Various groups advise the Department of Environmental Quality on policy and programmatic issues.  These groups provide a forum for stakeholders to provide feedback and advice to the DEQ, and are often mandated formally through legislation and executive order.  Boards and workgroups are also assembled by the department for advice from stakeholders, especially as related to the Department's rule-making authority.

Clean Air Advisory Panel
Environmental Advisory Council
Groundwater Conservation Advisory Council
Michigan Environmental Science Board
Mineral Wells Advisory Committee
Oil and Gas Advisory Committee
Operator Training Certification Board
Scrap Tire Advisory Committee (STAC)
Solid Waste Advisory Committee
State Emergency Response Committee
Water Quality Monitoring Advisory Board