Wastewater discharges to a municipal sewer system Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) are regulated by the local municipality or sewer authority. For information about permits and fees contact the authority directly.

Local Sewer Authorities

There are variations in the design and operation of POTWs that determine the capabilities of the plant to accept and treat certain wastes. Contact your local sewer authority for a copy of the local sewer use and pretreatment ordinances to determine if your waste can be accepted by its facility. Also, review with your local sewer authority any requirements for discharge such as monitoring, record keeping, sampling, and whether industrial pretreatment regulations apply.

Any business wishing to connect to an existing sanitary sewer must obtain approval from the Sewer Authority before the connection is made. If the project involves the installation of public sewer, then a Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities Construction Permit must be issued to the owner of the sewer system (e.g. the city or township) from the MDNRE.

A. NAME OF PERMIT OR APPROVAL:

Significant Industrial User Permit

User Fees

B. STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

Varied per Local Sewer Authority

C. APPLICABLE REGULATION:

Varied per Local Sewer Authority

D. MICHIGAN BUSINESS ONE STOP:

The Michigan Business One Stop (One Stop) www.michigan.gov/business is a tool designed to allow businesses to interact with the State of Michigan. The tool offers:

• a set of screening questions based upon your business sector to identify permits, licenses and registrations that may be required to do business in Michigan.
• an option to pay fees online. For many programs, you can pay your business license fee in One Stop through use of an online form and shopping cart.
• many online permit applications and renewals. When starting a new business and registering in One Stop, you will need to identify a business sector (also known as a NAICS Code). You can find your code at www.naics.com, select "Code Search."  After entering this code in One Stop and answering some screening questions, links to relevant permit applications will automatically be available in your newly created workspace. One benefit of accessing applications through One Stop is that you will receive status messages throughout the application process.

Using the One Stop provides many benefits to businesses in Michigan. By conducting your business through One Stop you can organize your State of Michigan transactions in one place. If you ever need assistance with One Stop, then you can contact the Customer Assistance Center at 877-766-1779; they are open from 7 am to 6 pm. One Stop is a valuable tool that offers many benefits to business. We hope you give it a try.

E. SUMMARY OF PERMIT/APPROVAL PROCESS:

 1.  Applicability (activities that require the permit)

Contact Local Sewer Authority

 2.  Pre-Application Requirements

Contact Local Sewer Authority

 3.  Application Submission Requirements

Contact Local Sewer Authority

 4.  Procedures and Time-Frame for Obtaining Permit or Approval

Contact Local Sewer Authority

 5.  Operational Requirements

Contact Local Sewer Authority

 6.  Fees

Contact Local Sewer Authority

 7.  Appeal Process

Contact Local Sewer Authority

 8.  Public Input Opportunities

Contact Local Sewer Authority

F. ADMINISTERING AGENCY:

Administering Agencies: Local Sewer Authorities

Creation/Revision Date:

October 2010