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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Part 4. Subdivisions of Land › Part 4 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ON-SITE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FOR LAND DIVISIONS AND SUBDIVISIONS › Section R. 560.424 - Alternative methods of sewage treatment and disposal

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 424.
(1) The
				  department may approve an alternative treatment and subsurface disposal system
				  for a development site less than 1 acre in size or a lot deemed suitable or not
				  suitable for a conventional subsurface sewage system.
(2) The department of environmental quality
				  shall provide technical guidance in defining minimum site suitability and
				  design and long-term operation and maintenance requirements considered
				  essential for the proper functioning of specific alternative systems.
(3) The owner may utilize an alternative
				  system if the specific alternative is provided for under the regulations of the
				  city, county, or district health department having jurisdiction and if the
				  department of environmental quality has authorized the alternative system's
				  use.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Part 4. Subdivisions of Land › Part 4 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ON-SITE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FOR LAND DIVISIONS AND SUBDIVISIONS › Section R. 560.425 - Industrial and commercial subdivisions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 425.
(1) The
				  department may consider approval for the suitability of development sites less
				  than 1 acre in size or subdivisions intended for industrial or commercial usage
				  if both of the following conditions are met:
(a) The proposed development is strictly
				  limited to those uses that generate and dispose of on-site, sanitary sewage
				  only.
(b) Quantities of sanitary
				  sewage intended to be disposed of are limited to low volumes which have been
				  determined to be compatible with site or lot size and soil
				  conditions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Part 4. Subdivisions of Land › Part 4 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ON-SITE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FOR LAND DIVISIONS AND SUBDIVISIONS › Section R. 560.426 - Recorded deed restrictions and advisories

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 426.
(1) The
				  department may require, as a condition of approval of a development site that
				  is less than 1 acre in size or a preliminary plat, that the owner records deed
				  restrictions and advisories. The deed restrictions and advisories may include
				  any of the following:
(a) Minimum well
				  construction features needed to provide an acceptable on-site water
				  supply.
(b) Possible need for water
				  treatment.
(c) An advisory to
				  complete an on-site water supply well before beginning site
				  development.
(d) Other advisory
				  information needed to protect public health or groundwater resources.
(e) Location of the sewage disposal system on
				  the lot in relation to the property lines and structures.
(f) Type of fill material needed.
(g) Type of sewage disposal system or
				  alternative system and requirements related to design, construction, operation,
				  and maintenance.
(h) Isolation
				  above high groundwater elevation.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Part 4. Subdivisions of Land › Part 4 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ON-SITE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FOR LAND DIVISIONS AND SUBDIVISIONS › Section R. 560.427 - Variances

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 427.
(1) A
				  development site that is less than 1 acre in size or a subdivision shall comply
				  with the requirements of these rules; however, the Michigan department of
				  environmental quality may grant a variance. Such variances will be considered
				  by the department of environmental quality when all of the following conditions
				  are met:
(a) The requirements contained within
				  the rules cannot be met.
(b) Other
				  acceptable alternatives are not available.
(c) The requested variance will not create
				  the potential for a health hazard, nuisance condition, or pollution of surface
				  or groundwater. The requested variance will not violate laws governing water
				  supply, water pollution, or sewage disposal. The proprietor shall make a
				  request for the variance in writing to the department of environmental quality.
Variances granted apply only to the specific site under
					 consideration.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Part 4. Subdivisions of Land › Part 4 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ON-SITE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FOR LAND DIVISIONS AND SUBDIVISIONS › Section R. 560.428 - Plat approval or rejection

