DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY  
LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT DIVISION  
(By authority conferred on the water resources commission by sections 2 and 5 of  
Act No. 245 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, sections 33 and 63 of Act No. 306  
of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order No. 1976-8a, being  
SS323.2, 323.5, 24.233, and 24.263 of the Michigan Compiled Laws)  
PART 15. IRON ORE BENEFICIATION  
R 323.1351 Definition.  
Rule 351. As used in this part, "beneficiation act" means Act No. 143 of the Public  
Acts of 1959, being SS323.251 to 323.258 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  
History: 1979 AC.  
R 323.1352 Applications.  
Rule 352. An application filed under the beneficiation act for a permit to drain,  
divert, control or use water for the operation of low grade iron ore mining property shall  
be in letter form, supplemented by maps, charts, and data, setting forth in detail the  
location of the mining property, the necessity for the proposed water use development,  
the waters to be affected thereby including information on the points of drainage,  
diversion, control or use, the natural conditions and variations of the waters involved  
and the effects thereon from the proposed development. The application shall be signed  
by the operator of the mining property or his duly authorized representative and shall be  
filed in duplicate with the executive secretary of the commission.  
History: 1979 AC.  
R 323.1353 Permits.  
Rule 353. A permit issued under the beneficiation act for diversion or control of  
water is valid only during such times as the permittee maintains in proper operation  
devices to measure and record:  
(a) The amount of water being diverted.  
(b) The flow in streams below the diversion or control, if the permit is conditioned  
on reservation or maintenance of a specified minimum stream flow.  
History: 1979 AC.  
R 323.1354 Hearings.  
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Rule 354. (1) The 2 notices of hearings required by the beneficiation act shall be  
published at intervals of 1 week or more and the last notice shall be published 2 weeks  
before the scheduled hearing date.  
(2) All evidence, including records and documents in possession of the commission  
of which it desires to avail itself, and excepting those materials excluded by section  
22 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, shall be offered at the public hearing  
and made a part of record in a case brought under the beneficiation act. Documentary  
evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts or by incorporation by  
reference. A hearing may be continued as necessary to permit the submittal of additional  
evidence. A permit will not be issued in a case where the commission deems the  
evidence submitted to be insufficient for determining that its exercise would not  
unreasonably impair the interest of the public or of riparians in lands or waters or the  
beneficial use thereof and would not endanger the public health or safety.  
(3) Procedures for hearings shall be those as provided in part 3 of the general rules.  
History: 1979 AC.  
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