DEQ - Water Use Program

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Michigan and the other states and provinces in the Great Lakes region have each enacted laws that require major water users to report water withdrawals made within the Great Lakes Basin. This information provides an environmental baseline for managing water resources in a more integrated manner, and strengthens the legal basis for opposing unwarranted diversions of Great Lakes water. The Water Use Program is responsible for registering large quantity withdrawals, collecting annual water use data, making determinations on the potential impacts to water resources as a result of a proposed withdrawal, and issuing water withdrawal permits.

• Local Health Department Resources

• Water Well Contractor Resources

• Notification of Large Quantity Withdrawal Registrations

• Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool

• Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool User Feedback PDF icon

• Large Quantity Water Well Data PDF icon

• Water Withdrawal Program Staff

• Water Use Conservation Measures

• Generic Water Conservation Measures PDF icon

• Water Withdrawal Legislation PDF icon

• The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact PDF icon

• The Great Lakes Charter PDF icon

• The Great Lakes Charter Annex PDF icon

• Need to Register a Large Quantity Withdrawal?

• Water Use Reporting Form -
for current registrants DOC icon

• Agricultural Water Use Reporting Program

• Find Latitude/Longitude Coordinates

• Pay water use reporting fee online via e-Check

• Water Withdrawal Reports, Data and Graphics

• Water Withdrawal Permits Issued

• Water Withdrawal Permit Application DOC icon


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