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Annual fees for noncommunity water supplies

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Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Annual fees for noncommunity water supplies

In accordance with R. 325.1011b, Sec 11b (1) of Michigan's Safe Drinking Water Act, all noncommunity water supplies are assessed an annual fee.

The fees collected are used to help provide the funding to enable the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to contract with local health departments (LHD) to perform the required activities in the Safe Drinking Water Act. This fee is separate from water sampling charges, as the money is not spent for laboratory services.

EGLE invoices noncommunity public water supplies based on information supplied from LHDs.

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2025-2026 Fee Schedule

Classification Adjusted Fee Late Fees after 11/30/25
Transient NCWS System $181.71 $25.00/month
Nontransient NCWS System $769.62 $25.00/month

Fee steps

The following is a synopsis of the steps involved in assessment and collection of the fees:

  1. The fee is assessed each October 1st for the next fiscal year. Invoices for the fees are generally sent out in late October or early November.
  2. This fee is adjusted every year by applying an adjustment using the Detroit consumer price index.
  3. Invoices are due November 30th. Unpaid invoices incur a penalty fee of $25 each month or portion of a month after that for which the payment is delinquent.
  4. All annual fees and any associated penalties are to be made payable to the State of Michigan.
  5. Delinquent accounts are billed after 60 days for the principal fee and penalties accrued, then again at 120 days. If they are still delinquent after 180 days, the invoice may be turned over to the Michigan Department of Treasury.

Status change

If a facility has a change in status such as those listed below, immediately 1) send the whole invoice back to EGLE's Cashier's Office address shown on the invoice, along with a note stating the changes, and 2) notify your LHD in writing to inform them of the change.

  • Closed
  • Connected to a municipal water supply
  • Changed mailing address
  • Changed facility name
  • Changed ownership
  • Changed from a nontransient to a transient supply, or vice versa
  • No longer serving at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year

Contact us

For questions about your classification as a public water supply, water sampling, or system operation, contact your local health department.

For questions about your account, email EGLE-NCOMFEES@Michigan.gov or leave a message at 517-284-6542.

If corrections are needed on an invoice: contact your local health department's Environmental Health Division's Noncommunity Program Coordinator, email changes to EGLE-NCOMFEES@Michigan.gov (referencing account number in the subject line), or write changes on the invoice stub and return with your payment to the address shown on the invoice.

If you do not believe you owe the annual fee, email EGLE-NCOMFEES@Michigan.gov. Reasons might include:

  • You no longer own or are responsible for the facility.
  • You have recently been connected to municipal water.
  • The facility has been closed permanently.
  • A new well was constructed and approved under a local health department well permit and, therefore, is exempt from paying the first annual fee.