| Washington, Allegheny County, PA | May 20, 2014 Election |
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Sewer infrastructureBy Tom CasciolaCandidate for State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 46; Democratic Party |
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Wildcat sewers from Pennsylvania towns pollute more streams than all of our industries.Small towns and villages across Pennsylvania, that do not have public sewer systems, are sometimes powerless to stop the septic sewer pollution generated by hundreds of households within their borders. It's not that they don't recognize the problem. It's simply a cost issue. Theses towns and villages are generally populated by younger families struggling just to get by, or by senior folks struggling to maintain what they have worked for all their lives. Sewer malfunctions pollute our waterways, which in turn strain our capacity to use the waterways for drinking and recreation. We can't penalize those homeowners for lax rules of the past that allowed so many places to be built without adequate provisions for the resultant sanitary disposal needs. We have to address it not only for their health and safety, but for all Pennsylvanians who use the water from our streams and rivers. We all benefit from clean water, and decreasing the pollution in an ever growing area is expensive but vital. |
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