumbiaCountyConservationDistrictHemlockCreekLycomingCountyConservation
DistrictMillCreekMontourCountyConservationDistrictLimestoneRunNorthumberland
CountyConservationDistrictWarriorRun,LittleShamokinCreekSnyderCounty
ConservationDistrictMiddleCreekTiogaCountyConservationDistrictNorthForkof
CowanesqueRiverandUnionCountyConservationDistrictLimestoneRun,TurtleCreek.
FormoreinformationoneffortswithinthePennsylvaniaportionoftheChesapeakeBay
Watershed,visitDEPsPAChesapeakeBayStrategywebpage.
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PAsRebootOfChesapeakeBayStrategyToImproveWaterQualityNeedsKickStart
Crable:SurveyMayGiveLancasterCountyFarmersDueOnBayCleanup
Editorial:DEPRulingOnSusquehannaImpaired
Crable:LancasterConservationDistrictStaffEarnStatewideRecognition
Crable:UtilityCracksDownOnSquattersOnSusquehannaRiverIslands
WaterQualityInLowerDelawareMostlyMeetsStandards
DelawareRiverCleanest,InTermsOfTrash,ItsBeenIn30Years
ReportDetailsLeadDischargeFromCheswickPowerPlant
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SusquehannaRiverCommissionReportShows9%OfWatershedsAreStressed,Critical
CBFPA:PAStateBudgetLacksFundingtoReachCleanWaterGoals

CBFPA:MoreThanHalfOfPennsylvaniaHasNowJoinedCleanWaterCounts
CBFPA:Rep.EverettIsRight,PANeedsNewFundingForCleanWaterPrograms
OpEd:HeresHowPACanGetSmarterAboutCleaningUpOurRivers&Streams

DEPBeginsAcceptingCoastalZoneGrantApplicationsAug.15

TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionwillbegin
acceptingapplicationsforthenextroundofCoastalZone
GrantsintheDelawareandLakeErie(photo)coastalzoneson
August15.ThedeadlineforapplicationsisOctober17.
(formalnotice)
Forallthedetails,visitDEPsCoastalZoneGrants
webpage.QuestionsshouldbedirectedtoDEPsCompacts
andCommissionsOfficebycalling7177724785orsend
emailto:RAepcoastalzone@pa.gov.

PAAmericanWaterAnnounces$35,000InEnvironmentalGrants

PAAmericanWaterWednesdayannouncedtheawardof
$35,000tolocalenvironmentalorganizationsinits
serviceterritoryaspartofits2016EnvironmentalGrant
Program.
Thegrantswereawardedto
ArmstrongCountyConservationDistrictwilluseits
granttodevelopawebsiteandoutreachprogramthatuses
GPStechnologyandgeocachingtodrawgeocache
seekerstolocalwatershedimprovementprojects.The
programisdesignedtohighlightbestmanagementpracticesamongwatershedrestorationand
protectionprojects.
AudubonSocietyofWesternPennsylvaniainButlerCountywillhostaworkshopforlocal
municipalitiestoreceivehandsontrainingontheinstallationofaraingardenatacommunity
park.Whencompleted,theraingardenwillnotonlyimprovethehealthoftheConnoquenessing
Creekbutalsoserveasamodelforlocalresidents.
BerksNatureinBerksCountywilluseitsgranttoprovidehandsonenvironmentaleducation
forstudentsatWilsonWestMiddleSchool.Theprojectincludesdevelopinganoutdoorlearning
environmentwherestudentswilllearnaboutthewatershed,drinkingwatersuppliesand
stormwaterissueswhilealsoconductingwatertestinganddatacollection.
LacawacSanctuaryinWayneCountywilldevelopawaterresourceprogramforfourthgrade
classesinLuzerneCountythatwilleducatestudentsontheimportanceofwatershedsandhowto
protectwatersources.
LawrenceCountyConservationDistrictwilldeveloptwoyouthnaturecampstoconnectlocal
childrentotheenvironmentthroughhandsonlessons,activitiesandcrafts.
LehmanSanctuaryinLuzerneCountywillfundthebuildingofafieldstationwithinthe
HuntsvilleReservoirwatershedtoenableenvironmentaleducationprogramsforstudents,in
additiontohelpingnaturalistsandeducatorsconductresearchandteachingopportunities.

MiddleSusquehannaRiverkeeperinUnionCountywillusethefundingtodevelopabest
practicesmanualforplanningandmeasuringstreamcleanupprojects,aswellasprovide
trainingviawebinarsforwatershedassociationsandenvironmentalorganizations,anda
webpagetohousethemanualandacalendarofcleanupprojects.Theprojectalsoincludesplans
todevelopachildren'sbookabouttakingcareoftheriver.
Establishedin2005,AmericanWater'sEnvironmentalGrantProgramoffersfundsfor
innovative,communitybasedenvironmentalprojectsthatimprove,restoreorprotectthe
watersheds,surfacewaterand/orgroundwatersuppliesinthecommunitiesitserves.
"Onceagain,weareinspiredbyeachoneofthese42organizationscommitmentto
makingadifferenceinoneourcommunities,andweareveryproudtopartnerwiththemtoturn
theirplansintoareality,"saidSusanStory,presidentandCEOofAmericanWater."Nowinits
tenthyear,ourenvironmentalgrantprogramhasprovidedmorethan$1.4millionofneeded
supportfor373projectstohelpimprove,restoreandprotectourvaluablenaturalresources
throughpartnerships.Weareveryproudtosupporttheseprogramsandthepeoplebehindthem
manyofwhomarevolunteersandneighborsinthecommunitiesweserve."
Formoreinformation,visitPAAmericanWatersEnvironmentalGrantProgram
webpage.
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TourOfUpperSchuylkillRiverRestorationSitesSept.7

TheSchuylkillActionNetworkwillhostatourofmineandfarmrestorationsitesintheUpper
SchuylkillRiverWatershedstartingattheCabelasinHamburg,BerksCountyat10:00a.m.
ThetourwillvisitanabandonedminedrainagetreatmentsiteinNewPhiladelphia,
beautiful170acrepropertyalongtheSchuylkillRiverinPortClintonthatreceivedfundinganda
permanentconservationeasementthroughtheSchuylkillRiverRestorationFundanda
sustainabledairyfarminKempton.
Thetourwillalsoincludeapresseventtoannouncethelatestroundofconservation
grantsfromtheSchuylkillRiverRestorationFund.
Formoredetailsandtoregister,visittheUpperSchuylkillTourwebpage.Questions
shouldbedirectedtoVirginiaVassalottibyemailto:VVassalotti@DelawareEstuary.orgorcall
3026554990x121.

CallForAbstracts:11thAnnualSusquehannaRiverSymposiumNov.1112

Abstractsarenowbeingacceptedforthe11th
SusquehannaRiverSymposium,"ATaleofTwo
Rivers:TheSusquehannaandtheDelaware,"tobe
heldNovember11and12attheElaineLangone
CenteronthecampusofBucknellUniversityin
Lewisburg,UnionCounty.
ThedeadlineforsubmissionsisSeptember
16.
Abstractsarebeingsoughtfororal

presentationsandposterscoveringawiderangeofprojectsandresearchtopics.Allinterested
parties,includingfaculty,students,professionals,andregulators,areinvitedtopresent.
Thesymposiumbringstogetheracademics,consultants,state,federal,andregional
agencies,conservationgroups,andthepublictodiscussongoingscientificresearchand
innovativeprojects,toshareideas,andtoincreaseawarenessofwatershedhealth,management
andsustainabilityissuesfacingtheSusquehannaandDelawaretoday.
Inadditiontodisplayboothsandexhibitsfromwatershedgroups,conservation
organizations,andstateandfederalagencies,thesymposiumalsofeaturesscientificresearch
postersfromover150students,faculty,andprofessionalsworkingthroughouttheseregions.
ClickHeretoreadthecallforabstracts.ClickHeretosubmitanabstractonline.
Formoreinformation,visitthe11thSusquehannaRiverSymposiumwebpage.
NewsClips:
PAsRebootOfChesapeakeBayStrategyToImproveWaterQualityNeedsKickStart
Editorial:DEPRulingOnSusquehannaImpaired

Monarchs&MinelandsScienceEducationProjectToStartInWilkesBarreSchools

TheEasternPACoalitionForAbandonedMine
ReclamationisnowprepingtostartanewMonarch
ButterfliesAndMinelandsscienceeducationprojectin
WilkesBarrethisFall.
Aspartoftherunuptotheprogram,EPCAMR
haspostedaliveYouTubevideofeedofpaintedlady
butterflylarvaegoingthroughtheirmetamorphosisas
anexampleofhowpartoftheprogramwillwork.
EPCAMRisworkingwithpartnersfromthe
WilkesBarreAreaSchoolDistrict,theEarthConservancyandenvironmentaleducatorsfromthe
MustoVisitors&EnvironmentalEducationCenteratNescopeckStateParktointroduce8
classroomsof7ththrough9thgraderstothelifecycleofthemonarchbutterfly.
Thestudentswillraisethebutterfliesintheirclassrooms,tagandreleasetheminnew
habitatareasplantedwithmilkweedonreclaimedminelandsmonitoredbyEPCAMRforthe
EarthConservancy.Studentswillfollowupbytrackingthenumberofbutterflies.
Itishopedthenewbutterflyhabitatareasdevelopedonabandonedminelandswill
becomeregularstopoverspointsformigratingmonarchs.
EPCAMRisalsopartneringwiththeHuberBreakerPreservationSocietywhichalready
hasexperiencewithcreatingpollinatorhabitatsatitsMemorialPark.
FundingfortheprojectcomesfromaDEPEnvironmentalEducationGrant.
Tuneintoseehowthebutterfliesaredoing!
NewsClips:
PAOutdoorCorpsYouthImprovingStatesParks
StudentsGetLessonsInGreatOutdoorsFromDCNRProgram
PerseidMeteorShowCouldBeTheBestInYears
Editorial:CreateMiningJobsThroughReclamation

DEPHearingOnBaileyCoalRefuseDisposalAreaWaterQualityPermitSept.21


TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionhasscheduledapublichearingontherevised
NPDESwaterqualitypermitfortheConsolBaileyCoalRefuseDisposalAreainGreeneCounty
onSeptember21.(Aug.13PABulletin,page5024)
ThehearingwillbeheldheldattheMorrisTownshipCommunityCenter,Nineveh,
GreeneCountyfrom1:00to3:00p.m.
CopiesofthedraftNPDESpermitareonfileforpublicreview,byappointment,atthe
DepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,DistrictMiningOperations,25TechnologyDrive,
CaliforniaTechnologyPark,CoalCenter,PA15423,Phone:7247691100.
NewsClip:
Editorial:CreateMiningJobsThroughReclamation
RelatedStories:
EPA,DEPSettlementWithConsolRequires$3MPenalty,UpgradesToProtectOhioRiver

PRCToHoldHardToRecycleCollectionEventAug.20InAlleghenyCounty

ThePAResourcesCouncilwillhostaHardToRecycle
CollectioneventonAugust20intheparkinglotofthe
CenturyIIIMallinWestMifflin,AlleghenyCountyfrom9
a.m.to1:00p.m.
Residentsdropoffcell/homephones,CFLbulbs,
computertowersandperipheralequipment,expanded
polystyrenepackagingmaterial,microwaveovensandstereo
equipmentforrecyclingatnocost.
Therewillbeafeetodropofftelevisions,computer
monitors,alkalinebatteries,CDs/DVDs/floppydiscs,
fluorescenttubes,smallFreonappliances,smallkitchenappliances,stereospeakersandtires
(withandwithoutrims)forrecycling.
PRCsfeesinclude:$15computermonitor$25televisionand$35consoleorprojection
TV.
ThegoodnewsisthatresidentscanonceagaindropoffTVsatPRCcollectionevents
thebadnewsisthatPRCnowmustchargeafeetocoverthecostofrecyclingtelevisionsand
computermonitors,saidPRCWesternRegionalDirectorJustinStockdale.Weveworked
withlegislators,regulatorsandrecyclerstoresolvethisissue,andweallunderstandthatthisis
aninterimsolutionatbest.WereeagertoworkwithDEPandtheLegislaturetofinda
permanentfixthatprovidesfreeandconvenientTVrecyclingtoallPennsylvanians.
October1Event
AsimilarHardToRecycleCollectioneventwillbeheldOctober1atTheMallat
RobinsoninAlleghenyCounty.
Forcompletecollectioneventinformationincludingalistofitemsacceptedand
associatedcosts,downloadtheeventflyerorcallPRCat4124887490x243.
Formoreinformationonprograms,initiativesandspecialevents,visitthePAResources
Councilwebsite.ClickHeretosignupforregularupdates,followPRConTwitterorLikethem
onFacebook.ClickHereforPRCsEventsCalendar.
NewsClips:

