Proposed legislation in Michigan would add onsite systems to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act as of January 2010. If passed, an amendment in the state senate would require inspection of certain onsite systems every 10 years. At the urging of the Michigan Septic Tank Association, the amended bill also would require local governments that prohibit land application of septage to make a receiving facility available inside their boundaries, addressing statewide concerns over land application regulations. Mean-while, legislation to create a state sanitary code is in the crafting stage.Contractors already qualified to inspect conventional systems would be considered certified
