What is a 537 plan?

The 537 plan is one of the requirements of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (Act 537 - 1968) as regulated through Chapters 71, 72, and 73 (1971, amended) of the PA Code that requires municipalities to identify existing problems and to implement sewage facilities planning to correct and prevent problems with all public and private sewage facilities. The County originally prepared the plan in 1970, while the Township revised its portion of the plan in 1975 and updated it in 1992. DEP expects municipalities to update their plans every 5 to 10 years.