Michigan’s abundant water supply is the indispensable resource supporting a host of industries - manufacturing, mining, agriculture, pulp and paper, food processing, primary metal production, power generation and chemical manufacturing as well as shipping and recreation and tourism. Whether your company depends on the availability of clean water – or is researching, developing, testing and deploying innovative water/wastewater technologies - the state’s access to four of the five Great Lakes, provides the ideal venue for growing your business. Not to mention it is the hub of the North American market.

The Eco Peninsula state welcomes companies with technologies and services to help monitor and reduce water use and improve efficiency for domestic, municipal, commercial and industrial users. Or those seeking to develop collaborative partnerships with university researchers, community water providers and industrial water users. Water technology companies looking to address almost any freshwater issue have unlimited opportunity...we call it the Michigan Advantage.

Michigan has a plentiful and varied set of water-dependent industrial, agricultural, commercial and residential consumers. The state's diverse water resources and end users provide a unique opportunity for companies to test, develop and perfect new products and technologies here that can eventually be applied and exported to markets throughout the United States, and to the world.

The mix of water-using facilities in Michigan is complex, with withdrawals that range from small residential, to exceptionally large withdrawals in major sectors like thermoelectric power generation, self-supplied industrial, irrigation, agriculture and public water supply. Michigan is also home to a wide range of companies that provide water solution technologies and services that facilitate the use, transport, treatment, conservation and restoration of our water resources. Together, these water-related industries shape and support the commerce and character of the state.

Water-using industries of particular relevance in Michigan include manufacturing, mining, agriculture, pulp and paper, food processing, primary metal production, power generation, chemical manufacturing, and recreation. For information related to Michigan Water Use and Withdrawal, visit the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment website..

The Water Industry in Michigan white paper provides information on Michigan’s water users and how Michigan’s water and wastewater costs compare to the rest of the U.S.

Get links and a list of useful resources that we’ve compiled to assist water/wastewater technology sector companies in Michigan Resources for the Water Technology Sector, or learn about Water Technology Incentives and Programs, including the Green Jobs for Blue Waters Initiative.