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Contact Information: Anne Rowan, rowan. annegiepa. gov 312-353-9391 For Immediate Release No. 15-OPA160 EPA Establishes Safe Drinking Water Task Force to Provide Technical Expertise to MDEQ and City of Flint Task Force providing technical assistance on reconnecting the Flint drinking water system to a new source CHICAGO (October 16, 2015) - Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman established the Flint Safe Drinking Water Task Force to provide the Agency’s technical expertise through regular conversations with designated officials from Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the City of Flint. The Task Force will be led by the Region 5 Deputy Regional Administrator and will assist with developing and implementing a plan to secure water quality, including measures to optimize corrosion control. Task Force members will be available to consult with MDEQ and the City of Flint on site in Flint. The Task Force will also coordinate as necessary with federal, state and local public health agencies to assist with protection of public health. Specifically, the Task Force will provide technical assistance to the MDEQ and the City of Flint to reconnect the Flint system to a new source of drinking water (to be supplied by the Great Lakes Water Authority) and to optimize corrosion control for the Flint system, starting in October 2015. The Task Force will also provide technical assistance to the MDEQ and the City of Flint, as needed, in advance of and following connection of the Flint water system to a new source of drinking water (to be supplied by the Karegnondi Water Authority) and to optimize corrosion control for the Flint system, starting in 2016. “EPA is committed to working with our state and local partners to ensure a safe and reliable drinking water supply for the residents of Flint, Michigan,” Hedman said. “The formation of this task force continues our commitment to providing technical assistance to the City of Flint and the State of Michigan.” The Task Force will be comprised of scientists and technical experts from the EPA Region 5 office in Chicago, the National Risk Management Research Lab in Cincinnati and the EPA drinking water program. In addition, EPA will ask the Governor to designate a MDEQ official and the Mayor of Flint to designate a city official, to serve as points of contact for the Task Force. xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b524_1970_1971_1 Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3507 United States xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b524_1970_1971_2

and City of Flint Contact information: Anne Rowan, [email protected] 31 2-353-9391 For immediate Release No. 15-OPA160 - EPA Establishes Safe Drinking Water Task Force to Provide Technical Expertise to MDEQ and City of Flint Task Force providing technical assistance on reconnecting the Flint drinking water system to a new source CHICAGO (October 16, 2015) - Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator ‘ Susan Hedman established.the Flint Safe Drinking Water Task Force to provide the Agency's technical expertise through regular conversations with designated officials from Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the City of Flint. The Task Force will be led by the Region.5 Deputy Regional Administrator and will assist with developing and implementing a plan to secure water quality, including measures to optimize corrosion control. Task Force members will be available to consult with MDEQ and the City of Flint on site in Flint. The Task Force will also coordinate as necessary with federal, state and local public health agencies to. assist with protection of public health. Specifically, the Task Force will provide technical assistance to the MDEQ and the City of Flint to reconnect the Flint system to a new source. of drinking water (to be supplied by the Great Lakes. Water Authority) and to optimize corrosion control for the Flint system, starting in October 2015. The Task Force will also provide technical assistance to the MDEQ and the City of Flint, as needed, in advance of and following connection of the Flint water system to a new source of drinking water (to be supplied by the Karegnondi Water Authority) and to optimize corrosion control for the Flint system, starting in 2016. “EPA is committed to working with our state and local partners to ensure a safe and reliable drinking water supply for the residents of Flint, Michigan,” Hedman said. “The formation of this task force continues our commitment to providing technical assistance to the City of Flint and the State of Michigan.” 1 xxxEND_PAGE:deq26_b205_1675_1676_1 a , |. The Task Force will be comprised of scientists and technical experts from the EPA Region 5 office in Chicago, the National Risk Management Research Lab in Cincinnati and the EPA drinking water program. In addition, EPA will ask the Governor to designate a MDEQ official and the Mayor of Flint to designate a city official, to serve as points of contact for the Task Force. !f you would rather not receive future communications from Environmental Protection Agency, let us know by clicking here. here. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3507 United States NOTICE: This exial and its contents/attachments may be confidential and are intended solely for the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the named addressee or if this email is otherwise received in error, please immediately notify the sender without reading it and do not take any action based on its contents or otherwise copy or disclose it to anyone. Any opinions or views expressed in this transmission are solely of the author and do not necessarily represent those a NSF International or its affiliates. xxxEND_PAGE:deq26_b205_1675_1676_2