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 428.
(1)
				  Within 30 days of receipt of the preliminary plat, the department shall issue a
				  written approval or rejection to the proprietor.
(2) Before issuing a rejection for the
				  suitability of an on-site water supply or a sewage disposal system, the
				  department shall have information that site conditions are not suitable for the
				  development of an on-site water supply or a sewage disposal system that
				  complies with these rules.
(3) The
				  department shall reject a development site less than 1 acre in size or a
				  preliminary plat if any of the following provisions apply:
(a) There has been a failure to provide for
				  connection to an available public sanitary sewer required by the municipality
				  for a development site that is less than 1 acre in size or
				  subdivision.
(b) The site
				  conditions are not suitable for on-site sewage or on-site water systems where 1
				  or both is proposed.
(c)
				  Information submitted is not sufficient to make a determination as to the
				  suitability of conditions for on-site water supply or on-site sewage
				  disposal.
(d) The department
				  determines that submitted information is in error with respect to on-site water
				  supply or sewage disposal in accordance with these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Office of Environmental Assistance › Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Loan Fund › Section R. 324.14501 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Applicant" means a business that applies
				for a small business pollution prevention loan.
(b) "Department" means the department of
				environmental quality.
(c)
				"Director" means the director of the department or his or her designated
				representative.
(d) "Eligible
				pollution prevention project" means a pollution prevention project that meets
				the criteria in these rules.
(e)
				"Energy usage" means the use of nonrenewable resources to support business
				operations, including electricity, water, and natural gas.
(f) "Fixed asset" means a permanent asset
				that is not consumed or converted into cash or its equivalent during a 12-month
				period.
(g) "Fund," as defined in
				part 145 of 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.14513 et seq., means the small business
				pollution prevention assistance revolving loan fund.
(h) "Lender agreement" means a binding
				agreement between a lending institution and the department that sets forth the
				terms and conditions for a lending institution to make loans and otherwise
				participate in the small business pollution prevention loan program.
(i) "Lending institution" means a bank,
				out-of-state bank, or national bank, foreign bank branch, association, savings
				bank, or credit union organized under the laws of this state, another state,
				the District of Columbia, the United States, or a territory or protectorate of
				the United States that has entered into a lender agreement with the
				department.
(j) "Loan agreement"
				means a written contract or agreement between a lending institution and a loan
				recipient that describes the terms of the small business pollution prevention
				loan.
(k) "Loan recipient" means a
				small business that has been approved for and issued a small business pollution
				prevention loan.
(l) "RETAP audit"
				means a pollution prevention assessment conducted by engineers, scientists, and
				other qualified professionals participating in the retired engineer technical
				assistance program established under part 145 of 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.14501 et
				seq.
(m) "Small business pollution
				prevention loan" means a low-interest loan to a small business to finance an
				eligible pollution prevention project as provided for under these rules and
				part 145 of 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.14513 et seq.
(n) "Small business pollution prevention loan
				program" means the program the department administers to provide small business
				pollution prevention loans under these rules.
(o) "Supplemental agreement" means a binding
				agreement between an applicant and the department that sets forth the terms and
				conditions for the applicant to receive funds and otherwise participate in the
				small business pollution prevention loan program.
(p) Terms used in these rules have the same
				meaning as those defined and used in part 145 of 1994 PA 451.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Office of Environmental Assistance › Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Loan Fund › Section R. 324.14502 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2. The purpose of these rules is to establish
				  requirements for participation in the Michigan small business pollution
				  prevention loan program, including applicability, eligibility, binding
				  agreements, obligations, and procedures.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Office of Environmental Assistance › Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Loan Fund › Section R. 324.14503 - Applicant eligibility

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1) An
				applicant for a small business pollution prevention loan must meet all of the
				following requirements:
(a) Qualify as a small
				business as defined in MCL 324.14501(j).
(b) Apply for a small business pollution
				prevention loan in coordination with a lending institution under these
				rules.
(c) Propose to utilize the
				small business pollution prevention loan to undertake an eligible pollution
				prevention project in Michigan.
(d)
				Commence the proposed pollution prevention project within 180 days of receipt
				of a loan.
(e) Not have received a
				loan as described in these rules within the prior 3-year period.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Office of Environmental Assistance › Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Loan Fund › Section R. 324.14504 - Eligible pollution prevention project

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) An
				eligible pollution prevention project shall directly result in the reduction or
				elimination of environmental waste generated, energy used or water, or hazards
				to public health associated with environmental waste at the small business and
				shall be 1 or more of the following:
(a) A
				pollution prevention recommendation made in a RETAP audit.
(b) A pollution prevention expenditure at the
				small business, including an expenditure for any of the following:
(i) Equipment or technology
				modifications.
(ii) Process or
				procedure modifications.
(iii)
				Reformulation, reclamation, or redesign of products.
(iv) Substitution of raw materials.
(v) Improvements in housekeeping,
				maintenance, or inventory control.
(vi) Pollution prevention training of
				employees.
(vii) On-site energy
				conservation studies or specifications.
(viii) On-site energy efficiency
				projects.
(ix) On-site water
				conservation projects.
(x)
				Qualified agricultural energy production systems.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Office of Environmental Assistance › Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Loan Fund › Section R. 324.14505 - Loan application process

