• Michigan Abandoned Well Management Program Overview
Unplugged abandoned wells can threaten the quality of drinking water from both private wells and those servicing public water supply systems.  It is estimated that over 2 million unplugged wells exist in Michigan.  The Water Bureau (WB) of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has implemented a  comprehensive program to coordinate statewide abandoned water well plugging activities.  Plugging abandoned water wells protects aquifers that supply drinking water to nearly one-half of Michigan's citizens.  Proper well closure eliminates the risk of injury.  The goal of the MDEQ program is to maximize abandoned water well plugging.  Michigan's Abandoned Well Management Program (AWMP) strategy incorporates the following elements:

• Brochure: Plugging Abandoned Water Wells 

• Brochure: Plugging Abandoned Wells When Community Water Lines are Extended 

• Well Abandonment Specifications 

• Abandoned Well Accidents

• How to locate an abandoned well?

• Abandoned Well FAQ

• Abandoned Well Contamination Cases

• What is an Abandoned Well?

• How to Plug an Abandoned Well

• Abandoned Wells in Michigan

• Abandoned Well Plugging Rules Summary

• Drilling & Plugging of Flowing Wells 

• Obstruction Removal 

• Plugging Abandoned Wells in Unconsolidated Formations 

• Plugging Bedrock Wells 

• Plugging Large Diameter and Dug Wells