Rule 812. Wells serving type I and type IIa public water supplies shall be located a minimum distance of 2,000 feet, and wells serving type IIb and type III public water supplies shall be located a minimum distance of 800 feet, from known major sources of contamination, including large scale waste disposal sites, land application of sanitary wastewater or sludges, sanitary landfills, and chemical or waste chemical storage or disposal facilities. The department may require an increase or approve a decrease in the 2,000 foot distance for type I or type IIa public water supplies or the 800 foot distance for type IIb or type III public water supplies based on a study of hydrogeological conditions or other methods approved by the department for identifying the capture zone of a well.
Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.10812