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Subsurface, On-Site Sewage Disposal System Construction Permit or Approval

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality issues

Wastewater discharges to a subsurface, onsite, sanitary wastewater disposal system with a discharge volume of less than 6,000 gallons per day are regulated by the local health department or local health district. County and District Health Departments

A. NAME OF PERMIT OR APPROVAL:

Subsurface, On-Site Sewage Disposal System Construction Permit or Approval

B. STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

Varied per County and District Health Department

C. APPLICABLE REGULATION:

Varied per County and District Health Department

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  • 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.
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  • 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.

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E. SUMMARY OF PERMIT/APPROVAL PROCESS:

 1.  Applicability (activities that require the permit)

Contact County and District Health Department pursuant to Part 22 Rules, Groundwater Quality (R 323.2201 et seq.)

Rule 2210. A person may discharge the following without a permit that would otherwise be required by Part 31, Water Resources Protection of the Natural Resources Environmental Protection Act, PA 451 of 1994, as amended if the discharge meets the requirements of R 323.2204:

    * (a) Sanitary sewage in either of the following circumstances if the sanitary sewage is not mixed with other waste:

          o (i) The discharge is less than 1,000 gallons per day and the disposal system is approved by the county, district, or city health department that has jurisdiction in accordance with either the requirements of the local sanitary code or the provisions of the publication entitled "Michigan Criteria for Subsurface Sewage Disposal," April 1994.

          o (ii) The discharge is less than 6,000 gallons per day, the disposal system is designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the publication entitled "Michigan Criteria for Subsurface Sewage Disposal," April 1994, and the system is approved by the county, district, or city health department that has jurisdiction.

 2.  Pre-Application Requirements

Contact County and District Health Department

 3.  Application Submission Requirements

Contact County and District Health Department

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

Contact County and District Health Department

 5.  Operational Requirements

Contact County and District Health Department

 6.  Fees

Contact County and District Health Department

 7.  Appeal Process

Contact County and District Health Department

 8.  Public Input Opportunities

Contact County and District Health Department

 

F. ADMINISTERING AGENCY:

 

Creation/Revision Date:

October 2010

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