EPA’s cleanup plan involves excavating and removing six manhole vaults and a 2,110-foot segment of concrete pipe along with stone bedding and backfill materials. View the press release via EPA.gov.

In the past few weeks, EGLE has announced awards for several MI Clean Water Grants that will benefit communities within the Clinton River Watershed and surrounding areas.

1/5/2024 - Chesterfield Township and the City of Eastpointe have been awarded funds through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

1/25/2024 - Funds from the Federal American Rescue Plan Act have been earmarked for Macomb County for activities benefitting Lake St. Clair water quality.

2/2/2024 - Funds from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund have been awarded to Oakland County for activities in the Augusta Drainage District.

2/23/2024 The Pontiac-Clinton River Drain Drainage District (Oakland County) has been funded through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

Each year, EGLE’s Office of the Great Lakes coordinates the development of and publishes the Michigan State of the Great Lakes Report to the state Legislature on behalf of the governor. The statutory report is a collection of articles highlighting the year’s projects, accomplishments, and priority issues and initiatives related to the health and sustainability of the world’s greatest surface freshwater system, including the four Great Lakes that border Michigan. To read the full report and view the press release, visit Michigan.gov.

Bear Creek testing have found no immediate risk to human health: Read the most recent information on February's Bear Creek Spill Via Michigan.gov.

New EGX system for EGLE grant application and management via Michigan.gov.

This 9-Part training series is an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the Clean Water Act, dive deep into each of the Act’s program areas, and discover ways you can use the tools of the Act - and your local knowledge - to advocate for your streams and rivers.

Learn more and register via River Network.

Resilient Infrastructure & Sustainable Communities (RISC) is a cluster of public and private sector professionals focused on climate resiliency via delivery and finance of market-based green stormwater infrastructure across the Great Lakes region. View their toolkits and reports, including key takeaways, via their website.

Green Macomb is seeking communities interested in planting trees to restore the urban canopy of Macomb County. If you are interested in receiving trees, please fill out the form found here.

The latest stormwater standards for watershed communities can be found below.

Oakland County
Macomb County
Wayne County

Michigan has a new StoryMap site that provides information on where and why Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) occur, as well as what can be done to prevent them. Check out the new StoryMap on HABs here.

River Network has developed a tool kit to support state and local advocates interested in water infrastructure investment who are seeking to better understand the State Revolving Fund (SRF) process. This toolkit aims to build the capacity of advocates to influence, improve, and access the process of securing funding for communities who need it most and have historically not been able to access SRF dollars. Access the tool kit at rivernetwork.org/connect-learn/resources/state-revolving-fund-advocacy-toolkit

The draft Michigan Environmental Justice Mapping and Screening Tool (MiEJScreen) allows users to explore environmental, health, and socio-economic indicators. These indicators are guides to help identify where populations are more vulnerable, what challenges communities face, and provide data to move toward environmental equity. View the tool at michigan.gov/egle/maps-data/miejscreen

It’s a curious acronym — PFAS — and it stands for a family of chemicals that’s in most homes and being detected in an increasing number of people’s water systems in Michigan and other states and provinces. Learn more.

The EPA's Water Finance Clearinghouse is an easily navigable web-based portal to help communities locate information and resources that will assist them in making informed decisions for their drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure needs. Learn more.

New website - Created by Governor Whitmer's Executive Order 2019-06 to serve as an external and internal advocate and catalyst for ensuring Environmental Justice throughout the state. Led by the Environmental Justice Public Advocate, the Office works collaboratively across state government to advance Environmental Justice and equity in Michigan, as well as addressing environmental justice concerns and complaints. Learn more.