The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2021 Virtual Great Lakes PFAS Summit taking place December 6-10! The goals of the Summit are to provide the most current and reliable science and policy, facilitate information sharing, and explore current and future research topics related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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MDARD Intercounty Drain Program News
For those who haven’t heard the Intercounty Drain Program has a new secretary replacing Peggy Snyder. Joy Myers joined the staff in late June and has been working side by side with Peggy the last several months as we train her for that position. Joy is now fully engaged and we’re pleased to have her on board. Joy has extensive administrative support experience coming from Higher Education and K-12. She worked for the University of Michigan as a secretary for over 17 years at a busy media relations office. She has also worked for several school districts including Los Alamos, NM and Los Olivos, CA assisting students with enrollment and handling student records. She served as coordinator for the California School Boards Association where she was in-charge of the Manual Maintenance division. In this position she coordinated all of the requests for policy updates from over 500 member districts throughout the state of California and trained new employees on policy manuals. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, riding bikes, traveling, reading, sewing and gardening.
EGLE requests input on lakes, rivers, and streams monitoring for 2022
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Water Resources Division (WRD) is soliciting monitoring recommendations for 2022 to support its Surface Water Quality Monitoring Strategy. Primary goals of the Strategy are to:
Michigan’s Water Quality Standards Triennial Review
Public Comment Period and Public Hearing
Every three years states and tribes with delegated authority for their Clean Water Act, WQS Program, hold a formal open comment opportunity to gather comments and suggestions for potential modifications to those rules. This ‘triennial review’ for Michigan’s Part 4 Rules, WQS, and Part 8 Rules, Water Quality-Based Effluent Limit Development for Toxic Substances, promulgated pursuant to Part 31, Water Resources Protection, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended, is currently underway and public comments will be accepted between July 30 and September 21, 2021.
EGLE Surface Water Monitoring Updates and E. coli Mapper Improvements
EGLE Surface Water Monitoring 2020
Biologists, toxicologists, and engineers with EGLE's Water Resources Division (WRD) pull on their waders every summer to assess Michigan’s water quality. Staff sample surface waters (lakes and streams) to evaluate their condition, measure trends, gauge restoration projects, and identify emerging water quality problems.
MDARD Selects Ashley Steffen as New Legislative Liaison
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell recently announced the selection of Ashley Steffen as the department’s legislative liaison, effective Monday, April 5, 2021. Steffen replaces Nathan Kark who resigned to take a position within the private sector.
Reminder: EGLE Webinar tomorrow 3/10
WEBINAR:Helping Communities Access Water Infrastructure Funding
March 10, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (EST)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced the MI Clean Water Plan in October 2020. The investment focuses on rebuilding Michigan’s infrastructure and provides $500 million worth of funding to help local communities upgrade their drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.
EGLE – Dam Safety Task Force report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 25, 2021
Nick Assendelft, Public Information Officer, AssendelftN@Michigan.gov, 517-388-3135
Deterioration of Michigan’s dam infrastructure has historically outpaced investment, leading to a lack of funding for addressing problem structures, the Michigan Dam Safety Task Force said in it its final report, which provides 86 recommendations for improving facility safety.
MDARD Director Gary McDowell Selects Joseph Rivet as New Deputy Director
For immediate release: February 19, 2021
Media contact: Jennifer Holton, 517-284-5724
LANSING, MI – Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell announced the selection of Joseph Rivet as the department’s deputy director, effective Monday, February 22, 2021.
EGLE Webinar: Helping Communities Access Water Infrastructure Funding
March 10, 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced the MI Clean Water Plan in October 2020. The investment focuses on rebuilding Michigan’s infrastructure and provides $500 million worth of funding to help local communities upgrade their drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.