Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP)

MAEAP is a voluntary, free and confidential program that provides educational, technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers and residents to identify and reduce surface and groundwater contamination risks. The program encourages individuals to take voluntary, proactive steps to protect Michigan’s water quality and, therefore, the quality of drinking water. MAEAP verification is available for all types and sizes of farms and all commodities – including for nurseries, greenhouses, and fruit growers.

Interested Branch County farmers and growers can prepare for MAEAP verification can contact the BCD MAEAP Tech, Chelsy. The technical staff can assess the conditions at a farm, suggest corrective steps to abide by MAEAP requirements, demonstrate cost-effective solutions you can implement to reduce ground and surface water pollution and can even offer cost-share to help pay for some of these practices and improvements.