Air quality across the state is being impacted by wildfire smoke (PM2.5). Information on current conditions and alerts can be found at Michigan.gov/MiAir. Learn how EGLE responds to wildfire smoke at Michigan.gov/egleWildfireSmoke
A complete list of all programs within the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
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.
Search is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
The web Browser you are currently using is unsupported, and some features of this site may not work as intended. Please update to a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Edge to experience all features Michigan.gov has to offer.
Lake Huron is the second-largest Great Lake by surface area and third-largest by volume, with a retention period of approximately 20 years. By surface area, Lake Huron is the fifth-largest lake in the world.
Lake Huron’s shoreline is the longest of any lake worldwide when including its 30,000 islands. Lake Huron also has the largest land drainage area among the Great Lakes. Saginaw Bay (1,070 square miles) and Georgian Bay (2,236 square miles) are the two largest bays on the Great Lakes. Saginaw Bay, Georgian Bay and the North Channel are home to some of the most high quality coastal habitat in the Great Lakes region.
Lake Huron from US-23 north of East Tawas. 