Section 324.3110 - Waste treatment facilities of industrial or commercial entity; examination and certification of supervisory personnel; training program; fees; reports; false statement; applicabilit
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994
324.3110 Waste treatment facilities of industrial or commercial entity; examination and certification of supervisory personnel; training program; fees; reports; false statement; applicability of section.
Sec. 3110.
(1) Each industrial or commercial entity that discharges liquid wastes into any surface water or groundwater or underground or on the ground other than through a public sanitary sewer shall have waste treatment or control facilities under the specific supervision and control of persons who have been certified by the department as properly qualified to operate the facilities. The department shall examine all supervisory personnel having supervision and control of the facilities and certify that the persons are properly qualified to operate or supervise the facilities.
(2) The department may conduct a program for training persons seeking to be certified as operators or supervisors under subsection (1) or seeking to be certified as operators or supervisors of municipal wastewater treatment facilities. The department may charge a fee based on the costs to the department of operating the training program. The fees shall be deposited in the state treasury, credited to a separate fund, and used to conduct the training program. Any unexpended fees collected pursuant to this subsection, along with any excess collections from prior fiscal years, shall be carried over into subsequent fiscal years and shall be available for appropriation for the purposes of conducting the program described in this subsection.
(3) A person certified as required by subsection (1) shall file monthly, or at such longer intervals as the department may designate, on forms provided by the department, reports showing the effectiveness of the treatment or control facility operation and the quantity and quality of discharged liquid wastes. A person who knowingly makes a false statement in a report may have his or her certificate as an approved treatment facility operator revoked.
(4) This section does not apply to water, gas, or other material that is injected into a well to facilitate production of oil or gas or to water derived in association with oil or gas production and disposed of in a well, if the well is used either to facilitate production or for disposal purposes and is under permit by the state supervisor of wells.
History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA