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PERMIT PROCESS

The Genesee County Drain Commissioner Division of Water & Waste Services  Permits and Construction Department (GCDC-WWS P&C)   

When paying by check, Please make checks payable to: Genesee County Drain Commissioner

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Permits Issued:​

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  • Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC) Permits and/or Waivers (Residential and Commercial).

  • B-Permits (for new utility connections where applicable).

  • S-Permits (for extension of public water and sanitary sewer).

  • Sewer and Water connection Permits (where applicable, some communities issue their own permits).

  • Please note IPP Permits are issued directly by the GCDC-WWS IPP Department not GCDC-WWS P&C Department.

  • Please note all well and septic permits are issued by the Genesee County Health Department.

  • Please note that all drive-way permits are issued by the Genesee County Road Commission.
     

Reviews Conducted For:

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  • Site Plan Preliminary Plat Approval (per current standards and specifications).

  • Construction Plan Approval (for extension of public water and sanitary sewer per current standards and specifications).

  • SESC Plan and Permit Approval (Per State of Michigan Part 91).

  • Grinder Station Approvals (per current standards and specifications).

  • Meter Pit Approvals (per current standards and specifications).

  • Residential Equivalent Unit (REU) calculation and determination of County Capital Improvement Fees (CCIF) per current Table of Unit Factors and Fee Schedule.

  • REU Audits (as requested by the local unit of Government).

  • All reviews related to Storm/Surface Water are done by the Genesee County Drain Commissioner’s Office Surface Water Management Division (810) 732-1590.
     

Other Functions:
 

  • Provide construction inspection for the extension of public water and sanitary sewer.

  • Provide testing of sanitary sewer and water main before they are put into service.

  • Provide sanitary and water private lead inspections where applicable.

  • Provide special inspections for installation of meter pits, grinder stations or other activities where applicable.

  • Provide SESC inspections to confirm compliance where applicable.

  • Provide as-built utility (water and sanitary) location information.

  • Provide GCDC-WWS Customer Service to the community. 
     

The Genesee County Drain Commissioner Division of Water & Waste Services Permits and Construction (P&C) Department personnel can be reached at (810) 732-7870 or:

 

Lynnette Meinz – Engineer III lmeinz@gcdcwws.com

Site Plan and Construction Plan Reviews, REU Audits

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Dion Burroughs – GIS Technician dburroughs@gcdcwws.com
GIS, Commercial and Residential SESC Permits
 

Mark Stephens – Geographic Information Systems Coordinator mstephens@gcdcwws.com
GIS, B-Permits and Sewer & Water Permits
 

Cliff Webster – GIS Technician cwebster@gcdcwws.com
GIS, Commercial and Residential SESC Permits
 

Les Rogers – Construction Operations Manager lrogers@gcdcwws.com
SESC Enforcement Officer, Point of contact for utility construction projects, construction, lead and special Inspections, utility testing, pre-construction meeting coordinator, shop drawing review and approval, public utility approval
 

Steve Olson– Inspector 
SESC (Southern half of Genesee County), public sewer and water installation observation, sewer and water lead inspection and special Inspections

Ryan Lynn – Inspector rlynn@gcdcwws.com
SESC, Public sewer and water installation observation, sewer and water lead inspection and special inspections 

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Joe Anklam – Inspector janklam@gcdcwws.com

SESC, Public sewer and water installation observation, sewer and water lead inspection and special inspections

 

Jason Moore – Inspector jmoore@gcdcwws.com

SESC (Northern half of Genesee County), Public sewer and water installation observation, sewer and water lead inspection and special inspections 

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Shawn Weiss – Inspector sweiss@gcdcwws.com

SESC, Public sewer and water installation observation, sewer and water lead inspection and special inspections 

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Tom Dolan – Inspector tdolan@gcdcwws.com

SESC, Public sewer and water installation observation, sewer and water lead inspection and special inspections 

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