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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.
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Municipal wastewater operator certification
Individuals renewing a certificate are issued certificates on a 3-year renewal cycle, provided they have met the continuing education renewal requirement for the highest level of certification held, and submitted the completed renewal application. A certificate will expire on one of the quarterly expiration dates, as shown below, regardless of the calendar year.
To renew a certificate, the certified operator must submit a renewal application and provide proof of approved continuing education credits (CECs) earned during the renewal cycle. Renewals should be submitted no sooner than 3 months before the certificate expiration date.
To renew a Class A or B certificate, the certified operator shall have completed, during the renewal cycle, not less than 2.4 CECs of board-approved continuing education training. At least 0.6 CECs of the training shall be Technical, and at least 0.6 CECs of the training shall be Managerial.
To renew a Class C, D, L2, or L1 certificate, the certified operator shall have completed, during the renewal cycle, not less than 1.2 CECs of board-approved continuing education training. For Class C certification renewal, no more than 0.6 CECs of training in the other category may be used to meet the continuing education requirement.
There are no continuing education requirements for operators who only possess a Class "SC" certificate.
Please refer to the renewal form below for more information.
Municipal certification renewal application
As soon as the certificate expiration date passes and a person fails to renew, the certificate is considered expired. Persons with an expired certificate are eligible for employment at a sewerage system; however, they cannot serve as the “certified operator."
A certificate that has expired may be reinstated within 1-year from the expiration date of the certificate only when an individual has completed the necessary continuing education requirements as prorated from the certificate’s expiration date. If a certificate is not reinstated within 1-year, the individual will lose their certification and will be required to re-test for the desired certification. The following is a guide to help calculate the prorated CEC’s for the expired certifications held.
|
Certification Level |
CECs Needed for Renewal |
1 to 90 days expired |
91 to 180 days expired |
181 to 270 days expired |
271 to 365 days expired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A, B |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
|
C, D, L2, L1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
For example, say an individual had an issue date of November 6, 2025. Three years out would be November 6, 2028, but the closest future quarterly expiration date is January 15, 2029. If the individual does not have the required CECs at the time of renewal, the schedule above would apply. The days denoted in the table above are an approximation since EGLE works with quarterly expiration dates only. There is no flexibility in this policy. It is the certified operator’s responsibility to maintain a training history and be able to verify any training attended, and to submit a renewal application no sooner than 3 months prior to certification expiration.
A Class A or B certified operator who has not met the continuing education training requirements may request issuance of a Class C or D certificate for which the requirements have been met.