DelawareRiverCleanest,InTermsOfTrash,ItsBeenIn30Years
FacilityToPullMetalsFromYorkCountysResourceRecoveryPlantAsh
Crable:FreeToursOfLancasterTrashTransferStationComplexOffered

KeepPABeautifulAffiliatesIn3CountiesCollect5,571TiresWithDEPSupport

KeepPennsylvaniaBeautifulslocalaffiliatesKeepCambria
CountyBeautiful,PACleanWaysofMcKeanCountyand
KeepWashingtonCountyBeautifulheldtirecollectionsthis
spring,sponsoredinpartbytheDepartmentofEnvironmental
ProtectionsHHW/SmallBusinessHazardousWaste
CollectionProgram.
Theaffiliatescollectedacombinedtotalof5,571tires
fromlocalresidentsemphasizingthecontinuedneedfor
disposaloptionsforscraptires.Alltirescollectedwillberecycledintoproductssuchasmulch,
turf,moldedproductsandcrumbrubber.
KeepCambriaCountyBeautifulalsoaccepted123appliancesforproperdisposal.
Thisprogramallowsouraffiliatestoprovideconvenient,lowcostcollectionsfortheir
residentsforotherwisehardtodisposeofitems.Thetiresandappliancesthatarecollectedat
theseeventswontendupoverthehillwheretheywouldbedifficultandcostlytoremove,said
ShannonReiter,PresidentofKeepPABeautiful.Iapplaudouraffiliatesforprovidingthis
annualservicetotheircommunities..
ChecktheKeepPABeautifulCalendarofEventspageforeventsinyourareaorcontact
yourlocalCountyaffiliateformoreinformationaboutproperdisposalbygoingtoKPBs
AffiliateNetworkwebpage.
Formoreinformationonprograms,initiativesandspecialevents,visittheKeep
PennsylvaniaBeautifulwebsite.ClickHeretosignupforregularupdatesfromKPB,Likethem
onFacebook,FollowonTwitter,DiscoverthemonPinterestandvisittheirYouTubeChannel.
AlsovisittheIllegalDumpFreePAwebsiteformoreideasonhowtocleanup
communitiesandkeepthemcleanandKPBsnewElectronicsWastewebsite.
NewsClips:
DelawareRiverCleanest,InTermsOfTrash,ItsBeenIn30Years
FacilityToPullMetalsFromYorkCountysResourceRecoveryPlantAsh
Crable:FreeToursOfLancasterTrashTransferStationComplexOffered

WestNileVirusMosquitoSprayingSetForLancasterAug.15,BucksAug.16

TheLancasterCountyWestNileProgramwillbe
conductinganultralowvolume(ULV)mosquitocontrol
operationtoreducehighpopulationsofmosquitoescapable
oftransmittingWestNileVirusonAugust15,2016inparts
ofLancasterCityandLancasterTownship.
Weatherconditionsandotherunexpectedeventscould
delayorcancelthissprayoperation.Ifconditionsdonot
allowapplicationonAugust15,thefollowingeveningwill

serveasthebackupspraydate.
Thetreatmentswillbeadministeredviatruckmountedequipment,sprayingresidential
andrecreationalmosquitohabitat.TheequipmentdispensesPermanoneReadyToUse
Insecticideatarateof0.75ouncesperacre.
TheBucksCountyWestNileProgramwillbeconductinganultralowvolume(ULV)
mosquitocontroloperationtoreducehighpopulationsofmosquitoescapableoftransmitting
WestNileVirusonAugust16inpartsofSellersvilleBoroughandWestRockhillTownship.
Weatherconditionsandotherunexpectedeventscoulddelayorcancelthisspray
operation.IfconditionsdonotallowapplicationonAugust16,thefollowingeveningwillserve
asthebackupspraydate.
Thetreatmentswillbeadministeredviatruckmountedequipment,sprayingresidential
andrecreationalmosquitohabitat.TheequipmentdispensesDuetDualActionAdulticideata
rateof0.75ouncesperacre.
Theproductisdesignedtoprovidequick,effectivecontrolofadultmosquitopopulations.
Theapplicationmaterialhasaverylowtoxicityprofiletomammalsandwillhavenegligible
impacttonontargetinsectsandtheenvironment.
CertainmosquitospeciescarrytheWestNilevirus,whichcancausehumanstocontract
WestNileencephalitis,aninfectionthatcanresultinaninflammationofthebrain.Accordingto
theDepartmentofHealth,allresidentsinareaswherevirusactivityhasbeenidentifiedareat
riskofcontractingWestNileencephalitis.
In2016,WestNilevirushasbeendetectedinthefollowingcounties:Adams,Allegheny,
Beaver,Berks,Blair,Bucks,Cambria,Centre,Chester,Cumberland,Delaware,Fayette,
Franklin,Indiana,Lancaster,Lebanon,Lehigh,Luzerne,Lycoming,McKean,Montgomery,
Northampton,Philadelphia,Schuylkill,Warren,andYork.
Individualscantakeanumberofprecautionarymeasuresaroundtheirhomestohelp
eliminatemosquitobreedingareas,including:
Disposeofcans,buckets,plasticcontainers,ceramicpotsorsimilarcontainersthathold
water.
Properlydisposeofdiscardedtiresthatcancollectwater.Stagnantwateriswheremost
mosquitoesbreed.
Drillholesinthebottomofoutdoorrecyclingcontainers.
Havecloggedroofgutterscleanedeveryyearastheleavesfromsurroundingtreeshavea
tendencytoplugdrains.
Turnoverplasticwadingpoolswhennotinuse.
Turnoverwheelbarrowsanddon'tletwaterstagnateinbirdbaths.
Aerateornamentalpoolsorstockthemwithfish.
Cleanandchlorinateswimmingpoolsnotinuseandremoveanywaterthatmaycollecton
poolcovers.Ifaresidenthasstagnantpoolsofwaterontheirproperty,theycanbuyBTI
productsatlawnandgarden,outdoorsupply,homeimprovementandotherstores.Thisnaturally
occurringbacteriumkillsmosquitolarvae,butissafeforpeople,pets,aquaticlifeandplants.
Additionally,thesesimpleprecautionscanpreventmosquitobites,particularlyforpeople
whoaremostatrisk:
Makesurescreensfittightlyoverdoorsandwindowstokeepmosquitoesoutofhomes.
Considerwearinglongsleevedshirts,longpantsandsockswhenoutdoors,particularlywhen
mosquitoesaremostactiveatdawnanddusk,orinareasknownforhavinglargenumbersof

mosquitoes.
Whenpossible,reduceoutdoorexposureatdawnandduskduringpeakmosquitoperiods,
usuallyAprilthroughOctober.
Useinsectrepellentsaccordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.Aneffectiverepellentwill
containDEET,picardinorlemoneucalyptusoil.Consultwithapediatricianorfamilyphysician
forquestionsabouttheuseofrepellentonchildren,asrepellentisnotrecommendedforchildren
undertheageoftwomonths.
FormoreinformationaboutWestNilevirusandthestate'ssurveillanceandcontrol
program,visittheWestNileViruswebsite.
NewsClips:
MosquitoesFoundToCarryWestNileInYork
Crable:MosquitoSprayingSetForMondayInLancasterCounty
ZikaVirusLinkedToInfantsDeathInTexas
CDCAwardsPitt$5,5MToContinueFluVaccineWork
ZikaScarePromptsCrackdownOnMosquitoRepellentAds

PASecretaryOfBanking&SecuritiesWarnsOfZikaVirusRelatedScams

TheDepartmentofBankingandSecuritiesThursdaywarned
consumerstoinvestigatecompaniesthatofferinvestment
opportunitiesbasedonclaimsofproductsorservicesrelated
totheZikavirus.
"Scamartistsoftenexploittheheadlinesfortheirown
purposestodefraudinvestors,"saidSecretaryofBankingand
SecuritiesRobinL.Wiessmann."Withtheworld'sattention
focusedontheOlympicsinBrazilandthemethodsbeingused
tocombattheZikaproblem,investorsintheUnitedStatesneedtobewaryofclaimsbystock
promotersofeffective'cures'or'treatments'forZikadevelopedbytheircompany."
Lastweek,NewYork'sattorneygeneralissuedceaseanddesistordersagainstseven
companieswhoseproducts"areknowntobeineffective"inpreventingorprotectingpeoplefrom
Zika.
Additionally,theU.S.SecuritiesandExchangeCommission(SEC)announcedthatitis
awareof"increasedstockpromotionofcompaniesthatclaimtobedevelopingproductsor
servicesrelatingtotheZikavirus."
Wiessmannurgedinvestorstowatchoutfortheseredflagsofpotentialinvestmentfraud,
courtesyoftheSEC:
Unregisteredinvestmentprofessionals.Manyfraudulentinvestmentschemesinvolve
unlicensedindividualsorunregisteredfirms.TheSEC'sInvestmentAdviserPublicDisclosure
(IAPD)database,whichisavailableonInvestor.gov,allowsinvestorstochecktheregistration
statusofanyonerecommendingorsellinganinvestment.
Promisesorguaranteesofhighinvestmentreturnswithlittleornorisk.Everyinvestment
carriessomedegreeofrisk,andthepotentialforgreaterreturnsoftencomeswithgreaterrisk.
Investorsshouldbeskepticalofanyinvestmentthatguaranteesahighrateofreturnonyour
investmentordoesnotdiscloserisk.
Unsolicitedoffers,includingthroughsocialmedia.AnewspostonyourFacebookwall,a

tweetmentioningyou,adirectmessage,anemail,atext,aphonecall,oranyotherunsolicited
communicationmeaningyoudidn'taskforitanddon'tknowthesenderregardingan
investment"opportunity"maybepartofascam.Investorsshouldbeespeciallysuspiciousif
toldthatthepromotionisbasedon"inside"informationoraskedtokeeptheinvestment
opportunityconfidential.
Thedepartmenthaspublished"ZikaRelatedInvestmentScams,"whichprovides
guidancetoinvestorswhomaybesolicitedtoinvestincompaniesclaimingtobedevelopingor
marketingZikarelatedproductsorservices.
ThegeneralpubliccanalsolearnmoreabouttheZikavirusfromtheDepartmentof
HealthsZikaViruswebpage.
MembersofthepubliccancontacttheDepartmentofBankingandSecuritiesconsumer
helpline(1800PABANKS)tofileacomplaintoraskquestionsaboutfinancialproducts,
transactions,orcompanies.
ConsumersandbusinessescanlearnmoreattheDepartmentofBankingandSecurities
website,andarealsoinvitedtoconnecttothedepartment'soutreacheffortsbyfollowinguson
FacebookandTwitterorsubscribingtothedepartment'snewsletter.
NewsClips:
MosquitoesFoundToCarryWestNileInYork
Crable:MosquitoSprayingSetForMondayInLancasterCounty
ZikaVirusLinkedToInfantsDeathInTexas
CDCAwardsPitt$5,5MToContinueFluVaccineWork
ZikaScarePromptsCrackdownOnMosquitoRepellentAds

WorkshopProposals:PAAssn.OfTownshipSupervisors2017ConferenceApril2326

ThePAStateAssociationofTownshipSupervisorsisnow
acceptingworkshopproposalsforits2017AnnualEducational
ConferenceandTradeShowwhichwillbeheldattheHershey
LodgefromApril2326.WorkshopswillbeheldonApril24
25.
ThedeadlineforsubmissionsisSeptember9.
PSATSoffersmorethan100workshopsduringtheconference,
whichhistoricallyattractsmorethan4,000registrants.
Workshopproposalshavenomorethanthreespeakers,eachof
whomwillreceivecomplimentaryregistrationforthedayoftheirworkshop.
Alsonotethatsubmissionofaworkshopproposaldoesnotguaranteethatitwillbe
selected.ThePSATSConferencePlanningCommitteeandstaffwillreviewallworkshop
proposalsforcontentandrelevancetoourmembertownships.
AllapplicantswillbenotifiediftheirproposalwasacceptedbyDecember5.
Ifyouareinterestedinpresentinga75minuteworkshopduringtheConference,please
submityourworkshopproposalusingtheonlineworkshopproposalsubmissionform.
Questionsshouldbedirectedto:JamesWheelerbyemailat:confrfp@psats.orgorcall
7177630930,x128.

