A complete list of all programs within the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
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.
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.
This system allows water well drilling and pump installation contractors to submit water well records.
EGLE's interactive calendar is designed to provide timely information on decisions before the Director, proposed settlements of contested cases, administrative rules promulgation, public hearings, meetings and comment deadlines, and environmental conferences, workshops and training programs.
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides all persons (except persons incarcerated in correctional facilities) with access to public records of public bodies. Requests to inspect or receive public records from EGLE must be in writing and describe the requested records with enough detail to enable the department to identify and locate the requested records. Some records are exempt from disclosure under the FOIA or another statute and thus will not be provided. A fee may be charged to process your request. Please note that many records are available that do not require a formal FOIA request.
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The State of Michigan is the trustee of the bottomlands and waters of the Great Lakes. The state has a perpetual duty to manage and protect these resources for the benefit of its citizens.
Michigan’s Submerged Lands Program is responsible for regulating Construction activities along 3,288 miles of Great Lakes shoreline and over 38,000 square miles of Great Lakes bottomlands and coastal marshes. The program regulates the recovery and use of submerged cultural resources (shipwrecks and associated artifacts) located in the Great Lakes, administers the underwater preserve program, and regulates the recovery of submerged logs.
Lighthouses are an important piece of Michigan’s History. Offshore Lighthouses can be conveyed to preserve this history.
Great Lakes water levels can change considerable in a matter of hours, seasons, and years.
All 5 of the Great Lakes owe their existence to the ice sheets that covered Michigan during the last Ice Age. The glaciers moved across what is now Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes region. The ice scoured out deep basins in the softer portions of the bedrock. Between 10 and 20 thousand years ago the climate warmed and the ice began to melt away. The lakes size and shape changed multiple times as the ice melted. The size and shape of lakes we know today formed around 3,000 years ago.
The Public Trust Doctrine is common law that can be traced to the ancient romans. The main principle of the Public Trust is that certain resources such as water or air are of such importance that they cannot be privately owned and are protected for the benefit of all. In the Great Lakes, the State of Michigan is the trustee of the Bottomlands and is tasked with protecting these resources for the enjoyment of the public. The Public Trust ensures that all people have a right to navigate, fish, hunt, and any other public purpose. All of EGLE’s Submerged Lands Programs are rooted in the Public Trust.
Great Lakes habitats range from sandy shallows near the dunes to deep water back to coastal wetlands. There are 139 native fish species within the Great Lakes. Some important species include the Lake Whitefish, Walleye, Yellow Perch, and Lake Trout. The Great Lakes also contain non-native, invasive species that can displace native fish. The submerged lands program reviews proposed construction in the Great Lakes to minimize impacts and ensure public trust access to the fishery.
