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Inland Lakes & Streams Protection
Inland Lakes & Streams Protection
The Inland Lakes and Streams Program is responsible for the protection of the natural resources and the public trust waters of the inland lakes and streams of the state. The program oversees activities including dredging, filling, constructing or placement of a structure on bottomlands, constructing reconfiguring, or expanding a marina, interfering with the natural flow of water or connecting a ditch or canal to an inland lake or stream.
Contact
For information on specific sites contact:
For program questions contact:
Lakes
Eric Calabro
CalabroE@Michigan.gov
517-243-5584
Streams
Bethany Matousek
MatousekB@Michigan.gov
517-243-6421
Information
- Program Overview
- Pre-application Meeting - Wetlands and Inland Lakes and Streams
- Stream Mitigation
- Michigan Stream Quantification Tool
- Inland Lakes High Water Levels
- Shoreline Protection
- Local Protection of Inland Lakes
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Aquatic Invasive Species
- Inland Lakes Monitoring
- Dredging Projects
- Marinas
- Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership
Permits
- Permit Categories for Wetlands, Inland Lakes and Streams, Great Lakes, and Floodplains
- Inland Lakes and Streams Permits
- EGLE/USACE Joint Permit Application
- MiEnviro - an online permitting and compliance database
- MiEnviro Information page
- MiEnviro Help - Contact Us
- Permits for County Drain Activities