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.
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Browse our comprehensive FAQ for commonly asked questions relating to wastewater and stormwater operator certification. You'll find the most popular questions right here, and follow the link at the bottom for our full list!
The next exam date varies depending on the type of wastewater operator certification you're interested in.
The exam fee varies depending on the type of wastewater operator certification:
All are payable to the State of Michigan. Payment instructions will be provided during registration.
The Board of Certification must provide recommendation to the Department on the issuance or denial of certificates, so a Board meeting must be held before results are released.
The Board typically meets approximately one month following each exam date, and results are also usually mailed the same week as the Board meeting.
Operators can reasonably expect their results in the mail approximately 6-8 weeks following an exam date.
Submit replacement wastewater operator certification requests to EGLE-WRD-OpCert@Michigan.gov.
You should include:
This is the process for municipal wastewater, industrial wastewater, industrial stormwater, construction stormwater, and SESC PRD operator certification.
For municipal wastewater operator certificates, as soon as the certificate expiration date passes and you fail to renew, your certificate is considered expired.
People with an expired municipal wastewater certificates are eligible for employment at a sewerage system; however, they cannot serve as the “certified operator."
Guide to municipal wastewater operator certification renewal
For industrial wastewater operators, certificates expire July 1. If you have not renewed your license on or before July 1, your certification is considered expired.
