Section 324.8707 - Groundwater stewardship practices; on-site evaluation system; review and evaluation. - Michigan Statutes

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994

324.8707 Groundwater stewardship practices; on-site evaluation system; review and evaluation.

Sec. 8707.

(1) The director, in conjunction with Michigan state university extension and the Michigan state university agricultural experiment station, and in cooperation with the United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation service, the department of environmental quality, and other professional and industry organizations, shall develop groundwater stewardship practices for approval by the commission of agriculture and upon approval shall promote their implementation.

(2) The director, in conjunction with Michigan state university, the department of environmental quality, and other persons the director considers appropriate, shall develop a voluntary on-site evaluation system for pesticide or nitrogen fertilizer use. The on-site evaluation system shall be designed to do all of the following:

(a) Provide persons with the ability to voluntarily determine the relative groundwater impact potential posed by their use of pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers.

(b) Provide persons with the ability to determine the degree to which operations are in accord with groundwater stewardship practices and applicable groundwater protection rules.

(c) Prioritize operational changes at the site level intended to protect groundwater.

(d) Guide persons to appropriate technical and educational materials.

(3) The director, in conjunction with the groundwater advisory council, shall review and evaluate the effectiveness of groundwater stewardship practices adopted under subsection (1).

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 100, Imd. Eff. May 19, 2000
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA