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.
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Report environmental emergencies to the Pollution Emergency Alerting System (PEAS) Hotline at 800-292-4706.
The Department of Health and Human Service has resources online to help residents, schools, businesses, and responders address mercury spills. See Michigan.gov/Mercury and contact the DHHS hotline at 1-800-648-6942 or your local health department with questions.
Secondary containment is a good idea for storing any liquids that may be problematic to the environment. To learn when it is specifically required under EGLE's regulations, see our Secondary Containment Guidance.
See the Emergency Planning FAQ to learn about who is required to have emergency response plans. In addition to emergency plans required under the rules, some emergency response plans are required by EGLE permits. If an environmental emergency occurs, there are emergency reporting requirements too. See the Spill and Release Reporting Website to learn more.
Yes, most state and federal emergency response plans, except for radiological incident response plans, can be combined into a single “Integrated Contingency Plan” so long as the combined plan includes all requirements of the individual plans. Some plans that can be combined include:
The National Response Team’s Integrated Contingency Plan (ICP) Guidance provides a format for a comprehensive emergency response plan. It can be used by any facility even if the facility is not subject to specific planning requirements under federal and/or state regulations. The Michigan Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Commission has provided additional guidance for facilities in Michigan by developing a matrix of Michigan contingency plan requirements that is presented in the format of the federal ICP development matrix. Use of the ICP format by facilities when developing their contingency plans is supported by the following agencies:
Not all plans are submitted to agencies. Visit the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know (SARA Title III) webpage at Michigan.gov/EGLEEmergencyPlan for more information and program contacts.
Please refer to Part 5 Rules: Management or Spillage of Oil and Polluting Materials.
