2021 Meetings

Meetings of the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) are held on the third Tuesday of every month. Meetings will only be held when there is a sufficient number of agenda items for consideration. Until further notice, all meetings will be held as virtual and will convene at 9:00 a.m. The meeting dates are as follows:

February 16, 2021 - Canceled

March 16, 2021

April 20, 2021

~~May 18, 2021~~ - Rescheduled to Wednesday, May 19, 2021

June 15, 2021

July 13, 2021

August 17, 2021

September 21, 2021

October 19, 2021

November 16, 2021

December 21, 2021

Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Quality Board, P.O. Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA, 17105-8477, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277

Meeting Agendas/Minutes/Handouts

July 13, 2021: PACast Livestream Meeting (see below)

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of June 15, 2021 (PDF)
Consideration of Final Rulemaking: CO2 Budget Trading Program (25 Pa. Code Chapter 145)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (Revised July 12, 2021) (PDF)
- Comment and Response Document (PDF)
  - Commentator List (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Forms (PDF)

Please note: This meeting was recorded and the video can be accessed at the link below.

Watch the PACast Livestream Recording

June 15, 2021: WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of May 19, 2021 (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Coal Refuse Disposal Revisions (25 Pa. Code Chapters 88 and 90)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
Final Rulemaking: Administration of the Land Recycling Program (25 Pa. Code Chapter 250)
PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
Executive Summary (PDF)
Preamble (PDF)
Annex A (PDF)
- Appendix A Tables 1-7 (PDF)
Comment and Response Document (PDF)
Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
Rulemaking Petition Recommendation: Maximum Contaminant Level for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) (25 Pa. Code Chapter 109)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- DEP Recommendation (PDF)
  - Appendix 1 – Drexel PFAS Report (PDF)
  - Appendix 2 – Drexel PFAS Workbook (PDF)
  - Appendix 3 – April 16 DEP Report (PDF)
- Petition – Exhibit 1 (PDF)
- Petitioner Reply – Exhibit 2 (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 941 5909

May 19, 2021: WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of April 20, 2021 (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Radiation Safety Requirements for Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices (25 Pa. Code Chapters 225, 227, 227a and 228)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Attachments (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOx and VOCs for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS (25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 and 129)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Technical Support Document (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 819 4635

April 20, 2021: WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of March 16, 2021 (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Water Quality Standards – Dunbar Creek et al. Stream Redesignations) (25 Pa. Code Chapter 93)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Cranberry Creek Report (PDF)
  - UNT Oley Creek Report (PDF)
  - Bear Run Report (PDF)
  - UNT SB Codorus Creek Report (PDF)
  - Clyde Run Report (PDF)
  - Two Lick Creek Report (PDF)
  - Dunbar Creek Report (PDF)
Petition Report: Stream Redesignation Petition Unnamed Tributary to Whetstone Run
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- UNT Whetstone Run Report (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 797 9557

March 16, 2021: WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of November 17, 2020 (PDF)
Final Rulemaking: Water Quality Management (WQM) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Application Fees and Annual Fees (25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Comment and Response Document (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Forms (PDF)
Regulatory Fee Report: Water and Wastewater Systems Operators’ Certification Program (25 Pa. Code, Chapter 302)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Fee Report (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)

Date and Time: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 798 7106