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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Outhouses › Section R. 325.423 - Minimum standards for septic tank privy or septic toilet

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1) The tank
				should be located at least 50 feet from any well or other source of groundwater
				supply and upon ground sloping away from the water supply. No tank shall be
				located less than 2 feet from any lot or alley line or less than 25 feet from
				any lake or stream.
(2) The tank
				shall be constructed of an impervious material and be watertight. The depth
				below the outlet pipe shall be not less than 30 inches. When constructed of
				concrete the side walls, top and bottom shall be of a mixture and thickness
				which will insure a dense, watertight structure. Sufficient reinforcement shall
				be used to prevent cracking. When constructed of metal, Armco ingot iron or
				other rust-resisting material not less than 12 gauge shall be used. All metal
				surfaces inside and outside shall be thoroughly coated with a good quality
				asphalt base material. All tanks shall be provided with an outside opening, not
				less than 12 inches in diameter, fitted with a tight cover, to permit
				inspection and cleaning. The outlet of all tanks shall be so constructed as to
				prevent solid material passing into the discharge pipe. Tanks should be filled
				with water before being put into operation and after each cleaning.
(3) A drop tube, securely fastened to the
				toilet bowl and to the tank, shall extend into the tank but not more than 2
				inches below the water line. A vitreous china toilet bowl with seat and seat
				cover securely hinged should be used.
(4) A ventilating pipe connected to the bowl
				and extending above all parts of the building shall be installed.
(5) Cast-iron soil pipe shall be leaded or
				bonded to the tank and extend not less than 10 feet from the building where it
				may be connected to the disposal tile. Disposal tile should be laid so that a
				12-inch earth cover is provided. Under no condition shall the tile line be laid
				below the groundwater level.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Outhouses › Section R. 325.424 - Minimum standards for chemical closets

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) The tank
				should be located at least 50 feet from any well or other source of groundwater
				supply and upon ground sloping away from the water supply. No tank shall be
				located less than 2 feet from any lot or alley line or less than 25 feet from
				any lake or stream.
(2) The tank
				shall be constructed of Armco ingot iron or other rust-resisting material, not
				less than 12 gauge thickness. All metal surfaces inside and outside shall be
				thoroughly coated with a good quality asphalt base material. All tanks shall be
				provided with an outside opening, not less than 12 inches in diameter, fitted
				with a tight cover, to permit inspection and cleaning. Every chemical closet
				tank shall be equipped with an agitating device designed to insure complete
				mixing of the organic matter with the chemical.
(3) The drop tube shall be securely fastened
				to the tank and to the toilet bowl. The toilet bowl should be of vitreous
				china, designed to provide for a seat and seat cover.
(4) A ventilating pipe connected to the bowl
				and extending above all parts of the building shall be installed.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Outhouses › Section R. 325.425 - Minimum standards of maintenance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) The
				receptacle of an earth-pit or vault-type outhouse shall not be allowed to fill
				to a point higher than 12 inches below the under surface of the floor of the
				outhouse building. When the receptacle is filled a new pit should be provided
				and the floor and building moved to the new location. The receptacles of other
				types of outhouses shall be emptied at sufficiently frequent intervals to
				prevent the creation of an insanitary condition.
(2) All fecal material or other excreta from
				the human body that has been removed from any outhouse shall be buried with an
				earth covering of at least 12 inches in thickness and in a location more than
				200 feet from any domestic water supply, lake or stream. Feces or other excreta
				from the human body shall not be deposited in any abandoned or dry
				well.
(3) The seat, floor, and
				ground immediately surrounding the outhouse shall be kept clean at all times.
				The vent shall be maintained in good repair and free from obstructions at all
				times.
(4) Seat covers shall be
				kept closed when the outhouse is not in use.
(5) No disinfectants, lime, deodorants, or
				other chemicals should be used in earth-pits, septic tank privies or septic
				toilets. Chemical closets should be maintained at such caustic concentration
				that septic action does not begin.
(6) Types of paper which do not readily
				disintegrate should be avoided. Garbage, ashes and other kinds of wastes or
				liquids should not be thrown into earth-pits or tanks.
(7) Enough water should be added to the
				septic tank privy or septic toilet each day to keep the water up to the level
				of the overflow. The water added should also be used to keep the drop tube
				clean.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1551 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1.
(1) As used
				in these rules:
(a) "Act" means Act No. 368 of
				the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being §333.1101 et seq. of the
				Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b)
				"Camping cabin" means a recreational unit that is a hard-sided tent or shelter,
				that is less than 400 square feet in area, that is on skids designed to
				facilitate relocation from time to time, and that does not have a direct
				connection to a source of water.
(c) "Modern campground" means a campground
				where water flush toilets and water under pressure are available at a service
				building or where a water outlet and a sewer connection are available at each
				site.
(d) "Park model recreational
				unit" means a recreational unit that is built on a single chassis mounted on
				wheels, that has a gross trailer area of not more than 400 square feet in the
				set-up mode, and that is certified by the manufacturer as complying with
				American National Standards Institute Standard A119.5.
(e) "Primitive campground" means a campground
				where a service building that has water flush toilets is not provided and where
				sewer connections are not provided to sites.
(f) "Sanitary facilities" means all of the
				following:
(i) The water supply and all water
				distribution facilities.
(ii) All
				sewage collection, sewage treatment, and sewage disposal facilities.
(iii) Service buildings.
(iv) Sanitary stations.
(g) "Sanitary station" means a facility where
				recreational units equipped with freshwater storage tanks and sewage holding
				tanks can be serviced.
(h)
				"Seasonally sited recreational unit" means a recreational unit that remains on
				a site for a continuous period of time of more than 31 days in 1 calendar
				year.
(i) "Service building" means
				a structure or portion of a structure that is used to house sanitary
				facilities, such as water closets, lavatories, and showers.
(j) "Site" means the camp space or land area
				designated for each recreational unit in a campground.
(k) "Temporary campground" means a campground
				that is used on a temporary or short-term basis that is not more than 4
				weeks.
(l) "Temporary living
				quarters," as related to camping, means a recreational unit that is occupied or
				used for more than 4 hours between the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1552 - Location

