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EGLE Policy and Procedures
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) produces two types of policy and procedure documents: Department and Division/Office. The policy and procedures provide direction to staff on how the department or division/office manages it programs and activities. All external and those internal policy and procedures that would be beneficial to the public are provided below. If you have any comments or questions about the policy and procedures, please contact the appropriate program or individual identified below.
EGLE Active Policy and Procedures
Air Quality Division
- AQD-004: Mechanisms for Limiting the Applicability of Michigan's Renewable Operating Permit Program - Heidi Hollenbach, 616-356-0243
- AQD-006: Procedure for Determining Emission Units - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
- AQD-007: Procedure for Implementation of the Renewable Operating Permit Program Application Shield - Heidi Hollenbach, 616-356-0243
- AQD-010: Procedures for Handling of Confidential Materials and Freedom of Information Requests for Confidential Materials - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
- AQD-011: Stationary Source Determinations - Tom Shanley, 517-643-3526
- AQD-013: Criteria Pollutant Threshold Levels for the Point Source Emissions Inventory - Tom Shanley, 517-643-3526
- AQD-014: Use of Visible Emissions Limits Less than 20% Opacity in Permit to Install - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
- AQD-015: Procedure for Processing Permit to Install Applications Subject to Federal Clean Air Act Section 112(g) - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
- AQD-018: Averaging Times and Compliance Testing - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
- AQD-019: Issue Resolution Process for Permit to Install Applications - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
- AQD-021: Application of Rule 901(b) in the Permit to Install Review Process - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
- AQD-022: Dispersion Modeling Guidance for Federally Regulated Pollutants - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
- AQD-023: Replacement of Engines, Compressors, or
Turbines as Part of a Normal Maintenance Program
at Landfill Gas-To-Energy Facilities - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
- AQD-024: Renewable Operating Permit Manual - Christopher Ethridge, 517-582-3063
- AQD-025: Permit Exemption for Changes in a Process or Process Equipment that are not a Meaningful Change or Meaningful Increase in Toxic Air Contaminants - Tom Shanley, 517-643-3526
- AQD-026: Asbestos NESHAP Program Standard Operating Procedures - Karen Kajiya-Mills, 517-284-6780
- AQD-027: Air Quality Division Incident Management Policy - Christopher Hare - 989-280-4733
- AQD-029: Establishing Emission Limits in Accordance with Rule 225 - Annette Switzer, 517-284-6803
Department
- 01-006 Disclosure of Public Records: Responding to Freedom of Information Act Requests - Karen Edlin 517-331-3091
- 04-002 Supplemental Environmental Projects for Penalty Mitigation - Jenine Camilleri 517-643-2612
- 09-007 Policy on Public Involvement in Department Programs and Activities - Katie Kruse 517-249-0906
- 09-007 Política sobre la Participación Pública en las Decisiones del Departamento - Katie Kruse 517-249-0906
- 09-007 سیاسة المشاركة العامة في قرارات القسم - Katie Kruse 517-249-0906
- 09-014 Evaluating Mercury in Groundwater Plumes Relative to the Groundwater/Surface Water Interface (GSI) Pursuant to Part 201 - Dave Fiedler 517 284-6705
- 09-024 No discriminación en los Programas del EGLE - Katie Kruse - 517-249-0906
- 09-024 Nondiscrimination in Programs Receiving Federal Assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Katie Kruse - 517-249-0906
- 09-024 عدم التمییز في برامج البیئة والبحیرات العظیمة والطاقة - Katie Kruse - 517-249-0906
- 09-031 - Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments - Katie Kruse 517-249-0906
- 10-001 Volunteer Rates - Amy Peterson 517 284-5511
- 10-004 Grant Award Process - Amy Peterson 517-284-5511
Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division
- DWEHD-399-022 Guidelines for Issuing Boil Water Advisories to Address Potential Microbial Contamination of Community Water Supplies
- DWMAD-368-001 Criteria for Approval of Water Well Equipment - Source Water Unit Supervisor - 517-284-6544
- DWMAD-399-030 Approved Methods to Winterize Distribution Piping - Environmental Health Section Manager - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-007 Supervision of Well Drilling Activities - Source Water Unit Supervisor - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-125-001 Tents in Campgrounds - Environmental Health Programs Unit Supervisor - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-125-002 Structures on Licensed Campsites - Environmental Health Programs Unit Supervisor - 517 284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-002 Drawdown Seals in Water Wells - Source Water Unit Supervisor - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-003 Water Supply System Upgrading - Community Water Supply Section Manager - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-004 Large Diameter Auger-Bored Water Wells - Source Water Unit Supervisor - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-005 Hydraulic Fracturing of Water Wells - Source Water Unit Supervisor - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-009 Separation of Private Water Wells from Biosolids Land Application - Environmental Health Programs Unit Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-010 Minimum Program Requirements for Private and Type III Water Supply Program - Source Water Unit Supervisor - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-011 Minimum Isolation Distances- Private and Public - Source Water Unit Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-013 Water Well Completion using Angle Drilling - Source Water Unit Supervisor - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-014 Grouting of Telescoped Permanent Casing - Source Water Unit Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-368-127-015 Freeze-proof Yard Hydrants - Noncommunity Water Supplies Unit Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-001 Administrative Fines for Monitoring and Reporting Violations in Community and Noncommunity Water Supplies - Noncommunity Water Supplies Unit Chief and Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-002 Permit Requirements for Water Main Construction - Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-003 Aquifer Test Requirements for Public Water Supply Wells - Source Water Unit Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-008 Determination of Ground Water Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water - Noncommunity Water Supplies Unit Supervisor and Community Water Supply Section Manager - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-012 Administrative Fines - Violation of State Drinking Water Standards - Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-013 Classification of Public Water Supplies - Noncommunity Water Supplies Unit Manager and Community Water Supply Section Manager - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-014 New Systems Capacity Assessment For Nontransient Noncommunity Public Water Systems - Noncommunity Water Supplies Unit Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-015 Response Procedures for Volatile and Synthetic Organic Chemical Contamination
- Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-016 Grouting of Community Water Supply Wells - Source Water Unit Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-017 Community and Noncommunity Water Supply Systems - Noncommunity Water Supplies Unit Chief and Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-018 Turbidity Requirements and Compliance Determination - Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-654401
- ODWMA-399-020 Arsenic Treatment Systems and Compliance with the MCL - Noncommunity Water Supplies Unit Chief and Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-023 Disposal of Backwash Water from Arsenic Removal - Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-025 New Systems Capacity Assessment For Community Public Water Systems - Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-027 Lead and Copper Rule Implementation - Noncommunity Water Supplies Unit Chief and Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
