Last year, two bills were introduced into the Michigan Legislature with the intent of establishing a statewide code for onsite wastewater systems. According to Dendra Best, executive director of WasteWater Education, a nonprofit group based in Traverse City, Michigan, a House Fiscal Agency analysis says the bills would:
1) Require the state Department of Environmental Quality to develop a statewide code setting 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 things.
2) Allow local health departments to administer
