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.
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'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.
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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Leaking equipment is a source of air pollution and can present a safety risk, so addressing leaks is important. Many facilities are already required to check for and repair leaks. These requirements are known as Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) Programs. The Air Quality Division’s (AQD) LDAR program is an oversight program that will allow us to check that facilities are finding and repairing leaks.
LDAR programs generally apply to facilities that process volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Processing VOCs can involve many pieces of equipment that can leak. Some examples of facilities that are required to have LDAR programs are:
Valves, connectors, pumps, meters, vent covers, hatches, etc.
AQD uses a Flame Ionization Detector (FID) or a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera to check for leaks. These are both portable instruments that can detect VOCs and provide a response in real time.
AQD LDAR inspectors flag leaking equipment so it can be identified quickly, and communicate findings to the facility.
AQD may conduct focused inspections to identify leaking equipment at your facility.
This video covers what a leak detection program is, what instruments the AQD will use and how they work, why the AQD is checking for leaks and what that looks like, and how any findings will be communicated to the site.
Lindsey Wells, WellsL8@Michigan.gov, 517-282-2345