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) A
				campground owner shall not locate a campground where it may be detrimental to
				the public health, safety, or welfare.
(2) A campground owner shall not locate a
				campground on top of a completed Type II sanitary landfill, as described in
				Part 115 of Act No.451 of the Public Acts of 1994, as amended, being
				§324.11501 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or on a completed waste
				disposal facility, as described in Part 111 of Act No. 451 of the Public Acts
				of 1994, as amended, being §324.11101 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled
				Laws.
(3) A campground owner shall
				locate all outlets to the water distribution system above the elevation
				defining the 100-year floodplain. The owner shall locate the top of site sewer
				connections above the elevation defining the 100-year floodplain. This subrule
				does not apply to water outlets and sewer risers constructed before the
				effective date of this rule.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1553 - Applications for construction permits; contents

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1) A
				campground owner shall submit an application for a construction permit for a
				new campground or for an alteration or addition to an existing campground that
				includes information regarding the proposed physical facilities. A permit
				applicant shall submit 4 sets of plans which are drawn to scale, which show the
				plot plan and details of all planned facilities, and which clearly indicate how
				the campground will be constructed in order to comply with these rules. A
				permit applicant shall submit 3 sets with the application to the department and
				1 set to the local or district health department having jurisdiction. If the
				total cost of a project is more than $15,000.00, then an engineer who is
				licensed in Michigan shall prepare all plans for new sanitary campground
				facilities or for additions or alterations to existing sanitary campground
				facilities.
(2) An application
				shall indicate the proposed method of garbage and refuse storage and
				disposal.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1554 - Construction permits

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4. A construction permit is nontransferable unless the
				  department gives its written consent to a permit transfer. A permit expires 3
				  years after its date of issuance unless the department grants an extension. The
				  department shall not include delays in construction incurred by reason of
				  litigation incident to the planning or construction of a campground in
				  calculating the date a permit expires. If a petition for extending a permit is
				  granted, the department may require any alterations in the campground plans
				  that would be necessary for approval if the plans for the campground were being
				  submitted at the date that the extension is granted. The department shall list
				  any conditions or stipulations for application approval on the construction
				  permit.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1555a - Temporary primitive campgrounds; privies

