How to Guide: Governor, Mayor & Local SepticSmart Week Proclamations From Christl Tate, NEHA SepticSmart Week typically takes place on the third week of September every year. This annual event focuses on educating homeowners and communities on the proper care and maintenance of their septic systems, as well as protecting public health, the environment, and one’s property value. To make the most of SepticSmart Week, EPA and the Decentralized Wastewater MOU Partnership have developed numerous outreach materials and resources available at Monthly Planning Guide to a SepticSmart Week Proclamation MONTH STEPS IMPORTANT NOTES May gathering Start early! information Create a timeline June Identify any established Save from your leadership approving procedures around initiative as your Governor’s Office may securing a proclamation ask for it Ensure you have Make sure wording is short and to the leadership support and point make sure that is Explain how it will benefit communities communicated in each Make sure the proclamation is in step Microsoft Word for easy editing Develop the wording for the Governor’s Proclamation yourself the proclamation (see in plain text, without any formatting. This EPA sample ) makes it easy for the Governor’s Office to Draft memo from agency simply use your draft and add on their head to your state’s Governor Proclamation formatting appointed health official Check out examples of previous years’ (i.e. Secretary of Health, proclamations Surgeon General, etc.) Draft memo from Health Official to Governor’s Office July Enlist support from Keeping in touch will help you to know the state/local health status of your request and if there is departments anything missing that you need to submit Identify a person in Knowing this early on is important the process, whether at so that you do not run out of time the State Health to make corrections or additions Department or Follow up with emails and calls
How to Guide: Governor, Mayor & Local SepticSmart Week Proclamations From Christl Tate, NEHA SepticSmart Week typically takes place on the third week of September every year. This annual event focuses on educating homeowners and communities on the proper care and maintenance of their septic systems, as well as protecting public health, the environment, and one’s property value. To make the most of SepticSmart Week, EPA and the Decentralized Wastewater MOU Partnership have developed numerous outreach materials and resources available at Monthly Planning Guide to a SepticSmart Week Proclamation MONTH STEPS IMPORTANT NOTES May gathering information Create a timeline Start early! June Identify any established procedures around securing a proclamation Ensure you have leadership support and make sure that is communicated in each step Develop the wording for the proclamation (see EPA sample ) Draft memo from agency head to your state’s appointed health official (i.e. Secretary of Health, Surgeon General, etc.) Draft memo from Health Official to Governor’s Office Save from your leadership approving initiative as your Governor’s Office may ask for it Make sure wording is short and to the point Explain how it will benefit communities Make sure the proclamation is in Microsoft Word for easy editing the Governor’s Proclamation yourself in plain text, without any formatting. This makes it easy for the Governor’s Office to simply use your draft and add on their Governor Proclamation formatting Check out examples of previous years’ proclamations July Enlist support from state/local health departments Identify a person in the process, whether at the State Health Department or Keeping in touch will help you to know the status of your request and if there is anything missing that you need to submit Knowing this early on is important so that you do not run out of time to make corrections or additions Follow up with emails and calls
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