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.
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.
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides all persons (except persons incarcerated in correctional facilities) with access to public records of public bodies. Requests to inspect or receive public records from EGLE must be in writing and describe the requested records with enough detail to enable the department to identify and locate the requested records. Some records are exempt from disclosure under the FOIA or another statute and thus will not be provided. A fee may be charged to process your request. Please note that many records are available that do not require a formal FOIA request.
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Normally, solid waste goes to an authorized disposal area while yard waste goes to an authorized composting facility.
However, in emergencies there are provisions for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to approve requests for emergency solid waste disposal for communities recovering from a storm in an emergency situation.
The solid waste regulations allow EGLE to approve the emergency disposal of waste material:
EGLE’s approval, if granted, must:
Approvals are reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis by EGLE’s Materials Management Division (MMD).
|
Scenario |
Who can submit |
How to submit |
Where the request goes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency declared by the Governor or State Emergency Operations Center activated | Local Emergency Management Coordinator | Michigan Critical Incident Management System (MI CIMS) | Automatically routed to the State Emergency Operations Center and coordinated with EGLE MMD |
| No Governor-declared emergency and State Emergency Operations Center is not activated | County/municipal staff and/or solid waste vendors | Email request | EGLE MMD Solid Waste Section: EGLE-MMD-SW@Michigan.gov and/or appropriate EGLE MMD Solid Waste District Office |
EGLE encourages local planners and emergency responders to coordinate with local solid waste, compost, and recycling vendors, and use the Storm Debris Planning Tool to assemble the information needed to submit a request for emergency solid waste disposal authorization.
To submit an official request seeking an emergency solid waste disposal authorization, complete the Storm Debris Planning Tool form and submit the e-mail generated using the planning tool with the site map to:
Launch Storm Debris Planning Tool
Use the tool for each site location needing emergency authorization. Once the form is submitted, it automatically sends an e-mail to the site contact and person completing the form, if different than the site contact.
Additional details on material handling that does not require emergency authorization are found in the Storm Recovery: Managing Storm Debris Webpage.
For questions about emergency disposal authorizations, contact the MMD Solid Waste Section at 517-899-5594 or the appropriate MMD Solid Waste District Office staff.
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