- ODWMA-399-942 Release From Escrow Requirement for Privately Owned Community Water Supply - Community Water Supply Section Chief - 517-284-6544
Materials Management Division
- OWMRP-111-02 Satellite Accumulation Areas - Hazardous Waste Section Chief 517-284-6565
- OWMRP-111-20 Closed Containers - Hazardous Waste Section Chief 517-284-6565
- OWMRP-111-22 Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan Implementation and Reporting Obligations - Delores Montgomery 517-284-6565
- OWMRP-111-23 Best Management Practices at Active Shooting Ranges - Phil Roycraft 989-370-4786
- OWMRP-111-25 Off-Site Corrective Action Procedures During and After Fire and/or Explosion Incidents at Hazardous Waste Management Facilities Licensed under Part 111 of the NREPA - Delores Montgomery 517-284-6565
- OWMRP-111/115-15 Remediation Advisory Team (RAT)
- OWMRP-111/115-8 Laboratory Reporting Limits for Environmental Detection Monitoring Programs
- OWMRP-111/115/121-21 Responding to Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste and Liquid Industrial Waste in Solid Waste Landfills
- OWMRP-111/121-2 Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators Waste Collected by Local Authority Household Waste - Delores Montgomery 517-284-6565
- OWMRP-115-1 Application Fees and Extensions of Part 115 Permit/License Deadlines
- OWMRP-115-10 Sanitary Landfill Alternate Daily Cover Approval Requirements and Procedures - Duane Roskoskey 517-582-3445
- OWMRP-115-14 Laboratory Reporting Limits for use with Part 115, Solid Waste Management
- OWMRP-115-17 Definitions of "Landfill Unit," "Existing Unit," "Pre-existing," and "New Unit"
- OWMRP-115-18 Construction Permit Modifications and Changes
- OWMRP-115-19 Specifications and Testing Criteria for Geomembranes - Margie Ring 517-284-6592
- OWMRP-115-2 Advisory Analysis
- OWMRP-115-20 Waste Pile Closure - Duane Roskoskey 517-582-3445
- OWMRP-115-22 Processing of Part 115 Operating License Amendment Requests
- OWMRP-115-23 Salvaging and Disposal of Mobile Homes - Phil Roycraft 989-370-4786
- OWMRP-115-24 Solidification of Liquid Industrial Waste Policy and Procedure - Margie Ring 517-284-6592
- OWMRP-115-25 Lagoon Closure - Duane Roskoskey 517-582-3445
- OWMRP-115-26 Natural Soil Barrier Certification Documentation - Margie Ring 517-284-6592
- OWMRP-115-27 Enforcement of Prohibited Waste Restrictions
- OWMRP-115-29 Format for Solid Waste Disposal Facility Monitoring Submittals - Becky Kocsis 517-614-7418
- OWMRP-115-32 Yard Clippings Management Variances - Duane Roskoskey 517-582-3445
- OWMRP-115-4 Permitting of Transfer Stations
- OWMRP-115-7 Processing of Solid Waste Op Licenses, Construction Permit Aps and Certifications
- OWMRP-115-8 Procedure for Consistency Determinations
- OWMRP-115-9 Part 115 Enforcement Procedures
- OWMRP-121-3 Consolidated Manifest Management Procedures - Jack Schinderle 517-284-6570
- OWMRP-138-01 Dental Amalgam Waste Removal Systems - Andy Shannon 517-230-9800
- OWMRP-169-01 Scrap Tire Storage Area Calculation and Collection Site Bonding - Aaron Hiday 517-614-7431
- OWMRP-169-02 Enforcement Against Disposal of Tires at a Noncompliant Collection Site - Rhonda Oyer 517-284-6591
- OWMRP-General-13 Use of Yard Clippings Compost as Landfill Cover - Duane Roskoskey 517-582-3445
- Op Memo 115-21 Revision 1 Fast Track Enforcement for Violations of Part 115
- RMD-115-13 Analysis of Metals from Groundwater Monitoring Wells
- RMD-115-28 Corrective Action Financial Assurance for Type II and III Landfills
- WMRPD-111/115-20 Termination of Groundwater Purge Systems - Kimberly Tyson 517-284-6574
Office of the Great Lakes
Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 01, Supervisor of Wells, Special Orders
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 02, Supervisor of Wells, Orders
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 03, Supervisor of Wells, Instructions
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 04, Supervisor of Wells, Letters
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 05, Supervisor of Wells, Directors Letters
