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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If you landed here from an exterior web site or search engine, you will benefit by first reading EGLE’s Wetland Identification and Mapping information prior to viewing this page.
The Wetland Identification Program (WIP), was established by the State of Michigan in 1998 to assist the public in identifying wetland and non-wetland (i.e., upland) areas on their property. This program provides applicants with a three-year jurisdictional guarantee of wetlands and wetland boundaries within a specific area of land referred to as the “WIP assessment area”. All WIP service applications are accepted by EGLE year-round, but those received from October 1 through winter are held until the onset of the spring growing season, which is typically mid-April in southern Michigan. The WIP assessment service application is not an application for an EGLE wetland permit (e.g., a state-issued permit to impact a wetland).
The WIP assessment service application has a fee that scales in relation to the size of an assessment area. The WIP application is completed on-line through EGLE’s MiEnviro portal. WIP fee payments are typically transferred electronically via MiEnviro or as described in MiEnviro Application Payment Options. The status of WIP assessment service applications can be monitored via MiEnviro. A WIP service application requires supporting documentation such as a defined assessment area location map and property owner permission.
Before deciding to apply for a WIP assessment, it is common to first participate in an EGLE district Pre-Application Meeting on site with EGLE district staff (i.e., staff based within your region of the state) to discuss any proposed project that may impact wetlands; during a Pre-App Meeting, EGLE district staff can determine if a wetland delineation is necessary and whether a WIP assessment is recommended by EGLE.
The “Level 1” WIP service has been discontinued because it has been effectively replaced by EGLE’s online Wetlands Map Viewer. The two remaining levels of WIP service and associated fees are as follows:
This WIP service was developed primarily for relatively small, non-commercial projects such as determining the location of a non-wetland site for a driveway, a single house, or an outbuilding. Level 2 WIP service consists of an on-site review by EGLE staff within a specific area of land (i.e., WIP Review Area) up to five acres in size. Staff from EGLE will identify wetland boundaries on site with survey flagging, will GPS all wetland boundaries, and will determine whether the wetland(s) is regulated by EGLE under Part 303. Upon completion of a Level 2 WIP on-site review, a report/map is sent to the applicant identifying the boundaries of any regulated wetlands and/or unregulated wetlands within the WIP Review Area. The report/map will provide a guarantee of the areas of wetland onsite regulated by EGLE for three years from the date of the site inspection. Please note that any land not specifically included in the official WIP Review Area will not be included within the final EGLE WIP report/map.
Level 2 WIP Service Applications MUST include several essential documents to be considered as complete. An incomplete WIP application will prevent EGLE from completing a WIP service request.
View the Level 2 WIP Service Application Checklist and Fee Information. The Checklist is printer-friendly and describes the fee and documents that are sent to EGLE as part of a Level 2 WIP application.
This WIP service offers an on-site review of any specific area of land (i.e., WIP Review Area, unlimited acreage) by EGLE staff to verify a wetland delineation (i.e., identification of flagged wetland boundaries) previously completed by a wetland professional (i.e., consultant). Wetlands within the WIP Review Area must be delineated, flagged, and GPS-mapped prior to submittal of a Level 3 WIP service application. Often a project area is much smaller than the actual property parcel(s), so a smaller WIP Review Area is mapped by the consultant instead of the entire property. EGLE staff will determine whether a wetland is regulated by EGLE under Part 303. Upon completion of a Level 3 review, EGLE produces a report and site map(s). The WIP report/map(s) will provide a guarantee of the areas of wetland onsite regulated by EGLE for three years from the date of the site inspection. Please note that any areas not specifically included in the official WIP Review Area will not be included within the final WIP report/map(s).
Level 3 WIP Service Applications MUST include several essential documents to be considered as complete. An incomplete WIP application will prevent EGLE from completing a WIP service request.
View the Level 3 WIP Service Application Checklist and Fee Information. The Checklist is printer-friendly and describes the fee and documents that are sent to EGLE as part of a Level 3 WIP application.
Applications for WIP services should be completed and submitted on-line through MiEnviro, which is the State’s wetland/aquatic resources permitting and compliance database. Payments can be made electronically and securely through MiEnviro or as described in Application Payment Options. The status of WIP service applications processed by EGLE can be searched and viewed in MiEnviro Site Explorer.
A Pre-Application (Pre-App) meeting is another option that may be quicker, more useful for some site planning purposes. An on-site Pre-App meeting with EGLE staff will typically result in verification of whether or not a permit is required for a project, but precise wetland boundaries will not be determined by EGLE. A WIP service will result in defined wetland/upland boundaries, verified by EGLE.
Additional information pertaining to the Wetland Identification Program
