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.
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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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The Copperwood Mine is a development-stage project located in Ironwood and Wakefield townships, Gogebic County.
Exploration of the area led to the discovery of the Copperwood deposit in the 1950’s, which is a sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposit hosted in the Nonesuch Formation within the Presque Isle Syncline, with fine-grained chalcocite as the copper bearing mineral. Highland Copper Company owns the project and currently holds several permits required by EGLE to conduct mining and associated activities, including a Mining Permit. Their mine plan includes underground mining methods with an anticipated life of mine of about 14 years. Construction has not commenced.
Mining permit status: Issued, not effective
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