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5a. In a temporary primitive campground, the campground
				  owner or operator shall provide 1 privy for each sex for every 25 sites, or
				  fraction of 25 sites, or 2 unisex privies for each 30 sites, or fraction of 30
				  sites. The owner may substitute 1 portable privy with a contract for daily
				  servicing for each privy or may substitute 2 portable privies with contracts
				  for less than daily servicing for each privy.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1555b - Temporary modern campgrounds; toilet facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5b. In a temporary modern campground, the campground
				  owner or operator shall ensure that the number of flush toilets, urinals, and
				  lavatories is in compliance with the fixture schedule in R
				  325.1571(2).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1556 - Sites; size and arrangement; identification and location; location of recreational units and other structures; permanent structures prohibited; construction verification; marking; drainage; occupancy

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) A site
				in a campground, unless designated on an approved plan as a walk-in site, shall
				abut on a roadway, shall be of such size and so arranged to provide space for a
				recreational unit and vehicle parking, and shall have not less than 15 feet of
				road frontage width and 1,200 square feet of area.
(2) A campground owner shall locate and
				identify all sites and other facilities as shown on the plans approved under
				the most recent construction permit issued by the department.
(3) Before the initial licensure of
				campground sites or other facilities, an applicant shall submit written
				verification that the construction was completed in accordance with the
				approved plans and specifications specified in subrule (2) of this rule. If
				plans prepared by a licensed engineer were required, then a licensed engineer
				shall provide written verification. An applicant shall submit inspection
				approval from the electrical authority having jurisdiction and inspection
				approval from the plumbing authority having jurisdiction before such utilities
				are initially placed into service.
(4) A campground owner shall locate
				recreational units or other structures, such as sheds and awnings, to provide
				an unobstructed path which is not less than 4 feet wide and which extends
				completely around the recreational unit. A campground owner shall ensure that a
				permanent structure requiring footings is not located on a campsite.
(5) A campground owner shall mark or arrange
				a site in a campground so that a camper can readily identify and locate the
				site.
(6) A campground owner shall
				ensure that a site is well-drained.
(7) A campground owner shall ensure that a
				site is occupied by not more than 8 persons and by not more than 1 recreational
				unit.
(8) A campground owner shall
				ensure that the number of sites in a campground is not more than the number
				authorized by the license.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1556a - Primitive campgrounds; privies; potable water; mobile homes

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6a.
(1) A
				campground owner shall arrange a primitive campground so that every 25 sites,
				or fraction of 25 sites, are served with a potable water outlet and a privy for
				each sex or 2 unisex privies. However, a primitive campground area that does
				not have more than 10 sites may be served with a unisex privy and a potable
				water outlet. A campground owner shall not locate a privy closer than 50 feet
				to a site boundary.
(2) A
				campground owner shall ensure that a mobile home or single sectional mobile
				home is not located in a primitive campground.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1556b - Group camping areas

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6b.
(1) A
				campground owner may provide a group camping area. If individual site water
				connections or site electrical connections are provided, the campground owner
				shall ensure that a recreational unit connects to the nearest electrical outlet
				or the nearest site water connection. The campground owner shall ensure that no
				more than 1 recreational unit connects to an electrical outlet or a site water
				connection.
(2) A campground owner
				is not required to mark an individual campsite boundary in group camping areas
				if the area boundary is marked and arranged so that it can be readily located
				and identified by campers. A campground owner shall identify a group camping
				area by appropriate signs that signify the area name or area number and the
				maximum number of people that are permitted to use the area. The campground
				manager shall keep a record at his or her office or home of the number of
				campers who use the group camping area. A campground owner shall limit the
				number of persons camping in a group camping area based on the facilities that
				the campground provides. Eight persons are the equivalent of 1
				campsite.
(3) A group camping area
				shall contain a minimum of 1,200 square feet for each equivalent of 1
				campsite.
(4) If a group camping
				area is provided, then a campground owner shall determine the number of
				sanitary facilities required in accordance with R 325.1556a(1) for primitive
				campgrounds and in accordance with R 325.1571(2) and (5) for modern
				campgrounds.
(5) A campground owner
				shall arrange a recreational unit in a group camping area so as not to restrict
				the access of emergency vehicles and recreational units and to provide an
				unobstructed path which is not less than 4 feet wide and which extends
				completely around the recreational unit.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1557 - Managers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7. A campground owner shall designate a manager or
				  person to be in charge of the campground. The owner shall post a notice
				  indicating where the manager can be contacted when the manager is not on duty.
				  The manager or person in charge shall be available when the campground is
				  occupied. The manager shall post a notice, or provide campers with information
				  at check-in, which indicates the location of the nearest available phone and
				  which lists the locations and telephone numbers for police, fire, and medical
				  assistance.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1558 - Roads and vehicles

