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Environmental Permits, Licenses, and Certifications

Agency: Environmental Quality

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is a regulatory agency. Its purpose is environmental protection, which is facilitated through the use of the permitting function. Permits are issued for various reasons by a number of different divisions within DEQ. The "Type of Permit Actions" below identifies the type of permit issued; it is fairly accurate in describing the actual permit subject. In order for the item to be listed as a permit in this table, it needed to possess the following specific characteristics:

1) It had to be required by statute; 2) Its issuance had to give authority to conduct a specific activity, and 3) DEQ had to provide a decision based on established criteria.

Frequently Asked Question: I am starting a new manufacturing business. What permits may I need from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)?
Frequently Asked Question: As a biodiesel manufacturer, what permits will I need from MDEQ?
DEQ Permit and Licensing Guidebook - June 2005 (pdf) (Note: Internal portions of the guidebook are continuously updated -last update 2008)
DEQ Permit Information Checklist
DEQ Calendar- Public Hearings and Meetings

Improve your input into DEQ Permit Processes - click here
DEQ Site Registry

Part 13 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) prescibes time lines for the DEQ to process certain types of NREPA permits. The DEQ issues an annual report of the acutal time used in processing these applications.

2007 Part 13 Annual Report

Link to Permit Summary Information	Links to Permit Program Web Pages
	AIR
5.1.1	Acid Rain Permits (Title IV)
	Air MACT Determinations (Section 112)
5.1.3	Air Quality Permit to Install
5.1.2	Air Quality Renewable Operating Permits (ROP)
4.1.2	Dry Cleaning Operation License

	LAND
4.1.1	Approval to Operate a Central Production Facility
5.5.3	Application for Mowing and Vegetation Removal
5.3.6	Campground Construction Permit
4.1.6	Campground Operating License
5.3.4	Land Development (On-Site Water Supply and Sewage Disposal)
	MDEQ/USACE Joint Permit Application
5.6.3	Metallic Minerals Mining Permit
5.7.6 5.7.7 5.7.8	Mineral Well Permits
5.6.4	Nonferrous Metallic Minerals Mining Permit
5.7.2	Oil & Gas Drilling, Secondary Recovery, Brine Disposal, and Hydrocarbon Storage
5.7.5	Oil & Gas Permit Transfers
5.7.4	Oil & Gas Permits to Drill/Deepen
5.7.3	Oil & Gas Plugging Permit
5.7.1	Oil & Gas Well Applications to Change Well Status
5.6.1	Sand Dune Mining Permit
5.5.5	Sand (Critical) Dunes Protection and Management Permit
5.3.5	Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Permit
4.3.1	Storage Tank Aboveground Site Plan Certification
4.3.2	Storage Tank Compressed Natural Gas Site Plan Certification
4.3.3	Storage Tank Liquid Petroleum Gas Site Plan Certification
4.3.5	Underground Storage Tank Consultant Certification
5.6.5	Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations
4.3.4	Underground Storage Tank Registration & Site Certification
5.6.2	Use of Water in Mining Low-Grade Iron Ore

	WASTE
4.4.3	Hazardous Waste Limited Storage Facility Operating License
5.4.2	Hazardous Waste Management Facility Construction Permit
4.4.4	Hazardous Waste Management Facility Operating License
4.2.3	Hazardous Waste Transporter Registration
4.2.4	Liquid Industrial Waste Transporter Registration
4.1.5	Medical Waste Regulatory Program
4.4.1	Scrap Tire Collection Site Registration
4.2.2	Scrap Tire Regulatory Registration
5.4.1	Solid Waste Disposal Facility Construction Permit
4.4.2	Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operating License
4.4.5	Composting Facilities Registration

	WATER
5.5.3	Application for Mowing and Vegetation Removal
5.2.3	Approval of Chemicals and Materials Used in Public Water Supplies
5.2.4	Aquatic Nuisance Control Permit Applications
	Bottled Water Source Approval
5.3.2	Public Water Supply Construction Permit
5.5.8	Dam Safety (repairs/construction) Permit
4.1.4	Drinking Water Laboratory Certification
5.5.2	Floodplain Permit
5.5.9	Floodplains and Plat Review
5.5.1	Great Lakes Submerged Lands Permit
5.2.2	Groundwater Discharge Permit Exemptions
5.2.2	Groundwater Discharge Permit Notification
5.2.2	Groundwater Discharge Permit
5.5.7	Inland Lakes and Streams (alterations) Permit
5.5.7	Marina Lease Permit Renewal
	MDEQ/USACE Joint Permit Application
5.2.5	Material Application Approvals for Water Resources Management Projects (Rule 97 Certifications)
	Non-Community Water Supply Construction Permit
5.2.1	NPDES General Permit Certificates of Coverage
5.2.1	NPDES Individual Permit
5.2.1	NPDES Storm Water Discharge from Construction Sites Notice of Coverage
5.2.1	NPDES Storm Water (Industrial) General Permit Certificates of Coverage (Notice of Intent)
5.2.1	NPDES Storm Water (Industrial) No Exposure Certification
5.3.1	Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities Construction Permit
4.2.1	Septic Tank Waste Removal and Transport License
5.5.4	Shorelands Protection and Management Permit
	Submerged Log Recovery Permits
5.3.3	Public Swimming Pool Construction (spas/hot tubs)Permits
4.1.3	Public Swimming Pool License
4.2.5	Water Hauler Licenses
5.2.6	Water Withdrawal Permit
5.5.6	Wetlands Protection Permits

	PERMIT TRACKING
	Aquatic Nuisance Control Permits Applications
	Coastal and Inland Waters Permits Information System CIWPIS)
	Wastewater Discharge Permits Web Inquiry System

	PERSONAL LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
3.3	Waterworks Operator Certifications
3.5	Stormwater Operator Certifications
3.1 3.2	Industrial, Commercial or Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator Certifications
3.4	Water Well Driller, Pump Installers and Dewatering Contractor Registrations
3.6	Underground Storage Tank Professional Certification

	LISTS OF CONSULTANTS & SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONALS
	Qualifed Underground Storage Tank Consultants
	Certified Underground Storage Tank Professionals
	Registered Water Well Drilling and Pump Installation Contractors
	Wetlands Consultants
	Septage Haulers Directory
	Environmental & Drinking Water Testing Lab Directory
	Clean Air Environmental Consultant Assistance
	Hazardous and Liquid Industrial Waste Participating Transporters