MI HB4206

Water suppliers must collect and test samples on a schedule specified in rules, with analyses performed by state laboratory, certified laboratory, or EPA-certified facility for contaminants listed in state drinking water standards.

Water samples for lead and copper testing must not use preflushing procedures and must comply with United States Environmental Protection Agency procedures and regulations.

Suppliers serving 10,000 or fewer people face fines of $200 per failure to collect required samples, or $400 per subsequent failure within 12 months, plus potential department sampling at supplier's cost.

Suppliers serving more than 10,000 people face fines of $1,000-$2,000 per day per violation (capped at $10,000 per single violation) for noncompliance with standards or monitoring/reporting requirements, with department able to obtain samples at supplier's cost.

Administrative fines collected must be deposited into the state drinking water revolving fund, and suppliers may appeal fines through the administrative procedures act of 1969.