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8.
(1) A
				campground owner shall provide a road right-of-way that is not less than 20
				feet wide. A campground owner shall ensure that the right-of-way is free of
				obstructions and provides free and easy access to abutting sites. A campground
				owner shall maintain the traveled portion of the right-of-way in a passable and
				relatively dust-free condition when the campground is in operation.
(2) A campground owner shall ensure that
				vehicles do not park in the strip of land set aside for a road. A campground
				owner shall provide space for vehicle parking equal to a minimum of 1.5 the
				number of sites in a campground. The parking space shall be either on the sites
				or in a separate parking area.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1559 - Water supplies

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9.
(1) A
				campground owner shall provide a potable water supply in accordance with Act
				No. 399 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being §325.1001 et seq. of
				the Michigan Compiled Laws, and rules promulgated under the act, being R
				325.10101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(2) A well drilling contractor shall
				construct any well installation that will serve a campground. A pump installer
				shall install any pump connected to a well that will serve a campground. A well
				drilling contractor and a pump installer shall be registered under authority of
				part 127 of the act. Within 5 years of the effective date of this rule, a
				campground owner shall provide an above grade room that houses pumping
				equipment, provide equipment for the disinfection of the entire water system,
				provide sample taps, and provide pump-to-waste facilities for all wells. A
				campground owner and person preparing campground plans shall ensure that the
				campground's water well or wells and water well pump or pumps operating with
				hydropneumatic storage systems are capable of providing a minimum of 30 gallons
				per minute or more than 30 gallons per minute if indicated by the sum of the
				following peak instantaneous demands for water:
(a) One gallon per minute for each site water
				connection that serves a mobile home or park model recreational unit, and 0.5
				of a gallon per minute for each site water connection that serves other
				sites.
(b) A campground owner shall
				determine peak instantaneous demands for unthreaded convenience water outlets,
				water-using fixtures in service buildings, and other water-using facilities
				served by the campground's water system using the department's fixture method
				in the publication entitled "Michigan Criteria for Subsurface Sewage Disposal,"
				dated April 1994, or using other nationally recognized methods for determining
				peak instantaneous demand. The publication may be obtained from the Michigan
				Department of Environmental Quality, Drinking Water and Radiological Protection
				Division, Environmental Health Section, P.O. Box 30630, Lansing, Michigan
				48909-8130.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1560 - Sewage and wastewater control

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10.
(1) A
				campground owner and person preparing campground plans shall comply with all
				applicable statutes and rules regulating the methods and facilities for the
				collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and other wastewater. A
				campground owner shall ensure that the nature, capacity, maintenance, and
				operation of the methods and facilities do not create unlawful pollution of the
				waters of the state, a nuisance condition, or a menace to health or
				safety.
(2) A campground owner
				shall not make or allow an alteration to a campground sewage system without
				prior written approval from the department. "An alteration to a sewage system"
				means the modification of, or addition to, an existing sewage collection,
				pumping, treatment, or disposal system or a portion of the system that affects
				the flow, capacity, system service area, or reliability of the
				system.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1561 - Sewage disposal in modern campgrounds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 11.
(1) A
				campground owner shall connect his or her campground to a local government
				sewer system, when available. A campground owner and person preparing
				campground plans shall propose and provide a sewage treatment and disposal
				system that is acceptable to the department if a local government system is not
				available.
(2) A person designing a
				campground sewage disposal system shall base the design capacity of a facility
				described in subrule (1) of this rule on the following minimum estimated daily
				liquid flows:
(a) For sites that have water
				and sewer outlets available to each site - 75 gallons per site.
(b) For sites served by service buildings -
				75 gallons per site.
(c) For
				primitive sites operated in conjunction with a modern campground - 30 gallons
				per day per primitive site.
(d) For
				sites for single sectional mobile homes and park model recreational units - 150
				gallons per site.
(e) For other
				facilities operated in conjunction with a campground, a person designing a
				campground sewage disposal system may use the "Michigan Criteria for Subsurface
				Sewage Disposal," dated April 1994, as a reference in estimating daily design
				flow. This publication can be obtained from the Michigan Department of
				Environmental Quality, Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division,
				Environmental Health Section, P.O. Box 30630, Lansing, Michigan
				48909-8130.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1562 - Soil absorption systems; design and location

