Pennsylvania Association of Professional Soil Scientists (PAPSS)

Technical Session on Soil Hydraulic Conductivity
2023-08-03 00:00 - 2023-08-04 23:59 (America/New_York) | Delaware Valley University, 700 E Butler Ave., Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 18901, United States
This two-day session will have oral presentations from three invited speakers on August 3rd. The oral presentations will be on Darcey’s Law, how to measure soil hydraulic conductivity, and calculating soil hydraulic conductivity. The long-term acceptance rate for wastewater application to soil and stormwater infiltration will be discussed. On the morning of August 4th field demonstrations of various methods of measuring soil hydraulic conductivity will be presented. In the afternoon, the data will be reviewed in the lecture hall to calculate the soil hydraulic conductivity. A comparison of the various methods of measurement and results will be discussed..Registration is $275 for PAPSS, MAPSS, VAPSS, NJAPSS and PASEO members if received by 7/28/23.Registration for all others is $300 if received before 7/28/23.Registration is $350 for all registrations received after 7/28/23 or at the door.The registration fee includes lunch for both days and break refreshments on August 3rd.A block of rooms will be reserved near the DVU campus for overnight lodging.

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Classroom and Field Seminar on Regional Supplement, Hydric Soil Indicators and Wetland Delineation Data Forms
2024-08-21 00:00 - 2024-08-22 23:59 | Adams County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center, 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17325, United States
2-Day Classroom and Field Seminar on Hydric Soil Indicators and Implementing the Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Regional Supplement to the Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual.

DATE: Wednesday August 21, 2024 AND Thursday August 22, 2024

TIME: Wednesday 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM – Registration, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Seminar Thursday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM – Field Activities (Meeting Directions Provided)

WHERE: Adams County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center 670 Old Harrisburg Road Gettysburg, PA 17325

PRICE: $200 PAPSS MEMBERS / $250 NON-PAPSS MEMBERS

SPEAKERS: Frank Plewa, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USDA NRCS staff soil scientists PAPSS soil scientists

CREDIT: Certificate of Attendance from PAPSS; PA SEO Conference Credits

Full event details and registration form found here: PAPSS-hydric-soils-August-2024-FINAL.pdf

PA Soils Conference and PAPSS 50th Anniversary Celebration
2025-06-17 08:00 - 2025-06-18 17:00 | Lambert Hall, 303 Forge Rd, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, 16823
DATE: Tuesday June 17, 2025 AND Wednesday June 18, 2025

WHERE: Lambert Hall 303 Forge Road Bellefonte, PA 16823

Full event details and registration form found here: 50th Anniversary Celebration

2025 Annual Meeting & Technical Session
2025-11-20 00:00 - 23:59 | Giant Food in the Camp Hill Shopping Center, 3301 East Trindle Road, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17011
PAPSS Fall Technical Session & Annual Meeting

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PMLocation: Giant Food, Camp Hill Shopping Center

Hosted by: Pennsylvania Association of Professional Soil Scientists (PAPSS)

Presentations Include:

Jenwei Tsai – Delaware Soil Requirements and Procedures for On-Lot Systems Greater Than 2500 gpdFormerly with DENRC📧 jtsai@verdantas.com

Russ Losco – Delaware Soil Requirements and Procedures for On-Lot Systems Less Than 2500 gpdPrivate Consulting Soil Scientist and Geologist📧 soildude@comcast.net

Tom Ashton – Virginia–North Carolina–Ohio Soil Requirements and Procedures for On-Lot SewagePrivate Soil Consultant and Manufacturer Representative📧 twa220@aol.com

Click here for the event flyer and registration.
