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Year 2004 Reorganization Activities Under Director Chester

• August 11, 2004 Memo To MDEQ Staff Re: MDEQ Restructuring and Staffing Changes

MDEQ Announces Reorganization Of Department - Aug 17, 2004: MDEQ Director Steven Chester has announced plans to reorganize the agency in an effort to streamline operations.  Chester indicates that the current organization structure, implemented in September 2002, created many unintended consequences that the staff felt hindered their ability to provide service to the public. In September 2003, an MDEQ Task Force was formed to consider changes to the organizational structure.  The proposals were discussed and modified to create a final plan that Chester says will bring about many of the needed changes to the department, while remaining budget neutral.  Highlights of the plan include: (1) Creation of the Office of Civil Enforcement Coordination (OCEC). OCEC will be charged with ensuring Statewide enforcement consistency, and overseeing development of the training of MDEQ enforcement and regulatory staff. (2) Make Changes to the Water Division Consistent with Its Status as a Bureau. The Water Division will become the Water Bureau (WB), housing two divisions, the Lansing Division and the Field Division. Due to the size and complexity of programs within the WB, including drinking water, ground water and surface water programs, this change will allow field staff a greater opportunity to ensure that Michigan's waters are kept safe and healthy. (3)   Split the Geological and Land Management Division, Creating an Office of Geological Survey (OGS) and a Land and Water Management Division (LWMD). As these programs have distinctly different missions and goals, separating them will allow staff to focus their efforts on their areas of expertise and provide better service to the public on oil, gas, lakes, streams, and wetland issues. Chester said, "These changes reflect what is minimally necessary to more effectively and efficiently carry out the mission of the department. While we remain an extremely lean organization, we are creating solutions that will allow the DEQ staff to fulfill our environmental mission." The announced changes have immediate effect, and implementation will occur within the coming months. Access an MDEQ release (click here).

Year 2003 Reorganization Activities Under Director Chester

• March 18, 2003 Memo To All MDEQ Staff Re: Department Organizational Alignment
  
  

• March 17, 2003 MDEQ Organizational Chart With Executive Division Realignment
  
  

• March 17, 2003 Memo To Office of Personnel Services Re: Department Organizational Changes 
  
  

• February 13, 2003 Memo To Division Directors Re: Department Organizational Changes

• February 13, 2003 Memo To Office of Personnel Services To Implement Department Organizational Changes

Year 2002 Reorganization Activities Under Director Harding

• July 1, 2002 Harding Reorganization Memo
• August 29, 2002 Harding Reorganization Memo
• September 11, 2002 Harding Reorganization Memo
• October 29, 2002 Harding Division Chief Memo
• November 7, 2002 Harding Assignments Memo
• Overall Department Organization Chart
• Air Quality Division
• Environmental Science & Services Division
• Executive Division & Small Offices (Administrative Hearings, Communications, Criminal Investigations, Great Lakes, Internal Audit, Personnel Services, Michigan Environmental Science Board)
• Financial and Business Services Division
• Geological & Land Management Division
• September 16, 2002 Harold Fitch Memo to Division staff
• Remediation & Redevelopment Division
• Waste & Hazardous Materials Division
• September 16, 2002 Roger Przybysz Memo to Division staff
• Water Division

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