HOUSE BILL No. 6048

May 10, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Moore, Pastor, Meyer and Booher and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 12703a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 12703a. (1) If a residence has an inadequate supply of

 

water and a community supply is not available, a person may use an

 

in-ground hauled water system to supply water to that residence for

 

drinking or household purposes.

 

     (2) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Community supply" means that term as defined in section 2

 

of the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1002.

 

     (b) "Inadequate supply of water" means a water supply that the

 

local health department determines has an inadequate quantity of

 

water available or meets or exceeds any of the following


 

contaminant levels:

 

     (i) Chloride 250 mg/L.

 

     (ii) Hardness 250 mg/L.

 

     (iii) Iron 0.5 mg/L.

 

     (iv) Sodium 160 mg/L.

 

     (v) Sulfate 250 mg/L.