(1) A supplier of water for a community supply shall not use customer site piping as a means to convey water to other portions of the supplier’s system.
  (2) A supplier of water for a community supply shall not provide water service to customer site piping if an impact on the water quality of the public water supply has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur as a result of the service. A supplier of water may discontinue water service to customer site piping as the supplier of water or the department considers necessary to protect the health of the public water supply customers.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 325.1005a

  • Community supply: means a public water supply that provides year-round service to not fewer than 15 living units or which regularly provides year-round service to not fewer than 25 residents. See Michigan Laws 325.1002
  • Customer site piping: means an underground piping system owned or controlled by the customer that conveys water from the customer service connection to building plumbing systems and other points of use on lands owned or controlled by the customer. See Michigan Laws 325.1002
  • Department: means the department of environmental quality or its authorized agent or representative. See Michigan Laws 325.1002
  • Public water supply: means a waterworks system that provides water for drinking or household purposes to persons other than the supplier of the water, and does not include either of the following:
  (i) A waterworks system that supplies water to only 1 living unit. See Michigan Laws 325.1002
  • supplier: means a person who owns or operates a public water supply, and includes a water hauler. See Michigan Laws 325.1002
  • system: means a system of pipes and structures through which water is obtained and distributed, including but not limited to wells and well structures, intakes and cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, storage tanks, pipelines and appurtenances, or a combination thereof, actually used or intended for use for the purpose of furnishing water for drinking or household purposes. See Michigan Laws 325.1002
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