Finding an existing permit:
If you are looking for records from an EGLE staff visit, the best place to find it would be the MiEnviro Portal Site Explorer. You can find a guide for how to use it on EGLE’s webpage MiEnviro Portal: using Site Map Explorer.
Submitting a Complaint:
To report a non-emergency concern impacting water resources, please use the Report general water-related concerns anonymous form.
To report non-emergency releases of substances to the aquatic environment, please use the Spill/Incident/Pollution anonymous form.
If you need to report an environmental emergency situation (chemical substance releases that have the potential to harm the air, water, land, or life in the community), please dial the 24-hour Pollution Emergency Alerting System (PEAS) at 800-292-4706. During daytime hours, you may also contact the appropriate District Office directly.
Requesting a preapplication meeting:
If you would like a determination about the presence of wetlands on a property, please fill out an on-site preapplication meeting. During the meeting, EGLE staff will inspect the proposed project area, determine if a permit will be needed, and discuss alternatives to avoid resource impacts. Afterwards, the applicant will receive an official letter with the findings and recommendations for what should be included in a permit application, if needed.
Preapps or applications can be completed using MiEnviroPortal. Please see the following instructions:
1) Go to the website. https://mienviro.michigan.gov/ncore/external/home
2) Create an account
3) Receive account activation email.
4) Click on link and set security questions.
5) Click on Applications, Request Reports on the left side
6) Select New Form and the form type is Service Request
7) Type in “Pre-Application Meeting Request Part 301 (Inland Lakes and Streams), Part 303 (Wetlands Protection)” OR “Pre-application Meeting Request Part 353 (Critical Dune Area)”
Once your application is received, EGLE staff will contact you to set up a time to meet. Please note that on-site meetings to make official determinations of regulated features must be done during the growing season. If you have determined that you would like to pursue a preapp, you may fill out the application form now and an EGLE staff member will schedule a meeting with you as soon as available. Note that there are two options for a single-family residential lot: in-office/over-the-phone (no charge), or an on-site preapp (note that on-site preapp fees start at $100 for a single family residential lot less than one acre in size; larger projects start at $250 and add $50 for each additional acre.). For more information, see EGLE’s “Pre-application Meeting – Wetlands and Inland Lakes and Streams” webpage.
With your preapplication meeting request, please provide a map (see attached example) showing the property lines and all proposed activities (house, septic, garage, driveway, well, utilities, etc.). If you do not have specific plans at the time of the meeting, provide a sketch of your “best case scenario” for what you are hoping to build. This will give EGLE staff a starting point with which to do an evaluation and think about possible alternatives. Before the on-site meeting, the footprint of the proposed development should be staked/flagged and should roughly match what is shown on the map, if possible.
If you’d like to explore previous permits, meetings etc. that EGLE has been a part of, you can do so here: https://mienviro.michigan.gov/nsite/map/results. The easiest way to navigate the site is to zoom in to the location in question. You will see a purple pin pop up if information is available. Click on the pin to see documents.
I have also added links to other resources regarding wetlands which may be helpful:
If you are looking for records from an EGLE staff visit, the best place to find it would be the MiEnviro Portal Site Explorer. You can find a guide for how to use it on EGLE’s webpage MiEnviro Portal: using Site Map Explorer.
Submitting a Complaint:
To report a non-emergency concern impacting water resources, please use the Report general water-related concerns anonymous form.
To report non-emergency releases of substances to the aquatic environment, please use the Spill/Incident/Pollution anonymous form.
If you need to report an environmental emergency situation (chemical substance releases that have the potential to harm the air, water, land, or life in the community), please dial the 24-hour Pollution Emergency Alerting System (PEAS) at 800-292-4706. During daytime hours, you may also contact the appropriate District Office directly.
Requesting a preapplication meeting:
If you would like a determination about the presence of wetlands on a property, please fill out an on-site preapplication meeting. During the meeting, EGLE staff will inspect the proposed project area, determine if a permit will be needed, and discuss alternatives to avoid resource impacts. Afterwards, the applicant will receive an official letter with the findings and recommendations for what should be included in a permit application, if needed.
Preapps or applications can be completed using MiEnviroPortal. Please see the following instructions:
1) Go to the website. https://mienviro.michigan.gov/ncore/external/home
2) Create an account
3) Receive account activation email.
4) Click on link and set security questions.
5) Click on Applications, Request Reports on the left side
6) Select New Form and the form type is Service Request
7) Type in “Pre-Application Meeting Request Part 301 (Inland Lakes and Streams), Part 303 (Wetlands Protection)” OR “Pre-application Meeting Request Part 353 (Critical Dune Area)”
Once your application is received, EGLE staff will contact you to set up a time to meet. Please note that on-site meetings to make official determinations of regulated features must be done during the growing season. If you have determined that you would like to pursue a preapp, you may fill out the application form now and an EGLE staff member will schedule a meeting with you as soon as available. Note that there are two options for a single-family residential lot: in-office/over-the-phone (no charge), or an on-site preapp (note that on-site preapp fees start at $100 for a single family residential lot less than one acre in size; larger projects start at $250 and add $50 for each additional acre.). For more information, see EGLE’s “Pre-application Meeting – Wetlands and Inland Lakes and Streams” webpage.
With your preapplication meeting request, please provide a map (see attached example) showing the property lines and all proposed activities (house, septic, garage, driveway, well, utilities, etc.). If you do not have specific plans at the time of the meeting, provide a sketch of your “best case scenario” for what you are hoping to build. This will give EGLE staff a starting point with which to do an evaluation and think about possible alternatives. Before the on-site meeting, the footprint of the proposed development should be staked/flagged and should roughly match what is shown on the map, if possible.
If you’d like to explore previous permits, meetings etc. that EGLE has been a part of, you can do so here: https://mienviro.michigan.gov/nsite/map/results. The easiest way to navigate the site is to zoom in to the location in question. You will see a purple pin pop up if information is available. Click on the pin to see documents.
I have also added links to other resources regarding wetlands which may be helpful:
- MiEnviro-Login (Pre-Apps and Applications filled out here. Create username/ password. For a pre-application meeting, fill out the “ Pre-Application Meeting Request Part 301 (Inland Lakes and Streams), Part 303 (Wetlands Protection)” form under “Form name”. To apply for a permit, fill out the “Digital EGLE/USACE Joint Permit Application (JPA) for Inland Lakes and Streams, Great Lakes, Wetlands, Floodplains, Dams, Environmental Areas, High Risk Erosion Areas and Critical Dune Areas” form under “Form name”)
- Wetlands Map Viewer (PLEASE NOTE: This resource is not an exact depiction of jurisdictional wetland boundaries on any one particular site. It is, however, a good starting point in gathering information about the potential likelihood of wetlands to occur on any one particular site. For more information, please read the disclaimer that pops up upon opening the web page.)
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