Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Environmental Quality
Water Resources Division
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (Clean Water Fund)
Section R. 324.8905 - Definitions; P to S
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 5. As used in these rules:
(a) "Partner" means any individual or entity that participates in a project.
(b) "Procurement" means the acquisition of goods, services, or both by the department in accordance with procurement guidelines established by the state of Michigan, department of management and budget, and the office of purchasing.
(c) "Project" means work carried out under a grant.
(d) "QAPP" means a quality assurance project plan, which provides a framework for how environmental data will be collected to achieve specific project objectives, and which describes the procedures that will be implemented to obtain data of known and adequate quality.
(e) "RAP" means a remedial action plan developed under the Great Lakes water quality agreement between Canada and the United States, as amended in 1987.
(f) "Request for proposals" or "RFP" means the process used by the department to solicit proposals for grant funding and the document issued in conjunction with the process.
(g) "Site" is a defined area of land that constitutes a viable management unit.
(h) "Site plan" is an overall view of the site and includes all of the following:
(i) "The surface water monitoring strategy" means the report entitled "A Strategic Environmental Quality Monitoring Program for Michigan's Surface Waters", (January 1997), as prepared by the department.
(j) "Surface waters of the state" means all of the following, but does not include drainageways and ponds used solely for wastewater conveyance, treatment, or control:
(k) "Surface water grant" means a grant to protect or improve surface waters of the state.
