Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Egle Is Applying for Initial Large Scale Grant…

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Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Egle Is Applying for Initial Large Scale Grant Funding Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 40601 Egle S Orphan Well Program Was Established in 1994 Since Its Inception, Almost 400 Sites Have Been Restored and Wells Have Been Plugged the Current Backlog of Orphan Wells and Facilities Is Estimated to Take Over Four Decades to Address Relying on State Funding Alone in Michigan, an Orphan Well or Facility Is One Where the Owner Is Unknown or Insolvent the Purpose of This Funding Will Be Utilized to Plug Documented Orphaned Well and Facilities Orphan Well Plugging and Flow Line, Infrastructure, and Facility Decommissioning Projects Will Be Prioritized Through a Multi Component Scoring System to Rank Projects Based on Public Health and Safety Risk, Potential for or Known Environmental Contamination, Land Use, and Use of Environmental Justice Screening to Evaluate Disadvantaged Communities and Any Disproportionate Burden of Human Health on Low Income Communities, Communities of Color, and Tribal and Indigenous Communities Egle May Utilize This Funding Mechanism to Identify and Characterize Previously Undocumented Orphan Wells on Private and State Owned Lands the Majority of the Initial Large Scale Grant Funding Will Be Used to Create Work Plans and Prepare Bid Documents Procure and Oversee State Approved Contractors to Implement Orphan Well Plugging and Flow Line, Infrastructure, and Facility Decommissioning and Conduct Site Reclamation Activities on Private and State Owned Lands Contamination of Soil, Groundwater, and Surface Water Will Be Evaluated on a Case by Case Basis and Will Be Measured and Tracked When Necessary Egle Will Track and Measure Methane Emissions and Other Gases Related to Orphan Wells Where Applicable Egle Will Provide Doi with Quarterly Reports, Including a 15 Month Report Summarizing Expenditures and Project Progress, as Well as Providing Plugging Records for Wells Plugged Using These Funds Egle Expects This Work Will Reduce the Potential for Environmental Damage and Minimize Health and Safety Concerns All Orphan Wells Will Be Plugged and Flow Lines, Facilities, and Infrastructure Will Be Decommissioned According to Existing Egle Standards as a Result of This Work, Egle Expects a Reduction in Methane and Other Oil and Gas Related Emissions

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