The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) aims to protect Michigan's environment and public health by managing air, water, and land resources in a sustainable manner.
The MI Source Water Protection Grants program offered by EGLE aims to provide matching funds to public water supply systems for the creation and implementation of source water protection programs. These programs are crucial for the prevention of contamination in drinking water sources. Funding supports both Surface Water Intake Protection Programs for systems using surface water and Wellhead Protection Programs for groundwater systems. The primary goal is to offer financial assistance and incentives to facilitate the management and reduction of contamination risks within public water system source water protection areas. Eligible applicants include community and not-for-profit non-transient non-community water systems that are not federally owned and have no outstanding fees. Annually, the program allocates approximately half a million dollars in total to successful applicants.