The Mid-Michigan District Health Department’s Environmental Health (EH) Regulations provide the legal authority and administrative structure governing standards for water supplies, sewage disposal systems, housing and nuisance conditions in Clinton, Gratiot, and Montcalm Counties.
Changes to these EH Regulations must be adopted by the Board of Health and approved by each of the three member county Board of Commissioners.
Since inception in 1966 (initial approval) the regulations have been revised five times – first in 1970 to add a housing chapter. The last in January 2007 to keep current with water supply system and alternative septic technologies.
In October 2011, a committee of community stakeholders and Department staff met to review and propose changes to the EH Regulations. Based on feedback from the committee, revised EH Regulations have been developed. Overall, the proposed changes are minor. A summary of the revisions are as follows:
Public hearings will be held in conjunction with Board of Health meetings January 25th (Montcalm), February 22nd (Clinton) and March 28th (Gratiot). Presentations will also be made to community stakeholder groups January-March.
Final regulations will be presented to the Board of Health for adoption in April.
Presentations will be made to the Clinton, Gratiot, and Montcalm County Boards of Commissioners for formal approvals in May.
The new regulations are expected to become effective July 1, 2012.