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) A small
				business shall file an application for a small business pollution prevention
				loan on an application form provided by the department.
(2) The application shall include all of the
				following information:
(a) Applicant and
				lending institution contact information.
(b) A description of the pollution prevention
				project, which provides sufficient detail to properly evaluate the proposed
				project and determine whether it meets the criteria of R 324.14504.
(c) The expected reduction in environmental
				waste, water, or energy used.
(d) A
				project implementation schedule.
(e) The small business pollution prevention
				loan amount.
(f) Certification that
				all necessary construction permits and operating licenses have been obtained,
				or will be obtained, under applicable laws and regulations.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Office of Environmental Assistance › Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Loan Fund › Section R. 324.14506 - Lending institution responsibilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) A
				lending institution shall enter into a lender agreement with the
				department.
(2) A lender agreement
				shall provide for all of the following:
(a) A
				lending institution may make a small business pollution prevention loan to a
				loan recipient with participation from the fund not to exceed the amount
				specified in MCL 324.14513(6).
(b)
				The total amount of the loan shall be shared equally by the lending institution
				and the fund, unless the director increases the fund's share of the loan to
				ensure that the fund's interest rate of return is not less than 0%.
(c) The lending institution shall notify the
				department of the effective interest rate being assessed to the applicant,
				including the interest rate assessed as part of the fund's share and the
				interest rate assessed as part of the lending institution's share.
(d) The effective interest rate that the loan
				recipient pays on the full amount of the loan under the loan agreement shall
				not exceed 5%.
(e) The lending
				institution shall provide an executed copy of the loan agreement to the
				department.
(f) Only appropriate
				and reasonable costs or fees associated with processing the loan are eligible
				for reimbursement as part of the loan.
(g) The lending institution will remit
				principal and interest payments not less frequently than on a quarterly basis
				to the fund until the loan is repaid in full.
(h) The lending institution will pursue the
				collection of all defaulted loans until brought current, collected in full,
				reduced to a judgment, or settled with the concurrence of the
				department.
(i) The lending
				institution will consider loan recipients who fail to complete the project to
				be in default of the loan. This provision shall be included in all loan
				agreements.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Office of Environmental Assistance › Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Loan Fund › Section R. 324.14507 - Small business loan recipient responsibilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7.
(1) In
				addition to any financial provisions required by the lending institution,
				within 90 days of the project eligibility determination, the small business
				loan recipient shall enter into a supplemental agreement with the
				department.
(2) A supplemental
				agreement shall provide for all of the following:
(a) Initiate work on the pollution prevention
				project within 180 days of signing the loan documents or supplemental
				agreement.
(b) Secure qualified
				personnel or contractors, or both, to complete the pollution prevention
				activities specified in the loan application.
(c) Notify the department in writing within
				30 days of project completion.
(d)
				Within 90 days of project completion, submit to the department a final report
				upon project completion describing the pollution prevention benefits attained,
				including a demonstration of the expected reduction in environmental waste,
				water, or energy usage.
(e) Obtain
				written department approval of any amendments to the proposed project, before
				making the change.
(f) Maintain
				project records and documentation under generally accepted accounting
				principles and practices for a minimum of 3 years after the project is
				completed.
(g) Maintain all of the
				following documentation at the loan recipient's business:
(1) Copies of invoices and evidence of
				payment of invoiced expenditures.
(ii)
				Information pertinent to the project implementation as agreed to in the loan
				application.
(iii) Evidence that
				the project was implemented in compliance with applicable rules and
				regulations.
(h) Upon completion, operate the project for
				pollution prevention purposes and in accordance with applicable environmental
				laws and regulations.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Office of Environmental Assistance › Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Loan Fund › Section R. 324.14508 - Project review; approval process; other actions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8.
(1) The
				department shall process loan applications on an as-received basis.
(2) The department shall determine whether
				the application and supporting documentation meet the requirements of these
				rules within 30 days of receipt of a complete application.
(3) The department shall notify the lending
				institution and the applicant, in writing, within 14 days of making its
				determination.
(4) A loan recipient
				shall not proceed with the pollution prevention project until the recipient is
				notified in writing by the lending institution to proceed.
(5) The department's determination of project
				eligibility is valid for 90 days from the date of notification.
(6) The lending institution or the loan
				recipient shall promptly notify the department, in writing, of any substantive
				change to an eligible pollution prevention project before expenditure or
				encumbrance of any loan funds.
(7)
				The department will remit payment for its share of the loan from the fund to
				the lending institution within 30 days from the date of receipt of the executed
				loan agreement.
(8) In the case of
				an ineligibility determination, the department shall provide the applicant with
				written notice of the reason for the determination. There is no formal appeal
				of the department's loan decision.
(9) Subject to the provisions of R
				324.14503(1)(e), a small business can reapply for a loan at any time.
(10) If the department or the lending
				institution determines that a loan recipient has defaulted on any agreements
				signed or obligations pursuant to this part, in addition to the actions
				specified in the lender and supplemental agreements, the department may take
				any legal actions available to remedy the default.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.401 - Lincoln-Lake-Chikaming sand dune area; Berrien county

