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Act No. 98, Public Acts of 2013.  Effective Date:  July 2, 2013.  Introduced by Senators Green, Pappageorge, Kahn, Brandenburg and Colbeck.

General Permit Categories in the State of Michigan.  2013.  Issued Under Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams; Part 303, Wetlands Protection; and Part 325, Great Lakes Submerged Lands, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as Amended (NREPA).

Minor Project Categories in the State of Michigan, March 27, 2013. Established Under Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams; Part 303, Wetlands Protection; and Part 325, Great Lakes Submerged Lands, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as Amended (NREPA)

Murphy, J.  Hard to Navigate:  Rapanos and the Future of Protecting Our Waters. Published in Natural Resources & Environment, Volume 22, Number 1, Summer 2007. © 2007 by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission.


Ardizone, Katherine A. and Mark A. Wyckoff, FAICP. FILLING THE GAPS: Environmental Protection Options for Local Governments, 2nd Ed. Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Coastal Management Program with financial assistance from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, authorized by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. December 2010.

Land Use and Wetlands: An Inventory of Wisconsin Coastal Counties’ Zoning and Land Division Ordinances. Wisconsin Wetlands Association, May 2010.

Planner’s Guide to Wetland Buffers for Local Governments. (March 2008) Environmental Law Institute. www.eli.org

Titus, J.G.  Rolling Easements. United States Environmental Protection Agency, June 2011.  EPA430R11001.

Thomassey, Grenetta Ph.D., Charlevoix County Local Ordinance Gaps Analysis: An essential guide for water protection, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 2011.

Thomassey, Grenetta Ph.D., Emmet County Local Ordinance Gaps Analysis: An essential guide for water protection, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 2013.

Local Wetland Ordinances Reviewed:
Forest Home Township, Antrim County
Porter Township, Cass County
Argentine Township, Genesee County
Fenton Township, Genesee County
Delhi Charter Township, Ingham County
City of East Lansing, Ingham County
Charter Township of Meridian, Ingham County
Township of Williamstown, Ingham County
Township of Cannon, Kent County
Township of Grattan, Kent County
Elba Township, Lapeer County
Brighton Township, Livingston County
Village of Pinckney, Livingston County
Putnam Township, Livingston County
Addison Township, Oakland County
City of Auburn Hills, Oakland County
Bloomfield Township, Oakland County
Village of Franklin, Oakland County
Charter Township of Independence, Oakland County
Charter Township of Milford, Oakland County
City of Novi, Oakland County
Charter Township of Oakland, Oakland County
Orchard Lake Village, Oakland County
Charter Township of Orion, Oakland County
Charter Township of Oxford, Oakland County
City of Rochester Hills, Oakland County
City of Southfield, Oakland County
Charter Township of Waterford, Oakland County
Charter Township of West Bloomfield, Oakland County
White Lake Township, Oakland County
City of Wixom, Oakland County
Spring Lake Township, Ottawa County
Township of Columbus, St. Clair County
Township of Fabius, St. Joseph County
City of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County
Charter Township of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County
Pittsfield Charter Township, Washtenaw County
Salem Township, Washtenaw County
Scio Township, Washtenaw County
Charter Township of Superior, Washtenaw County
Township of Grosse Ile, Wayne County