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 06, Memos of Understanding
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 07, Court Orders
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 08, Delegation Letters
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 09, Jurisdiction
- Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, E-Blue Book, Policy and Procedure, Chapter 10, Clarifications
Remediation and Redevelopment Division
- RRD-16 Technical Assistance and Program Support Teams Procedure
- RRD-21 Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Site Classification System - Joan Park 906 228-4520
- RRD-33 Request for Calculation of Mixing Zone-Based Groundwater-Surface Water Interface Criteria - Sara Pearson 517-420-3219
- RRD-34 Sample Preservation Handling and Holding Times - Sara Pearson - 517-420-3219
- RRD-35 Methanol Preservation Standard Operating Procedure - Sara Pearson 517-420-3219
- RRD-36 Standard Operating Procedure for Low Level Mercury Collection - Sara Pearson 517-420-3219
- RRD-40 Volatilization To Indoor Air Pathway and Compliance with Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Water Resources Division
- OGL-AOC-001: Guidance for Delisting Michigan's Great Lakes Areas of Concern - Rick Hobrla 517-331-3219
- QOL-2-2014 Invasive Species Decontamination for Field Operations in Michigan, Sarah LeSage 517-243-4735
- WRD-003 Evaluation of Feasible and Prudent Alternatives Under Part 303, Wetlands Protection, of the NREPA - Amy Lounds 517-331-7966
- WRD-005 Fringe Benefits Rates on Pass Through Grants, Bob Sweet 517-512-9765
- WRD-008 Part 353 Activities Not Constituting a Use, Kate Lederle 517-290-2757
- WRD-010 Part 41 - Sewerage Systems Permit Approval, Charlie Hill 906-346-8528 and Katelyn Wysocki 517-388-3976
- WRD-017 Winter Construction Storm Water Inspection Policy Under Michigan's Permit-by-Rule, Sarah Ehinger 269-216-1341
- WRD-019 Part 323 - Determination of Readily Moveable Structure, Kate Lederle 517-290-2757
- WRD-022 Part 303 - Minor Correction of a Recorded Conservation Easement, Amy Lounds 517-331-7966
- WRD-023 Parts 301 and 303 - Water Withdrawals, Amy Lounds 517-331-7966
- WRD-024 Part 323 - Field Review of HREA Permit Applications, Kate Lederle 517-290-2757
- WRD-025 Part 325 - Great Lakes Dredging for Beach Nourishment or Backfill of Shore Protection, Jim Milne 517-285-3253
- WRD-026 Part 303 - Modification of Conservation Easements, Amy Lounds 517-331-7966
- WRD-028 Grant Administration - Allowable Mileage Rate for Grants, Bob Sweet 517-512-9765
- WRD-030 Part 41 - Construction of Low Pressure Sewer Within 50 Feet of Private Wells, Charlie Hill, 906-346-8528
- WRD-031 Part 31 - Compensating Cut for Fill in Floodplains, Jim Watling, 517-599-9002
- WRD-032 Part 31 - Authority on the Great Lakes Connecting Channels, Jim Watling, 517-599-9002
- WRD-033 Part 31 - Fences in Floodplains, Jim Watling, 517-517-599-9002
- WRD-034 Part 31 - After-the-Fact Permit Fees for Floodplain Projects, Jim Watling, 517-599-9002
- WRD-035 Part 31 - Part 5 Rules for Railcars and Trucks, Melinda Steffler 517-753-3788
- WRD-036 Part 31 - Part 5 Rules for Oil, Melinda Steffler 517-753-3788
- WRD-037 Part 31 - Part 5 Rules for Reporting Spills Involving Installations of Oil-Containing Electrical Equipment, Melinda Steffler 517-753-3788
- WRD-038 Part 31 - Part 5 Rules for Battery Sulfuric Acid, Melinda Steffler 517-753-3788
- WRD-042 Part 88 - Watershed Management Plan Review and Approval, Peter Vincent 517-512-3969
- WRD-045 Placement of Dredged Material on Great Lakes Bottomlands, Chris Antieau 517-290-5732
- WRD-048 Sediment Testing for Dredging Projects, Chris Antieau, 517-290-5732
- WRD-049 Index Flow (50 Percent Exceedance Flow) Determination, Mario Fusco, 517-256-4458
- WRD-053 Applicability of Public Water Supply Designated Use, Kevin Goodwin, 517-290-4198
- WRD-FOS-004 Part 323 - Transferring a Permit to a New Owner in a Designated High Risk Erosion Area or a Critical Dune Area, Kate Lederle, 517-290-2757
- WRD-FOS-013 - Part 353 - Review of Cantilevered Portions of Buildings, Kate Lederle, 517-290-2757
- WRD-PS-001 - Antidegradation/Antibacksliding
- WRD-SWAS-028 Part 323 - Determining Recession Rates of Great Lakes Shorelines, Kate Lederle 517-290-2757
