Provided below are links related to the NPDES permit for the application of Pesticides.  The downloadable documents are available in PDF format.

Annual Reporting Moratorium

General Information

• Pesticide Questions and Answers
• Stakeholder Meeting Summary - June 11, 2010
• Stakeholder Meeting Summary - July 28, 2010
• Stakeholder Meeting Summary - August 16, 2010
• Stakeholder Meeting Summary - September 30, 2010
• Stakeholder Meeting Summary - December 20, 2011
• Pesticide General Permit(s) Development Timeline
• Stakeholder Contact Information
• NPDES Pesticide Permitting Presentation
• MAMA Symposium NPDES Permitting Presentation
• NPDES Permitting and Pesticides Presentation
• Recording of the NPDES Pesticides General Permit Application Workshop - February 24, 2012 (2hrs, 45 min)
• NPDES Fees

Applicable Rules

• Part 4 Rules
• Part 31 Rules
• Part 21 Rules
• Part 33 Rules
• Part 83 - Regulations 636 and 637

Pesticide NPDES Permit Documents

• Mosquito and Other Flying Pest Control - Issued General Permit
• Forest Canopy Pest Control - Issued General Permit
• Aquatic Nuisance Plant and Algae Contol - Issued General Permit
• Aquatic Nuisance Animal Control and Fish Reclamation - Issued General Permit

Pesticide NPDES Permit Application Documents

• NPDES Permit Application for Pesticide Discharges - (PDF Version)
• NPDES Permit Application for Pesticide Discharges - (WORD Version)

Guidance Documents

• Pesticide Discharge Management Plan Template - (PDF Version)
• Pesticide Discharge Management Plan Template - (WORD Version)
• Pesticide Discharge Evaluation Worksheet - (PDF Version)
• Pesticide Discharge Evaluation Worksheet - (WORD Version)
• Pesticide General Permits Application Guidance and Requirements
• EPA NPDES - Pesticide Program - Draft General Permit and Fact Sheet

After completing the application, return it along with any attachments and the application fee ($75.00) to one of the addresses below: Please make check payable to the State of Michigan.

*PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAYMENT FOR THE $150 ANNUAL FEE WITH THE APPLICATION.*

Mail Delivery: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Cashier's Office, WRD-NP2, P.O. Box 30657, Lansing, Michigan 48909-8157.

Office Delivery (e.g., UPS, Fed Ex, by hand): Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Cashier's Office, WRD-NP2, 5th Floor South, Constitution Hall, 525 West Allegan, Lansing, Michigan 48933.

In addition, any water treatment additive (WTA) that is discharged to a surface water of the state from an National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitted discharge requires prior review and approval by the WRD.  Pesticides used for controlling mosquito larvae in waters discharged under NPDES permits are considered WTAs.   Requests to perform pesticide treatment in wastewater treatment systems and catch basins covered by an NPDES permit must originate from the permittee and be made under the Water Treatment Additive approval process.

For applications of pesticides to catch basins and/or waters in a storm sewer system or wastewater treatment system that are covered by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, an approval under the  Water Treatment Additive  approval process is necessary.  This includes municipalities, industries and storm water sewer systems under the Phase I and Phase II storm water regulations.

Helpful Links

• Michigan West Nile Virus
• Part 169, Scrap Tire Regulation
• Michigan Mosquito Control Association
• Wetland Permits
• Protection of Threatened Species
• Michigan Natural Features Inventory - Special Plants and Animals
• Background - EPA Final Rule on Aquatic Pesticides
• EPA Agriculture - Office of Water
• EPA Office of Pesticides
• Michigan Department of Agriculture - Pesticide licensing, certification, and registration
• Water Quality and Pollution Control in Michigan Sections 303(d), 305(b), and 314 Integrated Report
• Enviro-weather

Contact Information

Questions regarding the DEQ's pesticide permit development process and other related information requests should be directed to Mr. Jeff Fischer, Permits Section, Water Resources Division, DEQ at 517-335-4188 or fischerj1@michigan.gov.