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.
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.
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.
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides all persons (except persons incarcerated in correctional facilities) with access to public records of public bodies. Requests to inspect or receive public records from EGLE must be in writing and describe the requested records with enough detail to enable the department to identify and locate the requested records. Some records are exempt from disclosure under the FOIA or another statute and thus will not be provided. A fee may be charged to process your request. Please note that many records are available that do not require a formal FOIA request.
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Buildings located in many low lying areas of the Great Lakes have been repeatedly damaged by coastal flooding. In Michigan, coastal floods periodically result in millions of dollars of property loss to homes and businesses. State and local government facilities and operations are also severely affected by flooding and post flood recovery costs. Approximately 300 miles of Michigan's Great Lakes mainland is subject to coastal flooding. Although flooding is a natural, inevitable event, severe flood damage is avoidable.
The flood risk area program requires new construction in the 100- year floodplain of the Great Lakes to be elevated to prevent property damage. The 100-year flood is defined as a flood that has a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any year. It does not mean that a flood of this size only happens every 100 years; such a flood could occur more than once in a 12 month period. Forty-one coastal communities have designated flood risk areas mapped and regulations in effect. These designated communities have approved zoning ordinances and regulate construction in flood risk shorelands locally. The Department periodically monitors performance and provides technical assistance.
