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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The Federal Clean Water Act has regulated the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States since 1972. In the 1987 amendments to the Act, Congress directed the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) to develop regulations for stormwater discharges. The change to include stormwater discharges under the regulations came about as a result of a study called The National Urban Runoff Program, which indicated stormwater runoff from cities and industrial activities (including construction activities) carried pollutants to our nations waterbodies. The US EPA published regulations regarding stormwater discharges in 1990 (40 CFR 122-124).
The issuance of an NPDES permit or certificate of coverage does not authorize violation of any federal, state or local laws or regulations, nor does it obviate the necessity of obtaining such permits, including any other EGLE permits, or approvals from other units of government as may be required by law.
The following hyperlinks will direct you to some of the rules and regulations that the Department uses when evaluating requests for authorization to discharge stormwater to a surface water of the State.
