12 R 325.10107 Definitions; P, R.

 

Rule 107. As used in these rules:

(a)        "Permit" means a public water supply construction permit that is issued to a supplier of water by the department under the provisions of section 4 of the act.

 

 

(b)        "Person" means an individual, partnership, copartnership, cooperative, firm, company, public or private association or corporation, political subdivision, agency of the state, agency of the federal government, trust, estate, joint structure company, or any other legal entity, or their legal representative, agent, or assignee.

(c)       "Pitless adapter" means a device or assembly of parts which permits water to pass through the wall of a well casing or extension of a well casing and which provides access to the well and to the parts of the water system within the well in a manner that prevents the entrance of contaminants into the well and the water produced.

(d)        "Plans and specifications" means drawings, data, and a true description or representation of an entire waterworks system or parts of the system as it exists or is to be constructed, and a statement of how a waterworks system shall be operated.

(e)     "Political subdivision" means a city, village, township, charter township, county, district, authority, or portion or combination of any of the entities specified in this subdivision.

(f)      "PQL" means the practical quantitation levels. The PQL is the lowest concentration that can be reliably achieved by well-operated laboratories within specified limits of precision and accuracy during routine laboratory operating conditions.

(g)      "Production well" means a well that has been approved for use for a public water supply in accordance with the provisions of part 8 of these rules.

(h)      "Public hearing" means a hearing which is conducted by the director of the department on matters relating to the functions and responsibilities of the division and which seeks public input relevant to such functions and responsibilities.

(i)       "Public water supply" OR “PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM” means a waterworks system that provides water for drinking or household purposes to persons other than the supplier of the water, and does not include either of the following:

(i)  A waterworks system that supplies water to only 1 living unit.

(ii)  A waterworks system that consists solely of customer site piping.

(j)       "Pumping water level" means the distance measured from an established datum at or above ground level to the water surface in a well being pumped at a known rate for a known period of time.

(k)       "Rated treatment capacity" is one or any combination of the following capacities when water treatment is practiced:

(i)   Rated capacity from an approved surface water supply, ground water supply under the direct influence of surface water, or complete treatment system as contained in R 325.11006.

(ii)  Firm capacity from an approved ground water supply where firm capacity means the production capability of each respective component of the waterworks system with the largest well, pump, or treatment unit out of service.

(iii)   Available capacity obtained under contract and capable of delivery from another approved public water supply.

(l)       "Raw water" means water that is obtained from a source by a public water supply before a supplier of water provides any treatment or distributes the water to its customers.

(m)      "Regional administrator" means the EPA region V administrator.

(n)      "Regulated VOCs" means a group of volatile organic chemicals for which state drinking water standards have been promulgated, but does not include total trihalomethanes.

(o)      "Removed from service" means physically disconnected from the waterworks system in a manner that would prevent the inadvertent use of the well and would require specific authorization from the supplier of water to reconnect.

(p)       "Repeat sample" means a sample that is collected and analyzed in response to a previous coliform-positive sample.

 

 

(q)      "Resident" means an individual who owns or occupies a living unit.

(r)       "Routine sample" means a water sample that is collected and analyzed to meet the monitoring requirements for total coliform, as outlined in the written sampling plan.

 

R 325.10108 Definitions; S.

Rule 108. As used in these rules:

(a)        "Sanitary survey" means an evaluation, including an on-site review of a waterworks system or a portion thereof, for existing or potential health hazards, including sampling, design, operation, and maintenance, for the purpose of determining the ability of the public water supply to produce, treat, and distribute adequate quantities of water meeting state drinking water standards.

(b)      "Service connection" means a direct connection from a distribution water main to a living unit or other site to provide water for drinking or household purposes.

(c)       "Service line sample" means a 1-liter sample of water that has been standing for not less than 6 hours in a service line.

(d)        "Shift operator" means a certified operator, other than the operator in charge, who is in charge of an operating shift of a waterworks system.

(e)       "Single-family structure," for the purpose of lead and copper control, means a building which is constructed as a single-family residence and which is currently used as either a residence or a place of business.

(g)      "SOC" means synthetic organic chemical.

(h)       "Source" means the point of origin of raw water or means treated water that is purchased or obtained by a public water supply, by a water hauler, or by a person who provides bottled water.

(i)       "State drinking water standards" means quality standards setting limits for contaminant levels or establishing treatment techniques to meet standards necessary to protect the public health.

(j)       "Static water level" means the distance measured from an established datum at or above ground level to the water surface in a well which is not being pumped, which is not under the influence of pumping, and which is not flowing under artesian pressure.

