Water Resources Division (MDEQ)
The Water Resources Division (WRD) protects and monitors Michigan's waters - swimmable, fishable, fish safe to eat, and healthy aquatic ecosystems.
Programs or Topics
- Aquatic invasive species
- Aquatic toxicology
- Beach monitoring
- Best management practices for soil erosion protection and construction storm water control
- Coastal dunes protection and management
- Coastal erosion processes and measurements
- Groundwater discharge regulation and compliance
- Harmful algal blooms
- Hydrogeomorphology
- Industrial storm water
- Inland lakes and streams regulation and policy
- Large spill response
- Livestock and agricultural regulations and techniques
- Nonpoint source pollution and best management practices
- Point source pollution discharge compliance
- Stormwater regulation, management, and control
- Surface water monitoring
- Water quality criteria
- Water withdrawal and water quantity
- Wetlands protection, restoration, monitoring/assessment, and regulation