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Request a Flood or Low Flow Discharge Form

Discharge Request

Authorized by PA 451 of 1994. Completion of this form is voluntary.

Important:

A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you. If you do not receive it, please e-mail your form information directly to deq-lwm-qreq@michigan.gov?subject=Discharge Request . You must click the Submit button at the end of the form to send the request to us and get a confirmation e-mail.

Please fill-in this form to request a flood or low flow discharge. Note that a site location map is required. If you have it in digital format you may attach it, send it by email, or fax it to (517) 241-0275 (please note Discharge Request on the cover sheet), or mail it to:

Land and Water Management Division
PO Box 30458
Lansing, MI 48909-7958

If you have questions about requesting a flood discharge, please call Susi Greiner at (517) 241-1210. If you have questions about requesting a low flow discharge, please call Marlio Lesmez at (517) 335-3173.

Note

Use the Tab key or the mouse to move between fields. Hitting the Enter key will immediately send the form.
You should see a Confirmation page after you submit the form confirming your request.
Low flow discharges are typically only needed if you are applying for an NPDES permit, a mixing zone determination, or a dam impoundment drawdown. If this is the case, please indicate your DEQ program contact person.

Contact Information:

E-mail Address *

Your Name:		*
Company:
Address:		*
City/State:		*
Zip:		*
Phone:		*
Date:

* Required Field

Flood Discharge Requests:

Please indicate the frequency of the discharge(s) that you need.
50%: 20%: 10%: 4%:

2%: 1%: 0.5%: 0.2%:

Low Flow Discharge Requests:

Please indicate the frequency of the discharge(s) that you need.

Monthly 95%:	Monthly 50%:
Monthly Mean:	90 Day, Q10:
Lowest 95%:	Lowest 50%:
Harmonic Mean:	Flow Exceedance Curve:

MDEQ Program Request is for:
MDEQ Program Contact Person:

Water Body Information:

Watercourse Name: *
Name as it appears on the USGS Quadrangle map (if known); e.g. Smith Creek or Unnamed tributary to Smith Creek

Local Name:
Indicate if this watercourse is known locally by another name

Location Information:

County:	*
City/Township:	*
Section:
Town:
Range:

*Required Field

Location* - Describe with as much detail as possible; e.g. Westernmost Trib to Smith Creek at private bridge, 1000 feet upstream of Smith Road, in the SW 1/4 of Section 4, T4N, R6E, Smith Township, Smith County.

Please remember to provide a site location map. This should be a photocopy of the USGS quadrangle map or a county map with the site clearly marked. You can include it as an attachment (below), mail it to the above address, fax it to (517)241-0275 (please note Discharge Request on the cover sheet), or email it separately as an attachment.

Site Location Map file:
(supported file types: png, bmp, jpg, gif, tif, doc, rtf, pdf)