SENATE BILL No. 1216

April 13, 2000, Introduced by Senators SIKKEMA, JOHNSON, BULLARD, JAYE, PETERS,

DE BEAUSSAERT and HAMMERSTROM and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 3112c.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 3112C. (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPILE AND MAINTAIN A

2 LIST OF OCCURRENCES OF DISCHARGES OF UNTREATED OR PARTIALLY

3 TREATED SEWAGE FROM SEWER SYSTEMS INTO THE WATERS OF THE STATE.

4 THIS LIST SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE ON

5 AN ONGOING BASIS. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNUALLY

6 PUBLISH THIS LIST AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

7 THE LIST SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

8 (A) THE ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISCHARGE.

9 (B) THE WATERS OR LAND AREA, OR BOTH, RECEIVING THE

10 DISCHARGE.

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1 (C) THE VOLUME AND QUALITY OF THE DISCHARGE.

2 (D) THE TIME THE DISCHARGE BEGAN AND ENDED.

3 (E) A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIONS THE DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN TO

4 ADDRESS THE DISCHARGE.

5 (F) WHETHER THE ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISCHARGE IS

6 SUBJECT TO A SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

7 (G) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS

8 RELEVANT.

9 (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

10 (A) "PARTIALLY TREATED SEWAGE" MEANS ANY SEWAGE, SEWAGE AND

11 STORM WATER, OR SEWAGE AND WASTEWATER, FROM DOMESTIC OR INDUS-

12 TRIAL SOURCES THAT IS NOT TREATED TO NATIONAL SECONDARY TREATMENT

13 STANDARDS FOR WASTEWATER OR THAT IS TREATED TO A LEVEL LESS THAN

14 THAT REQUIRED BY A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION

15 SYSTEM PERMIT.

16 (B) "SEWER SYSTEM" MEANS A SEWER SYSTEM DESIGNED AND USED TO

17 CONVEY SANITARY SEWAGE OR STORM WATER, OR BOTH.

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