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Lincoln--Lake--Chikaming sand dune area:
				  Northwest fractional 1/4 of southeast fractional 1/4, southwest fractional 1/4
				  of southeast fractional 1/4, section 9; west 3/4 fractional section 16; entire
				  sections 17 and 20; northwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 21; west
				  1/4, section 28; entire sections 29, 30, 31, and 32, T5S, R19W; entire sections
				  5, 6, and 7; west 3/4, section 8; west 1/2 of northeast 1/4, west 1/2, section
				  17; entire section 18, west 1/2 of northeast 1/4, west fractional 1/2,
				  fractional section 19; northeast 1/4 of northwest fractional 1/4, west
				  fractional 1/2 of northwest fractional 1/4, fractional section 30, T6S, R19W;
				  entire sections 12, 13, 24, 25, 26, 34, and 35; northwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4,
				  northwest 1/4, northwest 1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 36, T6S, R20W; north
				  fractional 1/2 of northeast fractional 1/4, southwest 1/4 of northeast
				  fractional 1/4, northwest fractional 1/4, north 1/2 of southwest 1/4, southwest
				  1/4 of southwest 1/4, fractional section 2; entire fractional sections 3, and
				  9; north 1/2 of northeast 1/4, southwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4, northwest 1/4,
				  west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 10; northwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, section
				  11; northwest of northeast 1/4, north fractional 1/2 of northwest fractional
				  1/4, fractional section 16; northeast fractional 1/4 of northeast fractional
				  1/4, fractional section 17, T7S, R20W, Berrien county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.402 - South Haven-Covert-Hagars and dune area; Van Buren and Berrien Counties

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the South Haven--Covert--Hagar sand dune
				  area:South fractional 1/2 of north fractional 1/2, south fractional 1/2,
				  fractional section 21; south 3/4 section 22; west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section
				  23; west 1/2 of northwest 1/4, northwest 1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 26;
				  north 1/2, southwest 1/4, north 1/2 of southeast 1/4, section 27; entire
				  sections 28, 29, 32, and 33; southwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4, west 1/2, section
				  34, T1S, R17W; northeast fractional 1/4 of northwest fractional 1/4, fractional
				  section 3; entire sections 4, 5, 7, and 8; north 1/2 of northeast 1/4,
				  southwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4, west 1/2, northwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4,
				  section 9; northwest 1/4, north 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 16; entire
				  sections 17, 18, and 19; entire section 20 except southeast 1/4 of southeast
				  1/4; west 1/2, section 29; entire section 30; east 1/2 of northeast 1/4 and
				  west 3/4, section 31, T2S, R17W; entire sections 24, 25, 35, and 36, T2S, R18W,
				  Van Buren county.
Entire section 1 except east 1/2 of southeast 1/4; entire
				  sections 2, and 10; northeast fractional 1/4, west fractional 1/2 and northwest
				  1/4 of southeast 1/4, fractional section 11; north 1/2 of northwest 1/4,
				  section 14; northeast fractional 1/4 of northeast fractional 1/4, west
				  fractional 1/2 of northeast fractional 1/4 and northwest fractional 1/4,
				  fractional section 15, T3S, R18W, Berrien county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.403 - Park-Laketown-Saugatuck sand dune area; Ottawa and Allegan Counties

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Park--Laketown--Saugatuck sand dune
				  area: West 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 14; south 1/2, section 15; south 1/2,
				  section 16; entire sections 21, and 22; west 1/4, section 23; west 1/2 of
				  northwest 1/4, section 26; north 40 acres of Government Lot 1, northwest
				  1/4,
Government Lots 3, 4 and west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section
				  27; entire sections 28, 33, and 34; west fractional 1/2 of southwest fractional
				  1/4, section 35, T5N, R16W, Ottawa county. West 1/4, section 2; entire sections
				  3, 4, 9, and 10; west 1/4, section 11; west 1/4, section 14; entire sections
				  15, 16, 21, and 22; west 1/4, section 23; west 1/2 of northwest 1/4 and
				  northwest 1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 26; entire sections 27, 28, 33, and 34,
				  T4N, R16W; entire section 3 except east 1/2 of southeast 1/4; entire sections
				  4, 5, and 8; Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; north fractional 1/2 of
				  northeast 1/4, southwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4, south 1/2 of southeast 1/4 and
				  northwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4, section 9; west 1/2 of northeast 1/4, north 1/2
				  of northwest 1/4, southeast 1/4 of northwest 1/4, southwest 1/4 of southwest
				  1/4, section 10; Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, section 15; entire section 16
				  except southwest 1/4 of southwest 1/4; entire section 17 except southeast 1/4
				  of southeast 1/4, Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, section 20; north 1/2 of
				  northeast 1/4, southeast 1/4 of northeast 1/4, northeast 1/4 of northwest 1/4,
				  section 21, T3N, R16W, Allegan county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.404 - Laketon-Fruitport-Spring Lake-Grand Haven sand dune area; Muskegon and Ottawa counties

