State & Federal Resources

Your state and federal senators and representatives need to hear from you! You can make a difference by taking action on the Current Legislation and Current Issues. Together we can succeed in preserving our up north heritage - a tradition built around our magnificent waters.

Michigan Executive

• Governor Rick Snyder
• Lt. Gov. Brian Calley 

Michigan State Legislature

• Senator Howard Walker - 37th District
• Rep. Greg MacMaster – District 105 (Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, and, Otsego Counties)
• Rep. Frank Foster – District 107 (Emmet, Mackinac, and Chippewa Counties)
• Rep. Wayne Schmidt – District 104 (Kalkaska, and Grand Traverse Counties)
• Rep. Peter Pettalia –District 106 (Presque Isle, Montmorency, Alpena, Crawford, Oscoda, and Alcona Counties)
• Michigan House of Representatives
• Michigan State Senate
• Michigan Legislature Committee Meetings
• How does a bill become a law?
• Publius - Non-partisan information for Michigan Voters 

State Agencies

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) homepage
• MDEQ Coastal and Inland Waters Permit Information System (CIWPIS) page - This is where you can find permit applications. On the top left side of this site there is a link for New Applications. Click on that and you will see all the new applications by date received. However, if you click on the column that says Waterbody, it will sort by the water location. When you sort that way, the first items are blank because they don’t specify a waterbody (like work on culverts by road commissions, for example, that might not need to specify a water body). But, keep scrolling down and you’ll see the lakes and rivers begin to appear by application, alphabetically.
• DEQ joint permit application site
• DEQ Wetlands site
• DEQ Marinas site
• DEQ Office of Geological Survey (Oil, Gas, and Injection Wells)

Additional State Resources

• Health Department of Northwest Michigan
• Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
• Northeast Michigan Council of Governments
• Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners 

Michigan's Federal Delegation

• Michigan in the 112th Congress
• Senator Carl Levin
• Senator Debbie Stabenow
• Representative Dan Benishek
• United States Senate
• United States House of Representatives
• The Library of Congress (Thomas - to find federal bills, resolutions, etc.)
  

Federal Agencies

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) homepage
• EPA Water page
• EPA Wetlands page
• EPA Michigan Watersheds page
• EPA Michigan Stormwater page
• EPA Underground Injection Control page
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  CoastWatch Great Lakes page
• NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) homepage
• USACE Detroit District
• US Geological Survey (USGS) homepage
• USGS Michigan Water Science Center