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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Proper drug disposal is important because it helps protect human health and our environment. Where possible, EGLE encourages medications requiring disposal be incinerated, to destroy the chemical formulations and prevent them from reaching water resources used for drinking water.
Never flush unwanted medications or drugs down the toilet or sink!
Healthcare providers can visit our non-household drug disposal page for resources understanding drug disposal regulations and what they require. As of 2019, healthcare providers have been prohibited from sewering hazardous waste pharmaceuticals for disposal.
Medications should be kept secure when in the home to prevent unlawful use and accidental poisoning.
When drugs are no longer needed, they should be taken to a collection for incineration to destroy the chemicals within them and prevent them from entering the water resources we use for drinking water.
If this is not available, use the following recipe as a last resort to dispose of expired, unused, or unwanted drugs.
Do not dispose chemotherapy drugs this way, talk to your prescribing doctor instead.
Watch this short video and
learn how to safely get rid of
the extra medication in your home
Chemotherapy drugs are typically not accepted at independently hosted take back locations.
To find safe disposal options for chemotherapy drugs, work with your prescribing doctor or dispensing pharmacist.
To find options for donating unwanted chemotherapy or prescription drugs, visit:
For questions on donation options, contact LARA at 517-241-0205 or BPLHelp@Michigan.gov.
Disposal of controlled substances is overseen by the federal U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Residents are encouraged to regularly dispose of unwanted medications using the steps shared in our drug disposal video and Save a Life card.
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