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Society of Women Environmental Professionals Capital Chapter

2018 Annual Making Environmental Connections Conference Presentations

Thank you to all of our conference attendees and speakers for once again making our conference a success. We especially thank our speakers for allowing us to share their presentations here.

We look forward to seeing you again and to making new connections in 2019!

2017 Regulatory Update Presentations

In case anyone was unable to make the regulatory update, or if you would like to review the presentations, below are the presentations from the 2017 Regulatory Update Seminar.

2017 Chapter 105

2017 DEP Regional Permiting Office

2017 Division of Well Development and Surface Activities

2017 Eutrophication Cause Determination Protocol

2017 KeEES2017 Legacy Well Integrity and Emissons Study

2017 Radiation Protection Program

2017 Safe Drinking Water

2017 Water Quality Standards

2017 SWEP Capital Chapter’s PA DEP Regulatory Update Seminar

REGISTRATION is NOW OPEN for SWEP Capital Chapter’s Pennsylvania DEP Annual Regulatory Update Seminar which will be held on Thursday, November 2. Registration begins at 8 AM, with the first speaker beginning at 8:30 AM.  The program adjourns at 3:30 PM.  Detailed Program will be shared soon, but see below for the sneak peek at the Draft Agenda:

Location:             DEP South Central Regional Office, Susquehanna Room, 909  Elmerton    Avenue, Harrisburg, 17110

Time:                    8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Agenda:

Breakfast and Welcome

  • Southcentral Regional Office Updates
  • Water Quality (Chapter 93) Updates
  • Safe Drinking Water (Chapter 109) Updates
  • Radiation Protection Program Updates
  • Oil and Gas (Chapter 78) Updates

Networking Lunch

  • Water Obstructions & Encroachments (Chapter 105) Update
  • Erosion & Sedimentation Control / Post-Construction Stormwater (Chapter 102) Update
  • Regional Permit Coordination Office Update
  • Keystone Environmental ePermitting System (KEeS) Update

Closing Comments

Additional Networking (optional)

Registration:      Please RSVP to nsinha@sqcivil.com by October 27.

Registration is required and includes breakfast and lunch.  Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions when registering.

Cost:                      Cost is $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers.

Payment:            SWEP can currently accept payment by cash, check or PayPal.

By cash or check, mailed to:

The Society of Women Environmental Professionals, Capital Chapter

P.O. Box 11666

Harrisburg, PA 17108-1666

By PayPal, sent to: swepharrisburg@gmail.com

 

Payment at the door on the day of the event is not allowable at this time.

 

Continuing Education:   SWEP is pleased to offer four (4) Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for participants that attend the full session related to Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Please let us know upon registration if you will need a PDH certificate and the time that you plan to attend.

SWEP is also applying for eligibility of Legal Continuing Education Credits.  If you are interested in this, please let us know upon registration and we will notify you once the event has been verified as being eligible.

Thanks and stay tuned for detailed information on the Program!

Healthy Watershed Tour with LandStudies,Inc.

The Society of Women Environmental Professionals Capital Chapter is pleased to announce our next event:

Healthy Watershed Tour  – Lititz, PA on Friday, October 6, 2017

The event is limited to 30 spots which will be on a first-come first-served basis.  So please make sure to RSVP as soon as possible.

Program Details

When:                                  Friday, October 6, 2017

Time:                                     1 pm – 4:45 pm

Transportation:              Meeting at Landis Home Retirement Community located at 1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA 17543-9205 and going in a Chartered bus after that (Details to be provided after RSVP)

Conducted by:                   LandStudies, Inc.

Description:                     Hands-on Educational Tour – A Study of Successful Green Infrastructures & Stormwater Best Management Practices

Cost:                                     $30 per person (includes bus fees, drinks, and snacks)

CEU Credits:                      Sponsored by PA-DE ASLA will be offered

RSVP:                                  To Namita Sinha (nsinha@sqcivil.com) by Thursday, August 31.

 

Additional Information:

LandStudies has designed and built nearly 100 green infrastructure sites in Pennsylvania, with approximately 30 located near our Lititz (Lancaster County) Pennsylvania office. LandStudies will share its vast experience in water resource management and watershed planning with Tour participants for the purpose of ensuring EPA compliance, improving community well-being and providing economic value to stakeholders. The hands-on educational Tour showcases nearby green infrastructure sites (with up to 15 years of performance history) and cost-effective best management practices that stack environmental and regulatory benefits.

Tour Sites Demonstrate:

  • Alternative stormwater management techniques
  • Groundwater infiltration in karst geology
  • Nutrient and sediment pollution reduction
  • Water quality improvement to meet municipal MS4 and TMDL requirements
  • Pollution reductions in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan
  • Increased stormwater attenuation to potentially reduce localized peak flooding

Tour Features:

  • Quantified water quality and quantity benefits
  • Ecological restoration with environmental and regulatory benefits
  • Cost-benefit analysis for each project
  • Comparison of various techniques
  • Lessons learned

This event is open to SWEP Members and friends (30 spots).  You are welcome to bring your friends and family members with you to this event – just make sure to include them in the RSVP.

 

RSVP to Namita Sinha (nsinha@sqcivil.com) by Thursday, August 31, 2017

2017 Annual Making Environmental Connections Conference Presentations

Better late than never! PDF versions of some of the presentations are included for anyone who missed the conference or wish to revisit all the great information presented at this years conference.

Radon Exposure and Lung Cancer in PA

Restoration Projects in Pennsylvania

WILD BIRDS AND WNV

Lead and Succeed in Environmental Protection

Lyme and Zika

Radon and Cancer – National Cancer Institute Information