Feb 25, 2026 | Government Affairs, Industry News, PSMA News
The following letter has been submitted by Pennsylvania’s Sewage Advisory Committee to the Honorable Jessica Shirley, Secretary of Environmental Protection regarding the proposed draft revisions to Chapters 71, 72, and 73. ….. January 28, 2026 Subject: Sewage Advisory...
May 2, 2025 | Legislative Update
Two bills dealing with residual food processing waste haulers were voted out of committee in April. HB 586, introduced by Representative Paul Friel (D-Chester), was voted out of the House Environmental Resources and Natural Resources Protection Committee. An amendment...
May 2, 2025 | Government Affairs
PSMA President Ned Lang met with several House and Senate members as part of the Day on the Hill Visits held on April 24th and 29th. In the House, Ned met with Energy Chairman Marty Causer, Environmental & Natural Resources Protection Committee Chair Jack Rader,...
Mar 25, 2025 | Government Affairs, Industry News
(March 24, 2025) PA’s Department of Environmental Protection has released its pre-draft versions of the sewage facility regulations (i.e., Chapters 71-73) to the Sewage Advisory Committee. The pre-drafts will (eventually) be posted on the public SAC...
Dec 6, 2024 | Government Affairs, Industry News
The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a draft Manual For Land Treatment Of Wastewater Technical Guidance [DEP ID: 385-2188-006]. (formal notice) The draft Manual contains guidance for project applicants and their consultants in the planning,...
Nov 19, 2024 | Government Affairs, Industry News
At its September 2024 meeting, the PA DEP Sewage Advisory Committee (SAC) received a second predraft version of the Department’s Technical Decision Making (TDM) Guidance for Onlot Sewage System Repair Situations (download as Word Doc from SAC website). The SAC is...