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Laketon--Fruitport--Spring Lake--Grand
				  Haven sand dune area: Southeast 1/4 of southeast 1/4, Government Lot 10,
				  section 6; entire sections 7, and 8; entire section 9 except east 1/2 of
				  northeast 1/4; entire section 16 except southeast 1/4 of southeast 1/4; entire
				  section 21 except Government Lot 1; entire sections 17, 20, 28, 33, and 34;
				  Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, south 1/2 of southwest 1/4, southeast 1/4, section
				  35, T10N, R17W; west 1/2 of northwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, southeast
				  1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 1; entire sections 2, 3, 10, and 11; southwest
				  1/4 of northeast 1/4, northwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, northeast 1/4
				  of southwest 1/4, Government Lot 3, northwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4, section 12;
				  entire sections 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 36, T9N, R17W; southwest fractional
				  1/4 of northwest fractional 1/4, west fractional 1/2 of southwest fractional
				  1/4, southeast 1/4 of southwest fractional 1/4, section 18; southwest 1/4 of
				  northeast 1/4, northwest fractional 1/4, southwest fractional 1/4, west 1/2 of
				  southeast 1/4, section 19; west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 29; entire
				  fractional sections 30, and 31; Government Lot 1, section 32, T9N, R16W,
				  Muskegon county.
Entire section 1, T8N, R17W; entire section 5 except east 1/2
				  of northeast 1/4; entire sections 6, 7, and 8; southwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4,
				  west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 9; northwest 1/4, section 16; entire
				  sections 17, 18, 19, and 20; Government Lot 12, southwest 1/4, west 1/2 of
				  southeast 1/4, section 21; entire section 28 except northeast 1/4 of northeast
				  1/4; entire sections 29, 32, and 33; southwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, west 1/2
				  of southwest 1/4, section 34, T8N, R16W; west 1/2 of northwest 1/4, southwest
				  1/4, section 3; entire sections 4, 5, 8, and 9; west 1/2, southwest 1/4 of
				  southeast 1/4, section 10; west 3/4, section 15; entire sections 16, 17, and
				  20; entire section 21 except southeast 1/4 of southeast 1/4; northwest 1/4 of
				  northeast 1/4, northwest 1/4, north 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 22; northeast
				  1/4 of northwest 1/4, Government Lots 1 and 2, section 28, T79, R16W, Ottawa
				  county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.405 - Golden-Benona-Claybanks sand dune area; Oceana county

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Golden--Benona--Claybanks sand dune
				  area: Government Lot 3, section 5; entire section 7; west 1/2 of northeast 1/4,
				  Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, southwest 1/4 of southwest 1/4, east 1/2 of
				  southwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southeast 1/4, section 8; entire sections 17, 18,
				  and 19; north 1/2, Government Lots 1 and 2, northeast 1/4 of southwest 1/4,
				  northwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4, section 20; west 1/2, section 30; north 1/2 of
				  Government Lot 4, section 31, T15N, R18W; entire sections 13, 24, 25, 26, and
				  35; entire section 36 except east 1/2 of southeast 1/4, T15N, R19W; west 1/2 of
				  northeast 1/4, northwest 1/4, north 1/2 of southwest 1/4, southwest 1/4 of
				  southwest 1/4, section 1; entire sections 2 and 11; northwest 1/4 of northwest
				  1/4, south 1/2 of northwest 1/4, southwest 1/4, southwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4,
				  section 12; entire section 13 except east 1/2 of northeast 1/4; entire sections
				  24 and 25, T14N, R19W; southwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southwest
				  1/4, southeast 1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 19; entire section 30 except
				  northeast 1/4 of northeast 1/4; entire section 31; southwest 1/4 of northwest
				  1/4, Government Lots 3 and 4, section 32, T14N, R18W; Government Lots 2, 3, and
				  4, southwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southeast 1/4, section 5; entire section 6; west
				  1/2 of northeast 1/4, Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, northwest 1/4 of southeast
				  1/4 section 8, T13N, R18W, Oceana county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.406 - Grant-Hamlin-Pere Marquette sand dune area; Mason county

