Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy  
Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division  
Administrative Rules for Supplying Water to the Public  
Rule Set 2019-35 EG  
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  
Wednesday, January 8, 2020  
05:00 PM  
Grand Valley State University, L.V. Eberhard Center - Room EC 215  
301 West Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI 49504  
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will hold a public hearing to receive public  
comments on proposed changes to the Supplying Water to the Public rule set.  
Additional public hearings will be held on January 14, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Washtenaw  
Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, Towsley Auditorium, 4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann  
Arbor, Michigan and on January 16, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Ralph A. Macmullan (RAM)  
Conference Center, Au Sable Classroom, 104 Conservation Drive, Roscommon, Michigan.  
The proposed rule set (2019-35 EG) will amend the current rules to provide provisions that reduce  
exposure to several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The provisions  
include establishment of drinking water standards, sampling requirements, public notification  
requirements, and laboratory certification criteria.  
These rules are promulgated by authority conferred on the Director of EGLE by Section 5 of the Safe  
Drinking Water Act, 1976 PA 399, as amended (Act 399), identified as R 325.10101 through R  
325.12820. These rules will take effect 7 Days after filing with the Secretary of State. The rules are  
published on the Michigan Government web site at http://www.michigan.gov/moahr and in the Michigan  
Register in the 1/1/2020 issue. Copies of the draft rules may also be obtained by mail or electronic  
transmission at the following address:  
Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy  
Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division  
Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes,  
and Energy, Attn: Suzann Ruch  
PO Box 30817, Lansing, Michigan 48909-8311, Fax: 517-241-1328  
Email: EGLE-PFAS-RuleMaking@Michigan.gov  
Comments on the rules may be made in person at the hearing or by mail or electronic mail until  
1/31/2020 at 05:00PM.  
The public hearing will be conducted in compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, in  
accessible buildings with handicap parking available. Anyone needing assistance to take part in the  
hearings due to disability may call 517-284-6544 to make arrangements.  
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