After a few months of speculation, the proposal to give Michigan a statewide sanitary code is now in the Legislature. House bills 5752 and 5753 would establish rules for onsite systems and require the creation of state rules for them. According to an analysis prepared by the House Fiscal Agency, the bills would: • Require the state Department of Environmental Quality to develop a statewide code that would set standards for siting and design of onsite systems, for effluent, for inspection and maintenance of onsite systems, and for the qualifications and continuing education of people managing onsite systems, among other
