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Celebrating a Partnership: FLOW & University of Michigan SEAS Students to Address Groundwater Policy Reform in Michigan

April 29, 2025

Early this winter, FLOW and students from the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) graduate program teamed up for a 16-month initiative to examine Michigan’s groundwater management and propose a statewide strategy to ensure long-term, sustainable groundwater governance. Protecting and managing groundwater is particularly complex given the lack of comprehensive data, fragmented… groundwater-policy-reform/" title="ReadCelebrating a Partnership: FLOW & University of Michigan SEAS Students to Address Groundwater Policy Reform in Michigan”>Read more »

State makes groundwater protection a priority – at last

April 2, 2025

Fulfilling a request made by FLOW since 2018, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has elevated groundwater protection on its priority list. In March, EGLE announced it has established a Groundwater and Geological Services section, and declared that groundwater would “be under the radar no more.” This is about more than… groundwater-protection-a-priority-at-last/" title="ReadState makes groundwater protection a priority – at last”>Read more »

Do you know groundwater? Put your skills to the test with our quiz!

March 10, 2025

National Groundwater Awareness Week, which began on Sunday, March 9, is as invisible to most of us as is groundwater itself. Yet groundwater plays an important role in the lives of all Michiganders. Here’s a chance to test your groundwater knowledge, or gain some. Take the test below!   The volume of groundwater in the… groundwater/" title="ReadDo you know groundwater? Put your skills to the test with our quiz!”>Read more »

EPA bans toxic TCE, which has plagued Michigan’s groundwater

December 18, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week a national ban on trichloroethylene (TCE), a groundwater and soil contaminant confirmed at over 300 sites in Michigan. The move will save Michigan taxpayers millions of dollars in future cleanup costs and protect public health. “EPA’s action is critical to public health and the environment,” said FLOW executive… groundwater/" title="ReadEPA bans toxic TCE, which has plagued Michigan’s groundwater“>Read more »

New Report Explores the Long-Term Costs of Relying on Institutional Controls in Responding to Groundwater Contamination

September 3, 2024

Download the report: Institutional Controls for Groundwater Management: Long-Term Costs and Policy Impacts The true economic, ecological, and social costs of relying on land use restrictions to address groundwater and soil contamination instead of active clean up are likely significantly higher than generally estimated. That is a conclusion of a new report submitted to the… Groundwater Contamination”>Read more »

FLOW Coalition Calls on EGLE to Deny Groundwater Discharge Permit for Fremont Regional Digester

August 7, 2024

Traverse City, Mich.— On Friday, August 2, 2024 FLOW submitted comprehensive legal and technical comments (PDF) to the Michigan Department of Energy, Great Lakes, and Environment (“EGLE”), calling on EGLE to deny a groundwater discharge permit for the Fremont Regional Digester owned by Generate Upcycle, a Delaware corporation. The Coalition of signatories includes Fremont area… groundwater-discharge-permit-for-fremont-regional-digester/" title="ReadFLOW Coalition Calls on EGLE to Deny Groundwater Discharge Permit for Fremont Regional Digester”>Read more »

Solving Michigan’s Groundwater Crisis to Protect Drinking Water, the Economy, and the Great Lakes

June 4, 2024

For over three years, FLOW has analyzed and reported on one of the biggest gaps in Michigan’s environmental protection safety net—groundwater protection. Now, during National Groundwater Awareness Week 2021, we are reaffirming and expanding upon our call for stronger state groundwater protection policies and actions. We’re also releasing our new report, “Deep Threats to Our Sixth Great Lake.”

Groundwater, though Invisible, Is Critical for Our Survival

June 4, 2024

What’s the natural resource that is critical to the survival of billions of human beings but invisible to the vast majority of them? The answer is groundwater, both in Michigan and globally. Out of sight but not detached from our economy and health, groundwater plays a critical role in Michigan communities, supplying 45 percent of Michigan’s population with drinking water. Yet groundwater is a neglected and much-abused part of our state’s natural endowment. This year, groundwater will be in the spotlight on the annual World Water Day, March 22.

The Province: B.C. should enshrine ‘public trust’ principle to protect its groundwater, says Michigan water lawyer

June 4, 2024

Read the full article in The Province here Amid growing controversy around B.C.’s lax groundwater regulation, an American lawyer who waged a 10-year winning court battle against Nestlé is watching to see how the province modernizes its century-old Water Act. The Province’s reports last week on Nestlé and other companies extracting B.C. groundwater without regulation… groundwater-says-michigan-water-lawyer/" title="ReadThe Province: B.C. should enshrine ‘public trust’ principle to protect its groundwater, says Michigan water lawyer”>Read more »