In Jones v. East Lansing-Meridian Water and Sewer Authority, 98 Mich. App. 104, 107; 296 N.W.2d 202 (1980), the Court interpreted the Sewage Disposal Act as an express grant to municipalities to create authorities to develop new sewage systems without reference to the Drain Code. In Jones, this Court adopted the trial court's opinion as to the purpose of the Sewage Disposal Act: The Court is persuaded that the Act was designed to confront the increasingly complex nature of population growth centers and to give municipalities, particularly those in close proximity, better tools with which to embark upon water and sewage management. Id. at 108.