Community involvement and public participation are an essential part of EGLE’s mission, vision, and values.
SARA Title III establishes requirements regarding emergency planning and "Community Right-to-Know" reporting on hazardous and toxic chemicals for federal, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as regulated facilities.
Tracking and understanding all of the state and federal environmental regulations affecting local governments can be a daunting task. We provide simple explanations and helpful resources for the regulatory programs that apply to local government operations and access to funding resources that promote sustainability on this page.
Resources and information on utilizing RRD's data exchange and the Inventory of Facilities.
An interactive map displaying contaminated sites throughout Michigan regulated under Parts 213, 201, and 211.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE) Water Well Viewer (WWV), is an interactive mapping system that displays water wells along with other information, such as wellhead protection areas, underground storage tanks, and sites of environmental contamination. Water well locations have been identified by address matching, the use of global positioning systems (GPS), and by legal descriptions.
This system allows water well drilling and pump installation contractors to submit water well records.
EGLE celebrates Earth Day every year in April - celebrate with us!
Anyone wishing to formally serve legal documents upon the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), or its officers or employees, may do so by the following methods.
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This page provides information about Michigan's beaches. Here you will find information about Michigan beach closings, monitoring efforts and E. coli test results. The data in the beach monitoring system ("BeachGuard") are entered by the local health department offices.
Get water temperatures for inland lakes, streams, and the Great Lakes
Learn how we work with local health departments to monitor public beaches
Find information on plant ID, invasive species, boating maps, swimmers itch, and more
Understand the data and standards used in beach monitoring
Shannon Briggs, BriggsS4@Michigan.gov, 517-290-8249
The most recent annual beach monitoring report currently available is from 2018. Newer reports are planned for this page. For current beach monitoring information, including recent E. coli test results and beach closings, visit BeachGuard.
