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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.
This page can be accessed as Michigan.gov/LakesAndStreams
Contact
Lakes
Eric Calabro
CalabroE@michigan.gov
517-243-5584
Streams
Bethany Matousek
MatousekB@michigan.gov
517-243-6421
Permits
- Permit Categories for Wetlands, Inland Lakes and Streams, Great Lakes, and Floodplains
- Inland Lakes and Streams Permits
- EGLE/USACE Joint Permit Application
- MiWaters - an online permitting and compliance database
- MiWaters Information page
- MiWaters Help - Contact Us
- Permits for County Drain Activities