Supplemental Environmental Projects

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Description

Website providing information on Michigan’s supplemental environmental projects program, which manages environmentally beneficial projects that are not required by state or federal law, but an alleged violator agrees to undertake as part of a settlement of an enforcement action. SEPs are projects that go beyond what is legally required to return to compliance with applicable state and federal laws.

Questions this resource can help answer

What are examples of voluntary actions that facilities have taken to reduce emissions or exposures to air pollution?

How do I use this resource?

This website provides basic information about the supplemental environmental projects (SEP) program in Michigan. It provides an interactive map of SEP in Michigan, and a list of SEP in Detroit. Clicking on individual project in the maps provides descriptive information, budget, and expected environmental benefits.

Pro tips

There is a link to a PDF of SEP project summaries available at the bottom of the webpage.

Resource information

Resource owner

Government

Format

Website

Backup URL

Update Frequency

Irregularly

Geographic Coverage

county, Local (city, Michigan, municipality)

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