EPAAwardsAdvancedAirMonitoringTechGrantToCarnegieMellonUniversity


TheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyTuesdayawardedCarnegieMellonUniversityone
ofsixresearchgrantstodevelopanduselowcostairpollutionsensortechnology,while
engagingcommunitiestolearnabouttheirlocalairquality.
EarlierthisyearIparticipatedinaneducationalroundtablediscussionattheuniversity
withfacultyandstudentsthatexploredclimatechangeandregionalairqualityissues,saidEPA
MidAtlanticRegionalAdministratorShawnM.Garvin.EPAisproudtosupportCarnegie
Melloninconductingthisimportantairmonitoringresearchandcorrelateitsimpactonpublic
healthinPittsburghneighborhoods.
The$750,000grantforCarnegieMellonUniversitysupportsresearchintotheaccuracy
ofairpollutionsensorsandtheusefulnessofthesensordata.Airqualitymodelingwillbe
combinedwithsensordatatodevelopmapsandothertoolsfordisplayingairquality
information.
ResearcherswillcollaboratewithlocalcommunitygroupsinPittsburghtohelpthem
understandthedataandhowthefindingsmightbeusedtoreduceexposuretoairpollutants.
Whilerecentadvancesintechnologyhaveledtothedevelopmentoflowcostair
pollutionsensors,theyhavenotbeenwidelytested,especiallyunderfieldconditions.These
grantswillhelpfundresearchprojectsthatexplorehowscientificdatacanbeeffectively
gatheredandusedbycommunitiestolearnaboutlocalairquality.
Thegranteeswillalsostudytheaccuracyofdataproducedbysensorsandsensor
networks.Forexample,comparinghighqualitydatafromexistingmonitoringtechnologythat
areusedtosupportairqualityregulations.
Thegrants,whicharefundedthroughtheEPAsSciencetoAchieveResults(STAR)
Program.
NewsClips:
OzoneActionDaysDeclineInPittsburghWithDropInIndustrialPollutants
SusquehannaCountyRequestsAirQualityStudyForIndustrialSite
Study:BadAirInPhillyCauses126EarlyDeaths
OpEd:PALegislatorsArePoisoningOurEnvironment

PUCOrders$5.2MInRefunds,PenaltiesAgainstRespondPowerForDeceptivePractices

ThePublicUtilityCommissionThursdayapprovedasettlementunderwhichRespondPower
LLC(RespondPower),anelectricgenerationsupplier,hasagreedtopaymorethan$5.2million
inconsumerrefundsandpenalties,aswellasmodifyitsfuturemarketingandbusinesspractices,
asaresultofallegeddeceptiveactionsagainstvariableratecustomersduringthePolarVortex
winterof201314.
TheCommissionvoted50toapproveasettlementresolvingformalcomplaintsagainst
RespondPowerwhichwerefiledbythePennsylvaniaOfficeofConsumerAdvocateandthe
OfficeofAttorneyGeneralonJune20,2014,andbythePUCsBureauofInvestigationand
EnforcementonAug.21,2014.
ThecomplaintsallegedthatRespondPowerengagedinmisleadinganddeceptive
marketingandadvertisingpracticesinregardstoitsvariablerateplan,mademisleadingand
deceptivepromisesofsavings,switchedcustomerswithouttheirconsent,andfailedtoprovide
accuratepricinginformation.

Underthetermsofthesettlement,RespondPowerisrequiredtotakethefollowing
actions:
Payatotalof$4,112,224.91incustomerrefundsinadditionto$971,279.45alreadyprovided
bythecompany
Contribute$50,000toHardshipFundsoperatedbyelectricdistributioncompaniesinthe
Commonwealth
Payacivilpenaltyof$125,000and
Makemodificationstoitsbusinesspractices,includingbutnotlimitedtothecompanys
marketingandadvertisingagentandemployeetrainingandfutureproductofferingsthatallow
RespondPowertoofferonlyfixedpricecontractsforaperiodoftwoyears,andpreventthe
companyfromchargingPennsylvaniacustomerscancellationorterminationfeesforvariable
rateproducts.
ThesettlementalsospecifiesthattheOCAandtheOAGwillretainathirdparty
administratortohandledistributionoftheconsumerrefunds.
NewsClip:
PUCOKs$5.3MPenaltyAgainstDeceptivePowerSupplier

PUCApproves$1MillionSettlementInPropaneExplosionCase

ThePublicUtilityCommissionThursdayapproveda$1millionsettlementwithContinental
Communities,LLC,ofOakBrook,IL(ContinentalCommunities),andHickoryHillsMobile
HomePark,LLC,ofBath,PA(HickoryHills).
ThesettlementaddressesapropanegasexplosioninFebruary2014whichclaimedthe
lifeofoneresidentanddestroyedordamagedseveralhomesintheNorthamptonCounty
community.
TheCommissionvoted50toapprovethesettlement,whichresolvesacomplaintfiledby
thePUCsBureauofInvestigationandEnforcement(I&E),theindependentinvestigativeand
prosecutorialarmoftheCommission.
TheI&Ecomplaintalleged39violationsofstateandfederalregulationsgoverning
pipelineoperatorsbyContinentalCommunitiesandHickoryHills,whoowned,operatedand
managedtheresidentialcommunitywheretheexplosionoccurred.
Inadditiontothe$1millioncivilpenalty,thesettlementnotesthatthepropane
distributionsystemintheHickoryHillcommunitywasdisconnectedandremovedshortlyafter
theexplosionandallresidentshavebeenswitchedtobottledpropanegas.
NewsClip:
MobileHomeParkOwnerToPay$1MForFatalBlast

PECONaturalGasConversionProgramBringsGasToChesterCountyNeighborhood

Rep.WarrenKampf(RMontgomery/Chester)FridayannouncedaneighborhoodinTredyffrin
Township,ChesterCountyhasmetthecriteriaforanaturalgasmainextensionaspartofthe
PECOSmartNaturalGasConversionneighborhoodpilotprogram.
Lastyear,PECOreceivedapprovalfromthePublicUtilityCommissionforapilot
programtoreducethecostofextendingnaturalgasmains(gasservice)toneighborhoodswhere
naturalgascurrentlyisnotavailable.

ArearesidentsinasectionofTredyffrinTownshipappliedfortheprogramand
successfullymetthecriteriatobringnaturalgastotheirneighborhood.
Thisisgreatnewsforthecommunity.Therewasampledemandfornaturalgas,andthe
residentsworkedtogethertomakethishappen.Rep.Kampfsaid.Ihavebeenworkingwith
membersofthiscommunityoverthelastfewyearsongettingnaturalgasserviceinstalledthere,
andIamveryhappyforallinvolvedtoseethiscometofruition.
In2015,PECOunveiledapilotprogramwhereitwouldspend$4millionperyearfor
threeyearstoextendnaturalgaslinesintounderservedneighborhoods.
PECOaskedresidentsthroughoutSoutheasternPennsylvaniatosubmitapplicationsto
gaugeinterestacrosstheirservicearea.PECOthenworkedwiththeseneighborhoodsto
examinethedemandandfeasibilityforeachrespectivearea.
IwouldspecificallyliketothankPECOforworkingwithmeandintroducingthis
programtohelpbringnaturalgastomoreneighborhoods,includingthisoneinmylegislative
district,Rep.Kampfsaid.Thepeopleofthisneighborhoodcametogetherandpushedhardto
makethisprojecthappen.
IgivethemcreditandwouldliketospecificallypointoutcommunityleaderMindy
Taylorforhertirelessworkonbehalfofthearea.Mindyhasbeenapassionateadvocateforthis
projectandwastheveryfirstconstituenttocontactmeonthisissueandinvolvemeandmy
officeingettingnaturalgasextendedtothisarea.
Iamveryhappythatthisallcametogetherandlookforwardtoworkingwithother
neighborhoodsastheyexpressinterestlikewise,Rep.Kampfconcluded.

UGIAddsNaturalGasVehiclesToUtilityFleet

UGIsutilityfleetsinLancaster,WilkesBarreand
Williamsportnowincludevehiclesfueledwithcompressed
naturalgas(CNG).The18newvehiclesincludecargovans,
connectvansandutilitybodypickuptrucks.
CNGvehiclesofferanumberofadvantagesovertraditional
gasolineburningcars,trucksandvans.
Naturalgasvehiclesreduceasmuchas90percentofthe
emissionsofcarbondioxide(CO2),carbonmonoxide(CO),
nitrogenoxide(NOx)andvolatileorganiccompounds
(VOCs)comparedwithvehiclesburninggasolineordiesel.
CNGvehiclesalsooffertheadditionalbenefitofreducedenginemaintenance
requirements.Asacleanerburningfuel,CNGvehiclesexperiencelessenginewearandrequire
feweroilchanges.
AnumberoforganizationshaveswitchedtheirvehiclefleetstoCNGtorealizethese
benefits.Atthesametime,publicCNGfuelingstationscontinuetogrowinnumber,providing
greateraccesstosmallbusinessesandprivatevehicleownerswishingtoinvestinnaturalgas
vehicles.
Therearecurrently18CNGfillingstationswithintheUGIserviceterritory,15ofwhich
havebeeninstalledinthepasttwoyears.
UGIvehicleswillfuelatbothcompanyandprivatelyownedCNGstations.
LancasterbasedvehiclesarerefuelingatCNGstationsoperatedbytheLancasterCountyWaste

AuthorityandatafacilitynearNewHolland.
WilkesBarrevehiclesusestationsonUGIspropertyoratU.S.Gain,aPittstonbased
CNGprovider.WilliamsportvehiclesarestoppingatRiverValleyTransitfortheirCNGfueling.
ClickHereformoreonthebenefitsofCNGvehicles.

PUCReleases2015AnnualElectricServiceReliabilityReport

ThePublicUtilityCommissionMondayreleasedits2015AnnualElectric
ServiceReliabilityReport,detailingtheperformanceofthestateselectric
distributioncompanies(EDCs)during2015.
ThePUCsannualreliabilityreportmeasuresperformancebasedonvarious
benchmarksandstandardsforthestates11EDCs,includingCitizens
Electric,DuquesneLight,MetropolitanEdison,PECO,Pennsylvania
Electric,PennsylvaniaPower,PikeCountyLight&Power,PPLElectric
Utilities,UGIUtilities,WellsboroElectricandWestPennPower.
Performancemeasurementsdocumentedinthereportincludethefrequency
anddurationofoutagesthefrequencyofmomentaryandsustainedoutagesandutilityspecific
informationandanalysisofoutagescausesandmajoreventsthatimpactedpowercustomers
during2015.
Foreachofthesemetrics,thePUCestablishesabenchmarkagainstwhichtheelectric
distributioncompanyperformanceismeasured.Herearethegeneralresultsfor3ofthemost
importantmetrics
CustomerAverageInterruptionDuration:PenelecandPikeCountyElectricwereabovethe
performancebenchmark
SystemAverageInterruptionDuration:MetEd(barelyabove),PenelecandPennPower
(barelyabove)
SystemAverageInterruptionFrequency:MetEd,Penelec,PennPower,WestPennwere
abovethebenchmark
Acopyofthereportisavailableonline.
NewsClips:
ElectricUtilityReliabilityImprovingPUCSays
UtilitiesRelyOnTechnology,EnergyEfficiencyToBeatSummerHeat
PUCOKs$5.3MPenaltyAgainstDeceptivePowerSupplier
PPLWarnsOfSophisticatedPhoneScam
PECOWarnsOfScamTargetingItsCustomers

2016PittsburghSolarTourSetForOctober1

The6thAnnualPittsburghSolarTourwillbeheldon
October1fromnoonto4:00p.m.
Participantscanchoosefromoneofmultiple
localroutes,thatwillfeatureamixofsolarhomes,
businesses,andpublicbuildingsinthePittsburgh
region.
Eachyear,thisfreeeventattractsmorethan

200participantsfromwesternPennsylvania.
Formoreinformationandtoregister,visitthePittsburghSolarTourwebpage.
NewsClips:
PittsburghConcertSeriesReliesOnSolarEnergyToRunEquipment
Conti:CountOfCleanEnergyJobsIffy