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 12. A campground owner shall ensure that a soil
				  absorption system is isolated not less than 10 feet from camping sites and is
				  protected from vehicular traffic or other possible damage. A campground owner
				  and person preparing campground plans may use the publication entitled
				  "Michigan Criteria for Subsurface Sewage Disposal," dated April 1994, which is
				  available from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Drinking Water
				  and Radiological Protection Division, Environmental Health Section, P.O. Box
				  30630, Lansing, Michigan 48909-8130, and accepted engineering practice as
				  references in the design and location of an absorption field. A campground
				  owner and person preparing plans for a campground shall ensure that a soil
				  absorption system is not placed in the following locations:
(a) Beneath a building.
(b) Where the soil is unstable or unsettled.
				Muck or peat soils are unsuitable.
(c) Under a roadway or parking lot or paved
				area.
(d) Within 100 feet of a lake
				or stream as a minimum.
(e) In the
				path of a catchment area of surface runoff.
(f) Where a high groundwater table is closer
				than 4 feet to the ground surface.
(g) Within the minimum isolation distance of
				75 feet from the well.
(h) Where
				surface flooding may occur.
(i)
				Where percolation rates above 30 minutes for water to fall 1 inch are
				encountered.
(j) Where adequate
				protection cannot be provided for the water-bearing formation.
(k) Where the area is insufficient on which
				to locate a second absorption field of at least the size of the original
				field.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1563 - Septic and dosing tanks and sewage pumping systems; design

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 13. A campground owner and person preparing campground
				  plans shall ensure that septic and dosing tanks and sewage pumping systems are
				  designed in accordance with accepted engineering practice and may use as a
				  guide the publication entitled "Michigan Criteria for Subsurface Sewage
				  Disposal," dated April 1994, which is available from the Michigan Department of
				  Environmental Quality, Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division,
				  Environmental Health Section, P.O. Box 30630, Lansing, Michigan
				  48909-8130.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1564 - Sewage treatment systems

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 14. A person proposing to discharge treated wastewater
				  to the waters of the state shall comply with Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of
				  1994, as amended, being §324.101 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled
				  Laws.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1566 - Sewage disposal in primitive campgrounds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 16. A campground owner shall ensure that a privy,
				  outhouse, or portable privy that is used as a means of sewage disposal for a
				  primitive campground has a watertight vault which has a minimum storage
				  capacity of 500 gallons and which is vented above the roof. A campground owner
				  shall ensure that the interior of the privy above the vault is constructed of
				  smooth, easily cleanable, nonabsorbent materials and that all openings are
				  screened. A campground owner shall ensure that a privy has a self-closing door.
				  A campground owner shall ensure that a privy that has a capacity of more than 1
				  individual has privacy partitions. The department may approve proposals for a
				  portable privy that has less than 500 gallons of storage capacity as part of
				  the annual license to operate the campground if there is a service contract
				  with a licensed septic tank cleaner and if the portable privy was pumped as
				  needed during the previous year.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1568 - Seepage pits

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 18.
(1) A
				campground owner shall ensure that all of the following provisions are complied
				with in regard to seepage pits in the campground:
(a) A seepage pit or replacement seepage pit
				may only be used on a site licensed before the effective date of this subrule
				for the disposal of sink wastes and shower water where a direct connection is
				made between the sink drain and the seepage pit.
(b) The connection between the drain and pit
				shall not be more than 1.5 inches in diameter.
(c) Other wastes shall not be discharged into
				the seepage pit.
(d) Approval of
				the seepage pit or replacement seepage pit shall be restricted to areas where
				the soil affords acceptable seepage, the groundwater table is sufficiently low,
				and groundwater or surface water is not endangered.
(e) A seepage pit shall be located not less
				than 75 feet from a well.
(f)
				Sufficient data shall be submitted to the health department having jurisdiction
				to permit evaluating the requirements of this rule before approval may be
				given.
(g) A recreational unit on a
				site serviced by a seepage pit shall not be directly connected to the
				campground water system, unless approved in writing by the local health
				department having jurisdiction.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1571 - Service buildings; required facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 21.
(1) If a
				service building is proposed for a campground, then the campground owner shall
				ensure that the building is constructed in accordance with the applicable state
				or local building code and shall include the building details and
				specifications on the plan required by R 325.1553. In addition, the campground
				owner shall ensure that all of the following requirements are complied with:
(a) A window that opens is screened. An
				exterior door has a self-closing device.
(b) An adequate amount of light for cleaning
				and safety purposes is provided in the service building.
(c) Coved floor and wall joints are
				provided.
(d) The location of all
				toilets, lavatories, showers, urinals, enclosures, and floor drains is
				specified on the plans.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1574 - Sanitary facilities in campgrounds adjacent to other establishments

