Section 324.8708 - Groundwater advisory council.
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994
324.8708 Groundwater advisory council.
Sec. 8708.
(1) The director shall establish a groundwater advisory council composed of all of the following:
(a) The director of the department of agriculture.
(b) The director of the department of natural resources.
(c) The director of public health.
(d) The director of the Michigan state university cooperative extension service.
(e) The director of the Michigan state university agricultural experimentation station.
(f) Representatives of all of the following as appointed by the director:
(i) The United States department of agriculture stabilization and conservation service.
(ii) The United States department of agriculture soil conservation service.
(iii) The United States geological survey.
(iv) Soil and water conservation districts.
(v) Agricultural producers.
(vi) Nongovernmental environmental organizations.
(vii) Regulated agricultural industries.
(viii) Right-of-way applicators.
(ix) Other persons as determined by the director.
(2) The groundwater advisory council shall advise the director on, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Groundwater stewardship practices.
(b) On-site evaluation system.
(c) Groundwater protection rules established under part 83.
(d) Water quality and environmental monitoring.
(e) Stewardship program activities.
(f) Interagency coordination of groundwater programs.
(g) Prioritizing the activities of the groundwater stewardship teams based on detections of pesticides in groundwater, nitrogen concentrations in groundwater, groundwater impact potential estimation, or other factors as determined by the director.
History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Compiler's Notes: For abolishment of the groundwater advisory council and transfer of its powers and duties to the department of agriculture, see E.R.O. No. 2007-5, compiled at MCL 324.99907.
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