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We appreciate your fairness and accuracy. Very much. is there a best way to contact you? There are tirnes when we want to give sorne people a head start and | feel bad that we haven't been able to connect ali the tirne, Dave Murray Press Secretary | Executive Office of Governor Rick Snyder Twitter:@michigandmurray xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b1388_3549_3551_1

Dave, iknow you're busy, so | appreciate the help.

Hi ira, Sarry for the delay, We're scrambling today. Here’s our staternent. i'm also attaching a fact sheet from M5P that outlines the process. Let me know if you need more information, The health and welfare of Flint residents is a top priority, and we’re committed to working closely with Mayor Weaver and the Genesee County Commission on a coordinated response to health and infrastructure issues. After the County Commission’s vote today, the Michigan State Police’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is working with the Genesee County Emergency Management Coordinator to gather information about the resources needed for a Governor’s declaration. The state police have been closely engaged in the situation since the beginning, meeting with both county and city leaders to guide them through state and federal laws regarding the emergency management process. Due to the uniqueness of this situation, we have to look at all possible options to help Flint residents. But prior to a formal declaration, we are recognizing this as an emergency and are working with city and county leaders to coordinate efforts, streamline communication and tap all available resources at the state’s control. Dave Murray Press secretary | Executive Office of Governor Rick Snyder Mi 517-335+ 6397, office ‘mobile Twitter:@michigandmurray

Dave, Sorry to bug. My employers would like to get some info from you regarding Snyder and Flint’s state of emergency — something quick for today if possible. | only need about 5 mins if you can spare it. Thanks. Jim Lynch The Detroit News (313) 222-2034 jynch@detrews. corm xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b1387_3547_3548_2

Appreciated, Jim! Sent from my iPhone

> > David. > Thanks. Chad passed along your earlier email. Unless they tinkered with it, that comment should be in there. >Jim > > Sent from my iPhone >

Use Flint River, Failed to Ensure Corrosion Control Do you have the letter? Sent from my iPhone

Can we get a comment from Dan about this?

Flint EBL Data Press Release V9.docx; ATT00001.htm; Flint Blood Lead Level Summary Report Dec.pdf; ATT00002.htm Hey, this is out. Heads up. xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b346_1499_1499_1

Flint EBL Data Press Release V9.docx; ATT00001.htm; Flint Blood Lead Level Summary Report Dec.pdf; ATT00002.htm Hey, this is out. Heads up. xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b005_0000_0061_60 STATE OF MICHIGAN RICK SNYDER DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NICK LYON GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Eisner December 3, 2015 (517) 241-2112 MDHHS releases latest data outlining blood lead levels in Flint Follow-up care, case management resources continue for families LANSING, Mich. — Preliminary data indicates that 30 of 1,361 adults and children tested in Flint since October 1 had elevated blood lead levels, according to a report issued today by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. This marks the first summary report on lead testing called for in the state’s action plan related to health concerns about Flint’s water infrastructure. “Our goal is to help families reduce their exposure to lead sources,” said Dr. Eden Wells, MDHHS chief medical executive. “We have made progress in testing and identifying those with elevated blood lead levels, and the department will continue to work closely with the Genesee County Health Department to reach these families. We will remain diligent in our ongoing outreach and education efforts.” Information comes from tests administered citywide to 1,361 children and adults since October 1. Tests showed that 21 of 969 children age 17 or younger and 9 of 392 adults over the age 18 were identified with elevated blood lead levels. The report covers test results reported to MDHHS since the state action plan was put in place Oct. 2. It includes the number of tests and number of elevated blood lead levels greater than 5 micrograms per deciliter, and captures both capillary and venous blood tests that have been reported to MDHHS since the beginning of October. People who have had multiple tests are counted only once. Five micrograms per deciliter is the level that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers elevated and triggers health care professional follow up with families. The full report is posted online at and will be updated as more data becomes available. When reviewing historical trend data, the risk of lead exposure is highest during the third quarter of each year — July through September. Seasonal variation is the result of a number of factors including increased exposure to lead in dust and soil in the summer months. In the third quarter of 2010, 8.3 percent of Flint children 6 and under showed elevated blood lead levels. The figure gradually decreased to 4.1 percent in the third quarter of 2013. During the same months in 2014, the figure increased to 7.5 percent and decreased to 6.4 percent in the third quarter of 2015. — MORE - xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b005_0000_0061_61 Page 2 of 2 Last month, MDHHS collaborated with the county health department and local partners to distribute educational resources and informational letters to Flint parents regarding lead testing. The state is providing funding for GCHD nurses to work with families when an elevated blood lead level has been detected. During these follow-up visits, nurses coordinate with environmental health investigators to meet with families in their homes to identify lead exposures, address questions and provide water filters. People can be exposed to lead from paint, soil, plumbing and other sources. MDHHS continues to provide free water filters and replacement cartridges to Flint residents at four locations, including the MDHHS Flint offices and the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department. For a full list of locations and hours of distribution, visit www.michigan gov/flintwater. To help residents properly install water filters, and to demonstrate how to replace the original when it expires, MDHHS has created an instructional video on its YouTube channel. For updates, visit www.michigan. gov/flintwater. HHH 201 TOWNSEND STREET « LANSING, MICHIGAN 48913 www.michigan.gov/mdhhs « 517-373-3740 MDHHS CV Lthd (4-15) MS Word xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b005_0000_0061_62

Final Lead and Copper Results.xlsx This will be out shorily. Aric i near our website is functional again, so you can list the link and check out the data sets. Call if you have questions. Thanks. is) Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6713 "1 icell j xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b326_1375_1375_1

Cool. Thanks for the clarification.

