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PAEP Central Section, in conjunction with ALS Environmental, will hold an educational seminar on Thursday, November 14, 2019 from 4-6 pm. The event will be held at the office of ALS Environmental, 301 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown, PA 17057.
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Sample Submissions Seminar
November 14, 2019
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Pollution Prevention/Energy Efficiency Roundtable is sponsoring a presentation of the sustainability efforts of the Wayne Highlands School District and a tour of their Rocket Composter.
Wayne Highlands School District and Rocket Composter Tour Announcement
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November 21, 2019
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
PAEP EASTERN SECTION
WINTER SOCIAL!
COME JOIN THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS
ON FRIDAY JANUARY 17 FROM 6PM TO 9PM
AT
Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion
8046 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136
Join your friends from PAEP at the
“Thirsty Caterpillar Beer Garden”!
Get out of the cold into a tropical wonderland surrounded by lush vegetation and butterflies!
$10 ticket price covers 1 drink;
additional beverages available at cash bar.
THIS EVENT IS ORGANIZED BY OTHERS
PLEASE REGISTER/PAY THROUGH
EVENTBRITE WEBSITE AT:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thirsty-caterpillar-beer-garden-tickets-86343887893?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Register through the event organizer above or at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/575162399951063/
ALSO RSVP to:
moc.kkrnull@leppopd
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January 17, 2020
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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PAEP/SWEP Luncheon
March 4, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
NOTE: Sign up by July 30 to receive the log-in link for this informative webinar!
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Webinar
August 4, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
2020 October Virtual Conference Speaker Series
“35 Years of Connecting the Keystone”
The theme for the 2020 October Virtual Conference Speaker Series is “35 Years of Connecting the Keystone”.
Sessions, as delineated by ticket choices (below), are topic-specific. Each session’s topic is listed here for easy reference when making your ticket selections. Full descriptions can be seen in the full Program brochure (click here).
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- Full Virtual Event: access to ALL fifteen virtual sessions.
- Oct. 2, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM: Happy Hour: Greetings, Format Introduction
- Oct. 5, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Mixing PCBs and Erosion Issues: A Study and Remediation Strategy for a Complicated Project
- Oct. 5, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Overview and Demonstration of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services’ Assisted Determination Tool
- Oct. 9, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Integrated Environmental and Engineering Planning for the New Decade
- Oct. 9, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Water and Wetlands Regulations
- Oct. 16, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Use of the PennDOT Connects System Environmental GIS Data
- Oct. 16, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Pennsylvania Climate Action – Leading by Example
- Oct. 19, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Energy in Pennsylvania: How ESG Factors are Driving the New Wave of Infrastructure Development
- Oct. 19, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: FHWA Regulation and Policy Updates
- Oct. 23, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Valuation of Large-Order Floodplain Restoration for Nutrient and Sediment Reduction
- Oct. 23, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Historic Bridges: Connecting People and Places in the Keystone
- Oct. 26, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Joint Infrastructure Development & Project Delivery for Pollutant Reduction & Stormwater Compliance
- Oct. 26, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Using Science to Conserve Pennsylvania’s Biodiversity
- Oct. 30, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: PennDOT Update
- Oct. 30, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Happy Hour: Greetings, Award Winner Presentations, Thank you’s, Conference Adjourns
Register Now!
Registration Fees are listed below. Cut-off for registration is September 25, 2020, at 11:00 PM. DON’T DELAY! We look forward to “seeing” you there.
Sponsors: Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event. Click here for a registration form. As a sponsor, you will receive:
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- Up to five free employee registrations.
- Your company logo displayed prior to each session and also during Q & A.
- Your company logo and recognition on this PAEP web site with a link to your web site.
Thanks to our current list of sponsors:
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2020 PAEP Virtual Conference
October 2, 2020 - October 30, 2020
4:00 pm - 1:00 pm
SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Wastewater
Thursday, February 4 2021 at 12:00 (Noon) Eastern
As the Covid-19 illness continues to vex our daily lives and economies across the world, governments, health officials, and researchers continue in their efforts to control the spread. Until therapeutic treatments and vaccines are developed to eliminate the threat completely, early identification and containment of individuals that are infected is a critical control measure. One such early detection method that is gaining momentum is the testing of wastewater for the genetic signature of the SARSCoV-2 virus being expelled from the bodies of infected individuals.
