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Drinking Water Rule Promulgation

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Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Drinking Water Rule Promulgation

New rules promulgated or proposed for public water supplies update the provisions of the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act.  New rules are promulgated under authority conferred on the Director of EGLE by Section 5 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 1976 PA 399, as amended (Act 399), identified as R 325.10101 through R 325.12820. Modified and new rules are published on the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules (MOAHR) website.

Supplying Water to the Public: Proposed PFAS drinking water standards

2019-035 EG: To establish enforceable drinking water standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found during the 2018 sampling of Michigan’s public drinking water supplies. While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established an unenforceable lifetime health advisory level for total perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), many academia, health officials, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR) deem this advisory level is too high. In addition, the lack of an enforceable standard for PFOS and PFOA and other commonly found PFAS chemicals impairs EGLE’s ability to take enforceable actions to protect human health and the environment.

How PFAS State Drinking Water Standards Affect Part 201 Generic Cleanup Criteria and Surface Water Quality Standards

Rule Promulgation Timeline

  1. Formal Request for Rulemaking: 3/26/2019
  2. Stakeholder Process: July through September 2019
  3. Draft rules and Regulatory Impact Statement filed with MOAHRNov-Dec 2019
  4. Public Comment Period: Ended January 31, 2020
  5. Public Hearing: Three public hearings were held in January 2020
  6. Final rules filed with MOAHR: July 27, 2020
  7. New rules effective date: August 3, 2020

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division held three information meetings and public hearings on the dates and at the locations listed below from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The hearings were held to receive public comments on proposed changes to the rules titled Supplying Water to the Public. 

Public Hearing Dates and Locations

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Grand Valley State University
LV Eberhard Center Room EC 215
301 Fulton St. W
Grand Rapids

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Washtenaw Community College
Morris Lawrence Building
Towsley Auditorium
4800 E Huron River Drive
Ann Arbor

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Ralph A. MacMullen (RAM) Conference Center
Au Sable Classroom
104 Conservation Drive
Roscommon