The Water Environment Federation (WEF) conducts this survey biennially. The first survey was developed in 2018, and this is the fourth iteration.

The primary objectives of this survey are to:

Identify MS4 Program Challenges and Drivers: Understand the common issues and factors influencing MS4 programs.

Determine Information and Resource Needs: Pinpoint the technical and informational resources that MS4 permittees require.

Estimate Funding Levels and Needs: Approximate current funding levels and identify the funding gaps within the MS4 sector.

Responses are still being accepted; take the survey for your municipality here.

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has released the 2024 Michigan State of the Great Lakes Report. The report explores major accomplishments, issues, initiatives, and challenges related to the health and sustainability of our Great Lakes—the world’s greatest surface freshwater system.

The Great Lakes Water Authority and the US Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District have received authorization and federal funding from Congress to study flooding across the region and identify actions to help mitigate its impacts on our communities. Find more information on meetings via the USACE website.

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

Oakland County
Macomb County
Wayne County

The 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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.