Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Environmental Quality
Water Resources Division
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (Clean Water Fund)
Section R. 324.8907 - Clean water fund activities

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 324.8907

Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024

Rule 7.

(1) The director may award grants in accordance with R 324.8909 and enter into contracts for any of the following activities:

(a) Implementing portions of the surface water monitoring strategy.

(b) Providing state match to establish and implement the conservation reserve enhancement program in Michigan.

(c) Implementing water quality protection or improvement activities in approved watershed management plans that are required under a NPDES wastewater discharge permit for stormwater discharges from separate stormwater drainage systems and that are not otherwise required by federal law.

(d) Implementing water quality protection or improvement recommendations in approved watershed management plans that place a strong emphasis on protecting high quality waters.

(e) Implementing recommendations in LaMPs and RAPs that will directly protect or improve water quality, other than the recommendations that involve remediation of contaminated sediments.

(f) Implementing programs to identify and require the correction of illicit connections to separate storm sewer systems.

(g) Implementing programs to do one or both of the following:
(i) Identifying failing on-site septic systems, determining the extent of failing on-site systems, and determining the impact of failing on-site systems on designated uses.

(ii) Implementing corrective measures in areas where failing on-site septic systems have been determined to be threatening or impairing designated uses.

(h) Locating and plugging abandoned wells within wellhead protection areas.

(2) The activity identified under subrule (1)(b) of this rule shall be carried out in accordance with R 324.8915.

(3) The department shall implement the activity identified under subrule (1)(g) of this rule in accordance with R 324.8918.

(4) The department shall implement the activities identified under subrule (1)(h) of this rule, locating and plugging abandoned wells within wellhead protection areas, by implementing R 324.8909(1), (2), (3), (4)(a), (b)(i and ii),(c) to (g), (j) and R 324.8910(a) to (b), and R 324.8911(7), R 324.8912, R 324.8916, and R 324.8917.

(5) Contracts shall be established with all recipients of money from the fund.

(6) The department shall not expend funds for removing inflow or infiltration from sanitary sewers.

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