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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2017 - 2018 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: September 12, 2018 01:36 PM
From: Senator John T. Yudichak
To: All Senate members
Subject: Resolution Designating September 17-21, 2018 as "SepticSmart Week"
 
Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designates a week in September as “SepticSmart Week” to provide information to consumers about the importance of properly using and maintaining septic systems in order to protect their health and public water resources.

Approximately 40% of Pennsylvania residents use septic systems, which are frequently environmentally friendly means of household water waste disposal. These systems safely rely on beneficial bacteria to breakdown waste from home water usage and importantly enable many communities to avoid overtaxing municipal wastewater treatment facilities.

Therefore, my resolution will support the efforts of the EPA and industry representatives to improve septic system education among homeowners by designating September 17-21, 2018, as “SepticSmart Week” in Pennsylvania.

I hope you will join me in sponsoring this resolution. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office at 787-7105.


Introduced as SR462