SustainPHLsWinnersOfSustainabilityAwardsToBeCelebratedAug.18

SustainPHLwillannouncethewinnersofitsSustainabilityAwardsat
PhiladelphiasfirstSustainabilityCelebrationonAugust18atWHYY,
1506thStreetinPhiladelphiafrom7:00to10:00p.m.
ThereareatleastthreenomineesfortheAwardineachofthese
category:SustainabilityMentor,#FuturePhl,ClimateHero,Locavore
Champion,TDBankActivistOfTheYearAward,ImpactBusiness
Leader,BusinessInnovatoroftheYear,LocalAdvocate,Civic
Sustainability,SustainableCommunities,NeighborhoodChampionand
UnsungHero.
ClickHeretolearnmoreabouteachofthenominees.ClickHere
forticketandmoreinformation.
NewsClips:
MeetSustainablePhiladelphiasUnsungHeroNominees
UpdatedPhiladelphiaGreenWorksSustainabilityPlanComingThisFall
PhiladelphiaGreenAdvocateMarySetonCorboyPassesAway

PittsburghsCalgonCarbonReleases2015GlobalSustainabilityReport

PittsburghbasedCalgonCarbonCorporationreleaseditsthird
SustainabilityReportWednesdayhighlightingtheenvironmental
stewardshipandsocialresponsibilityperformanceandinitiatives
thecompanyadvancedin2015.
The2015SustainabilityReportprovidesanupdatetothe
companyssustainabilityprogramandprogresswithrespecttothe
keyfocusareas:EnvironmentalStewardship,Enhancingour
Workplace,CommunitySupportandProductStewardship.
Oneof2015shighlightswastherelocationofCalgonCarbons
corporateheadquarterstoMoonTownship,AlleghenyCounty,
whichreflectstheCompanysdedicationtosustainabilityatthehighestlevel.
SustainabilitybenefitsofthenewHQfacility:
ExpectedtobeLEEDcertified,featuringsolarenergy,alivingvegetationroofandpreferred
parkingforhybridvehicles
Providesaccesstolocaltrailsandacollaborativeatmospheretoenhancetheworkplace
experienceforemployees
Reducedthecompanysphysicalfootprintby21,000squarefeetand
Decreasedenergydemandby27percent.
ThereportalsoplacesfocusonthecompanyseffortstoachieveResponsibleCare

14001,aformalizedenvironmental,health,safetyandsecuritymanagementsystemestablished
bytheAmericanChemistryCouncil.
Weseethisinitiativeasalargepartofthecontinuedsuccessofouroperationsandalso
complementarytooursustainabilityefforts,saidAbbyRubright,EHSProgramLeader.
ImplementingRC14001intheU.S.isalsotherightsteptowardaligningobjectivesand
targetsacrosstheorganization,asseveralofourfacilitieshavealreadyimplemented
environmentalmanagementsystems.
AccordingtoRandyDearth,CalgonCarbonsChairman,PresidentandChiefExecutive
Officer,thecompanyhastakengreatstepsinthelastthreeyearstoensureitisadequately
managingandmonitoringitsenvironmentalimpact.
Throughastreamlinedmonitoringprocess,theCompanywasabletoshowimproved
energyefficiencyandreductionsinwaterusageandgreenhousegasemissionswhileincreasing
virginandreactivatedcarbonproductionin2015.
Wetrackoursustainabilityperformanceandenactprogramsandinitiativesthatfoster
ongoingimprovementinoureffortstoenhancetheworkplace,protecttheenvironment,promote
productstewardshipandsupportourlocalcommunities.Movingforward,wewillcontinueto
placepriorityontheseinitiativesandreportingourprogress.
Acopyofthesustainabilityreportisavailableonline.
NewsClips:
MeetSustainablePhiladelphiasUnsungHeroNominees
UpdatedPhiladelphiaGreenWorksSustainabilityPlanComingThisFall
PhiladelphiaGreenAdvocateMarySetonCorboyPassesAway

RaccoonCreekWatershedPutOnPARiversConservationRegistry

TheDepartmentofConservationandNaturalResources
hasapprovedtheRaccoonCreekRegionConservation
PlanandisplacingtheRaccoonCreekWatershedin
Allegheny,BeaverandWashingtoncountiesonthePA
RiversConservationRegistry.(formalnotice)
TheWashingtonCountyConservationDistrictsubmitted
thePlanandotherrequiredinformationtogainRegistry
status.
ThisactionbecomeseffectiveAugust13,2016.Projects
submittedtoDCNR,whichareidentifiedaspartofthe
Planwillbegiventhehighestconsiderationfor
implementation,developmentoracquisitiongrantfundingthroughtheProgram.
Therearenow108watershedsonthePARiversConservationRegistry(seemap).
AcopyoftheConservationPlanisavailableonline.Questionsshouldbedirectedto
KellyRossiterat7177723319.
NewsClips:
3RiversOfferNearPerfectRegattaConditions
ThreeRiversRegattaShinesOnSunnyDay
PAOutdoorCorpsYouthImprovingStatesParks
StudentsGetLessonsInGreatOutdoorsFromDCNRProgram

Galaxies,ConstellationsShineBrightAtCherrySpringsStatePark
PAStudyingFeasibilityOf3HydroProjectsAtStateParks
NightFishingAtPresqueIsleStatePark
TakeFiveFridaysWithPam,PAParks&ForestsFoundation
OpEd:NationalParksOfferChanceToServe

DCNRsNatureInnAtBaldEagleWinsUSAToday10BestEcoFriendlyResortVoting

TheNatureInnatBaldEagleinCentreCounty
votingUSATodays10BestEcoFriendly
Resortvoting,beatingoutentriesfrom
Tennessee,Georgia,California,NewYork,Las
VegasandNorthCarolina.
TheInnwasawardedtheGoldLEED
ratingfromtheU.S.GreenBuildingCounciland
servesasashowcasethelatestandgreatest
greentechnologiesupcloseandpersonal
including:
Reducedstormwaterrunoff
Habitatrestoration
Native,waterefficientlandscaping
Reductioninroofandnonroofheatislandeffect
Waterusereductionofmorethan30%withlowflowfixturesanddualflushtoilets
2,800gallonrainwaterharvestingsystem
Atleasta14percentdecreaseinenergycostsoveracodeminimumbuilding
Guestroomenergymonitoringviewableineachroom
Onsiterenewableenergysolarthermalhotwatersystem
Atleast75percentofconstructionwastedivertedfromlandfills
Regionalandrecycledcontentmaterials
Over80percentFSCcertifiedwoodframing,finishesandfurniture
LowVOCpaints,stains,adhesivesandcarpeting
Directconnectionwiththeoutdoorsthroughdaylighting,viewsandaccess
Directaccesstohikingandbikingtrailstoenableandencouragehealthyinteractionwithpark
resources
Forinformationonaccommodationsandtomakereservations,visittheTheNatureInnat
BaldEaglewebsite,LiketheInnonFacebookorClickHeretobookareservationonline,call
theInndirectlyat8146252879orDCNRsStateParksReservationSystemtollfreeat
8887272757.
NewsClips:
3RiversOfferNearPerfectRegattaConditions
ThreeRiversRegattaShinesOnSunnyDay
PAOutdoorCorpsYouthImprovingStatesParks
StudentsGetLessonsInGreatOutdoorsFromDCNRProgram
Galaxies,ConstellationsShineBrightAtCherrySpringsStatePark
PAStudyingFeasibilityOf3HydroProjectsAtStateParks

NightFishingAtPresqueIsleStatePark
TakeFiveFridaysWithPam,PAParks&ForestsFoundation
OpEd:NationalParksOfferChanceToServe

Reminder:2016ChesapeakeBayForestChampionContestNominationsDueAug.18

TheAlliancefortheChesapeakeBayandtheU.S.Forest
Servicearenowacceptingnominationsfortheirannual
ChesapeakeForestChampionscontesttorecognizethe
outstandingeffortsofgroupsandindividualstoconserve,
restore,andcelebrateforestsintheChesapeakeBay
Watershed.
ThedeadlineforentriesisAugust18.
Thecontestisopentoallincludinglandowners,community
groups,nonprofits,forestryandnaturalresourceprofessionals,schools,youthorganizations,
businesses,publicagenciesandothersworkinginrural,suburbanandurbanareas.
Ifyouknowanygrouporindividualwhoisdoingoutstandingworkforforests,asa
volunteerorprofessional,nominatethem.
Forestsprovidecleanwaterandair,wildlifehabitat,recreationalopportunities,andahost
ofotherbenefitstopeople.Inruralandurbanareasalike,treesareoneofourgreatestalliesin
reducingthepollutionthatflowsoffthelandintolocalwaterwaysand,ultimately,tothebay.
Nominationssubmittedforthelasttwocontestswillautomaticallybeconsideredfor
2016.
WinnerswillberecognizedattheannualChesapeakeWatershedForumonSeptember
30th,inShepherdstown,WV.Registration,foodandlodgingexpensesattheForumwillbe
coveredforcontestawardees.
Formoreinformationandtofilloutanominationform,downloadtheChesapeakeForest
ChampionContestguidelinesandemailitto:forests@allianceforthebay.org.
Formoreinformationonprograms,initiativesandotherupcomingevents,visitthe
ForestsForTheBaywebsite.
NewsClips:
BrackenridgeWorkingToGetTreesThruTreeVitalize
EmeraldAshBorerSpottedInPhiladelphia

(ReprintedfromtheAugustnewsletteroftheForestsForTheBayProgram.ClickHeretosign
upforyourowncopy.)

WoodsInYourBackyardForestFieldDayAug.17InClearfieldCounty

TheAlliancefortheChesapeakeBayandtheForestsForThe
BayProgramwillhostaWoodsInYourBackyardFieldDay:
WorkingWithYoungForestsandOldFieldsWorkshopon
August27inWestDecatur,ClearfieldCounty.
Thefielddayisappropriateforanyoneinterestedinforest
management,wildlifehabitatimprovement,andconservation,

butparticularlysmallerwoodlotownersthosewith50acresorless.
Ifyouownlandthatisforested,hasnaturalareas,oryouareinterestedinturningmowed
lawnintonaturalareasthenpleaseplantoattend.
TheworkshopwillbeheldattheFourPawsFarm,530HartmanRoad,WestDecatur,
andiscosponsoredbytheClearWaterConservancyandPennStateExtension.
Formoreinformationandtoregister,visittheWoodsInYourBackyardFieldDay
webpageordownloadtheworkshopflyer.QuestionsshouldbedirectedtoDaveJackson,Forest
ResourcesEducator,PennStateExtensionCentreCountybycalling8143554897orsendemail
to:drj11@psu.edu.
NewsClips:
BrackenridgeWorkingToGetTreesThruTreeVitalize
EmeraldAshBorerSpottedInPhiladelphia

(ReprintedfromtheAugustnewsletteroftheForestsForTheBayProgram.ClickHeretosign
upforyourowncopy.)

GiffordPinchotsSpiritualityRevealsDifferentSideOfConservationLeaderAug.27

Afreeprogramthatrevealsthespiritualsideofeminent
conservationistandformerPennsylvaniaGovernorGiffordPinchotis
plannedatPinchotsformerhome,GreyTowersNationalHistoricSite,
Milford,PikeCountyonAugust27at5:30p.m.
GuestspeakerEdgarBrannon,formerdirectorofGreyTowersand
longtimehistoricpreservationistintheregion,willfocushis
presentationonhowPinchotsstrongspiritualbeingguidedhim
throughouthislifetimeandinfluencedhisdecisionmaking.
TheLectureisoneinaseriesatGreyTowersthatillustratesthemany
accomplishmentsofthePinchotfamily.MostprominentisGifford,
whofoundedandservedasfirstchiefoftheU.S.ForestServiceand
wasatwotermGovernorofPennsylvania.
Followingtheprogram,theGreyTowersHeritageAssociationwillsponsoralight
receptionsothatparticipantscanfurtherexplorethesubjectoneononewiththeguestspeaker.
Ifyoudliketoattendthepostprogramreceptionpleasecall5702969625oremail
info@greytowers.org.
Questionsaboutthisprogramshouldbedirectedto5702969630orsendemail
greytowers@fs.fed.us.
NextProgram
ThenextprograminthislectureserieswillbeonSeptember17startingat5:30p.m.
TheClearestWayintotheUniverse:NaturesMeaninginthePhotographsofAnselAdams.
GiffordPinchotwasoneofthefirstAmericanstorecognizethatphotographycould
influencethenationsconservationthinking.
AnselAdamswasalsoavisionaryfigureinnaturephotographyandwilderness
preservation,andDr.BrianCarsowillpresentthisthirdinaseriesoflecturesinwhichhe
reflectsonhowAdamsfamousphotographscontinuetoinspireanappreciationfornatural
beautyandastrongconservationethic.

