Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Environmental Quality
Water Resources Division
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (Clean Water Fund)
Section R. 324.8916 - Activities eligible for abandoned well management grants
Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 324.8916
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 16.
(1) The following abandoned well management activities are eligible for funding:
(a) Preparation of proposals, narratives,
financial statements, and reports related to abandoned well management, as
requested by the department.
(b)
Conducting the following activities within wellhead protection areas:
(i) Identification of well and property
owners.
(ii) On-site surveys,
inspections, or other activities for finding abandoned wells.
(iii) A search for, and review of, records to
identify abandoned well locations.
(iv) Creation of databases and the purchase
of computer software to track the status of abandoned wells.
(v) The purchase or rental of magnetometers,
metal detectors, or other appropriate geophysical instrumentation, and the
excavation costs associated with locating buried abandoned wells.
(vi) The mapping of abandoned well locations,
at a cost not to exceed 5% of the total grant amount.
(vii) Plugging of abandoned wells by water
well drilling contractors registered under section 12704 of 1978 PA 368, MCL
333.12704.
(A) Where groundwater contamination
problems have been identified inside the wellhead protection area priority
shall be given to plugging abandoned wells in the area of known
contamination.
(viii)
Well plugging verification activities.
(2) The following community public waterline extension activities conducted within wellhead protection areas are eligible for funding:
(a) Identification of abandoned
wells at structures where water service connection has been made.
(b) Plugging wells that have been taken out
of service when new public water service connections are made.
(c) Wells that are required to be plugged
under parts 201, 211, 213, or 615 of this act are not eligible for funding
under this part.
(3) The applicant shall focus eligible public education and outreach activities on promoting wellhead protection concepts and the importance of plugging abandoned wells. Eligible activities include the following:
(a) Development and dissemination of
brochures, pamphlets, billing statement attachments, news releases, videos, or
similar materials through newspapers, radio, television, or other public
communication media acceptable to the department.
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