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Rouge River Watershed
Because the storm water for the Village drains into the Rouge River, the Village has obtained a Michigan General Storm Water Permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality. This permit establishes the process for developing watershed management plans to address the control of storm water and other sources of pollution.
Education is a key component of the SWPPI and there are many resources that provide information and programs to encourage protection of the river. This website will post information on upcoming programs or you can check out the Friends of the Rouge, the Rouge River Project, Alliance of Rouge Communities, or SOCWA by clicking on the links below. The 2010 Rouge River Monitoring and Assessment Report is now available by clicking here. This report summarizes the stream flow and dissolved oxyget data collected through the end of 2010.
Friends of the Rouge |
Franklin is fortunate to have three tributaries to
the Rouge River running through the Village. The entire
Rouge River Watershed is approximately 466 square miles
and includes all or parts of 48 communities and 3
counties. To manage this large area more effectively,
local units of governments decided to divide the whole
Rouge River Watershed into seven Subwatersheds based on
the 4 main branches of the Rouge River - the Main
branch, the Upper branch, the Middle branch, and the
Lower branch - and certain political jurisdictions.
One component of the Michigan General Storm Water
Permit is the Storm Water Pollution Prevention
Initiative (SWPPI). The SWPPI includes evaluation and
implementation of pollution prevention and good
housekeeping practices as well as implementation of Best
Management Practices to minimize impacts of new
development and redevelopment.