ThisprogramiscohostedbytheGiffordPinchotAudubonSociety,GreyTowers
HeritageAssociationandtheU.S.ForestService.
Formoreinformationonprograms,initiativesandotherupcomingevents,visittheGrey
TowersHeritageAssociation.ClickHeretosignupforupdatesfromtheAssociation,Likethem
onFacebook,FollowthemonTwitter,visittheirYouTubeChannel,becomepartoftheir
Google+CircleandfollowthemonInstagram.
AlsovisittheGreyTowersHistoricSitewebsiteandthePinchotInstitutefor
Conservationwebsiteforinformationonitsconservationresearchandpolicyprograms.Click
HeretosignupfortheInstitutesregularupdates.

DelawareHighlandsConservancyMileAMinuteRemovalAug.23InWayneCounty

TheDelawareHighlandsConservancyandtheDowntownHawley
Partnershiparehostingaworkdaytoremovemileaminuteweed
thatiscurrentlygrowinginHawleyspopularRiversideTrailon
August23from9a.m.12p.m.
Aninvasiveandfastgrowingplant,knownasmileaminuteweed
(Persicariaperfoliata),hasbeendiscoveredinourregion.Thisannual
vinecangrowuptosixinchesaday,quicklysmotheringothernative
plantsandevenascendingintothetreecanopywhereitbecomesvery
dense.
Theplantcanbecontrolledearlybyhandpulling.
LandownersthroughouttheUpperDelawareRiverregionshouldremainvigilantin
identifyingandremovingmileaminuteweedontheirproperties.Toidentifyit,lookforavine
withalternate,triangular,lightgreenleavesthatarebarbedontheunderside,withroundleaflike
structuressurroundingthestem.
Learnmoreaboutthisinvasiveplantandhowtoremoveandcontrolitfromthe
DepartmentofConservationandNaturalResources.
Ifyouwouldliketoparticipateintheworkday,pleaseregisterbycontactingJason
ZarnowskiattheConservancybysendingemailto:jason@delawarehighlands.orgor
5702263164x.6.Pleasebringyourownworkgloves,andlunchwillbeprovided.
Formoreinformationonprograms,initiativesandspecialevents,visittheDelaware
HighlandsConservancywebsite.ClickHeretosignupforregularupdatesfromthe
Conservancy(upperrightofthepage),LikeonFacebookandFollowonTwitter.

ApplicationsNowBeingAcceptedForYouthHunting,Fishing,ConservationCouncil

TheGovernorsOfficeisnowacceptingapplicationsfrom
youth14to18fortheGovernorsYouthCouncilfor
Hunting,FishingandConservation.Thedeadlinefor
applicationsisSeptember15.
TheGovernorsYouthCouncilforHunting,Fishing
andConservationwasestablishedbyExecutiveOrderin
2015andwillbemadeupof20youthfromaroundthe
Commonwealth,ages1418,andwillbeaskedtoprovidethe

Governorwithinnovativeideasabouthowbesttoengagetodaysyouth,andfuturegenerations,
intheconservationofournaturalresourcesandtheenhancementouroutdoorheritage.
Theselectionprocessisexpectedtobecompetitive.
Highschoolstudents(ages1418)whoareinterestedinvolunteeringtoserveonthe
youthcouncilshouldemailtheirapplications,coverletters,andresumestoRobbMiller,
GovernorsAdvisorforHunting,Fishing,andConservationat:robmille@pa.govandTim
Brandt,CoordinatorGovernorsYouthCouncilforHunting,Fishing,andConservationat:
tdbrandt38@gmail.com.
ClickHeretodownloadacopyoftheapplication.
NewsClips:
DadWithKidsOnWalkFightsOffRabidCoyoteInAlleghenyCounty
NestWatchProgramShowsABirdInHandCanBeAwesome
PresqueIsleDrawsEndangeredPipingPlovers
NightFishingAtPresqueIsleStatePark
MayfliesGone,SoSusquehannaBridgeLightsWillComeBackOn
ButterflyFarmerToSpeakAtKosciuskoHealingGardenInScranton
BranchingOutProgramAtArboretumFocusesOnButterflies
Schneck:TheseToxicCaterpillarsCouldKillYou
90YearOldFernThrives,MemorialGardenBringsPeace

CelebrateInternationalVultureAwarenessDayAtHawkMountainSept.3

HawkMountainSanctuaryinBerksCountywillhosta
celebrationforInternationalVultureAwarenessDayon
September3startingat12p.m.
Theeventwillincludeafreelivevultureprogram,
educationalactivitiesforchildren,andafreetalkonvultures
andtheirconservationstatusbyDirectorofConservation
ScienceDr.KeithBildstein.TheseasonalWeekend
Programsalsobeginonthe3rd.
RedCreekWildlifeCenterwillofferalivevulture
programatnoonintheSanctuary'sOutdoorAmphitheater.Visitorsareencouragedtotrektothe
lookoutstoenjoytheAutumnHawkWatchthatwillbewellunderway,withpossiblylarge
numbersofraptorssoaringpast.
DirectorofConservationScienceDr.KeithBildstein'stalkwilldescribetheworld
vulturescrisisaswellastheSanctuary'songoingworkwithvulturesinNorthAmerica,South
America,andAfrica.
Hewilldiscusstheuniquenatureofvulturemovementsandtheimportantrolevultures
playinnaturalandhumandominatedecosystems.Theillustratedtalkwilltakeplaceinthe
VisitorCenterGalleryat5:30pm.
"Threequartersoftheworld's22speciesarenowendangeredglobally,"explained
Bildstein."Weneedtodiscusstheproblemstheyfaceandwhatweandotherscandotohelp."
ThedayalsomarkstheofficialopeningofthenewtrailsidegalleryalongtheADA
accessibleSilhouetteTrail,whichmeandersthroughHawkMountain'sridgetopforestbetween
theTrailHeadandSouthLookout.

Thespeciallycommissionedgalleryfeatureslifesize,inflightsilhouettesof7ofthe
world's22speciesofvulturesandcondors,includingfourNewWorldspecies(TurkeyVulture,
BlackVulture,AndeanCondor,andCaliforniaCondor)andthreeOldWorldspecies(Hooded
Vulture,GriffonVulture,andEgyptianVulture).
Abrochuredescribingthesewillbeavailableatthetrailentrance,andtheoneofakind
silhouetteswillremaininplacethroughDecember.
"Thefocusofourcelebrationistohelpvisitorsfallinlovewithvultures,"Senior
EducatorRachelSpagnolaexpressed."Wedothatbyprovidinghandsonactivities,inviting
gueststoexploreournewesttrailsprinkledwithlifesizevulturedisplays,andoffering
opportunitiesforupcloseandpersonalvultureviewing.Weencouragealltospreadtheirwings
onIVADandexplorethebirthplaceofraptorconservationbymeetingalivevultureanda
worldrenownedvultureexpert!"
InadditiontotheIVADfestivities,theFallWeekendProgramswillbeginonthe3rdas
well.Theavailableprogramscoveravarietyofraptorobservationbasicsandofferguestsand
additional,uniqueeducationopportunity.
Thescheduleincludes:RaptorsUpClose!at10a.m.and2p.m.,TrappingandTracking
Raptorsat11:30a.m.and2:30p.m.,BinocularBasicsat9:30a.m.and12:30p.m.,andName
thatRaptorat10:30a.m.and1:30p.m.
ClickHereformoreinformationonweekendprograms.
Formoreinformationonprograms,initiativesandupcomingevents,visittheHawk
MountainSanctuaryorcall6107566961.ClickHeretosignupforregularupdatesfromthe
Sanctuary,LikethemonFacebook,FollowonTwitter,visitthemonFlickr,bepartoftheir
Google+CircleandvisittheirYouTubeChannel.
NewsClips:
NestWatchProgramShowsABirdInHandCanBeAwesome
PresqueIsleDrawsEndangeredPipingPlovers
DadWithKidsOnWalkFightsOffRabidCoyoteInAlleghenyCounty
NightFishingAtPresqueIsleStatePark
MayfliesGone,SoSusquehannaBridgeLightsWillComeBackOn
ButterflyFarmerToSpeakAtKosciuskoHealingGardenInScranton
BranchingOutProgramAtArboretumFocusesOnButterflies
Schneck:TheseToxicCaterpillarsCouldKillYou
90YearOldFernThrives,MemorialGardenBringsPeace

LacawacSanctuaryCloseEncountersWithLiveBirdsOfPreyAug.13InWayneCounty

LacawacSanctuary&BiologicalFieldStationisproudtopresent
theDelawareValleyRaptorCenter'slivebirdspresentationon
August13attheCarriageHouseBarnat10:00a.m.inLakeAriel,
WayneCounty.
Letthesemagnificentcreaturescaptivateyou!Eagles,owls,
falconsandhawkswilltakethestageatLacawac!Firstcome,first
seated.Cost:$10adults/$3children.
Questionsshouldbedirectedto5706899494orsendemail
to:info@lacawac.org.

Formoreinformationonprograms,initiativesandotherupcomingevents,includingthe
Sanctuarys50thAnniversaryCelebration,visittheLacawacSanctuary&BiologicalField
Stationwebsite.
NewsClips:
NestWatchProgramShowsABirdInHandCanBeAwesome
PresqueIsleDrawsEndangeredPipingPlovers
DadWithKidsOnWalkFightsOffRabidCoyoteInAlleghenyCounty
NightFishingAtPresqueIsleStatePark
MayfliesGone,SoSusquehannaBridgeLightsWillComeBackOn
ButterflyFarmerToSpeakAtKosciuskoHealingGardenInScranton
BranchingOutProgramAtArboretumFocusesOnButterflies
Schneck:TheseToxicCaterpillarsCouldKillYou
90YearOldFernThrives,MemorialGardenBringsPeace

PAHorticulturalSociety2017GoldMedalPlantWinners

ThePAHorticulturalSocietyhasselectedthe2017winnersof
thePHSGoldMedalPlantAwards,recognizingexceptional
plantsforthehomegardenerandprofessionallandscaper.PHS
anditsGoldMedalcommitteealsochosehardyfavoritesinthe
perennialcategory.
TheGoldMedalPlantprogramrecognizesexceptionaltrees,
shrubs,vines,andperennialsforthehomegardener.These
plantsareselectedfortheirbeauty,reliabilityandeaseofcare.
TheirperformanceandhardinessintheMidAtlanticgrowing
region,fromNewYorktoWashington,D.C.,hasbeen
proven,saidMattRader,PHSPresident.
TheGoldMedalprogramhashonoredandpromotedwoodyplantsofoutstandingmerit
since1979.Nominationsforplantsaresubmittedbyhomegardeners,gardendesigners,
horticulturists,landscapearchitects,nurseryownersandpropagators.
TheprogramwasoriginallyconceivedbynotednurserymanDr.J.FranklinStyer,who
realizedhomeownersandgardenersneededtolearnaboutsuperiorwoodyplantsfortheir
landscapes.
Theseplantsareevaluatedandchosenfortheirsuperbeyeappeal,performance,and
hardinessinthegrowingregionofZones57.Manywinnersarehardyinamuchbroader
geographicrange.Nominatedplantsarereviewedbyacommitteeofexperthorticulturists.
ImproudtobeamemberoftheGoldMedalPlantAwardselectioncommittee.We
servethisimportantPHSprogrambyusingourhorticulturalexpertisetoevaluatethenominated
perennialandwoodyplants,saidSteveMostardi,PCH,ChairmanoftheGoldMedalPlant
Committee.Throughinpersondiscussionsandanonlineratingsystem,weawardtheGold
Medalsonayearlybasistothosewhomeettherigorouscriteriaforexcellencesetforthby
PHS.
WhenagardeneracquiresaplantdesignatedaGoldMedalwinner,heorshecanbe
assuredtheplantwillexhibitstandardsofexcellenceforpestanddiseaseresistance,aswellas
easeofgrowingwhenplantedandmaintainedappropriately.GoldMedalPlantsarealsochosen

fortheirbeautythroughmanyseasons,whetheritbefoliage,flower,formorbark.
AfulllistofallGoldMedalwinnersandphotosofthisyearswinnerscanbefoundat
PHSPHSGoldMedalPlantAwardswebpage.
(Photo:LagerstroemiaNatchez(Crapemyrtle)U.S.NationalArboretum,oneofthePHS2017
GoldMedalPlants.)

