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Assessment of Michigan Waters
GLEAS Rapid RiversSurface Water Assessment Section
The Surface Water Assessment Section (SWAS) oversees the protection of the quality of surface waters throughout the State of Michigan. To do this, SWAS develops standards for the protection of water quality and monitors water, sediments and aquatic life to ensure the viability of our aquatic ecosystems, that water quality standards are being met and that surface waters meet designated uses.

Information

• 2011 State of Michigan's Environment Triennial Report

• St. Marys River Monitoring Project for TMDL Development PDF icon

• Draft Dissolved Oxygen TMDL for East Branch Coon Creek PDF icon

• Draft E.coli TMDL for East Branch Coon Creek PDF icon

• Ox Creek TMDL Development - Watershed Characterization and Source Assessment Report PDF icon

• Inland Lakes in Michigan Participating in EPA National Lake Survey PDF icon

• Michigan Mercury Workshop Status Report PDF icon

• DEQ Water Quality Monitoring Reports

• Lake Michigan Monitoring Coordination Council

• Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

• Monitoring Request Form

• Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program

• Water Quality and Pollution Control in Michigan Sections 303(d), 305(b), and 314 Integrated Report

• Whole Effluent Toxicity Regulation In Michigan

• Mercury Permitting Strategy

• Water Treatment Additive Discharge Application Instructions

• Organizational Structure


Monitoring Elements

• A Monitoring Overview

• Water Quality Monitoring Strategy Update 2005 PDF icon

• Water Quality Monitoring Strategy PDF icon

• Water Chemistry

• Sediment Chemistry

• Biosurveys

• Fish Contaminants

• Wildlife Contaminants

• Bathing Beaches

• Volunteer Monitoring

• Five-Year Rotating Watershed System

• Michigan Water Quality Monitoring Advisory Board

• Inland Lakes Monitoring

• Hydrologic Data Collection and Analysis

• USGS Water Resources


Grants

• Water Quality Monitoring Grant Application Package, Fiscal Year 2011 PDF icon


Online Services

• MDEQ Fish Contaminant Database


DEQ-SW-Title-Water-Waterqualitymonitoring-LawsRulesStandards

• EPA Water Quality Standards

• Part 8 Rules PDF icon

• Part 4 Rules PDF icon

• Clean Water Fund Rules

• Rule 57 Water Quality Values

• Act 451 Water Quality Rules


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 •  Contact Information for Assessment of Michigan Waters

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