PRINTER'S NO. 2462
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
486
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY METCALFE, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT,
KNOWLES, MILLARD, SAYLOR, SCHMITT, STAATS, ZIMMERMAN AND
JAMES, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of September 16 through 20, 2019, as
"SepticSmart Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Correct maintenance of on-lot septic systems is
vital to the health and well-being of many of the residents of
this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Lack of consumer understanding of the operation of
septic systems and maintenance required to ensure their
continued utility may produce tremendous expense to the property
owner and affect the resale of the property; and
WHEREAS, Members of the Pennsylvania Septage Management
Association work to educate consumers about the importance of
maintaining septic systems and the perils of not doing so; and
WHEREAS, Acknowledging the limited public resources
available, the Pennsylvania Septage Management Association
assists the Department of Environmental Protection as an active
partner to provide consumer education on septic systems;
therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of September 16 through 20, 2019, as "SepticSmart Week" in
Pennsylvania.
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