Factory farm webinar: Weigh in on how Michigan regulates factory farm waste.
Factory farms, or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), threaten our waters with immense quantities of sewage, which too often are sprayed on fields where it can then runoff into streams and leach into groundwater — including into our drinking water.
On August 8, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE ) will hold an hybrid remote public hearing in Lansing on the long-contested 2020 NPDES-CAFO General Permit, to regulate factory farm waste discharges to our waters.
To prepare for this important hearing, join Flow Water Advocates on July 31 at Noon for a briefing on the issue, and learn how you can weigh in to support effective regulation and clean waters in rural Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Flow has been an intervenor in an administrative contested case and litigation on this permit over the past 5 years.
‘Sound & Shore’
Join Flow Water Advocates on August 7, 2025, from 6 to 9pm for “Sound & Shore,” an intimate and unforgettable evening of music, meaning, and movement at Rove Winery in Traverse City. May Erlewine — one of Michigan’s most powerful musical voices — will fill the air with songs that stir the soul, spark connection, and inspire love for the Great Lakes!
Tickets are $55 in advance or $65 at the door and can be purchased by using MyNorth Ticketing. Tickets include one glass of wine and an expansive charcuterie display from Rove Winery. Additional food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Sign up for our waitlist by emailing Kerry Maloney at Kerry@FlowForWater.org
Recent events.
2025 events
Line 5 Webinar: ‘What Every Michigander Needs to Know’ a free live webinar on July 22, 2025; 12pm
Watch the recording!
End of the Line: Line 5 Webinar
Hear from key experts on 6/4 about the latest on Line 5, and learn how to take action
Costly, Risky & Ill-Advised: Line 5 Webinar
Free, live webinar via ZOOM on January 15, 2025, 12pm; Watch the recording!
Harvest Gathering
at Earthwork Farm in Lake City, MI
Friday, September 20, 4-8pm
‘Troubled Water’ film screening
at The Bay Theatre, Suttons Bay, MI
Thursday, September 19, 7pm
A Celebration of Democracy — Join us at F&M Park on Sept. 7 with other local advocates, register to vote and celebrate democracy!
Enbridge Line 5: Trouble Under the Surface — On Aug 20, get the updates!
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