EGLE Rescinded Policies & Procedures
EGLE rescinds policies and procedures that become obsolete or the subject matter is addressed in a new policy and procedure. Below are the policies and procedures that have been rescinded within the last couple of years. If looking for a rescinded policy and procedure not shown below, send an email to EGLE-Policies@Michigan.gov
Air Quality Division
- AQD-001: Rescission of Operational Memorandum No. 1 - Modification of a Permit to Install or an Equivalent Emission Limit in a Renewable Operating Permit
- AQD-002: Rescission Of Operational Memorandum No.2 - Changes at a Stationary Source after Renewable Operating Permit Issuance
- AQD-003: Recission of Operational Memorandum No. 3 - Procedure for Limiting Potential to Emit below Major Source Thresholds under the Renewable Operating Permit Program
- AQD-005: Rescission of Operational Memorandum No. 5 - Procedures for Correlating Michigan and the United States Environmental Protection Agency Definitions of Volatile Organic Compounds
- AQD-008: Rescission of Operational Memorandum No. 8 - Applicability of the Operating Permit and Emission Fee Programs to Sources of Particulate Matter
- AQD-009: Rescission of Operational Memorandum No. 9 - Treatment of Rules Identified for Repeal in Renewable Operating Permit Applications
- AQD-012: Rescission of Operational Memorandum No. 12 - Incorporating Changes to an Application for a Renewable Operating Permit
- AQD-016: Rescission of Operational Memorandum No. 16 - Procedure for Evaluating Plantwide Applicability Limits
- AQD-017: Rescission of Operational Memorandum No. 17 - Clean Corporate Citizen
- AQD-020: Rescission of Operational Memorandum No. 20 - Best Available Control Technology Determinations
Department
- 01-006A Disclosure of Public Records: Making a Freedom of Information Act Request - Karen Edlin 517-331-3091
- 09-008 Public Involvement in the Contested Case Process - Dale Shaw 517-284-6907
- 09-009 Facility Status Under Part 201 - Patty Brandt 517-284-5071
- 09-017 Vapor Intrusion Pathway Investigation and Management - Matt Williams 517 284-5171
- 09-018 Dredge Sediment Review - Chris Antieau 517-290-5732
- 09-023 Non-Aqueous Phrase Liquid Management for Petroleum Releases - Nick Swiger 231-876-4458
- 10-002 Grant Contract Procedures - Amy Peterson 517 284-5511
- 10-003 Financial and Progress Reporting Requirements - Amy Peterson 517 284-5511
Remediation and Redevelopment Division
- MERA Operational Memorandum 13 Rescission - Data Quality Objectives, Review TDL Excursions, and Evaluation of Laboratory Data
- MERA Operational Memorandum 5 Rescission, Environmental Assessments and Audits
- RRD-17 Time frame for DEQ review of Due Care Plan/Report submitted by SBA Loan Applicants - Sara Pearson 517-420-3219
- Remediation and Redevelopment Division Operational Memorandum No 6 Rescission - Part 213 Institutional Controls Notice Requirements
- Remediation and Redevelopment Operational Memorandum 2 Rescission - Sample and Analysis
- Remediation and Redevelopment Operational Memorandum 5 Rescission - Groundwater Surface Water Interface Criteria
- Rescission Operational Memorandum 4 Attach 7 - Operational Memorandum 4: Site Characterization and Remediation Verification, Attachment 7 Groundwater Modeling
- Rescission Operational Memorandum 4 Attach 9 - Operational Memorandum 4: Site Characterization and Remediation Verification, Attachment 9 In Situ Remediation
- Rescission of Part 213 Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Site Classification System
- Rescission of Storage Tank Operational Memorandum 14 on Analytical Parameters and Methods, Sampling Handling, and Preservation for Petroleum Releases
Water Resources Division
- 2018 WRD-FOS-011 Part 353 - Review of Shore Protection Structures, Teresa Seidel 517-284-5470
- 2019 323-95-04 - Special Exception Permit Issuance for Readily Moveable Structures (RMS) - Teresa Seidel 517-284-5470
- 2019 WRD-FOS-009 - Part 353 - Simplified Application Review Process for Critical Dunes Projects with Minimal Impacts - Teresa Seidel 517-284-5470
- 2019 WRD-FOS-012 - Determining Whether a Parcel is in a Designated Critical Dune Area, Teresa Seidel 517-284-5470