PRINTER'S NO. 2048
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
414
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, TEPLITZ, BROWNE, COSTA,
TARTAGLIONE, SCHWANK, FONTANA, HUGHES, VULAKOVICH, KITCHEN,
RAFFERTY AND HUTCHINSON, AUGUST 30, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, AUGUST 30, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 19 through 23, 2016, as
"SepticSmart Week" in Pennsylvania to increase awareness of
the importance of proper maintenance and service of on-lot
septic systems.
WHEREAS, More than 40% of Pennsylvanians rely on septic
systems; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's on-lot septic systems are a natural,
environmentally friendly method of treating household water
without straining local waste treatment facilities; and
WHEREAS, Average indoor use of water in a typical single-
family home is nearly 150 gallons a day and filters through a
septic system where beneficial living organisms digest and break
down the waste; and
WHEREAS, Proper maintenance of an on-lot septic system is
necessary to avoid tens of thousands of dollars in repair costs;
and
WHEREAS, Consumers who do not monitor and maintain their on-
lot septic systems risk overloading the system which can cause
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