• Waterbody/Site Details

  • Provide the name of the waterbody or site proposed for treatment. If treatment is proposed to occur in a large waterbody (e.g. Lake St. Clair, Lake Michigan, etc.), please provide both the name of the waterbody or site and an identifying name for the treatment site (if applicable).

  • Permit History

  • Treatment Information

  • The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has issued a General Permit for each of the following:

    (1) Aquatic Nuisance Control Activities for Ponds

    (2) Aquatic Nuisance Control Activities Canals and Marinas Located on the Great Lakes and Connecting Waters

    (3) Aquatic Nuisance Control Activities for Certain Non-native Invasive Emergent and Floating-Leaf Plants.

    In order to have authorization to chemically treat waters of the state under a General Permit, a Certificate of Coverage (COC) must be issued by EGLE.

    Please read the applicable General Permit and any amendment(s) thoroughly to ensure that your proposed treatment protocol is covered.


    CLICK HERE to review the General Permits and Eligibility Lists

  • Rows
  • Treatment Map

  • Provide a proposed treatment map(s) showing an accurate representation of the waterbody shape.

    Treatment map must include the following (if applicable):

    1. Treatment area by chemical type (e.g., algaecides, systemics, contacts) and target species
    2. Depth contours (Certain depth contour maps may be accessed and downloaded from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website by clicking here. If you are unable to locate a contour map, please estimate at a minimum the 5-foot depth contour.) 
    3. Water level control structures
    4. Inlets and outlets
    5. Wetlands
    6. Private and public access sites and parks
    7. The nearest road(s)
    8. A map legend including lake name, county, sizes of waterbody and treatment area, key to the chemical types used in the proposed treatment area, a scale in feet, and a north directional arrow

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  • Authority to Undertake Treatment

  • Applicants are required to obtain written authorization to chemically treat the proposed area of impact from each person who owns bottomlands in the proposed treatment area. The only exception to this requirement is when the applicant is providing, or has contracted to provide, chemical treatment for either of the following: (1) A lake board established under Part 309 for the waterbody for which chemical treatment is proposed, or (2) This state or a local unit of government acting under authority of state law to conduct lake improvement projects or to control aquatic vegetation.

    An applicant applying on behalf of either (1) or (2) must provide a copy of the authorization letter (e.g., a contract).

    All other applicants (e.g., applicants authorized by Lake Associations, Homeowners Associations, a Group of Individual Property Owners, etc.), must provide a copy of the written authorization for each property within the proposed treatment area.

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  • Additional Information

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