Source Water Protection Grants

The Source Water Protection Grant Program provides matching funds to public water supply systems for the development and implementation of a source water protection program to help prevent drinking water sources from becoming contaminated. These funds can be used to develop a Surface Water Intake Protection Program for systems utilizing surface water or to develop a Wellhead Protection Program for those systems that use groundwater sources. Eligible activities include wellhead delineation studies, abandoned well search and management, educational materials, zoning language, and emergency management training.

To be eligible, a public water system must be a community or not-for-profit non-transient non-community water system, not federally owned, and must demonstrate funds for the 50% local match, long-term commitment, and the establishment of a local source water protection team. Applications are available annually on May 1 and must be submitted electronically through the Michigan Environmental Health and Drinking Water Information System (MiEHDWIS) by June 15.