§ 42-165. Definitions.

(a)

Contaminated groundwater means groundwater in which there is present concentrations of materials that exceed drinking water criteria under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 1976 PA 399, as amended, or the residential drinking water criteria established by the MDEQ in the operational memoranda or rules promulgated pursuant to Part 201, Environmental Remediation (MCL 324.20101 et seq. ).

(b)

Domestic use means the use of water by humans for drinking, cooking, food preparation and other food-related services, cleaning, washing, bathing and similar household-type water uses in any dwelling, or in any building in which commercial/business, governmental/public or industrial activities are conducted. The term does not include water used solely for closed-loop heat pumps, non-contact cooling, production and/or processing purposes of commercial or industrial enterprises.

(c)

Irrigation use means the use of water for lawn, garden or landscaping irrigation on a residential parcel of land. The term does not include water used for commercial, agricultural, or farm irrigation, except as specifically directed by the MDEQ.

(d)

MDEQ means the Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality or its successor agency.

(e)

Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, club, joint venture, estate, trust, and any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the individuals constituting such group or unit.

(f)

Restricted zone means an area or areas described within section 42-166 of this division for which the prohibition of wells and the use of groundwater applies and includes parcels of lands that are legally described in the map attached as exhibit A.

(g)

Well means an opening in the surface of the earth for the purpose of removing fresh water through non-mechanical or mechanical means for any purpose other than a public emergency or conducting response actions that are consistent with the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended ("NREPA"), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 USC § 9601 et seq. , the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 USC § 6901 et seq., and other applicable laws.

(Ord. No. 2018-10, § 1, 9-4-2018)