(k)      "Suction line" means a pipe or line that is connected to the inlet side of a pump or pumping equipment.

(l)      "Supplier of water" or "supplier" means a person who owns or operates a public water supply, and includes a water hauler.

(m)       "Surface water" means water that rests or flows on the surface of the ground.

(n)        "System with a single-service connection" means a public water supply that supplies drinking water to consumers through a single-service line.

 

R 325.10109 Definitions; T to Y.

Rule 109. As used in these rules:

(a)      "Test well" means a well that is drilled on a site that has not been approved for use as a production well in accordance with the provisions of part 8 of these rules.

(b)          "Too numerous to count" means that the total number of bacterial colonies is more than 200 on  a 47-millimeter diameter membrane filter.

(c)      "Total trihalomethanes" or "TTHM" means the sum of the concentration in milligrams per liter, rounded to 2 significant figures, of all of the following:

(i)  The trihalomethane compounds.

(ii) Trichloromethane (chloroform).

 

 

(iii) Dibromochloromethane.

(iv) Bromodichloromethane.

(v)  Tribromomethane (bromoform).

(d)      "Transient noncommunity water supply" OR “TRANSIENT NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM” means a noncommunity supply that does not meet the definition of nontransient noncommunity water supply in R 325.10106(h).

(e)       "Treatment system" means a facility or structure and associated appurtenances installed for the purpose of treating drinking water before delivery to a distribution system.

(f)      "Treatment technique" means a minimum treatment requirement or a necessary methodology or technology that is employed by a supplier of water for the control of the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological characteristics of the public water supply.

(g)      "Trihalomethane" or "THM" means 1 of the family of organic compounds named as derivatives of methane, wherein 3 of the 4 hydrogen atoms in methane are each substituted by a halogen atom in the molecular structure.

(h)       "Unregulated contaminants" means a group of contaminants for which state drinking water standards have not been promulgated, but for which monitoring requirements apply.

(i)       "Variance" means an order, with appropriate conditions and compliance schedules and requirements, which is issued by the director to a supplier of water and which permits a public water supply to be in noncompliance with a state drinking water standard, including a specified treatment technique.

(j)      "VOC" means volatile organic chemical.

(k)       "Water hauler" means a person engaged in bulk vehicular transportation of water to other than the water hauler's own household which is intended for use or used for drinking or household purposes. Excluded from this definition are those persons providing water solely for employee use.

(l)      “Water transportation tank" means a tank that is associated with an over-the-road vehicle that is used for the bulk transport of drinking water.

(m)       “Waterworks system” or "system" means a system of pipes and structures through which water is obtained and distributed, including, but not limited to: wells and well structures, intakes and cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, storage tanks, pipelines and appurtenances, or a combination of the items specified in this subdivision, actually used or intended for use for the purpose of furnishing water for drinking or household purposes.

(n)        “Year-round service” means the ability of a supplier of water to provide drinking water on a continuous basis to a living unit or facility.

 

R 325.10112 Adoption by reference.

Rule 112. The department incorporates by reference, and adopts BY REFERENCE as a part of these rules, the publication entitled "Maximum Permissible Body Burdens and Maximum Permissible Concentrations of Radionuclides in Air and in Water for Occupational Exposure," NCRP Report 22, 1963, as referred to in parts 1 and 6 of these rules. Copies of the adopted matter are available for inspection at the offices of the department at 184 U.S. Highway 41 East, Negaunee, and 3423 North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing. Copies may be purchased THE ADOPTED MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE from the National Council on Radiation Protection AT THE ADDRESS IN R 325.10116(3) FOR A COST OF $20.00 , 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 800, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, at a cost at the time of adoption of these rules of $20.00. THE ADOPTED MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION, OR COPIES ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST FROM THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT AT THE ADDRESS IN R 325.10116(1).

 

R 325.10116 ADDRESSES

 

 

RULE 116. THE FOLLOWING ARE ADDRESSES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS REFERED TO IN THESE RULES.

(1)  DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, DRINKING WATER AND RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION      DIVISION,      3423 NORTH      MARTIN      LUTHER       KING JR. BLVD, POST OFFICE BOX 30630, LANSING, MI 48909-8130, TELEPHONE [phone]. INTERNET ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.DEQ.STATE.MI.US.

(2)   SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, POST OFFICE BOX 371954, PITTSBURGH, PA 15250-7954, TELEPHONE [phone]. INTERNET ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.ACCESS.GPO.GOV/SU_DOCS.

(3)       NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION  PROTECTION,  7910 WOODMONT  AVENUE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20814, TELEPHONE [phone]. INTERNET ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.NCRP.COM.