DEQ - Wetlands Protection

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

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Protecting Michigan's Wetlands
Michigan's wetland statute, Part 303, Wetlands Protection, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended, defines a wetland as "land characterized by the presence of water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, wetland vegetation or aquatic life, and is commonly referred to as a bog, swamp, or marsh." The definition applies to public and private lands regardless of zoning or ownership. This page can be accessed as www.mi.gov/wetlands.

• Great Lakes Shoreline Management General Permit Public Notice PDF icon

• Public Notice for General Permit Categories May 2012 PDF icon

• Public Notice for Minor Project Categories May 2012 PDF icon

• New General Permit Categories PDF icon

• New Minor Project Categories PDF icon

• Wetland Advisory Council

• Wetland Mitigation Banking Pilot Program Designation PDF icon

• Wetland Local Assistance Pilot Program

• What are wetlands and why are they important?

• Are there wetlands on my property?

• How are wetlands identified?

• State and Federal Wetland Regulations

• Local Wetland Regulations

• Wetland Permits

• Wetland Identification Program

• Pre-application Meeting - Wetlands and Inland Lakes and Streams

• Wetland Mitigation

• Wetland Inventory Maps

• Great Lakes Shoreline Management

• Wetland Restoration and Watershed Planning

• Wetland Mitigation Banking

• Wetlands Map Viewer

• Part 303, Wetlands Protection, Rules PDF icon

• Part 303, Wetlands Protection, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended

• Wetland Permits

• MDEQ/USACE Joint Permit Application

• On-line Permit Tracking System (CIWPIS)

DEQ Title SW LWMD Monitoring and Assessment

• Intro to Wetland Monitoring and Assessment

• Landscape Level Assessment

• Michigan Rapid Assessment Method

• Wetland Monitoring

• Michigan's Rare Wetlands

• Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands

• Educator Resources

• Publications

• Michigan Wetlands Association


	Quick Links
•	Contact Information for Wetlands Protection
•	Conservation Easement Checklist
•	Financial Assurance Model Language
•	Conservation Easement Model
•	Wetland Assessment Application
•	Wetland Consultants List