The only way for a homeowner to know for certain is to have their home tested. DEQ and the City of Flint offer free testing for Flint residents, and we recommend concerned residents take advantage of it. b Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6713 xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0821_2718_2718_1

Do you guys fall on the side of continuing to use bottled water? Or perhaps continuing to use it in hoes where those service lines, plumbing and fixtures are known to be a protdern?

We agree it is unlikely that phosphates have yet had time to coat pipes throughout the system. In other locations around the country, this has been shown to take up to several months. The DEQ has processed hundreds of water samples from Flint residents in recent months, and the reliable pattern we see is that lead impacts are site specific. Homeowners with lead service lines, older copper plumbing or older brass and lead fixtures in their homes are encouraged to get their water tested. Everyone with these conditions in their residential plumbing should take steps to become aware of potential lead exposure. Even after a protective coating has been established in the pipes, lead fixtures and service lines can impart lead in a home’s water. The State of Michigan continues implementing the steps in the Governor’s plan to protect Flint kids and families. The City is now on Detroit’s water, and the Flint received approval of its supplemental corrosion control plan last week. The city’s technical advisory continues to meet. A second round of filters is now available to residents. Teams have been testing water in Flint schools and will have data to share next week. Several events are planned to offer free blood testing for kids. Residents continue to take advantage of free home water testing from the state, and we want to encourage residents who have concerns to take part in this free testing. b Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6713 xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0820_2717_2717_1

You see this yet?

Any idea what this EPA report will say on Friday? Sent from my iPhone xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b388_1622_1622_1

Dan wants to talk to you. b xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b261_0973_0973_1

Brad, After reviewing the emails made available through FOIA, there are several things that seem to need addressing. 1. It appears DEQ staffers have essentially downplayed or ignored warning signs from EPA’s water expert, Miguel Deltoral. We have been aware of Mr. Deltoral’s unofficial memo that went public in April. But his email dated two months earlier on Feb. 27, to Jennifer Crooks and Mike Prysby, he seems to lay out exactly what’s come to pass... “(Particulate lead readings) Folks tend to discount these values as anomalies, but particulate lead release is a normal part of the corrosion process and it is universal (common) in all systems. It’s just that it’s not captured as often by the infrequent LCR sampling. If systems are pre-flushing the tap the night before collecting LCR compliance samples (MDEQ) still provides these instructions to public water systems) this clears particulate lead out of the plumbing and biases the results low by eliminating the highest lead values. If systems are pre-flushing and still finding particulate lead, the amount of particulate lead in the system can be higher than what is being detected using these “pre-flushed” first-draw samples. “My point on that was that people are exposed to the particulate lead on a daily basis, but the particulate lead is being flushed away before collecting compliance samples which provides false assurance to residents about the true lead levels in the water.” Miguel goes on to address the optimal corrosion control situation in that same Feb 27 email. “If |remember correctly, Detroit is feeding (phosphate) for the lead/copper rule, but since Flint is no longer part of that interconnection, | was wondering what their OCCT was. They are required to have OCCT in place which is why | was asking what they were using.” So what I’m seeing here is Miguel having raised these issues as far back as February. When unofficial April memo shows up, it’s clear these issues still haven’t been addressed. 1 xxxEND_PAGE:deq24_b368_0936_0938_1 Another email from the day before came from Jennifer Crooks at EPA which also highlights early concern about a lack of proper corrosion controls as well as the testing methods. “The City can’t just flush in advance of taking the compliance samples, they have to flush the lines on a regular basis.” Can you respond to the fact that it appears the state ignored or disregarded several warnings

Heads up.

