DEQ - Water Use Program

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Michigan.gov, Official Web Site for the State of Michigan


>	Biosolids & Industrial Pretreatment

>	Campgrounds and Pools

>	Drinking Water

>	Great Lakes

>	Groundwater Conservation Advisory Council

>	Groundwater Discharge

>	Groundwater Modeling

>	Inland Lakes & Streams

>	On Site Wastewater

>	Operating Training & Certification

>	Part 5 Rules: Spillage of Oil/Polluting Materials

>	Revolving Fund Programs

>	Rule 97 Certifications

>	Surface Water

>	Wastewater Construction

>	Water Management

	Dam Safety

	Floodplain Management/National Flood Insurance

	Hydrologic Data Collection & Analysis

	Michigan's Stream Team

	Subdivision Floodplain

	Transportation Review

	Water Use Program


>	Water Quality Monitoring

>	Water and Wastewater Security

>	Wetlands Protection

>	2010 Oil Spill/ Kalamazoo River

About the DEQ

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Michigan and the other states and provinces in the Great Lakes region have each enacted laws that require major water users to report water withdrawals made within the Great Lakes Basin. This information provides an environmental baseline for managing water resources in a more integrated manner, and strengthens the legal basis for opposing unwarranted diversions of Great Lakes water. The Water Use Program is responsible for registering large quantity withdrawals, collecting annual water use data, making determinations on the potential impacts to water resources as a result of a proposed withdrawal, and issuing water withdrawal permits. This page can be accessed as www.mi.gov/wateruse.