PRINTER'S NO. 2101
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
462
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, FONTANA, BROWNE, DINNIMAN, SABATINA,
COSTA, BAKER, MENSCH, HUGHES, SCHWANK, KILLION, AUMENT,
RAFFERTY AND STREET, OCTOBER 15, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 15, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 17 through 21, 2018, 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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