Where You Live

Michigan (Region 5)

Contacts for Michigan

Contact Category:
Source Water Protection Program
Sole Source Aquifer Program

Source Water Protection Program

• Elgar Brown
  Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Drinking Water and Radiological Division, Ground Water Supply Section
  PO Box 30630
  Lansing, Michigan 48909-8130
  Phone: 517-241-1359  
  Email: brownelg@michigan.gov
  

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Links for Michigan

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality: Source Water Assessment Program

   State Drinking Water Protection Web Sites

• Michigan: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.

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Publications for Michigan

Briley Township Ordinance of Hazardous and Toxic Substances Regulations ( PDF 6 pp , 14 K )

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Case Studies for Michigan

Title: Michigan: Department of Environmental Quality

Subtitle: Flow Model and Contaminant Transport Tracks Surface Water Flow

Case Study Type: Assessment

Description: To address potential contamination threats to Lake St. Clair, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) developed a two-dimensional flow model of systems served by the St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair. An ongoing project, this effort involves collecting wind data from an MDEQ weather station and using this data to calibrate the model for flow modeling. Through flow modeling, MDEQ can better follow contaminant transport and predict impacts on Lake St. Clair water supplies.





Title: Missouri: Springfield

Subtitle: Growth Concerns Spur Watershed Management

Case Study Type: Assessment and Protection

Description: ground and surface water, 150 K + population, karst Springfield is a city of about 150,000 residents located in southwestern Missouri. The region is currently experiencing a growth boom and has a rapidly urbanizing fringe area near it's municipal watershed. Outside the city, most of the land is used for agriculture, primarily beef and dairy cattle production. Much of Springfield's bedrock is limestone and dolomite, and karst features are very pronounced. The city's drinking water is provided by City Utilities of Springfield, a municipally-owned utility. The city has multiple sources including a spring, a large well, and two reservoir, the James River and a lake. The three primary threats to Springfield's water quality are urbanization, failing septic systems and animal waste. The city's source water activities are coordinated through the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks with an annual budget of $190,000 per year, provided by the county, the city and the PWS. The Committee accomplishes it's source water protection mission through a variety of programs, including development review, educational events, cost-sharing, demonstration projects, water quality monitoring, and use of GIS applications.