PAHistoricPreservationOfficeInvitesPublicToFillOutOnlineSurvey

ThePAStateHistoricPreservationOfficehasbegunoutreachandstrategicpreparationsfor
Pennsylvaniasnextofficialstatewidehistoricpreservationplan.Pennsylvaniascurrentplan
willexpireattheendof2017.
TheNationalHistoricPreservationActrequiresthatstatehistoricpreservationoffices
developandmaintainstatewideplans,whichareintendedtoguidelocal,regionalandstatewide
preservationeffortsoveraperiodoftime.
Thiscomprehensiveplandefinestheroleofhistoricpreservationinsustainingand
revitalizingPennsylvaniacommunities.
InPennsylvania,thePASHPOisresponsibleforguidingthedevelopmentofsuchaplan,
securingitsapprovalfromtheNationalParkServiceanddistributingtheplanasaresourcefor
agencies,organizations,municipalitiesandthepublic.
UnderthedirectionthePAHistoricalandMuseumCommission,thePASHPO
coordinatesstateandfederalhistoricandpreservationprogramsincludingtheNationalRegister
ofHistoricPlaces,stateandfederaltaxcreditsandreviewofstateandfederalprojectsfortheir
impactonhistoricresources.
ThestatewidehistoricpreservationplanisntthePASHPOsplan,itisPennsylvanias
plan.Publicengagementisessentialtotheplanningprocess.
PennsylvaniansareinvitedtoparticipateinPASHPO'sCommunityConnections:
PlanningforPreservationinPennsylvaniasurveyonline.
Theresultsofthesurveywillhelpidentifyissuesandcreateasharedvisionforthefuture
ofPennsylvaniashistoriccommunitiesandplaces.
Whencompletedandplacedintoactionin2018,thisnewplanwillincorporatepublic
inputtakenfromtheCommunityConnections:PlanningforPreservationinPennsylvania
survey,regionalpublicforumsandfocusgroups.
Inaddition,thestrategywillbenefitfromacollaborationofmanypartnersincluding
PreservationPA,heritageareasandotherstateagenciesservingontheStatePlanTakeForce.
Formoreinformationonhistoricpreservationeffortsandfundingopportunities,visitthe
PAHistoricalandMuseumCommissionwebsite.

HelpWanted:Dept.OfEnvironmentalProtection5AirQualityEngineeringSpecialists

TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectioniscurrentlyrecruitingtofillfivevacanciesfor3
AirQualityEngineeringSpecialistpositionslocatedintheNorthwestRegionalOfficein
Meadville(CrawfordCounty)and2positionsinHarrisburg(DauphinCounty).
ApplicationswillbeaccepteduntilNovember12,2016.
AirQualityEngineeringSpecialistTestAnnouncement2015143:Thisisprofessional
environmentalengineeringworkinthefieldofairquality.Dutiesincludeprotectingthe

environment,publichealth,andsafetybyperformingavarietyofjourneylevelairquality
engineeringworkassignments,suchasconductingfieldstudiesandsurveysincludingstack
testing,ambientairmonitoring,riskassessment,andemissionsmonitoring,andinspectingthe
operationandmaintenanceoffacilitiesandrecommendingactiononpermitapplications.Work
isperformedinaregionalairqualityprogramorinthecentralofficeinHarrisburg.
HowtoApply:Applyonlineatwww.scsc.pa.gov.SelectthelinkforOnlineServicesandlog
in(firsttimeuserswillhavetoregister).SelectViewOpenAnnouncementsandApplyfromthe
menu,andreferenceannouncement#2015143forAirQualityEngineeringSpecialistandAir
QualityEngineertosubmityourapplicationandsupplement.Theapplicationandapplication
supplementisthetest!
Havejobspecificquestionsabouttheseopportunities?PleasecontactDepartmentof
EnvironmentalProtectionHumanResourceOfficeat7177836220oremailto:
DEPJobs@pa.gov
Havequestionsabouttheapplicationprocess?PleasecalltheStateCivilService
Commissionat7177833058.
VisitDEPsJobOpportunitieswebpageformoreinformationonemployment
opportunities.

PublicParticipationOpportunities/CalendarOfEvents

ThissectionlistsHouseandSenateCommitteemeetings,DEPandotherpublichearingsand
meetingsandotherinterestingenvironmentalevents.
NEWmeansnewfromlastweek.[AgendaNotPosted]meansnotpostedwithin2weeks
oftheadvisorycommitteemeeting.GototheonlineCalendarwebpageforupdates.

August13PAResourcesCouncilHouseholdChemicalCollectionEvent.AlleghenyCounty,
BoyceParkFourSeasonsSkiLodgeparkinglot.9:00a.m.to1:00p.m.

August13LacawacSanctuary50thAnniversaryFarmToPlateDinner.WayneCounty.

August13NEW.LacawacSanctuaryCloseEncountersWithLiveBirdsOfPrey.LakeAriel,
WayneCounty.

August14LackawannaRiverConservationAssn.ButterfliesAlongTheLackawannaRiver
Program.KosciuskaHealingGarden,26E.MarketStreetinScranton.1:00p.m.

August15FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionpublicmeetingacceptingcommentson
draftEISforPennEastPipelineProject.BestWesternLehighValley&ConferenceCenter,300
GatewayDr.,Bethlehem,NorthamptonCounty.6:00to10:00p.m.

August15FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionpublicmeetingacceptingcommentson
draftEISforPennEastPipelineProject.PennsPeak,325MauryRd,JimThorpe,Carbon
County.6:00to10:00p.m.

August16CANCELED.EnvironmentalQualityBoardmeeting.Room105RachelCarson

Building.9:00.DEPContact:LauraEdinger,EnvironmentalQualityBoard,400MarketStreet,
Harrisburg,PA17101,7177723277,edinger@pa.gov.(formalcancellationnotice)

August16DEPHearingOnSunocoMarinerIINaturalGasLiquidsPipeline.PAFarmShow
Complex,KeystoneConferenceCenter,2300N.CameronStreet,Harrisburg,DauphinCounty.
6:30p.m.to9:30p.m.Toregistertopresenttestimony,contact:JohnRepetz,DEPSouthcentral
RegionalOffice,7177054904orsendemailto:jrepetz@pa.govuntilthedaybeforethe
hearing.

August16FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionpublicmeetingacceptingcommentson
draftEISforPennEastPipelineProject.PeddlersVillage(Lahaska&NeshaminyRooms),
Routes202&263,Lahaska,BucksCounty.6:00to10:00p.m.

August16ManadaConservancySwataraCreekWaterQualityAssessmentGrades68.Camp
Catherine,1275SwataraRoad,Hershey,DauphinCounty.3:00p.m.

August1617PennStateAgProgressDays.2710WestPineGroveRoad,Pennsylvania
Furnace,CentreCounty.

August17CANCELED.DEPWaterResourcesAdvisoryCommitteemeets.Rescheduledto
September21.DEPContact:LeeMcDonnell,7177875017orsendemailto:
lmcdonnell@pa.gov.(formalnotice)

August17NEW.AgProgressDaysWorkingTogetherToMeetWaterQualityGoalsInPA.
SpecialEventsBuilding.2:00.

August17FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionpublicmeetingacceptingcommentson
draftEISforPennEastPipelineProject.BestWesternGenettiHotel&ConferenceCenter,77E.
MarketSt.,WilkesBarre,LuzerneCounty.6:00to10:00p.m.

August17NEW.AllianceForChesapeakeBayWoodsInYourBackyardForestFieldDay:
WorkingWithYoungForestsAndOldFieldsWorkshop.FourPawsFarm,530HartmanRoad,
WestDecatur,ClearfieldCounty.9:00toNoon

August18NEW.JointHouse/SenateCommitteeonDocumentstoConsiderPublicationof
FinalChapter78&78aDEPDrillingRegulations.Room461MainCapitol.11:00.Contact:
LeahBrown,LegislativeReferenceBureau,7177831530.

August18DEPStateBoardforCertificationofWaterandWastewaterSystemsOperators
meeting.10thFloorConferenceRoom,RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEPContact:Cheri
Sansoni,BureauofSafeDrinkingWater,OperatorCertification,400MarketStreet,Harrisburg,
PA17101,7177725158,csansoni@pa.gov.

August18DEPHearingOnSunocoMarinerIINaturalGasLiquidsPipeline.FoundersHall
Amphitheatre,WestmorelandCountyCommunityCollege,145PavilionLance,Youngwood,

WestmorelandCounty.6:30p.m.to9:30p.m.Toregistertopresenttestimony,contact:John
Poister,DEPSouthwestRegionalOffice,4124424203orsendemailto:jpoister@pa.govuntil
thedaybeforethehearing.

August18PennTAPWebinar:SolidWasteRemanufacturingExclusion.Noonto1:00.

August18PJMInterconnectionGrid20/20ForumOnPublicPolicyGoals,MarketEfficiency.
PJMConference&TrainingCenter,2750MonroeBoulevard,ValleyForgeCorporateCenterin
Audubon,MontgomeryCounty.

August18NEW.SustainPHLsSustainabilityAwardsCelebration.WHYY,1506thStreet,
Philadelphia.7:00p.m.

August20PAResourcesCouncilHardToRecycleCollectionEvent.WestMifflin,Allegheny
County.

August20BrodheadCreekWatershedAssociationCherryCreekLoopHike.MonroeCounty.

August23NEW.DelawareHighlandsConservancy&DowntownHawleyPartnership
MileAMinuteInvasiveSpeciesRemoval.RiversideTrail,Hawley,WayneCounty.9a.m.to
Noon.

August24CANCELED.DEPConventionalOilandGasAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.DEP
Contact:ToddWallace,OilandGasProgram,bycalling7177839438orsendemailto:
twallace@pa.gov.

August25CANCELED.DEPOilandGasTechnicalAdvisoryBoardmeeting.DEPContact:
ToddWallace,OilandGasProgram,bycalling7177839438orsendemailto:
twallace@pa.gov.

August25CANCELED.DEPAgriculturalAdvisoryBoardmeeting.Thenextscheduled
meetingisOctober27.DEPContact:TomJuengst,BureauofCleanWater,7177837577or
sendemailto:tjuengt@pa.gov.(formalnoticeofcancellation)

August27CBFPAHeroesOnTheWaterKayaking,FlyFishingEvent.ShanksMare
Outfitters,Wrightsville,YorkCounty.1:00p.m.

August27GreyTowersHeritageAssn.SummerLectureSeries:TheSpiritualityOfGifford
Pinchot.GreyTowersNationalHistoricSite,Milford,PikeCounty.5:30p.m.

August30DEPSmallWaterSystemsTechnicalAssistanceCenterBoardmeeting.Room105
RachelCarsonBuilding,Harrisburg.9:00.DEPContact:DawnHissner,DEPBureauofSafe
DrinkingWater,7177722189ordhissner@pa.gov.(formalnotice)

August30AlliancefortheChesapeakeBayStrategiesforFinancingYourStormwaterProject

Workshop.DerryTownshipMunicipalComplex,600ClearwaterRoad,Hershey,Dauphin
County.10:00a.m.

August31DEPpublichearingonproposeddelegationrequestforthefederalSewageSludge
IncinerationRegulationProgram.12thFloorConferenceRoom,RachelCarsonBuilding,
Harrisburg.10:00a.m.untilnoon.[Acopyofthedelegationrequestispostedhere.](formal
notice)

September3NEW.HawkMountainSanctuaryInternationalVultureAwarenessDay.
Kempton,BerksCounty.

September6DEPStorageTankAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.Room105RachelCarson
Building.10:00.DEPContact:CharlesSwokel,BureauofEnvironmentalCleanupand
Brownfields,7177725806orsendemailto:cswokel@pa.gov.

September7NEW.SchuylkillActionNetworkTourOfUpperSchuylkillRiverRestoration
Sites.CabelasInHamburg,BerksCounty.10:00a.m.

September9October9PittsburghsRe:NEWSustainabilityFestival.

September13DEPBoardOfCoalMineSafetymeeting.DEPCambriaOffice,286Industrial
ParkRd.,Ebensburg.10:00.DEPContact:AllisonGaida,BureauofMineSafety,
7244043147,agaida@pa.gov.(formalnotice)

September14DEPSewageAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.Room105RachelCarson
Building.10:30.DEPContact:JohnDiehl,BureauofPointandNonPointSourceManagement,
7177832941orsendemailto:jdiehl@pa.gov.

September14DelawareRiverBasinCommissionholdsabusinessmeetingonwater
withdrawalrequests.HistoricHotelBethlehem,437MainSt.,Bethlehem.5:00.(formalnotice)

September1518DelawareHighlandsConservancyWomenandTheirWoodsEducational
Retreat.Milanville,WayneCounty.