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Grant--Hamlin--Pere Marquette sand dune
				  area: South 1/4, section 13; entire sections 14, 23, and 24; entire section 25
				  except southeast 1/4 of southeast 1/4; entire sections 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, and
				  34; entire section 35 except southeast 1/4 of southeast 1/4, north 1/2 of
				  northwest 1/4, southwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, section 36, T20N, R18W,
				  Government Lot 1, section 2; Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, section 3;
				  north fractional 1/2, Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, northwest 1/4 of southwest
				  1/4, section 4; entire sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21;
				  northwest fractional 1/4 of northwest fractional 1/4, south 1/2 of northwest
				  fractional 1/4, southwest 1/4, southwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4, section 27;
				  entire sections 28, 29, 30, 32, and 33; northwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4, south
				  1/2 of northeast 1/4, northwest 1/4, northwest 1/4 of southwest 1/4, southeast
				  1/4 of southeast 1/4, north 1/2 of southeast 1/4, section 34; southwest 1/4 of
				  southwest 1/4 section 35, T19N, R18W; northwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, section
				  2; northeast 1/4 of northeast 1/4, Government Lot 1, south 13.8 acres of
				  Government Lot 2, section 3; entire sections 4, and 9; Government Lots 2 and 3,
				  southwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, section 10, T18N, R18W, Mason
				  county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.407 - Hendricks-Moran sand dune area; Mackinac county

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Hendricks--Moran sand dune area:
				  Southeast 1/4 of southeast 1/4, section 25; east 1/4, section 36, T43N, R8W;
				  south 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 27; south 1/4, section 28; south 1/4,
				  section 29; south 1/4, section 30; entire sections 31, 32, 33, and 34;
				  southwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, southwest 1/4, northwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4,
				  south 1/2 of southeast 1/4, section 35; south 1/2 of southwest 1/4, southwest
				  1/4 of southeast 1/4, section 36, T43N, R7W; entire sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;
				  northeast 1/4, Government Lot 1, section 6; entire sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
				  12, and 13, T42N, R7W; southwest 1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 5; south 1/2 of
				  northwest 1/4, southwest 1/4, northwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4, south 1/2 of
				  southeast 1/4, section 6; entire section 7; entire section 8 except north 1/2
				  of northeast 1/4; southwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, south 1/2, section 9;
				  southwest 1/4, south 1/2 of southeast 1/4, section 10; southwest 1/4 of
				  southwest 1/4, section 11; southwest of northwest 1/4, southwest 1/4, southwest
				  1/4 of southeast 1/4, section 13; entire section 14 except north 1/2 of
				  northeast 1/4; entire sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23; entire
				  section 24 except east 1/2 of northeast 1/4; entire sections 25, 26, and 36,
				  T42N, R6W; Government Lots 3, 4, and 5, west fractional 1/2 of northwest
				  fractional 1/4, southwest fractional 1/4 of southwest fractional 1/4, section
				  19; entire sections 30, 31, 32, and 33, T42N, R5W; entire sections 3, 4, 5, 6,
				  8, and 10; southwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4, of southeast 1/4, section 11; entire
				  sections 14, 15, 16, and 22; north 1/2, north 1/2 of southwest 1/4, southwest
				  1/4 of southwest 1/4, north 40 acres of Government Lot 1, north 40 acres of
				  Government Lot 2, Government Lot 3, section 23; entire sections 26 and 27,
				  T41N, R5W, Mackinac county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.408 - Grand Haven-Port Sheldon-Park sand dune area; Ottawa county

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Grand Haven--Port Sheldon--Park sand
				  dune area: West fractional 1/2 of northwest fractional 1/4, west 1/2 of
				  southwest 1/4, fractional section 2; entire fractional sections 3, 4, and 9;
				  entire section 10; west 1/2 of northwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southwest 1/4,
				  section 11; northwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, section 14; section 15; north 1/4
				  of fractional section 16, T5N, R16W; entire fractional sections 3, 4, 9, and
				  10; southwest 1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 11; west 1/2 of northwest 1/4, west
				  1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 14; entire fractional sections 15, 16, 21, and
				  section 22; west 1/2 of northwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 23;
				  west 1/2 of northwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 26; entire
				  section 27; entire fractional sections 28 and 33; entire section 34; west 1/2
				  of northwest 1/4, west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 35, T6N, R16W; southwest
				  1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 27; southwest fractional 1/4, south 1/2 of
				  southeast 1/4, fractional section 28; entire fractional section 33; northwest
				  1/4, west 1/2 of northwest 1/4, southwest 1/4, southeast 1/4, section 34, T7N,
				  R16W, Ottawa county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.409 - Pentwater-Summit sand dune area; Oceana and Mason counties