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 24.
(1) If a
				primitive campground is operated adjacent to, or in conjunction with, a modern
				campground served by a service building, then a campground owner shall provide
				an additional toilet and lavatory for each sex for every 50 sites or fraction
				of 50 sites in the primitive campground.
(2) If a campground is operated in connection
				with a resort or other business establishment, then a campground owner shall
				base the number of sanitary facilities required in excess of the facilities
				required by the schedule for sites alone on the total number of persons who
				will use the facilities.
(3) A
				campground owner shall ensure that the tables entitled "Typical Wastewater
				Flows" contained in the United States Environmental Protection Agency "Design
				Manual: Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems," dated October 1980,
				are followed in determining the additional design capacity of the sewage
				facility required because of the application of this rule. The applicable
				tables are adopted by reference in these rules and may be obtained from the
				United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Service Center for
				Publications, P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 at no cost for one
				copy.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1576 - Sanitary stations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 26.
(1) A
				campground owner shall provide at least 1 sanitary station of approved design
				for a modern campground and also for a primitive campground. A modern
				campground catering solely to recreational vehicles that connect to the
				campground's water and sewer systems and a primitive campground served solely
				by hand pump wells are exempt from this subrule.
(2) A campground owner shall ensure that a
				sanitary station is designed and maintained to prevent contamination from being
				introduced into the fresh water storage tanks or campground water supply
				system. A campground owner shall ensure that sanitary stations have a tower for
				filling fresh water storage tanks and also a separate tower for rinsing sewage
				spills at the sewage dumping facility. A campground that has individual water
				connections for all of its sites is exempt from having to provide a tower for
				filling fresh water storage tanks.
(3) A campground owner shall ensure that all
				of the following provisions are complied with:
(a) A vacuum breaker is installed at the high
				point of each tower.
(b) An
				automatic device is installed to keep hoses off the ground.
(c) A foot-operated hatch is installed to
				cover the sanitary station sewer riser when not in use.
(d) Signs shall be placed at a sanitary
				station to identify its purpose and give instructions for its proper
				use.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1581 - Garbage and refuse disposal; insect control

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 31.
(1)
				Disposal of garbage and refuse shall be in accordance with state and local law,
				ordinances, and rules. A sufficient number of containers shall be provided for
				the storage of garbage and other refuse. Garbage and refuse shall be collected
				and disposed of as often as necessary to prevent overflow, nuisance or odor,
				but not less than once each week. Containers shall be maintained in a clean and
				sanitary condition.
(2) Measures
				shall be taken to reduce populations of mosquitoes and other insects of public
				health importance in a campground.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1583 - Electrical installations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 33. An electrical installation in a campground shall
				  comply with applicable codes and ordinances including, but not limited to, the
				  state electrical code. Not more than 1 recreational unit shall be served by 1
				  electrical outlet.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1585 - Swimming pools and beaches

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 35. A swimming pool or a bathing beach at a campground
				  shall comply with the provisions of sections 12521 through 12563 of the act and
				  R 325.2101 to R 325.2103 and R 325.2111 to R 325.2199 of the Michigan
				  Administrative Code.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1586 - Variances

