MEETING NOTICE:AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD


Room 105 Conference Room 10:00 a.m.

Rachel Carson State Office Building

April 24, 1996


10:00 a.m. Convene Meeting - Robert Junk, PA Farmers Union

Introduction of Members and Guests

Action on Minutes of the February 21, 1996 Meeting

10:10 a.m. Regulatory Update - Sharon Freeman, DEP Regulatory Coordinator

10:25 a.m. Pesticide and Groundwater Strategy Report - Dave Bingaman, PA Department of Agriculture

10:55 a.m. Response to Storage Tank Moratorium Proposal - Karl Sheaffer, DEP Bureau of Water Quality Management

11:25 a.m. Revisions to the Fact sheet on Farm Storage Tank Requirements - Karl Sheaffer, DEP

11:35 a.m. Report on the Storage Tank Indemnification Fund Stakeholders Meeting- Robert Junk, PA Farmers Union

11:45 a.m. Report on the DEP Wetlands Management Advisory Committee Meeting- Fran Koch, DEP Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands

12:00 Noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. Legislative Update- Pam Witmer, DEP Office of Policy and Communication

1:15 p.m. Update on the Nutrient Management Regulations - Karl Brown, Executive Secretary, State Conservation Commission

1:45 p.m. Status of the Non-Point Source Strategy - Gary Price, Carl Rohr, and Pat Pingel, DEP Bureau of Land and Water Conservation

2:30 p.m. Report on the Producer Member Terms - Jay Howes, House Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee

2:45 p.m. Issues/Comments/Concerns of the Board

3:00 p.m. Anticipated Adjournment