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Lower Grand Watershed Interactive Tool (WIT) - Government Resources

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Our water resources are an important factor in every community's standard of living. As decision makers and planners, you may use this WIT in your decision-making process.

Available for your use is our Interactive Mapping of the entire Lower Grand River Watershed, our Resource Library in an Excel macro format, and a Matrix also in spreadsheet format that outlines which past studies have been done in subwatersheds throughout the LGRW.

More information on resources available:

Water Quality Resources
General Planning Resources
Online Mapping Resources

Water Quality Resources:

Open Space
- Open Space Ordinance
  Bonnie Shupe
  Clerk of Cannon Township
  (616) 874-6966
Septage
- Septage Management Tools
  Annis Water Resources Institute
  (616) 331-3749
  740 West Shoreline Dr.
  Muskegon, MI 49441
Stormwater
- Kent County Drain Commissioner's Office
  William R. Byl, Drain Commissioner
  (616) 336-3688
  1500 Scribner
  Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Ottawa County Drain Commissioner's Office
  Paul Geerlings, Drain Commissioner
  (616) 846-8220
  414 Washington St., Rm 107
  Grand Haven, MI 49417
- Stormwater Management Tools
  Annis Water Resources Institute
  (616) 331-3749
  740 West Shoreline Dr.
  Muskegon, MI 49441
Wetlands
- Wetland Protection
  Huron River Watershed Council
  (734) 769-5123
  1100 North Main, Suite 210
  Ann Arbor, MI 48104
- Wetland Ordinance Adaptation for Kent County
  Bonnie Shupe
  Clerk of Cannon Township
  (616) 874-6966
- Wetland Workgroup
  Rob Zbiciak
  (517) 241-9021
  zbiciakr@michigan.gov
  Land and Water Management Division
  Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
  P.O. Box 30458
  Lansing, MI 48909-7958
Other Info
- Filling the Gaps: Environmental Protection Options for Local Governments

General Planning Resources:

Grand Valley Metropolitan Council (GVMC) is an alliance of governmental units in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area that are appointed to plan for the growth and development, improve the quality of the communities life, and coordinate governmental services.
American Planning Association (APA) - "Making great communities happen."
United Growth for Kent County - Making the Urban-Rural Connection by "Promoting positive land uses through public education, capacity building, and applied community leadership."
Local Government Commission (LGC) - "The LGC is a nonprofit organization working to build livable communities."
Michigan Municipal League (MML)
Michigan Townships Association
Michigan Legislature Website

Online Mapping Resources:

Contact:

Grand Valley Metro Council
40 Pearl St. NW, Ste. 410
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 776-3876
planning@gvmc.org