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 36. A campground shall comply with these rules; however,
				  the department may grant a written variance if the department determines that
				  strict compliance with these rules would cause unusual practical difficulties
				  and hardships, that the variance would not affect the safe and healthful
				  operation of the campground, and that the spirit and intent of the rules can be
				  maintained. A person shall make a request for a variance to the department in
				  writing.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1599 - Rescissions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 49. The following rules of the department of
				  environmental quality or director of environmental quality are
				  rescinded:
(a) Rules entitled "Camps,"
				being R 325.381 to R 325.383 of the Michigan Administrative Code and appearing
				on pages 2253 and 2254 of the 1954 Michigan Administrative Code.
(b) Rules entitled "Trailer Coach Parks,"
				being R 325.500 to R 325.538 of the Michigan Administrative Code and appearing
				on pages 2265 to 2278 of the 1954 Michigan Administrative Code.
(c) A rule entitled "Trailer Parks Operated
				Only During the Period Between May 1 and December 1," being R 325.540 of the
				Michigan Administrative Code and appearing on pages 2860 to 2862 of the 1963
				Annual Supplement to the Code.
(d)
				Rules entitled "Sanitation Standards for Garbage and Refuse Disposal at Camps
				and Summer Resorts," being R 325.601 to R 325.604 of the Michigan
				Administrative Code and appearing on page 2286 of the 1954 Michigan
				Administrative Code.
(e) Rules
				entitled "Sanitation Standards for Summer Recreation Camps," being R 325.621
				and R 325.635 of the Michigan Administrative Code and appearing on pages 2286
				to 2290 of the 1954 Michigan Administrative Code.
(f) Rules entitled "Sanitation Standards for
				Cabin Camps", being R 325.641 to R 325.655 of the Michigan Administrative Code
				and appearing on pages 2290 to 2293 of the 1954 Michigan Administrative
				Code.
(g) Rules entitled
				"Sanitation Standards for Water Carried Sewage Disposal Systems at Camps and
				Summer Resorts," being R 325.671 to R 325.676 of the Michigan Administrative
				Code and appearing on pages 2293 and 2294 of the 1954 Michigan Administrative
				Code.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Groundwater Quality Control Rules › Part 1 - WELL CONSTRUCTION CODE › Section R. 325.1601 - Definitions; A

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 101.
(1)
				  "Abandoned water well" means any of the following:
(a) A well which has its use permanently
				  discontinued.
(b) A well which is
				  in such disrepair that its continued use for the purpose of obtaining
				  groundwater is impractical.
(c) A
				  well which has been left uncompleted.
(d) A well which is a threat to groundwater
				  resources.
(e) A well which is or
				  may be a health or safety hazard.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Groundwater Quality Control Rules › Part 1 - WELL CONSTRUCTION CODE › Section R. 325.1601a - Definitions; B

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 101a.
(1)
				  "Basement offset" means a below grade well room or pump room which has walls
				  and a floor that are constructed of concrete or its equivalent, which is
				  reasonably watertight, and which is attached directly to, and drained into, an
				  approved basement in a manner that provides access for the maintenance of water
				  supply system components.
(2)
				  "Bedrock" means consolidated and continuous geologic material, such as
				  limestone, dolomite, shale, sandstone, basalt, or granite.
(3) "Bentonite" means a plastic, colloidal
				  clay which has an extensive ability to absorb fresh water and swell in volume
				  and which is composed predominantly of the mineral montmorillonite.
(4) "Bentonite chips" means bentonite that is
				  crushed to an approximate size range of 3/8 to 3/4 of an inch.
(5) "Bentonite grout" means a slurry which
				  consists of bentonite and water and which has a high solids concentration and a
				  minimum density that meets specifications approved by the department. A slurry
				  of drilling fluid bentonite and water or drilled cuttings, either singularly or
				  in combination, is not bentonite grout.
(6) "Bentonite pellets" means bentonite that
				  has been processed into pellet or tablet form with a diameter of 1/4 to 1/2 of
				  an inch.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Groundwater Quality Control Rules › Part 1 - WELL CONSTRUCTION CODE › Section R. 325.1602 - Definitions; C, D

