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The DEQ Says: Check Out Our New Outreach Resources!

Two new informational documents have been developed to help summarize important concepts in the proposed Part 115 draft legislation. The Benchmark Recycling Standards 2-Pager covers basic details surrounding the portion of the proposed Materials Management Planning process that would have planning committees thinking about ways to increase recycling access and convenience in their communities. The Calculating a Recycling Rate 2-Pager discusses ways a community could generate a recycling rate based on their materials management practices, and use that data to improve.

To view these new resources, you can visit www.michigan.gov/swra and click on the corresponding hyperlinks under the “SW Laws Revision” tab. For a direct link, click here for Benchmark Recycling Standards and here for Calculating a Recycling Rate.

Thank you for your continued interest and support of the proposed Part 115 amendments!

May 27 2017

City of Flint’s Water System Now Meeting Federal Lead and Copper Rule, Action Levels Comparable to Cities With Similar Size and Age of Infrastructure in Michigan and Across The U.S.

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State remains committed to continuing work in Flint as city and residents recover

FLINT, MICH. The City of Flint’s water system is now testing below action levels of the federal Lead and Copper Rule and at levels comparable to cities with similar size and age of infrastructure in Michigan and across the nation. The notification of this finding, based on results from the most recent 6-month monitoring period, was provided this morning by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to the Mayor of Flint.

“This is good news and the result of many partners on the local, county, state and federal levels working together to restore the water quality in the City of Flint,” said MDEQ Director Heidi Grether. “The Flint water system is one of the most monitored systems in the country for lead and copper, and we remain committed to continuing work in Flint as the city recovers.”More