Section R. 323.2211 - Permit by rule; notificationRule 2211. A person may discharge any of the following if the requirements of R 323.2204 and R 323.2212 are met:
(a) Sanitary sewage if the volume of the septic tank or tanks is 6,000 gallons or more or if the flow is more than 6,000 gallons per day, but less than 10,000 gallons per day if the following provisions are complied with, if applicable: (i) The sanitary sewage is not mixed with other wastes.(ii) The disposal system is designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the publication entitled "Michigan Criteria for Subsurface Sewage Disposal," April 1994, and the system is approved by the county, district, or city health department that has jurisdiction. Copies of the publication may be obtained without charge at the time of adoption of these rules from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division, P.O Box 30630, Lansing, Michigan 48909.(iii) For a disposal system constructed, reconstructed, or expanded after adoption of these rules, the discharge is monitored by a flow measurement device. The discharger shall record the average daily flow on a weekly basis and the total flow annually in a log that shall be available for review upon request by the department or the county, district, or city health department that has jurisdiction. A report of the average daily flows and annual total flow shall be submitted to the department by January 31 of each year for the preceding calendar year.(b) Less than 500 gallons per day of wastewater from a laundromat which is open to the general public and which does not contain a dry cleaning operation if all of the following requirements are met:(i) The wastewater is discharged from a system that has a minimum of 21,000-gallon septic tanks in series followed by disposal to a tile field.(ii) The tanks are pumped when the sludge level reaches 25% of the tank volume.(iii) An operational lint filter is maintained on the laundry wastewater discharge line to the system.(iv) The tile field has been designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the publication entitled "Michigan Criteria for Subsurface Sewage Disposal," April 1994, and is approved by the local county, district, or city health department that has jurisdiction or the department. Copies of the publication may be obtained without charge at the time of adoption of these rules from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division, P.O. Box 30630, Lansing, Michigan 48909.(v) The sanitary sewage generated at the facility is routed to the same septic tank as the laundry waste.(vi) The septic tank is equipped with an effluent filter.(c) More than 10,000 gallons per day of noncontact cooling water if it does not contain an additive and the source of the cooling water is any of the following:(i) A municipal water supply.(ii) A water supply meeting state or federal criteria for use as potable water.(iii) Another source of water meeting the standards of R 323.2222.(iv) Another source of water approved by the department as meeting the conditions of R 323.2204.(d) Less than 50,000 gallons per day of fruit and vegetable washwater if the following provisions are met, if applicable:(i) The source of the water is any of the following: (A) A municipal water supply.(B) A water supply meeting state or federal criteria for use as potable water.(C) Another source of water meeting the standards of R 323.2222.(D) Another source of water approved by the department as meeting the conditions of R 323.2204.(ii) If the wastewater contains an additive, the department is notified of the additive in the notification required in R 323.2212 and the discharge does not cause the groundwater to exceed the standard of R 323.2222 for the additive.(e) Wastewater from a portable power washer used by a commercial operator or in a commercial or industrial setting whether or not occurring within 100 feet of the property boundary if the following requirements are met, as applicable: (i) The source of the water is any of the following:(A) A municipal water supply.(B) A water supply meeting state or federal criteria for use as potable water.(C) Another source of water meeting the standards of R 323.2222.(D) Another source of water approved by the department as meeting the conditions of R 323.2204.(ii) If other than a household soap or detergent readily available to the consumer is used as an additive, the additive is used for its intended purpose and according to manufacturers recommendations and label directions.(iii) Washing is limited to the removal of dirt and grime from the exterior of a vehicle, equipment, or stationary source. A vehicles exterior does not include its undercarriage. Dirt and grime does not include a substance that was contained or transported in the vehicle as product or waste material.(iv) The discharge does not cause runoff of wastewater or the deposition of waste materials onto adjacent properties.(v) The discharge does not cause the groundwater to exceed a standard specified in R 323.2222.(vi) The discharge is limited to 1,000 gallons of wastewater per month per acre of area in which the discharge occurs.(vii) If the discharger is a commercial operator who discharges at various locations, a log is kept of discharges for a period of 3 years from the date of the discharge. The log shall include the date, location, and additive used for each discharge and the item washed. The log shall be readily available for inspection and copying at any reasonable time by a peace officer or, upon presentation of credentials, an authorized representative of the department or city, county, or district health department that has jurisdiction.(f) Pump test water associated with environmental remediation that is discharged outside the plume of contamination if the discharge meets the standards of R 323.2222.(g) Water that results from the hydrostatic testing or flushing of a new pipeline or pressure testing of a new tank if both of the following provisions have been met:(i) An additive has not been used.(ii) The source of the washwater is any of the following: (A) A municipal water supply.(B) Another water supply that meets state or federal criteria for use as potable water.(C) Another source of water meeting the standards of R 323.2222.(D) Another source of water approved by the department as meeting the conditions of R 323.2204.(h) More than 50, but less than 1,000, gallons per day of wastewater from a commercial animal care facility if all of the following provisions have been met: (i) The source of the water is any of the following: (A) A municipal water supply.(B) Another water supply that meets state or federal criteria for use as potable water.(C) A source of water meeting the standards of R 323.2222.(D) Another source of water approved by the department as meeting the conditions of R 323.2204.(ii) The department is notified of any additive in the notification required by R 323.2212 and the discharge does not cause the groundwater to exceed the standard established by R 323.2222 for the additive.(iii) The discharge does not occur within 200 feet of a surface water body.Mich. Admin. Code R. 323.2211
1980 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS