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EGLE director briefs House committee on agency structure, permits, clean‑water work and brownfield redevelopment
Summary
Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Director Phil Roos summarized EGLE’s organization, permitting initiatives, drinking‑water and wastewater oversight, remediation and brownfield redevelopment programs, and new digital tools such as a permitting portal; he highlighted grant work that supports local water infrastructure projects.
Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Director Phil Roos and legislative liaison Sydney Hart briefed the House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism on EGLE’s mission, organization and major program areas, including air quality, water resources, drinking water, materials management, remediation and redevelopment, geological resources and several offices that coordinate policy and public engagement.
Roos said EGLE employs more than 1,500 scientists, engineers and other staff and that more than half the agency’s budget flows back to communities in the form of…
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