September17PAResourcesCouncilHouseholdChemicalCollectionEvent.Allegheny
County,SouthParkWavePoolparkinglot.9:00a.m.to1:00p.m.

September17GreyTowersHeritageAssn.SummerLectureSeries:TheClearestWayInto
TheUniverse:NaturesMeaningInThePhotographsOfAnselAdams.GreyTowersNational
HistoricSite,Milford,PikeCounty.5:30p.m.

September1920RegistrationOpen.4thAnnualDelawareRiverWatershedForum.
NormandyFarmHotel&ConferenceCenter,BlueBell,MontgomeryCounty.

September20EnvironmentalQualityBoardmeeting.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.

9:00.DEPContact:LauraEdinger,EnvironmentalQualityBoard,400MarketStreet,Harrisburg,
PA17101,7177723277,edinger@pa.gov.

September20DEPCitizensAdvisoryCouncil.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.
DEPContact:KatieHetheringtonCunfer,CitizensAdvisoryCouncil,P.O.Box8459,
Harrisburg,PA171058459,7177052693,khethering@pa.gov.

September20LaurelHighlandsTrailSummit.Meyersdale,SomersetCounty.

September20PAChapteroftheAmericanWaterWorksAssociationSmallWaterSystem
WorkshopOnImprovingWaterQuality.PAAmericanWaterOffices,852WesleyDr.,
Mechanicsburg,CumberlandCounty.8:30to4:30.

September21NEW.DEPWaterResourcesAdvisoryCommitteemeets.Room105Rachel
CarsonBuilding,Harrisburg.9:30.DEPContact:LeeMcDonnell,7177875017orsendemail
to:lmcdonnell@pa.gov.(formalnotice)

September21DEPStateBoardforCertificationOfSewageEnforcementOfficersmeeting.
11thFloorConferenceRoomB,RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEPContact:Kristen
Szwajkowski,BureauofPointNonPointSourceManagement,7177722186orsendemailto:
kszwajkows@pa.gov.

September21NEW.DEPHearingOnProposedNPDESWaterQualityPermitForConsol
CoalCompanyfortheBaileyCoalRefuseDisposalAreasNo.1and2.MorrisTownship
CommunityCenter,Nineveh,GreeneCounty.1:00to3:00p.m.CopiesofthedraftNPDES
permitareonfileforpublicreview,byappointment,attheDepartmentofEnvironmental
Protection,DistrictMiningOperations,25TechnologyDrive,CaliforniaTechnologyPark,Coal
Center,PA15423,Phone:7247691100.ClickHereformoreinformation.(formalnoticeAug.
13PABulletin,page5024)

September2122ShaleInsightConference.Pittsburgh.

September22DEPRecyclingFundAdvisory&SolidWasteAdvisoryCommitteesmeeting.
Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEPContact:KeithAshley,BureauofWaste
Management,400MarketStreet,Harrisburg,PA17101,7177872553,riashley@pa.gov.

September22CANCELED.DEPLaboratoryAccreditationAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.
BureauofLaboratoriesBuilding,Room206,2575InterstateDr.,Harrisburg.DEPContact:
AarenAlgerat717346822orsendemailto:aaalger@pa.gov.(formalnotice)

September22RegistrationOpen.PennStateExtensionDiveDeeperIIIWaterEducator
Summit.TheCentralHotel&ConferenceCenter,Harrisburg.

September24RegistrationOpen.SchuylkillRiverHeritageAreaRideTheSchuylkillRiver
TrailFromReadingToPottstown.


October1PAResourcesCouncilHardToRecycleCollectionEvent.RobinsonTownship,
AlleghenyCounty.

October1NEW.PittsburghSolarTour.1:00to4:00p.m.

October7DEPLowLevelRadioactiveWasteAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.Room105
RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEPContact:RichJanati,BureauofRadiationProtection,400
MarketStreet,Harrisburg,PA17101,7177872147,rjanati@pa.gov.

October8PAResourcesCouncilHouseholdChemicalCollectionEvent.BeaverCounty,
BradysRunParkRecyclingCenter.9:00a.m.to1:00p.m.

October12DEPTechnicalAdvisoryCommitteeOnDieselPoweredEquipmentmeeting.
DEPNewStantonOffice,WestmorelandRoom,131BroadviewRoad,NewStanton.10:00.
DEPContact:AllisonGaida,BureauofMineSafety,7244043147,agaida@pa.gov.

October13DEPAirQualityTechnicalAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.Room105Rachel
CarsonBuilding.9:15.DEPContact:NancyHerb,BureauofAirQuality,7177839269orsend
emailto:nherb@pa.gov.

October13DEPStateBoardforCertificationofWaterandWastewaterSystemsOperators
meeting.10thFloorConferenceRoom,RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEPContact:Cheri
Sansoni,BureauofSafeDrinkingWater,OperatorCertification,400MarketStreet,Harrisburg,
PA17101,7177725158,csansoni@pa.gov.

October14GovernorsOfficeStatePlanningBoard.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.
Harrisburg.10:00a.m.ClickHereformoreinformation.

October18EnvironmentalQualityBoardmeeting.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.9:00.
DEPContact:LauraEdinger,EnvironmentalQualityBoard,400MarketStreet,Harrisburg,PA
17101,7177723277,edinger@pa.gov.

October18DEPCitizensAdvisoryCouncil.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEP
Contact:KatieHetheringtonCunfer,CitizensAdvisoryCouncil,P.O.Box8459,Harrisburg,PA
171058459,7177052693,khethering@pa.gov.

October20PennTAPWebinar:SaveMoneyThroughEnergyManagementSystems.Noonto
1:00.

October20NEW.NortheastPAEnvironmentalPartnersAwardsDinner.WoodlandsInn&
Resort,WilkesBarre.

October21PennsylvaniaWildsFallBikingSeminar.AlleghenyGrille,Foxburg,Clarion
County.


October26DEPSmallBusinessComplianceAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.12thFloor
ConferenceRoom,RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEPContact:NancyHerb,BureauofAir
Quality,7177839269orsendemailto:nherb@pa.gov.

October2628PennsylvaniaBrownfieldsConference.LancasterConventionCenter,
Lancaster.

October27DEPAgriculturalAdvisoryBoardmeeting.SusquehannaRoomA,DEP
SouthcentralRegionalOffice,909ElmertonAve.,Harrisburg.9:00.DEPContact:TomJuengst,
BureauofCleanWater,7177837577orsendemailto:tjuengt@pa.gov.(formalnotice)

November2DEPConventionalOilandGasAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.LocationToBe
Announced.10:00.DEPContact:KurtKlapkowski,OilandGasProgram,bycalling
7177839438orsendemailto:kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

November3DEPOilandGasTechnicalAdvisoryBoardmeeting.LocationToBeAnnounced.
10:00.DEPContact:KurtKlapkowski,OilandGasProgram,bycalling7177839438orsend
emailto:kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

November4PAEnvironmentalCouncil.IndustrialHeartlandTrailsCoalitionSummit.
RegionalLearningAlliance,CranberryTownship,ButlerCounty.

November10PAResourcesCouncilAnnualAwardsDinner.VillanovaUniversity
ConferenceCenter,Philadelphia.

November1112NEW.11thAnnualSusquehannaRiverSymposium.BucknellUniversity,
Lewisburg,UnionCounty.

November15DEPEnvironmentalJusticeAdvisoryBoardmeeting.DelawareConference
Room,16thFloor,RachelCarsonBuilding.8:30.DEPContact:CarlJones,Director,DEPs
OfficeofEnvironmentalJustice,4842505818orsendemailto:caejone@pa.gov.

November15EnvironmentalQualityBoardmeeting.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.9:00.
DEPContact:LauraEdinger,EnvironmentalQualityBoard,400MarketStreet,Harrisburg,PA
17101,7177723277,edinger@pa.gov.

November15DEPCitizensAdvisoryCouncil.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.
DEPContact:KatieHetheringtonCunfer,CitizensAdvisoryCouncil,P.O.Box8459,
Harrisburg,PA171058459,7177052693,khethering@pa.gov.

November16DEPCleanupStandardsScientificAdvisoryBoardmeeting.14thFloor
ConferenceRoom,RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEPContact:MichaelMaddigan,Land
RecyclingProgram,7177831566oremail:mmaddigan@pa.gov.

December6DEPStorageTankAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.Room105RachelCarson
Building.10:00.DEPContact:CharlesSwokel,BureauofEnvironmentalCleanupand
Brownfields,7177725806orsendemailto:cswokel@pa.gov.

December8DEPAirQualityTechnicalAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.Room105Rachel
CarsonBuilding.9:15.DEPContact:NancyHerb,BureauofAirQuality,7177839269orsend
emailto:nherb@pa.gov.

December13DEPBoardOfCoalMineSafetymeeting.DEPCambriaOffice,286Industrial
ParkRd.,Ebensburg.10:00.DEPContact:AllisonGaida,BureauofMineSafety,
7244043147,agaida@pa.gov.

December14DEPStateBoardforCertificationofWaterandWastewaterSystemsOperators
meeting.10thFloorConferenceRoom,RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEPContact:Cheri
Sansoni,BureauofSafeDrinkingWater,OperatorCertification,400MarketStreet,Harrisburg,
PA17101,7177725158,csansoni@pa.gov.

December15PennTAPWebinar:E3Overview:EconomyEnergyEnvironment.Noonto
1:00.

December20EnvironmentalQualityBoardmeeting.Room105RachelCarsonBuilding.9:00.
DEPContact:LauraEdinger,EnvironmentalQualityBoard,400MarketStreet,Harrisburg,PA
17101,7177723277,edinger@pa.gov.

December21DEPStateBoardforCertificationOfSewageEnforcementOfficersmeeting.
11thFloorConferenceRoomB,RachelCarsonBuilding.10:00.DEPContact:Kristen
Szwajkowski,BureauofPointNonPointSourceManagement,7177722186orsendemailto:
kszwajkows@pa.gov.

February16PennTAPWebinar:PollutionPrevention:LeanManufacturingWithAFocusOn
FoodManufacturing.Noonto1:00.

March2324WestmorelandCountyConservationDistrict2017EngineersWorkshop.Fred
RogersCenter,aLEEDGoldCertifiedbuildingatSt.VincentCollege,Latrobe.

VisitDEPsPublicParticipationCenterforpublicparticipationopportunities.ClickHeretosign
upforDEPNewsabiweeklynewsletterfromtheDepartment.

SignUpForDEPseNotice:DidyouknowDEPcansendyouemailnoticesofpermit
applicationssubmittedinyourcommunity?Noticeofnewtechnicalguidancedocumentsand
regulations?AllthroughitseNoticesystem.ClickHeretosignup.

CheckthePAEnvironmentalCouncilBillTrackerforthestatusandupdatesonpendingstate
legislationandregulationsthataffectenvironmentalandconservationeffortsinPennsylvania.

DEPRegulationsInProcess
ProposedRegulationsOpenForCommentDEPwebpage
SubmitCommentsonProposalsThroughDEPseCommentSystem
ProposedRegulationsWithClosedCommentPeriodsDEPwebpage
RecentlyFinalizedRegulationsDEPwebpage
DEPRegulatoryUpdateDEPwebpage
July2016DEPRegulatoryAgendaPABulletin,page3731

DEPTechnicalGuidanceInProcess
DraftTechnicalGuidanceDocumentsDEPwebpage
TechnicalGuidanceCommentDeadlinesDEPwebpage
SubmitCommentsonProposalsThroughDEPseCommentSystem
RecentlyClosedCommentPeriodsForTechnicalGuidanceDEPwebpage
TechnicalGuidanceRecentlyFinalizedDEPwebpage
CopiesofFinalTechnicalGuidanceDEPwebpage
DEPNonRegulatory/TechnicalGuidanceDocumentsAgenda(July2016)DEPwebpage

OtherDEPProposalsForPublicReview
OtherProposalsOpenForPublicCommentDEPwebpage
SubmitCommentsonProposalsThroughDEPseCommentSystem
RecentlyClosedCommentPeriodsForOtherProposalsDEPwebpage
OtherProposalsRecentlyFinalizedDEPwebpage

DEPFacebookPageDEPTwitterFeedDEPYouTubeChannel

ClickHereforlinkstoDEPsAdvisoryCommitteewebpages.

