Water Management Resources

To learn more about your local water resources and how to manage them, check out the links below.

Volunteer Lake and Stream Monitoring

• Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP)

• Get involved in an Adopt-a-Stream Monitoring program offered by your local watershed council/organization:
  
  • Flint River Watershed Coalition 
  • Clinton River Watershed Council 
  • Friends of the Shiawassee River 
  • Huron River Watershed Council 
  • Friends of the Rouge 

Michigan Inland Lakes and Streams Water Quality Database

Browse the searchable database of the Michigan Surface Water Information System to learn about surface water quality in Michigan's lakes and streams.

Find Your Watershed - Enter your ZIP code to get information about the watershed(s) in that area.

Groundwater

Learn more about groundwater movement with this educational animation.

Lake Management and Ecology Resources

Aquatic Plant Management

Common Aquatic Plants of Michigan (file size 294k)

 

Management of Aquatic Plants (file size 395k)

Oakland County Surface Water Testing (E. coli)

The Oakland County Health Division offers a free service to Oakland County residents for testing surface waters for E. coli bacteria.  Bottles can be picked up at any of the three offices Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Surface waters must be returned to the Medical Care Facility Laboratory by 12 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday.

Water sample results will be reviewed by the environmental health staff and results returned to residents with proper filing of paperwork.

For questions, please contact the Oakland County Health Division office closest to you.

     Pontiac Office: 248-858-1312

     Southfield Office: 248-424-7191

     Walled Lake Office: 248-926-3305

Applicable Environmental Permit and Water Law Information:

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) approval is needed for any alterations at or below the water's edge or in wetlands.  Visit the MDEQ Land and Water Resource Division Web site to learn more and to download application forms.

• Riparian Rights in Michigan Inland Lakes and Streams

Oakland County's Environmental Stewardship Program 

Oakland County's Watershed Management Programs 

Center for Watershed Protection 

Water Resource Web sites (file size 8.6m)

US EPA's Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox

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