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Family says EGLE ordered restoration of privately dug pond, threatened litigation and fines
Summary
A Freeland family described months of agency visits, a later 'order to restore' and a referral to the attorney general; they say agency sampling and record access were delayed and the proposed restoration would cost far more than the family's investment.
Zachary Wenzlik testified on behalf of his brother, Joshua Wenzlik, about an ongoing enforcement dispute with EGLE over a private pond on the brother's Freeland property.
Zachary Wenzlik said his brother hired a licensed contractor to expand a preexisting pond and was told by township officials that no state permit was required for a one‑acre pond on agriculturally zoned land. In May 2023 EGLE investigators visited the site after an anonymous complaint and later issued a letter alleging a possible violation; in January 2024 the family said it received an "order to restore" that required filling most of the pond to 18 inches or less, importing six inches of topsoil and planting approved…
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