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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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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EGLE is proposing to remove the Fish Tumors or Other Deformities Beneficial Use Impairment from the U.S. side of the St. Marys River Area of Concern.
Read the full removal recommendation
Comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. October 24, 2026, to:
The United States and Canada created the Areas of Concern (AOC) Program in 1987 under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Forty-three Great Lakes sites with environmental damage were designated as Areas of Concern in need of restoration, 14 of them in Michigan.
Michigan’s AOC program works with federal and local partners to restore these sites affected by legacy contamination and development. Four sites, Muskegon Lake, White Lake, Menominee River, and Deer Lake, have been successfully restored. Ten are in various stages of restoration.
AOC staff members work with partners to remove contaminants from river and lake bottoms, restore fish and wildlife habitat, monitor environmental health, and fix problems created by pollution. These problems are labeled “beneficial use impairments,” or BUIs, which must meet specific standards to be removed.
Start: September 23, 2026 12:00 PM
End: October 24, 2026 11:30 PM
EGLE is proposing to remove the Fish Tumors or Other Deformities Beneficial Use Impairment from the U.S. side of the St. Marys River Area of Concern.
Read the full removal recommendation
Comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. October 24, 2026, to:
The United States and Canada created the Areas of Concern (AOC) Program in 1987 under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Forty-three Great Lakes sites with environmental damage were designated as Areas of Concern in need of restoration, 14 of them in Michigan.
Michigan’s AOC program works with federal and local partners to restore these sites affected by legacy contamination and development. Four sites, Muskegon Lake, White Lake, Menominee River, and Deer Lake, have been successfully restored. Ten are in various stages of restoration.
AOC staff members work with partners to remove contaminants from river and lake bottoms, restore fish and wildlife habitat, monitor environmental health, and fix problems created by pollution. These problems are labeled “beneficial use impairments,” or BUIs, which must meet specific standards to be removed.
Learn more about the Areas of Concern program