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100

The primary operator for a water supply facility in Hedgehog.

The well driller.

100

BOH

Board of Health

100

A temporary food establishment that is licensed to operate throughout the state without the 14-day limits or a mobile food establishment that is not required to return to a commissary.

TFU or STFU

100

This county has the least amount of golf courses out of Clinton, Gratiot and Montcalm Counties.

Gratiot County

100

A combination of domestic liquid or semi-solid wastes from a dwelling or habitable building.

Sewage

200

$390.00

MMDHD permit fee for a Type III or non-residential well.

200

EGLE

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy

200

The frequency at which most foodservice establishments are to be inspected by MMDHD.  

Every 6 months.

200

The largest body of water in the MMDHD jurisdiction of Clinton, Gratiot and Montcalm Counties.

Crystal Lake (724 acres)

200

A watertight tank or receptacle used for the purpose of retaining the overflow of effluent from the septic tank, pending its automatic discharge to a selected point.  

Dosing/Pump Chamber
300

Caused by negative pressure or a vacuum in the water supply lines.

Backsiphonage

300

MDARD

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

300

A mandatory, systematic examination of proposed food establishment plans before construction, remodeling, or ownership changes occur.  

Plan Review

300

Situated north of Stanton on Sheridan Rd. this unique farm experience has seasonal u-pick fruits and features a massive exotic petting zoo with lemurs, kangaroos and camels.

Anderson & Girls Orchards

300

MMDHD's fee for a vacant land evaluation.

$210

400

Buildings, driveways, lot lines, wells, sewage systems, surface waters, ditches/drains, and neighbor’s wells and sewage systems, if applicable.

Required features for a well permit application site drawing.

400

PVC

Polyvinyl Chloride

400

CDC estimates 48 million people get sick with this each year.  Of those 48 million, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die.

Foodborne Illness

400

This town has a 1/20th scale replica of the famous Mackinac Bridge.

St. Louis

400

Soil evaluation of vacant properties where proposed size and location of residential structure is unknown.  

Vacant land evaluation

500

Can cause yellowish mottled teeth in children.

Fluoride above 4 mg/L

500

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

500

The most common cause of foodborne illness, often linked to contaminated leafy greens, fresh fruits, and shellfish, or spread person-to-person.

Norovirus

500

The worst intentional mass casualty incident in Michigan history occurred in this town on May 18, 1927.  

Bath, Clinton County  (The Bath School Disaster)

500

An inert material (stone, chipped/shredded tires, or polystyrene) ranging in size from 1/2" to 2" intended for use in a sewage treatment final disposal bed or trench.  

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