Presenter: Ray Martrano, Operations Manager
Mr. Martrano is an environmental chemistry leader and specialist with over 35 years of combined experience in analytical chemistry and environmental engineering. Specific areas of expertise include environmental laboratory management, analytical chemistries and methodologies, sampling, project management, remediation technologies, process engineering, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control.
Registration Deadline: February 2, 2021.
Note: Registration is for one entrant. Any other individuals who would like to join this session are required to complete their own registration forms. The registration fee is set per person, not per connection.
PAEP Members – Webinars are free to current members but you will still need to register.
Non-Members – the fee for the webinar is $10 per person.
Registrants will be sent an email, closer to the event date, providing information on how to join the webinar.
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Webinar - SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Wastewater
February 4, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Biological & Economic Benefits Estimation under
§ 316(b) of the Clean Water Act
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 12:00 (Noon) Eastern Time
Issuance of permits under the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires a carefully balancing of the costs and benefits of the individual permit requirements. Often this balancing is done in the development of numeric water quality criteria when then can be translated into individual permit limits. However, for other potential stressors, the water quality requirements are more qualitative leading to a less rigorous assessment costs and benefits. One example of this occurs with CWA § 316(b) which requires facilities that withdraw cooling water to use “the best technology for minimizing adverse environmental impact”. While this section was part of the CWA since its inception in 1972, regulations on how to select the best technology available (BTA) for each facility were not finalized until 2014. In issuing these regulations, USEPA allowed an explicit consideration of the economic costs and benefits in making a BTA determination. In this case, the benefits are economic values of the improvements in the aquatic community in the affected waterbody. This presentation will discuss the process used to determine how the economic values of aquatic community improvements are quantified. Further, we will discuss how such cost and benefit comparisons could be incorporated into other CWA permitting issues.
Presenter: William Dey
Vice President and Senior Principal Scientist at ASA
Registration Deadline: April 9, 2021.
PAEP Members – Webinars are free to 2021 PAEP members but you will still need to register.
Non-Members – the fee for the webinar is $10 per person.
Registrants will be sent an email, closer to the event date, providing information on how to join the webinar.
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Webinar- Biological & Economic Benefits
April 14, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Do’s and Don’ts for Noise Analyses and Reports
Friday, April 23, 2021 at 12:00 (noon) Eastern Time
FHWA and PennDOT will review requirements for determining when a project qualifies as a Type I noise project, how to complete Type I noise analyses and public involvement, and reporting. This will include highlighting key elements from the noise policy (PennDOT Publication 24), frequent comments, and tips on procedures including how to handle public involvement during the pandemic, clear writing, and more.
Presenter: Camille Otto (FHWA) and Jim Spatz (PennDOT)
Registration Deadline: April 19, 2021.
PAEP Members – Webinars are free to 2021 PAEP members but you will still need to register.
Non-Members – the fee for the webinar is $10 per person.
Registrants will be sent an email, closer to the event date, providing information on how to join the webinar.
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Webinar - The Do's & Don'ts for Noise Analyses & Reports
April 23, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Indiana Bat and Northern Long-Eared Bat Rangewide Programmatic: Overview and Use of IPaC for Consultation
Monday, May 17, 2021
at 12:00 (Noon) Eastern
Originally executed in 2016, the Range-wide Programmatic Consultation for Indiana Bat and Northern Long-eared Bat has provided consistent, effective, and efficient Section 7 consultation throughout the range of the species. However, even though Pennsylvania has successfully implemented other programmatic consultations for listed species within the Commonwealth, the range-wide programmatic hasn’t been integrated into project development at quite the same level. Therefore, the goal of this presentation is to revisit the purpose of the range-wide programmatic, provide an overview of the processes for informal and formal consultations, and discuss how the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) system is used to process programmatic consultations.
Presenter: Jon Crum, Multimodal Safety & Environmental Specialist, USDOT/FHWA/PA Division
Registration Deadline: May 14, 2021.
Note: Registration is for one entrant. Any other individuals who would like to join this session are required to complete their own registration forms. The registration fee is set per person, not per connection.
PAEP Members – Webinars are free to members but you will still need to register.
Non-Members – the fee for the webinar is $10 per person.
Registrants will be sent an email, closer to the event date, providing information on how to join the webinar
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May 17, 2021 Webinar
May 17, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm