Title 325, HEALTH

Sec. 3a. (1) An agricultural employer using a well to provide water for employee use is exempt from any well inspection fees that may be or are imposed under this act or rules promulgated under this act. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Agricultural employer" means a person, cor…

Sec. 3b. (1) The department may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Conduct a capacity assessment at a community supply, a nontransient noncommunity water supply, or a public water supply applying to the department for assistance under part 54 of the natural resources and environm…

Sec. 4. (1) A supplier of water shall file with the department the plans and specifications of the entire waterworks system owned or operated by the supplier, unless the department determines that its existing records are adequate. A general plan of the waterworks system for each…

Sec. 4a. (1) Not later than October 1, 2007, the department shall establish an expedited permit application review process available for projects described in subsection (7). The expedited review process shall be available through September 30, 2010. To be eligible for expedited …

Sec. 5. (1) The department shall promulgate and enforce rules to carry out this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. The rules, at a minimum, shall include the following: (a) Requirements for the submission of reports, plan…

Sec. 5a. (1) A supplier of water for a community supply shall not use customer site piping as a means to convey water to other portions of the supplier's system. (2) A supplier of water for a community supply shall not provide water service to customer site piping if an impact on…

Sec. 6. The maximum contaminant levels for inorganic and organic chemicals, microbiological contaminants and turbidity, which are part of the national interim primary drinking water regulations, and which have been promulgated by the United States environmental protection agency …

Sec. 7. (1) The supplier of water shall collect water samples or have them collected on a schedule at least equal to that outlined in the rules, shall cause those samples to be analyzed in the state laboratory or a laboratory certified by the department or by the United States en…

Sec. 8. The department shall give due consideration to the size, type, location, and other conditions at public water supplies for the purpose of specifying design and operation standards, and for the purpose of establishing criteria for capacity assessments.

Sec. 9. (1) The department shall classify public water supplies, including water treatment and distribution systems at community supplies, with regard to size, type, location, and other physical conditions for the purpose of establishing the skill, knowledge, and experience that …

Sec. 10. (1) The department shall not approve a privately owned public water supply that serves a group of living units, unless by resolution of its governing body the city, village, or township in which the water supply is to be located refuses to accept ownership and operationa…

Sec. 11. The department shall review and certify laboratories used or intended for use in the testing of water from public water supplies.

Sec. 11a. (1) The department shall impose an annual fee on each community supply provider in accordance with the following fee schedule: Number of Residents Served Annual Fee More than 500,000 $ 83,800.00 100,001 - 500,000 $ 17,400.00 50,001 - 100,000 $ 11,000.00 25,001 - 50,000 …

Sec. 11b. (1) The department shall impose an annual fee on each noncommunity supply provider in accordance with the following fee schedule: Type of Noncommunity Supply Annual Fee Nontransient noncommunity supply $ 360.00 Transient noncommunity supply $ 85.00 (2) The annual fee in…

Sec. 11c. (1) The department shall review and certify laboratories used or intended for use in the testing of water from public water supplies where analyses are used to determine compliance with state drinking water standards. The department shall impose a fee for this service i…

Sec. 11d. (1) The water supply fund is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the department. The fund is capitalized by revenues collected pursuant to sections 11a, 11b, and 11c. The fund shall additionally receive money as otherwise provided by law, and shal…

Sec. 12. The department shall maintain a laboratory capability to test for those contaminants in water which are included in the state drinking water standards and any other contaminant which may be of concern to the director.

Sec. 13. (1) As used in this section, "product" means any chemical or substance added to a public water supply, any materials used in the manufacture of public water supply components or appurtenances, or any pipe, storage tank, valve, fixture, or other materials which come in co…

Sec. 14. (1) A supplier of water shall file with the department such reports and shall maintain such records as the department may by rule require. The department may by rule require a supplier of water to provide additional reports and notices to its customers. The rules shall i…

Sec. 15. (1) When considered necessary for protection of the public health, the department shall notify a supplier of water of the need to make changes in operations, to provide treatment, to make structural changes in existing systems, or to add additional capacity as necessary …

Sec. 16. (1) The department may enter into agreements, contracts, or cooperative arrangements under terms and conditions appropriate with other state agencies, federal agencies, interstate agencies, political subdivisions, educational institutions, local health departments, or ot…

Sec. 17. (1) A person engaged in producing bottled drinking water shall utilize a water source meeting the requirements of this section and the requirements otherwise provided in this act. Bottling or packaging facilities and their operation shall remain under the supervision of …

Sec. 18. Water haulers shall obtain an annual license from the department for their containers, equipment, and operation. The source of water shall be acceptable to the department and the water quality shall meet the state drinking water standards.

Sec. 19. (1) If water delivered by or the operation of a public water supply is found not to be in compliance with the state drinking water standards, the department shall require the supplier of water to notify its users of the extent and nature of the noncompliance. Notificatio…

Sec. 19a. (1) If the state or federal government is or was the owner or operator of real property at the time a substance of concern was used on the real property, the state or federal government shall provide an alternative water supply to the users of an impacted water source i…

Sec. 20. The department may authorize variances or exemptions from the state drinking water standards in accordance with Public Law 93-523 (1974) and the federal rules and regulations.

Sec. 21. (1) A person who violates this act or the rules promulgated under this act or an order issued pursuant to this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for each day of violation, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. …

Sec. 22. At the request of the department, the attorney general may bring an injunctive action or other appropriate action in the name of the people of the state to enforce this act, rules promulgated under this act, or an order issued pursuant to this act or the rules. In additi…

Sec. 23. This act is subject to part 14 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.1401 to 324.1429.