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 102.
(1)
				  "Casing" means an impervious durable pipe that is placed in a well to prevent
				  the walls from caving and to prevent surface drainage, undesirable water, gas,
				  or other fluids, from entering the well.
(2) "Coliform group" means all of the aerobic
				  and facultative anaerobic, gram-negative, nonspore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria
				  that ferment lactose with gas formation within 48 hours at 35 degrees
				  Celsius.
(3) "Concrete grout" means
				  a mixture of cement, sand, and water in the proportion of 1 bag of cement (94
				  pounds), an equal volume (1 cubic foot) of dry sand or gravel aggregate, and
				  not more than 6 gallons of clean water.
(4) "Confining layer" means geologic material
				  which has a low hydraulic conductivity, which is 5 feet or more in thickness,
				  and which impedes or prevents vertical groundwater movement.
(5) "Contaminant" means a biological,
				  chemical, physical, or radiological constituent in water that is or may become
				  injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare.
(6) "Date of completion" means the date on
				  which the installation of the pump or pumping equipment was completed, the date
				  on which well drilling was completed if a pump or pumping equipment will not be
				  installed or will be installed by a person other than the well drilling
				  contractor, or the date on which the water supply system is placed into service
				  after the collection of water samples pursuant to the provisions of R
				  325.1661.
(7) "Department" means
				  the state department of public health.
(8) "Dewatering well contractor" means an
				  individual, partnership, or corporation which is qualified to engage in
				  dewatering well construction and dewatering well pump installation and which
				  constructs or installs dewatering wells, plugs abandoned dewatering wells, or
				  supervises such work.
(9)
				  "Dewatering well pump installer" means an individual, partnership, or
				  corporation which is qualified to engage in installing and operating dewatering
				  pumps and which installs and operates dewatering pumps or supervises such
				  work.
(10) "Director" means the
				  director of the department or an authorized representative.
(11) "Drilling fluid bentonite" means
				  bentonite that is processed into a powdered form for use as a viscosifier and
				  filtrate reducer in drilling operations.
(12) "Dry hole" means an open borehole or
				  cased borehole that does not produce water in sufficient quantity for the
				  intended use.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Groundwater Quality Control Rules › Part 1 - WELL CONSTRUCTION CODE › Section R. 325.1603 - Definitions; G to M

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 103.
(1)
				  "Geologic material" means all materials that are penetrated in drilling a
				  well.
(2) "Granular bentonite"
				  means bentonite that has an approximate size range of 1/32 to 1/8 of an
				  inch.
(3) "Ground surface" means
				  the intended or actual finished grade of the surface of the ground at the well
				  site, which shall be consistent with the surrounding land surface.
(4) "Groundwater" means the water in the zone
				  of saturation that fills all of the pore spaces of the subsurface geologic
				  material.
(5) "Grout" means a
				  material that has a low permeability, such as neat cement, bentonite grout,
				  bentonite chips, bentonite pellets, granular bentonite, or other materials
				  which have equivalent sealing properties and which are approved in writing by
				  the department before use.
(6)
				  "Grouting" means the placement of grout into the annular space that surrounds a
				  permanent casing for the purpose of sealing the annular space to prevent the
				  entrance or migration of surface water, near surface water, and contaminants to
				  the groundwater and to maintain the natural protection of aquifers.
(7) "Health officer" means the administrative
				  officer who is in charge of a full-time local health department or an
				  authorized representative.
(8)
				  "Installation of pumps and pumping equipment" means the selection of, and
				  procedure employed in the placement and preparation for operation of, pumps and
				  pumping equipment, including any construction that is involved in making an
				  entrance to the well and also means installing a pitless adapter, well cap,
				  pump drop pipe, suction line, discharge line, water service line, or pressure
				  tank.
(9) "Liner pipe" means a
				  permanent casing installed within another permanent casing or open borehole
				  subsequent to initial construction of the well.
(10) "Municipality" means a city, village,
				  township, county, district, or other public body that is created by or pursuant
				  to state law or any combination of such units acting cooperatively or
				  jointly.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Groundwater Quality Control Rules › Part 1 - WELL CONSTRUCTION CODE › Section R. 325.1603a - Definitions; N, O

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 103a.
(1)
				  "Neat cement" means a mixture of 1 bag of Portland or Portland Limestone
				  cement, 94 pounds, and not more than 6 gallons of fresh water. Drilling fluid
				  bentonite that is not more than 5% by weight of cement and additional water
				  that is not more than 0.6 gallons for each 1% of bentonite may be added to neat
				  cement. Other additives and admixtures must be approved by the department
				  before use.
(2) "Overburden" means
				  unconsolidated geologic material, such as gravel, sand, silt, and clay, that
				  overlies bedrock.