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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.
Tracking and understanding all of the state and federal environmental regulations affecting local governments can be a daunting task. We provide simple explanations and helpful resources for the regulatory programs that apply to local government operations and access to funding resources that promote sustainability on this page.
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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The Wickes Manufacturing Trichloroethylene (TCE) Plume is in Antrim County.
Mount Clemens Industries Inc., later known as Wickes Manufacturing, used TCE in vapor degreasers as part of the manufacturing of auto parts in Mancelona from 1947 to 1967.
Waste containing TCE was discarded on the ground and in lagoons, where it seeped through the soil and became dissolved into the groundwater.
Both companies went out of business many years ago. As a results, DEQ (now EGLE) funds have been allocated to address the TCE contamination.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Health Department of Northwest Michigan (HDNW) held a public meeting at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire on September 16, 2025 to update the community on the Wickes TCE groundwater plume and the Well First Policy. For more information, please check out our flyer.
Agnes Taylor, TaylorA46@Michigan.gov or 989-889-4064
Jeremy Fruk, Health Department of Northwest Michigan, J.Fruk@NWHealth.org or 231-547-7660
Lisa Quiggle, MDHHS, QuiggleL@Michigan.gov or 517-284-4812
