Some Want Michigan to Regulate Septic Tanks to Protect Water Quality
Being a state with direct access to a lot of freshwater creates opportunities for housing, jobs and tourism. However, the quality of Michigan’s water is threatened due to poorly maintained […]
Over 31,000 pounds of trash collected from Michigan rivers, streams in ’23
Nearly a dozen organizations across the state received funding from EGLE to collect garbage from rivers and streams last year. Over 1,600 volunteers worked a collective of 3,699 hours to clean various […]
Elk Rapids Wants to Help Its Shoreline Through New State Climate Corps Program
Michigan is working with communities and organizations to tackle climate change by funding new staff positions. To protect and restore shoreline both on lakefronts and along the river edges, Elk […]
Little Traverse Bay Watershed Advisory Committee
The Little Traverse Bay Watershed Protection Plan was approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in 2007. The goal of the plan is to […]
Little Traverse Bay Watershed Protection Plan
Little Traverse Bay Watershed is at an important crossroads. On one road lies the degraded water quality that will result if past abuses are left uncorrected and the development predicted […]
Lake Street Dam Engineering Alternatives Study
The survey for the Bear River Lake Street Dam Engineering Alternatives Study is now closed. Public input was requested and factored into the study. The study is part of a Great […]
Pipeline Permitting Webinar
WEBINAR Pipeline Permitting in Michigan: How To Effectively Participate in the Decision-making Process In September 2019, the Watershed Council hosted a webinar, Pipeline Permitting in Michigan: How to Effective Participate in […]
Citizen Involvement Guidelines
Developing Comments Be Brief and Objective: State your opinion in a straightforward and objective manner. Your comment will become part of the public record. Identify your Experience, if applicable: If you are […]
