COLDWATER TOWNSHIP

Branch County
BURNING IN COLDWATER TOWNSHIP

The burning of logs, stumps, trees and brush is not allowed within 1,400 feet of the City of Coldwater under DEQ air quality rules. In general, state law allows the burning of leaves and grass clippings in municipalities of under 7,500 people in which Coldwater Township falls. The Township asks that you be a good neighbor when burning grass clippings and leaves making sure the smoke does not become a nuisance to the surrounding properties. Coldwater Fire Department would like to be notified of the burning of the following:

• Limbs
• Brush
• Stumps
• Evergreen needles

Ongoing burns for construction and land clearing, roadway maintenance, and uncertified parties performing prescribed burns without a written plan require burn permit issued by the local DNR Fire Manager. Burning Permits are NOT required:

• Cooking or recreational campfires
• Anytime there is a continuous snow cover adjacent to your fire
• Household paper materials that does not contain plastic, rubber, foam, or textiles that is burned in a container constructed of metal or masonry, with a covering device having openings no larger than¾ of an inch

Items that can NEVER be burned due to air quality regulations:

• Demolition debris
• Construction materials
• Automotive parts
• Household trash that contains plastic, rubber, foam, chemically treated wood, textiles, electronics, chemicals or hazardous materials

If you see anyone violating any of the above, please contact the Coldwater Fire Department at their business number: 517-278-4177.