Virtual MI EGLE Public Hearing

MI EGLE is hosting a Public Hearing for Enbridge’s  application to fill and construct in wetlands and place a water intake structure in Lake Michigan to facilitate the construction of the Line 5 Tunnel Project.

The permits are under the authority of Part 303, Wetlands Protection and Part 325, Great Lakes Bottomlands, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA). The applicant proposes to grade, construct, and maintain uses in 1.53 acres of wetlands in Mackinac County on Point LaBarbe. Activities include building construction, construction laydown areas, tunnel portal construction, and road improvements within wetlands. Additionally, a water intake structure is proposed in Emmet County on McGulpin Point with associated Lake Michigan bottomland impact. This includes a pipe extension where the intake line exits the lake bottom, and the intake structure which is proposed to be placed on a precast concrete pad. Up to 15 concrete ballasts, to weigh the intake pipe and structure to the lake bottom are also proposed. The water intake structure is proposed to remain on Lake Michigan bottomlands for the duration of construction, and all bottomland impacts from the intake are proposed to be eliminated following construction. The project is located in T39N, R04W, Section 10, Wawatam and T40N, R04W in Moran Township, Emmet and Mackinac County, Michigan.

Register and see more event details on the Zoom Webinar registration website.

After registering, you will receive an email from “EGLE Outreach” with a link for you to use to join the online hearing. Pre-registration is not required to attend. Individuals interested in participating can click on the registration link (https://bit.ly/4lzO1XF) at the start of the event (6:00 p.m.).

For more information, please visit the MI EGLE website.

Additional information can be found and comments can also be made through EGLE’s MiEnviro database at https://mienviro.michigan.gov/ncore (click on “Public Notice Search” then search under EGLE Application/Submission HQ3-8BYB-N9DT1).