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
 

Cliff Tallman – Inspector  ctallman@gcdcwws.com
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

 

Steve Olson – Inspector  solson@gcdcwws.com 

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

 

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