Please do not dispose of leaf litter and lawn waste in the lake. These actions are considered a civil infraction and can be punishable with fines between $800 and $5,000 by the State of Michigan Department of the Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).

The Spring Lake – Lake Board was established in 1997 in accordance with Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. The Lake Board includes a lakefront property owner, representatives from each of the municipalities bordering Spring Lake, and representatives from both Ottawa and Muskegon Counties. Several board members are lake residents. Since its establishment, the Lake Board has implemented several programs to help improve conditions in Spring Lake. Funding for the project has been derived through special assessment of approximately 1,400 benefitting properties around the lake.  A ten-year budget was approved at public hearings held in the summer of 2023 at the Spring Lake Middle School Auditorium. Management activities on Spring Lake are coordinated under the direction of the lake board’s environmental consultant, Progressive Companies. This website includes information about Spring Lake and ongoing lake management activities.

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​Click here for the latest update on the project.

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The 2025 Spring Lake Newsletter is now available. 

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Recently, Spring Lake - Lake Board member Jim Walters gave a presentation on the Spring Lake story as part of a Michigan Sea Grant Webinar focusing on harmful algal blooms (HABs). Jim did an excellent job portraying the path that the lake board has taken to achieve a successful treatment and the resultant improved conditions in Spring Lake. Jim's presentation is at about the 20-minute mark in the webinar. Also, recently a Technical Committee has been established and will be focusing on updating the 2001 Spring Lake Watershed Management Plan in order for the board to be eligible for watershed grants in the future. More to come...