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Residential Soil Erosion Control Permit/Seawall Application Soil Erosion Sedimentation Control Permit Application (Commercial) |
White Lake Township by authority granted from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality under Part 91 of Public Act 451, NREPA, administers and enforces soil erosion and sedimentation control regulation within its boundaries. White Lake Township's Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance No. 116 closely resembles Part 91 of P.A. 451 and was adopted by resolution.In brief, soil erosion and sedimentation control is important due to the fact that sediment is the greatest pollutant by volume entering our lakes and streams. Uncontrolled erosion and sedimentation results in loss of fertile topsoil, filling of lakes and streams, increased flooding, damage to plant and animal life and structural damage to buildings and roads.A permit is required for any earth change (grading or removal of existing vegetative cover) activity that disturbs one or more acre of land or is within five hundred feet of a lake, stream, pond or river. Plowing and tilling for crop production and some logging and mining activities are exempt from regulation under Part 91/Ordinance 116. The removal of sand, clay, gravel, peat or topsoil is not considered to be mining and therefore require permits. Additionally, any proposed importation or exportation of soils over 200 cubic yards, not associated with an approved site plan, within a calendar year requires a permit under White Lake Township Mining and Extraction Ordinance No. 88. An electronic copy of Ordinance No. 88 is available under the “Ordinance” tab of the township’s homepage. Please contact the Building Department for inquiries regarding Ordinance No.88 at 248-698-3300 Ext. 771.An electronic copy of Ordinance No. 116 and applications for soil erosion and sedimentation control permits are available elsewhere on this website. SESC Permit applications are also available through the Township Building and Planning Departments.For information on matters involving soil erosion and sedimentation control please contact the Township Environmental Specialist at (248) 698-3300 ext. 190. |
