Michigan Laws 324.32802 – Groundwater data; collection and compilation into statewide groundwater inventory and map; update; availability to public
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(1) Not later than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department shall collect and compile groundwater data into a statewide groundwater inventory and map. The department shall use existing sources of groundwater data where those data are available, including information reported under part 327, information reported under the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023, and information collected under the groundwater dispute resolution program created in part 317, but may supplement those data through additional studies if those data are incomplete. Following completion of the initial statewide groundwater inventory and map, the department shall update the statewide groundwater inventory and map as new information becomes available. The department shall include data on all of the following in the statewide groundwater inventory and map:
(a) Location and water yielding capabilities of aquifers in the state.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.32802
- Aquifer: means any water bearing bed or stratum of earth or rock capable of yielding groundwater to a water well in sufficient quantities that can be withdrawn. See Michigan Laws 324.32801
- Base flow: means groundwater discharge to rivers and streams. See Michigan Laws 324.32801
- Conflict areas: means an aquifer or a portion of an aquifer in which the department has determined that there is reasonable, scientifically based evidence of a pattern of groundwater withdrawal conflicts or a single extended groundwater withdrawal conflict. See Michigan Laws 324.32801
- Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.32801
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Groundwater: means water below the land surface in a zone of saturation. See Michigan Laws 324.32801
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(b) Aquifer recharge rates in the state, if available to the department.
(c) Static water levels of groundwater in the state.
(d) Base flow of rivers and streams in the state.
(e) Conflict areas in the state.
(f) Surface waters, including designated trout lakes and streams, and groundwater dependent natural resources, that are identified on the natural features inventory.
(g) The location and pumping capacity of all of the following:
(i) Industrial or processing facilities registered under section 32705 that withdraw groundwater.
(ii) Irrigation facilities registered under section 32705 that withdraw groundwater.
(iii) Public water supply systems that have the capacity to withdraw over 100,000 gallons of groundwater per day average in any consecutive 30-day period.
(h) Aggregate agricultural water use and consumptive use, by township.
(2) The department shall make the statewide groundwater inventory and map available to the general public.