DEPCalendarofEventsDCNRCalendarofEvents

Note:TheEnvironmentalEducationWorkshopCalendarisnolongeravailablefromthePA
CenterforEnvironmentalEducationbecausefundingfortheCenterwaseliminatedintheFY
201112statebudget.ThePCEEwebsitewasalsoshutdown,butsomecontentwasmovedto
thePAAssociationofEnvironmentalEducators'website.

SenateCommitteeScheduleHouseCommitteeSchedule

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Grants&Awards

Thissectiongivesyouaheadsuponupcomingdeadlinesforawardsandgrantsandother
recognitionprograms.NEWmeansnewfromlastweek.

August15KeepPABeautiful25In25CommunityImprovementMiniGrants
August15FoundationForPAWatershedsNoticeOfIntentToApplyForGrant
August18NEW.AllianceForChesapeakeBayChesapeakeForestChampionsAwards
August25CFAHighPerformanceGreenBuildingFunding
August25CFARenewableEnergyFundingProgramGeothermal&Wind
Sept.1PAHorticulturalSocietySoutheastTreeVitalizeWatershedTreePlantingGrants
Sept.1AmericanChestnutFoundation2016PhotoContest
September13PPFFStateParks&ForestsThruTheSeasonsPhotoContest
Sept.15NEW.GovernorsYouthCouncilForHunting,Fishing&ConservationMembers
September15DCNRRiparianForestBufferGrants
September15DCNRCommunityConservationPartnershipGrants
September16WesternPAConservancyTreeVitalizePittsburghTreePlantingGrants
September16SBAPhysicalDamageDisasterLoansIn5SouthwestCounties
September1CFARenewableEnergyGeothermalAndWindGrants
September1CFAHighPerformanceBuildingGrants
September13PPFFStateParks&ForestsThruTheSeasonsPhotoContest
September16EasternBrookTroutVenture:HabitatRestorationGrants
September28DCNRWildResourceConservationGrants
September30DCNRStatewideTreeVitalizeTreePlantingGrants
September30FishCommissionTulpehocken&QuittapahillaWatershedGrants
September30ProjectLearningTreeEnvironmentalServiceLearningGrants
October1DEPSmallBusinessEnergyEfficiency,PollutionPrevention(untilgone)
October11KeepPABeautifulK12RecycleBowlCompetition
October17NEW.DEPCoastalZoneGrants
October21PEMAFireCompany/EmergencyServicesGrants
October21Gov.WolfWilliamPennFellowshipForAdvancedDegreeGraduates
October31PAResourcesCouncilLensOnLitterPhotoContest
October31CFASmallWater&SewerProjectFunding
November2PennVESTWaterInfrastructureFunding
November30GameCommissionBigBuckTrailCamPhotoContest
December31REAPFarmConservationTaxCredit(oruntilmoneyrunsout)
December31DEPAlternativeFuelVehicleRebates(oruntil250rebatespaid)
December31DEPAlternativeFuelsIncentiveGrants
February8PennVESTWaterInfrastructureFunding
April19SBAEconomicDamageDisasterLoansIn5SouthwestCounties
May3PennVESTWaterInfrastructureFunding

VisittheDEPGrant,LoanandRebateProgramswebpageformoreideasonhowtoget
financialassistanceforenvironmentalprojects.

VisittheDCNRApplyforGrantswebpageforalistingoffinancialassistanceavailablefrom
DCNR.

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EnvironmentalNewsClipsAllTopics

HereareNewsClipsfromaroundthestateonallenvironmentaltopics,includingGeneral
Environment,Budget,MarcellusShale,WatershedProtectionandmuchmore.

ThelatestenvironmentalNewsClipsandnewsisavailableatthePAEnvironmentDigestDaily
Blog,TwitterFeedandaddustoyourGoogle+Circle.

DEPSearchingForRightEnergyMix,ActingSecretarySays
DEPActingSecretary:PAMarcellusWellsMostProductiveInUS
Air
OzoneActionDaysDeclineInPittsburghWithDropInIndustrialPollutants
SusquehannaCountyRequestsAirQualityStudyForIndustrialSite
Study:BadAirInPhillyCauses126EarlyDeaths
OpEd:PALegislatorsArePoisoningOurEnvironment
Awards&Recognition
MeetSustainablePhiladelphiasUnsungHeroNominees
Crable:LancasterConservationDistrictStaffEarnStatewideRecognition
Budget
Editorial:IsTheNaturalGasSeveranceTaxDead?
ChesapeakeBay
PAsRebootOfChesapeakeBayStrategyToImproveWaterQualityNeedsKickStart
Crable:SurveyMayGiveLancasterCountyFarmersDueOnBayCleanup
Editorial:DEPRulingOnSusquehannaImpaired
LatestFromTheChesapeakeBayJournal
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Climate
OpEd:NuclearPowerNeededToCombatClimateChange
NewYorkNuclearPlantRescuePlanCouldMean$280M/YearToExelon
Bloomberg:RateOfSeaLevelRiseSpeedingUp
ComplianceAction
PUCOKs$5.3MPenaltyAgainstDeceptivePowerSupplier
MobileHomeParkOwnerToPay$1MForFatalBlast
ConservationDistricts
Crable:LancasterConservationDistrictStaffEarnStatewideRecognition
DelawareRiver
WaterQualityInLowerDelawareMostlyMeetsStandards
DelawareRiverCleanest,InTermsOfTrash,ItsBeenIn30Years
DrinkingWater
Editorial:NationalShame,BottledWaterSalesAreUp
EconomicDevelopment
Conti:CountOfCleanEnergyJobsIffy
CoupleTurnsFromDiggingCoalToWritingCode

Editorial:CreateMiningJobsThroughReclamation
Education
PAOutdoorCorpsYouthImprovingStatesParks
StudentsGetLessonsInGreatOutdoorsFromDCNRProgram
PerseidMeteorShowCouldBeTheBestInYears
Energy
PAStudyingFeasibilityOf3HydroProjectsAtStateParks
WillCoalToGasJustKeepEnvironmentalDinosaurAlive?
ReportDetailsLeadDischargeFromCheswickPowerPlant
CMUSpinoffsCreateFasterMappingToolForMiningOperations
OpEd:NuclearPowerNeededToCombatClimateChange
OpEd:LetsInnovateRatherThanBickerOverSourcesOfEnergy
CoupleTurnsFromDiggingCoalToWritingCode
ElectricUtilityReliabilityImprovingPUCSays
UtilitiesRelyOnTechnology,EnergyEfficiencyToBeatSummerHeat
PUCOKs$5.3MPenaltyAgainstDeceptivePowerSupplier
PPLWarnsOfSophisticatedPhoneScam
PECOWarnsOfScamTargetingItsCustomers
NewYorkNuclearPlantRescuePlanCouldMean$280M/YearToExelon
EnvironmentalHeritage
TMIMeltdownFilmToHostAnotherCastingCall
RachelCarsonHomesteadAssnAwarded$50KGrant
Farming
Crable:SurveyMayGiveLancasterCountyFarmersDueOnBayCleanup
Flooding
DunmoreFloodVictimsStillAskingForHelp
Forests
BrackenridgeWorkingToGetTreesThruTreeVitalize
EmeraldAshBorerSpottedInPhiladelphia
IllegalDumping/Littering
DelawareRiverCleanest,InTermsOfTrash,ItsBeenIn30Years
MineReclamation
Editorial:CreateMiningJobsThroughReclamation
Oil&Gas
CasesOfGasMigrationIntoWaterSuppliesDeclineInPA
RendellWouldRevisitHowEarlyDrillingWasRegulated
Rendell:IDontApologizeAtAllForFracking
Editorial:IsTheNaturalGasSeveranceTaxDead?
MobileHomeParkOwnerToPay$1MForFatalBlast
EPAsScienceAdvisersChallengeAgencyOnFrackingReport
U.S.LNGSurgeShakingUpGlobalMarkets
Bloomberg:IEASeesOilGlutEnding
GasolinePricesFallAgainInPittsburgh
Pipeline
FixesToWestmorelandPipelineCouldCost$100Million

SunocoPipelineCreatesADivideAcrossPA
200+AttendSunocoPipelineHearingInWestChester
MarinerEast2PipelinePartisansClashAtDEPMeetingInWestChester
AlleghenyFront:AreWetlandsBeingOverlookedInPipelineDevelopment
OpEd:SafeNaturalGasPipeline,UnionWorkersDeserveSupport
InterPipelineMakes$1BBetOnRallyInWilliamsDeal
ConsumerEnergyAllianceLaunchesProgramToSupportPipelines
Recreation
3RiversOfferNearPerfectRegattaConditions
ThreeRiversRegattaShinesOnSunnyDay
PAOutdoorCorpsYouthImprovingStatesParks
StudentsGetLessonsInGreatOutdoorsFromDCNRProgram
Galaxies,ConstellationsShineBrightAtCherrySpringsStatePark
PAStudyingFeasibilityOf3HydroProjectsAtStateParks
NightFishingAtPresqueIsleStatePark
TakeFiveFridaysWithPam,PAParks&ForestsFoundation
OpEd:NationalParksOfferChanceToServe
PittsburghParksConservancyToShare$1.75MGrant
NorthCountryTrailGivesHikersWalkOnWildSide
YorkRailTrailReOpensAfterImprovementProject
TacksScatteredOnPopularYorkRailTrail
Crable:SprayPaintingOfNaturalLandmarksAtAllTimeHigh
RachelCarsonHomesteadAssnAwarded$50KGrant
AlleghenyCountyInstallsFitnessStationsInParks
PhillyNakedBikeRideDateAnnounced
Recycling/Waste
FacilityToPullMetalsFromYorkCountysResourceRecoveryPlantAsh
Crable:FreeToursOfLancasterTrashTransferStationComplexOffered
RenewableEnergy
PittsburghConcertSeriesReliesOnSolarEnergyToRunEquipment
Conti:CountOfCleanEnergyJobsIffy
SusquehannaRiver
PAsRebootOfChesapeakeBayStrategyToImproveWaterQualityNeedsKickStart
Editorial:DEPRulingOnSusquehannaImpaired
Sustainability
UpdatedPhiladelphiaGreenWorksSustainabilityPlanComingThisFall
MeetSustainablePhiladelphiasUnsungHeroNominees
PhiladelphiaGreenAdvocateMarySetonCorboyPassesAway
WastewaterPlants
StateLoanHelpsArchbaldWaterTreatmentPlant
WatershedProtection
PAsRebootOfChesapeakeBayStrategyToImproveWaterQualityNeedsKickStart
Crable:SurveyMayGiveLancasterCountyFarmersDueOnBayCleanup
Editorial:DEPRulingOnSusquehannaImpaired
Crable:LancasterConservationDistrictStaffEarnStatewideRecognition

Crable:UtilityCracksDownOnSquattersOnSusquehannaRiverIslands
WaterQualityInLowerDelawareMostlyMeetsStandards
DelawareRiverCleanest,InTermsOfTrash,ItsBeenIn30Years
ReportDetailsLeadDischargeFromCheswickPowerPlant
LatestFromTheChesapeakeBayJournal
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Wildlife
DadWithKidsOnWalkFightsOffRabidCoyoteInAlleghenyCounty
NestWatchProgramShowsABirdInHandCanBeAwesome
PresqueIsleDrawsEndangeredPipingPlovers
NightFishingAtPresqueIsleStatePark
MayfliesGone,SoSusquehannaBridgeLightsWillComeBackOn
ButterflyFarmerToSpeakAtKosciuskoHealingGardenInScranton
BranchingOutProgramAtArboretumFocusesOnButterflies
Schneck:TheseToxicCaterpillarsCouldKillYou
90YearOldFernThrives,MemorialGardenBringsPeace
WestNile/ZikaVirus
MosquitoesFoundToCarryWestNileInYork
Crable:MosquitoSprayingSetForMondayInLancasterCounty
ZikaVirusLinkedToInfantsDeathInTexas
CDCAwardsPitt$5,5MToContinueFluVaccineWork
ZikaScarePromptsCrackdownOnMosquitoRepellentAds
Other
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ThePublicUtilityCommissionpublishednoticeoffinalregulationscoveringcustomer
informationdisclosurerequirementsfornaturalgassuppliersintheAugust13PABulletin.

PennsylvaniaBulletinAugust13,2016

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TechnicalGuidance&Permits

TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionpublishednoticeintheAugust13PABulletinof
changestothelistofcompaniescertifiedtoperformradonrelatedactivitiesinPennsylvania(PA
Bulletinpage5023).

TheSusquehannaRiverBasinCommissionpublishednoticesintheAugust13PABulletinof
projectsapprovedinJuneandprojectapprovalsrescindedinJune.

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