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Pentwater--Summit sand dune area: West
				  3/4 of fractional section 1; entire sections 2 and 11; west 1/2, southeast 1/4,
				  west 1/2 of northeast 1/4 of section 12; north 1/4 of section 13; north 1/2 of
				  northeast 1/4, southwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4, east 1/2 of northwest 1/4,
				  government lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, northeast 1/4 of southwest 1/4, northwest 1/4
				  of southeast 1/4, section 14; entire sections 15 and 22; government lots 1, 3,
				  and 4, west 1/2 of southwest 1/4, southeast 1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 23;
				  northwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4 of section 26; entire section 27; government lot
				  1 section 33; northwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4, northwest 1/4, section 34, T16S,
				  R18W, Oceana county.
West fractional 1/4 of section 30, T17N, R17W; northwest 1/4
				  of northeast 1/4, south 1/2 of northeast 1/4, government lots 1, 2, 3, and 4,
				  southeast 1/4, section 23; south 1/2 of northeast 1/4, south 1/2, section 24;
				  entire sections 25, 26, 35, and 36, T17N, R18W, Mason county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.410 - Onekama-Manistee sand dune area; Manistee county

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Onekama--Manistee sand dune area:
				  Northwest fractional 1/4 of northwest fractional 1/4, fractional section 3;
				  north fractional 1/2 of northeast fractional 1/4, southeast 1/4 of northeast
				  fractional 1/4, north fractional 1/2 of northwest fractional 1/4, southeast 1/4
				  of northwest fractional 1/4, fractional section 4; entire section 5; entire
				  section 7; east 1/2 of northeast 1/4, southwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4,
				  government lots 1 and 2, south 1/2 of northwest 1/4, southwest 1/4, north 1/2
				  of southeast 1/4, section 8; northwest 1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 9;
				  northwest 1/4, north 1/2 of southwest 1/4, government lots 1 and 2, section 17;
				  entire section 18; government lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, section 19, T22N, R16W;
				  northeast fractional 1/4, government lot 1, section 24, T22N, R17W; west 1/2 of
				  southwest 1/4, section 14; south 1/2 of northeast 1/4, south 1/2 of northwest
				  1/4, northwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, southwest 1/4, southeast 1/4, section 15;
				  entire fractional section 16; entire section 21; northwest 1/4, northwest 1/4,
				  government lot 1, north 1,320 feet of government lot 2, and north 1,320 feet of
				  government lot 3, northeast 1/4 of southeast 1/4, section 22; west 1/2 of
				  northwest 1/4, section 23; entire fractional section 27; entire fractional
				  sections 28 and 32; entire section 33; government lots 1, 2, and 3, southwest
				  1/4 of southwest 1/4, section 34, T23N, R16W; Manistee
				  county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Sand Dunes Areas › Section R. 281.412 - Leelanau-Leland sand dune area; Leelanau county

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 12. The following described area is designated as a sand
				  dune area under the designation of the Leelanau--Leland sand dune area:
				  Government lot 4, section 18; northwest fractional 1/4, southwest fractional
				  1/4, fractional section 19; west fractional 1/2 of northwest fractional 1/4,
				  section 30, T31N, R11W; entire fractional section 13; entire sections 24, 25,
				  26, and 27; government lots 1, 2, 6, and 7, section 34; north 1/2 of northeast
				  1/4, government lots 1 and 2, section 35; northwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4,
				  section 36, T31N, R12W; government lot 1, section 6; southwest 1/4 of northeast
				  1/4, east 1/2 of northwest 1/4, government lots 1 and 2, southwest fractional
				  1/4, west &frac12 of southeast 1/4, southeast 1/4 of southeast 1/4,
				  fractional section 7; northeast 1/4, northwest fractional 1/4, southwest
				  fractional 1/4, northwest 1/4 of southeast 1/4, section 18; northeast 1/4 of
				  northwest 1/4, government lot 1, section 19, T32N, R10W; entire fractional
				  sections 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16; government lot 1, section 21; east 1/2 of
				  northeast 1/4, section 22; northeast 1/4, government lots 1, 2, and 3,
				  southwest 1/4 of northwest 1/4, north 1/2 of southwest 1/4, section 23;
				  government lots 1 and 2, northwest 1/4, northeast 1/4 of southwest fractional
				  1/4, fractional section 24, T32N, R11W; Leelanau county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 299.2301 - Application of rules

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2301. These rules govern mineral well operations in
					 this state and supersede all rules and regulations issued under the authority
					 of 1969 PA 315, MCL 324.62501 et seq. except for orders and determinations of
					 the supervisor of mineral wells that have application to specifically
					 designated areas throughout this state.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 299.2302 - Definitions; A to F

