EGLE splits noncommunity water program; names Emily Pivadi environmental manager

EGLE named Emily Pivadi the environmental manager supervising staff who work directly with local health departments in the noncommunity water supply program, and reassigned Dan Dotweiler to manage the program ata and federal reporting.

The change, announced at the Michigan Groundwater Association meeting, moves the noncommunity water supply workload into two units: one handling local health department-facing operations and another managing the technical and federal reporting duties. The split was described as a response to growth in the program over recent years.

The announcement matters because the noncommunity program covers water systems that are not part of a municipality or private domestic wells used by institutions and businesses; coordination between state staff and local health departments is central to ensuring compliance with federal reporting requirements, including submissions to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Program leaders said the reorganization will separate field, health-department-facing responsibilities from the federal database and compliance-reporting workload.

Program staff said Emily Pivadi will supervise the group that works directly with local health departments. Dotweiler will oversee the technical support unit responsible for preparing and transmitting compliance information to EPA. Attendees noted the split aims to improve responsiveness for both routine field matters and the technical demands of federal reporting.

Officials did not announce further structural changes or additional hires at the meeting.

Looking ahead, staff said they will continue to brief local health departments about how the two units will interact and will identify contact points for both field support and data/reporting questions.