dave drullinger - michigan...2x more groundwater supplies than surface water supplies . almost 2.6...

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Dave Drullinger Water Specialist

Office of Environmental Assistance

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Surface Water Protection

4 Great Lakes

3,288 miles of Great Lakes shoreline

11,000 inland lakes

36,000 river miles

6.5 million acres of wetlands

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Michigan has:

Over 1,000,000 private drinking water wells. On average 25,000 new domestic wells drilled per year

2X more groundwater supplies than surface water supplies

Almost 2.6 million Michiganders depend on groundwater as

their sole source of drinking water

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Groundwater

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Direct Discharges = Point Sources

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Surface Waters of the State

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Groundwater Discharge Options Drainfield/Subsurface

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Groundwater Discharge Options Rapid Infiltration Bed

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Groundwater Discharge Options Spray Irrigation

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Deepwell Injection

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Indirect Discharge to POTW

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Indirect Discharge to POTW through combined system

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Indirect Discharge?

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Pump and Haul

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Septage Liquid Industrial By-Product Hazardous Waste

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MiWaters

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Surface Water Permitting Authority

Clean Water Act – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

Michigan is a Delegated State

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Part 4 Water Quality Standards Protect Designated Uses

Agriculture

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Part 4 Water Quality Standards Protect Designated Uses

Fish consumption

Public water supply

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Part 4 Water Quality Standards Protect Designated Uses

Industrial water supply Body contact recreation

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Part 4 Water Quality Standards Protect Designated Uses

Navigation

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Part 4 Water Quality Standards Protect Designated Uses

Warmwater or coldwater fish Other indigenous aquatic life and wildlife

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NPDES Permit Types Individual: Site-Specific Determinations

ó Technology Based (TTBELs) óWater Quality Based (WQBELs) óContested Permits óDenials

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NPDES Permit Types General: Similar Discharges

• Hydrostatic Pressure Testing • Sewage Lagoon • Noncontact Cooling Water • Groundwater Cleanup of Petroleum

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NPDES Permit Types

Stormwater

óConstruction – Permit by Rule ó Industrial – General or Individual óMunicipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

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Legal authority

No Federal groundwater discharge permit program

Authority comes from Part 31 of Michigan’s regulations (NREPA) and the associated rules, to regulate both

groundwater and surface water

Surface water and groundwater are both “Waters of the State”

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Groundwater Discharges

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All groundwater discharges must meet certain general requirements that prohibit nuisance conditions and set isolation standards between polluting sources and drinking water wells Increasing regulations based on the characteristics of the discharge

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Groundwater Discharge Compliance NREPA Part 22 Rules

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AUTHORIZATIONS by RULE 2210(y)

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Groundwater Discharge

LOW IMPACT

HIGH IMPACT

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Groundwater - Rule 2210

Exemptions

Permit exemptions apply to discharges that are covered by other statutes (storm water, animal feed lots) and the discharge of things that likely will not cause harm, such as non-contact cooling water, sanitary sewage < 6,000 gpd with local health dept approval

Authorization 2210(y)

Insignificant Discharge

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Groundwater - Rule 2211

Notification Only

Application required, but no permit is issued Examples: ó Treated sanitary sewage 6,000 – 10,000 gal/day ó Hydrostatic test water

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Groundwater - Rule 2213

Notification with Certification

Application required DEQ Certification issued within 60 days Examples: ó Non-contact cooling water with additives <10,000 gal/day ó Contact cooling water with or without additives <5,000 gal/day ó Groundwater remediation, outside plume <5,000 gal/day

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Groundwater - Rule 2215

General Permit

Application required DEQ issues Certificate of Coverage within 180 days Examples: ó Vehicle wash, not open to the public <2,000 gpd ó Slaughterhouse <2,000 gpd (annual average) ó Application of oil field brine <3,000 gpd

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Groundwater - Rule 2216

Permit for a Specific Discharge

Application required with Public Notice provided by applicant Design usually requires an environmental consultant Permit issued within 180 days Examples: ó Process wastewater ó Cooling water with additives > 5,000 gal/day

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Groundwater Rule 2218 Individual Permit

Application required with ó Basis of design ó Discussion of alternatives ó Wastewater characterization ó Hydro-geological study ó Groundwater monitoring and wastewater management plans Design usually requires an environmental consultant Permit issued within 180 days Examples: ó Sanitary sewage, constructed wetland < 20,000 gal/day ó Laundromat wastewater < 20,000 gal/day

Certified Operators

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Required by all Part 31 Permits except MS4

Industrial Stormwater Operator

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Construction Stormwater Operator

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Authorizing Laws and Rules Fees Common discharges and how to handle them • Cleaning equipment and floors • Floor drains • Pit or trench drain sludge • Air compressor condensate • Power washing

Discharge to POTW and IPP

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Dave Drullinger drullingerd@michigan.gov

517-284-6855

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