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2302. As used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.111 et
				  seq.
(b) "ANSI" means the American
				  national standards institute.
(c)
				  "API" means the American petroleum institute.
(d) "Area of review" means either of the
				  following:
(i) For a well disposing of
				  nonhazardous waste that area the radius of which is the greater of 1/4 mile or
				  the lateral distance in which the pressures in the injection zone are
				  sufficient to increase hydrostatic head in the injection zone above the base of
				  the lowermost underground source of drinking water, but shall not be more than
				  2 miles.
(ii) For a well disposing
				  of hazardous waste that area the radius of which is the greater of 2 miles or
				  the lateral distance in which the pressures in the injection zone are
				  sufficient to increase hydrostatic head in the injection zone above the base of
				  the lowermost underground source of drinking water.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 299.2303 - Definitions; G to R

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2303. As used in these rules:
(a) "Gas storage" means the use of a depleted
				  oil or gas pool, salt cavern, or other porous strata used for injecting and
				  withdrawing gas from the depleted oil or gas pool, salt cavern, or other porous
				  strata.
(b) "Geologist" means a
				  person who is certified as a geologist by a credible geological professional
				  association or who, by reason of his or her knowledge of the natural sciences,
				  mathematics, and the principles of geology acquired by either professional
				  experience or practical experience, or both, is qualified to engage in the
				  practice of the science of geology.
(c) "Generator" means a person whose action
				  or process produces a waste product.
(d) "Groundwater" means water below the land
				  surface in the zone of saturation.
(e) "Incinerator" means a device specifically
				  designed for the destruction, by burning, of combustible gasses, in which the
				  products of combustion are emitted to the outer air by passing through a stack
				  or chimney that opens to the outer air at a height of not less than 20 feet
				  above the ground.
(f) "Instruction"
				  means a written statement of general applicability which is issued by the
				  supervisor of mineral wells, which conforms with the act and rules promulgated
				  under the act, and which clarifies or explains the applicability of the act or
				  rules to commonly recurring facts or circumstances.
(g) "Internal mechanical integrity" means a
				  well subject to this part has no significant leak in the casing, tubing,
				  packer, or wellhead.
(h) "Lost
				  hole" means a well which cannot be completed or further drilled because of
				  mechanical difficulties, accidents of construction, or geological
				  conditions.
(i) "NACE" means the
				  national association of corrosion engineers.
(j) "Nuisance odor" means an emission of any
				  gas, vapor, fume, or mist, or combination thereof, from a well or its
				  associated surface facilities, in whatever quantities, that causes, either
				  alone or in reaction with other air contaminants, any of the following:
(i) Injurious effects to human health or
				  safety.
(ii) Unreasonable injurious
				  effects to animal life, plant life of significant value, or property.
(iii) Unreasonable interference with the
				  comfortable enjoyment of life or property. A 1-hour time weighted hydrogen
				  sulfide concentration in ambient air of 0.2 ppm constitutes a nuisance odor for
				  the purposes of this part.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 299.2304 - Definitions; S to Z

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2304. As used in these rules:
(a) "Safety equipment" means, at a minimum,
				  all of the following items:
(i) First aid
				  kits.
(ii) Stretchers.
(iii) Blankets.
(iv) Portable dry chemical fire
				  extinguishers.
(v) Ropes.
(vi) Flare guns and flares.
(vii) Battery-operated lanterns.
(viii) Portable electronic hydrogen sulfide
				  detectors.
(ix) Warning signs that
				  have the word "danger" or "caution" followed by the words "poison
				  gas."
(x) Two copies of the owner's
				  contingency plan.
(xi) Not less
				  than 2 portable, self-contained, pressure-demand breathing apparatus that have
				  a 30-minute air supply.
(xii) A
				  supply of compressed breathable air or oxygen that is sufficient to recharge
				  each self-contained breathing apparatus at least once.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 299.2305 - Terms defined in act

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2305. Unless the context requires a different meaning,
					 the trade words and other words defined in the act have the same meanings when
					 used in these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 299.2309 - Rescission

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2309. R 299.2201 to R 299.2298 of the Michigan
					 administrative code, appearing on pages 88 to 95 of volume 3, of the 1999
					 Michigan administrative code, are rescinded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 299.2312 - Application for permit to drill and operate a disposal well; additional requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2312. A person seeking to drill a disposal well or to
					 convert a previously drilled well to a disposal well shall submit, in addition
					 to the information specified in R 299.2311, all of the following information
					 with an application:
(a) A map showing
				  all of the following information:
(i) The
				  location and total depth of the proposed well.
(ii) Each abandoned, active, or permitted
				  well and dry hole subject to this part or part 615 of the act within the area
				  of review of the proposed well location.
(iii) The surface owner of the land on which
				  the proposed well is to be located.
(iv) Each operator of an active well subject
				  to this part or part 615 of the act within the area of review of the proposed
				  well.