Get the press release In early 2025, 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… groundwater strategy for Michigan”>Read more »
Read the comments In a joint effort to protect water quality and community health in mid-Michigan, the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) and Flow Water Advocates (Flow) have submitted detailed comments urging the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to deny a proposed permit for KB Dairy, a large concentrated animal feeding… groundwater permit, etc.”>Read more »
A study recently published in the science journal Nature documents a worsening problem that is invisible to all but the closest observers. The study found that the 28 most populous U.S. cities – including Detroit and Chicago – are all slowly sinking. Massive groundwater extraction is the most common cause of the land movements, the… groundwater-use-sinking-cities/" title="ReadRising groundwater use, sinking cities”>Read more »
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. Flow Water Advocates is grateful to announce a $20,000 leadership gift in support of… groundwater-policy-reform/" title="ReadCelebrating a Partnership: FLOW & University of Michigan SEAS Students to Address Groundwater Policy Reform in Michigan”>Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
FLOW will host a livestream event – Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible on World Water Day & Every Day – on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, from 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. EST. The online session will offer perspectives on the critical importance of our groundwater resources and the work of the Michigan Groundwater Table, which is convened by FLOW.
