Michigan Laws 324.32706 – Development of internet-based online registration process; registration; required statement and supporting documentation
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.32706
- Assessment tool: means the water withdrawal assessment tool provided for in section 32706a. See Michigan Laws 324.32701
- Consumptive use: means that portion of water withdrawn or withheld from the Great Lakes basin and assumed to be lost or otherwise not returned to the Great Lakes basin due to evaporation, incorporation into products or agricultural products, use as part of the packaging of products or agricultural products, or other processes. See Michigan Laws 324.32701
- Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.32701
- Large quantity withdrawal: means 1 or more cumulative total withdrawals of over 100,000 gallons of water per day average in any consecutive 30-day period that supply a common distribution system. See Michigan Laws 324.32701
- Online registration process: means the online registration process provided for in section 32706. See Michigan Laws 324.32701
- River: means a flowing body of water with a drainage area of 80 or more square miles. See Michigan Laws 324.32701
- Site-specific review: means the department's independent review under section 32706c to determine whether the withdrawal is a zone A, zone B, zone C, or zone D withdrawal and whether a withdrawal is likely to cause an adverse resource impact. See Michigan Laws 324.32701
- Stream: means a flowing body of water with a drainage area of less than 80 square miles. See Michigan Laws 324.32701
- Withdrawal: means the removal of water from surface water or groundwater. See Michigan Laws 324.32701
(1) Not later than 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that amended this section, the department shall develop and implement an internet-based online registration process that may be used for registrations under section 32705. The online registration process shall be designed to work in conjunction with the assessment tool.
(2) Each registration under this part shall include both of the following:
(a) A statement and supporting documentation that includes all of the following:
(i) The place and source of the proposed withdrawal.
(ii) The location of any discharge or return flow associated with the proposed withdrawal.
(iii) The location and nature of the proposed water use.
(iv) The capacity of the equipment used for making the proposed withdrawal.
(v) The estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rate of the proposed withdrawal.
(vi) The estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of consumptive use from the proposed withdrawal.
(b) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subdivision, for a new or increased large quantity withdrawal from a stream or river or groundwater, the determination from the use of the assessment tool under section 32706b or the determination from a site-specific review, as appropriate.