Sec. 12701.
(1) As used in sections 12701 to 12715:
(a) "Person" means a person as defined in section 1106 or a governmental entity.
(b) "Pump" means a mechanical equipment or device used to remove water from a well.
(c) "Pump installer" means a person who is qualified to engage in the installation, removal, alteration, or repair of water well pumping equipment in connection with a water well.
(d) "Well" means an opening in the surface of the earth for the purpose of removing fresh water or a test well, recharge well, waste disposal well, or a well used temporarily for dewatering purposes during construction.
(e) "Well drilling contractor" means a person qualified to engage in well construction, well alteration, or well repair and pump installation, who supervises the construction of water wells and the installation of pumps, and who owns, rents, or leases equipment used in the construction of water wells.
(2) In addition, article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction applicable to all articles in this code.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the division of environmental health and the division of water supply from the director of the department of public health to the director of the department of environmental quality, see E.R.O. No. 1996-1, compiled at MCL 330.3101 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 12 - Environmental Health (333.12101...333.13832)
368-1978-12-127 - Part 127 Water Supply and Sewer Systems (333.12701...333.12771)
Section 333.12701 - Definitions Used in MCL 333.12701 to 333.12715.
Section 333.12703 - Applicability of MCL 333.12701 to 333.12715.
Section 333.12706 - Numbers, Seal, and Words to Be Placed on Well Drilling Machine.
Section 333.12708 - Entering and Inspecting Installation.
Section 333.12711 - Advisory Board; Creation; Appointment and Qualifications of Members.
Section 333.12712 - Advisory Board; Terms of Members; Vacancies.
Section 333.12714 - Rules and Construction Code.
Section 333.12715 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalties; Prosecution.
Section 333.12721 - Adding Fluoride to Water.
Section 333.12751 - Definitions Used in MCL 333.12752 to 333.12758.
Section 333.12752 - Public Sanitary Sewer Systems; Declaration of Necessity.
Section 333.12758 - Voluntary Connection to Public Sanitary Sewer System; Provisions Cumulative.