"Our mission is to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of Washtenaw County citizens and the protection of surface water and the environment and to promote the long-term environmental and economic sustainability of Washtenaw County by providing stormwater management, flood control, development review and water quality programs."-Evan Pratt, P.E.
The Office of the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner is responsible for the design, construction, and operation and maintenance of over 500 stormwater management and flood control systems (County Drains), emergency flood response, maintenance of seven court set lake levels, financing drain projects through sale of notes and bonds, managing Drain financial accounts, and for recovering costs of operation by levying special assessments on private property, local government, and others who benefit from drainage and stormwater management improvement projects.
The Office also publishes design standards for stormwater systems (Rules of the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner), and reviews and issues approval to plans for private stormwater systems in new developments and redevelopment.
Our responsibilities also extend to soil erosion and sedimentation control, public works programs including Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) disposal, recycling, Waste Knot program, lake management and composting.
Additional water protection activities include the implementation of the federally-mandated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) - Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit, watershed plan development and implementation, and a wide range of public education and involvement programs including the Environmental Excellence Partnership Program (E2P2), Community Partners for Clean Streams, the Riversafe Homeowner's Program, the Raingarden Assistance Program.
Company Details
- Employees
- 14
- Address
- 705 N Zeeb Rd,
- Industry
- Government Administration
- NAICS
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Public AdministrationJustice, Public Order, and Safety ActivitiesSpace Research and TechnologyLegal Counsel and ProsecutionCorrectional InstitutionsParole Offices and Probation OfficesFire Protection
- Keywords
- stormwater, flooding, soil erosion, rain gardens, waste reduction, home toxics, recycling, Special assessments, GIS, engineering, field services, composting, lake levels, water quality, invasive species, lake management, Public Works.
- HQ
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Competitors
- Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission, WASHTENAW COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Oakland Conservation District, Wayne County Michigan, Washtenaw County Conservation District, Ecology Center, Ecology & Habitat Management Ltd, Legacy Land Conservancy, 89.1 WEMU-FM, Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy.
Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner's Office Questions
Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner'S Office's website is https://www.washtenaw.org//drains
Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner'S Office's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/washtenawwrc
Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner'S Office has
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Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner'S Office's industry is
Government Administration
Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner'S Office's top competitors are
Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission,
Washtenaw County Government,
Oakland Conservation District,
Wayne County Michigan,
Washtenaw County Conservation District,
Ecology Center,
Ecology & Habitat Management Ltd,
Legacy Land Conservancy,
89.1 Wemu-Fm,
Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy.
Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner'S Office's categories are Government Administration
