Environmental protection: cleanups; cleanup to residential and safe drinking water standards; require unless technically infeasible. Amends secs. 20118, 20120a, 20120b, 20120e & 20121 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20118 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 391'25, SB 385'25
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Overview
This bill aims to improve the cleanup of contaminated residential and drinking water sources in Michigan. It requires the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to take action to protect public health, safety, and welfare, or the environment, when contamination is found. The bill allows for flexibility in cleanup methods, particularly if technically infeasible, and allows for the use of site-specific criteria instead of generic standards, provided they meet certain requirements and are supported by scientific evidence. It also addresses the use of alternative monitoring points and modeling demonstrations to assess contamination.
Key provisions
- Requires the Department of EGLE to take action to protect public health, safety, and welfare, or the environment, at contaminated sites.
- Allows for the use of site-specific cleanup criteria when generic criteria are technically infeasible.
- Permits the use of alternative monitoring points and modeling demonstrations to assess contamination levels.
- Establishes criteria for evaluating the use of surface water quality standards for groundwater contamination.
- Provides a mechanism for using toxicity values from the EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System or other reliable sources.
- Allows for the use of a ‘single-event exposure scenario’ for pregnant women under certain conditions.
- Addresses the use of polychlorinated dibenzodioxin and dibenzofuran congeners in groundwater remediation.
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