Lower Grand Watershed Interactive Tool (WIT)

Government Resources

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

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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
  

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Online Mapping Resources:

• WIT Interactive Mapping
• Regional Geographic Information System (REGIS)
• EPA Window to My Environment
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Environmental Maps
• Purdue University Online Watershed Delineation Tool
• Michigan Natural Features Inventory
  

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Contact:

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