Senate Majority Policy Committee
Public Hearing
PA’s Clean Fill and Regulated Fill Standards
July 9, 2018 | 10:00 a.m.
Wind Gap Middle School
1620 Teels Road
Pen Argyl, PA 18072
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Senator David G. Argall, Chairman, Senate Majority Policy Committee
Senator Mario Scavello
10:10 a.m. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
George Hartenstein, Deputy Secretary, Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation
Ramez Ziadeh, Acting Executive Deputy Secretary, Programs
10:30 a.m. Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
Kevin Sunday, Director, Government Affairs
10:45 a.m. Citizens Panel
Ty Bartosh, Green Walk Trout Hatchery
Paul Smith, Ret. Director of Transportation & Logistics, Fortune 500 Companies
11:15 a.m. Industry Professionals
Brian Hilliard, Valley Industrial Properties, LLC
Walter Hungarter, RT Environmental Services, Inc.
John Tallerico, Barnsdale Associates
11:45 a.m. Local Elected Officials
John Bermingham, Supervisor, Upper Mount Bethel Township
David Due, Supervisor, Upper Mount Bethel Township
Mike Harakal, Jr., Mayor, Whitehall Township
Barry Schweitzer, Council Member, Bangor Borough
Member, Bangor Borough Authority
12:15 p.m. Adjourn
Written Testimony Submitted
Catherine Libertz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Eric Andreus, Nestle Waters
John Kulak, resident
State of New Jersey, Commission of Investigation – Dirty Dirt: The Corrupt Recycling of Contaminated Soil and Debris