Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Regulation (SB0771)
Current understanding
SB0771 (103rd Michigan Legislature) would establish a statewide regulatory framework for onsite wastewater treatment systems (septic systems) by amending secs. 12751, 12752, 12757 and 12771 of the Public Health Code (1978 PA 368) and adding a new Part 128. The bill provides for assessments and evaluations of these systems, which historically have been governed under a patchwork of local health department rules in Michigan — the only state without a uniform statewide septic code. The bill has been introduced.
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Environmental protection: sewage; onsite wastewater treatment systems; regulate, and provide for assessments and evaluations. Amends secs. 12751, 12752, 12757 & 12771 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.12751 et seq.) & adds pt. 128.
28-jan-2026
novelty 3
per-area 3
introduces