Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced that the Ingham County Circuit Court has entered an order granting summary disposition in favor of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) in a lawsuit filed in May 2023 against Scott Schlicht and Schlicht Ponds, also known online as pondperfection.com, due to the company’s numerous and repeated violations of Michigan’s environmental laws. The Court also issued its Order for Civil Fines and Injunctive Relief (PDF), awarding EGLE the full $150,000 civil fine requested, as well as prohibiting Schlicht from future inland lakes and wetlands violations of the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.

“Our environmental laws are designed to protect our natural resources and public health,” Nessel said. “My Department remains committed to working with EGLE to hold repeat violators of these laws accountable.”