Michigan Laws 324.31302 – Request for surveys; utilization of reports
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.31302
- Board: means the county board of commissioners. See Michigan Laws 324.31301
- Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Local unit: means any city, village, township, or soil conservation district acting through its governing body. See Michigan Laws 324.31301
- Surplus water: means water that may be impounded without decreasing the flow of a river or stream below its optimum flow. See Michigan Laws 324.31301
Any board or group of boards or local unit or units acting singly or in concert may request the department to undertake a survey of the water in a river basin or watershed located or partially located in the county or counties or in the local unit or units of government to determine whether there is surplus water that may be available and, if so, how it may be best impounded, utilized, and conserved. All studies, surveys, and reports made by public and other competent authorities may be utilized by the department in making this determination.