Watershed Summary 

The Rouge River Watershed is located in the lower eastern part of Michigan (Wayne and Oakland counties).  It was approved under the CMI administrative rules and was funded under section 319. 

MDEQ Nonpoint Source Links 

• Watershed Management Plan Updates (50 KB PDF) 
• Rouge River Illicit Discharge Elimination (150 KB PDF) 
• Quail Ridge Drain Improvements (200 KB PDF) 
• City of Dearborn Illicit Connection Elimination fact sheet (100 KB PDF) 
• City of Novi Outfall and Streambank Stabilization fact sheet (240 KB PDF) 
• City of Wayne City Hall Storm Water Quality Improvements fact sheet (360 KB PDF) 
• City of Westland Outfall Inventory and Storm Water Study fact sheet (530 KB PDF) 
• Fleming's Roseland Sedimentation Basin fact sheet (400 KB PDF) 
• Rouge River Improvement - Ford Field Bridge fact sheet (280 KB PDF) 
• Section 34 Swale BMP Project fact sheet (280 KB PDF) 

Watershed Websites 

• Friends of the Rouge 
• Rouge River Wet Weather Demonstration Project 

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