Section R. 325.12801 - DefinitionsRule 2801. As used in this part:
(a) "Abandoned well" means any of the following which presents a threat to the groundwater resource and which no longer serves the purpose for which it was intended or has been taken out of service: (x) Other unplugged borings.(b) "Aquifer test" means a groundwater resource assessment completed under the act, R 325.10813 governing the study of hydrogeological conditions by suppliers of water of type I and type IIa public water supplies, and R 325.10814 governing the studies of suppliers of water of type IIb and type III public water supplies.(c) "Contaminant source inventory" means the identification of sources of contamination or land uses within a source water protection area that have a potential to adversely impact the drinking water resource.(d) "Delineation" means the area identified by a hydrogeologic investigation conducted for the purpose of determining a wellhead protection area that meets the requirements of the state of Michigan wellhead protection program.(e) "Designation" means the area identified by a hydrologic investigation conducted for the purpose of determining a surface water intake protection area that meets the requirements of the state of Michigan surface water intake protection program.(f) "Elements" means the 7 areas that shall be addressed to obtain approval of a source water protection program and includes all of the following:(ii) Delineation of the wellhead protection area.(iii) Identification of potential and known contaminant sources.(iv) Management strategies.(v) Contingency plans for the source water protection area.(vi) New wells or surface water intakes.(vii) Public participation.(g) "Grant applicant" means a community public water supply, or a not-for-profit, nontransient, noncommunity public water supply that applies for grant assistance under the source water protection grant program on behalf of the persons or municipality served by the public water supply.(h) "Grant assistance" means the dedication of grant funds to a public water supply to support the development and implementation of a source water protection program.(i) "Grant cycle" means a 1-year period beginning the date the grant assistance is awarded.(j) "Grant-eligible activity" means a task undertaken by a community or nontransient, noncommunity public water supply for the purpose of determining a source water protection area or developing and implementing a source water protection program that is eligible for grant assistance in accordance with these rules.(k) "Grant program priority list" means an annual list of grant applicants developed by the department that ranks the applicants for prioritization of grant assistance.(l) "Intake" means the point where water is withdrawn from a surface water source.(m) "Local team" means a group of not less than 3 persons that includes the public water supply superintendent, a representative of the municipality, and a representative from at least 1 of the following entities whose purpose is to facilitate the development, implementation and long-term maintenance of a wellhead protection program: (i) Local health department.(ii) Local fire department.(iii) Business and industry.(vii) Environmental or watershed groups.(viii) The general public. A local team for a nontransient, noncommunity public water supply shall include representation from not less than 3 of the groups listed in this subdivision.(n) "Low tritium public water supply" means a community supply or nontransient, noncommunity water supply that has had its well water sampled for tritium and had sample results of not more than 1.0 tritium unit (TU).(o) "Outfall" means the point of discharge of a drain or sewer.(p) "Provisional wellhead protection area" means the area which has been approved by the department in accordance with the state of Michigan wellhead protection program as the wellhead protection area based on computer manipulation of existing state of Michigan databases.(q) "Sensitivity" means a measure of the physical attributes of the source water protection area and how readily those attributes protect the intake from contaminants.(r) "Source water assessment" means an evaluation of a public water supply system under the federal act that identifies the areas that supply public drinking water, inventories contaminants, determines sensitivity, and assesses water susceptibility to contamination, or as updated with current information.(s) "Source water protection area" means either a wellhead protection area or provisional wellhead protection area for groundwater sources of drinking water or a surface water intake protection area for surface water sources of drinking water.(t) "Source water protection program" means a program that has been approved by the department upon meeting the criteria for approval under the state of Michigan source water protection program, including programs protecting groundwater and surface water sources.(u) "Surface water intake protection area" means the area most likely to contribute contaminants to the drinking water source as approved by the department in accordance with the state of Michigan surface water intake protection program.(v) "Surface water intake protection program" means a program protecting surface water sources that has been approved by the department upon meeting the criteria for approval under the state of Michigan source water protection program.(w) "Susceptibility" means the ranking from very high to very low of the likelihood a source of drinking water could become contaminated.(x) "Total grant assistance" means the maximum amount of grant assistance each grant cycle that a public water supply may receive.(y) "Well" means the point where water is withdrawn from a groundwater source.(z) "Wellhead protection area" means the area which has been approved by the department in accordance with the state of Michigan wellhead protection program, which represents the surface and subsurface area surrounding a water well or well field, which supplies a public water supply, and through which contaminants are reasonably likely to move toward and reach the water well or well field within a 10-year time of travel.(aa) "Wellhead protection program" means a program protecting groundwater sources that has been approved by the department upon meeting the criteria for approval under the state of Michigan source water protection program.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.12801