State of Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality
File Number 15-82-0080-P
Water Resources Division
Southeast Michigan District Office
27700 Donald Court
Warren MI, 48092-2793
586-753-3700
PUBLIC NOTICE
Date: September 4,2015
Canton Senior Leasing, LLC, Mohammed Qazi, 4000 Town Center, Suite 380, Southfield, MI
48075 has applied to this office for a permit under authority of Part 301, Inland Lakes and
Streams and Part 303, Wetlands Protection, of the Natural Resources and Environmental
Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended. The applicant proposes to excavate 1,308 cubic
yards of material from 0.19 acres of wetland; place 78 cubic yards of material in 0.10 acres of
wetland and discharge pre-treated storm water to wetland and the Sines Drain. The project is
located in T2N, R8E, Section 28 & 33, 45900 Geddes Road, Canton Township, Wayne County,
Michigan.
THIS NOTICE .IS NOT A PERMIT
The proposed project may also be regulated by one or more additional parts of the Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (NREPA) that are administered by the Water Resources
Division. The requirements of all applicable parts are considered in determining if it is in the public interest to issue a
permit.
When a permit application is received requesting authorization to work in or over the inland waters of the State of
Michigan, pursuant to Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the NREPA, the NREPA provides that the department
submit copies for review to the department of public health, the city, village or township, and the county where the
project is to be located, the local soil conservation district, any local watershed council organized under Part 311,
Local River Management, and the local port commission. Additional notification is provided to certain persons as
required by statute or determined by the department.
Those persons wanting to make comments on the proposed project shall furnish this office with their written
comments no later than 20 days from the date of this notice. Written comments will be made part of the record and
should reference the above file number. Objections must be factual, specific, and fully describe the reasons upon
which any objection is founded. Unless a written request is filed with the department within the 20-day public
comment period, the department may make a decision on the application without a public hearing. The determination
as to whether a permit will be issued or a public hearing held will be based on evaluation of all relevant factors
defined in Sections 30106 and 30311, or permit criteria defined by other appropriate parts of the NREPA. These
Sections address the effect of the proposed work on the public trust or interest including navigation, fish, wildlife, and
water quality among other criteria. Public cOjTlments received will also be considered.
The entire copy of the public notice package may be viewed at the Department of Environmental Quality (address
listed on the top of this public notice), or on-line at http://www.deq.state.mi.usnwmpnh/. To access the public notice
package on-line, enter the file number on the left panel and view by clicking on the icon next to the public notice date.
Comments may be sent electronically by clicking on the icon next to the comment period date. A hard copy of the
public notice may be requested by calling the above number or bye-mailing deq-wrd-jointpermit@michigan.gov.