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Complaint number is, supposedly... 2015-ep10081942753-a xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b578_6377_6764_329 9896734777 CARO LIBRARY PAGE 91/82 se er engg pine on IT UE ARAL TECTURE LOPE POT 10/13/2015 10:46 tore Bill Schuette Hor Fenty Mithigan.gov Home ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENT REPORT FORM Your complaint has been successfully submitted. Please print and/or save this confirmation for your records. : AG Home | SiteMap : Ifyou need to reference your complaint, or ha hag een ey ood and/or documents in support of your complaint by Email, facsimile or postal mai, refer to your complaint with the following Complaint Identtiloation Number: 2016-ep100819427783-A ¢ Bimal : 49PL. Of Attorney Genera / ® Fax: (617) 378-1810 RECEIVE D | © Mel: P.O. Box 30785, Lansing, Mi} 48009 ; : w faint Number: 2016 942763. ‘ : 2016 Y:42:07 ‘eb Complaint Number: 2 eee '53-A NATUR, Submitted a ut ° PM nm y : Complainant Information ‘ Mision ‘. Chack if you prefer to submit this complaint anonymously | Your Last Name; Koper Firet Name: Wayne WA Your Street Address:4BNGRERG /2 35 A, Gp, yy Cily: Caro ¥ Your State: Ml ~ Zip Coe: 48723 Your County: Tuscola ‘Your Mome Phone: 9893266113 : Your Work Phone: Ext: Fax Number; . E-mail Address: [email protected] i Information On Company Or Person Your Complaint fs About j ( Company or Person? Person Complainas Last Name: Snyder > Complginee First Name; Rick Company Name: : . Steet Address: P.O.Box 30013 City: Lansing State: MI . , Zip Code: 48903 County: Eaton < Phono: 8173733400 Fax Number, 5173358883 . E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Site Address: Incident Information Inoklent Date: : Inckdent Time: 1:00:00 AM | Inokdent Looation: Flint, MI ' } Gry or Township; Flint ‘ . ZipCode: County: Ganesee Lake/Stream: Other Information | | fe. a court action pending? : Yes 9 No | Do you have an attorney representing you'on this matter? : . Yes 2? No | Are you willing to testify in court regarding this complaint? q 8 Yes . No Did you complain direolly to the business? ‘B yea” Ne Ifan, who? Governor Snyder What was the response from the business? . Indignation Ifno complaint was gNen to the business dlractly, why? pleintsfenv-Ineldent aspx . : 42 - oS Cire is xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b578_6377_6764_330 . " GARO LIBRARY PAGE 82/82 10/13/2015 18:48 9896734777 A rene sen eerive ye eet UEDA Ta UT UTE PU Wei this complaint fed with any other agencies? * 18 Ves “2 No ifs, who? cpg Incident Detail ; Describe your problem, what attempts you have made to correol it, and how you would kke to hava the problem resolved. You have approximately 8-10 typed pages and you may pasté text from word pracesskig documents. Governor Rick Snyder and other Michigan elected/appointed offlosts have undeniably pokoned the chikdren of Flint Ml with water containing unsafe levels or the th metal lead causing irreversible damage to the health of these chkdran and must be fell criminafy responsible for the severe Saree aed: Inmodiate abatement of any and afl Known threat:should be of paramount importance, anything less falls the oltizens facing this folong threal, "| Cheok tf this referral is Just to give us information and you do not nesd us to respond {0 you directly. . Gheok if you want to send documentation. After you submit thig form you will be provided with o postal mall address, and faosinie number, to which you may send documents, } » . Cheak # you wanl ( siyis up far the Consumer Protaction Ustsery, Check If you want to sign up for the AG Press Release Listserv. * heck it you want to sign up tor the Attorney Generel Opinions Listserv, © J certify that the Information on this form Is tru und acourate to,the best of my knowledge. © Toonsent to releasing to the Michigan Attorney General any Information or document relative (o {he Investigation of this complaint. By ohacking this box, IF also certify thal | have had the opportunity to review the Miohigan Attorney General Privany Poliny before submitting thio complelnt. \ —— te J Mica coy tome) agHome | Slale Web Stes Puivaoy Polly | UnkPofoy | Aanssslbtty Paley | SequtiyPotoy | AG Privacy Poloy | AGWeb Disclaimer | Moblaen News| Mithuen.agy Sutvay. NOTE: This page is provided for Informational purposes only. The Michigan Department of Attorney Gonaral dons not endorse or promote any of tha j produote or aites listed on the folknviny payes. All Information provided Was gathered from publitly avallable web sites, and the department assumes no rasponsibitty for ts accuraay. State of Michigan + Copyright® 2001-2016 - AllRights Reserved | hitps//s eoure.ag. state, mi.us/com ° 1 We xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b578_6377_6764_331 Rennaker, Joanne (DEQ)

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19PM Looking for a comment out of your office regarding this call for the EPA to step in to the Flint situation. For Immediate Release Press Contact: Margie Kelly, mkelly@rrde,org, 312-651-7935, Rana Elmir, ACLU of Michigan [email protected], 313- 578-6816 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0454_0922_0924_1 GROUPS PETITION EPA FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO FLINT, MI DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION City and state agencies have failed to fix the public health crisis that imperils children’s health CHICAGO (October 1, 2015) — In response to the ongoing drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, a coalition of local citizens and national groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to take emergency action to secure safe, lead-free water for the City’s children and families. Flint-based Coalition for Clean Water, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, and the Natural Resources Defense Council joined the petition to trigger the EPA to launch a comprehensive federal response to the ongoing crisis. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA is empowered to stop “imminent and substantial endangerment to human health” such as the elevated lead levels in Flint’s drinking water. The petition urges that EPA immediately order the City and Michigan DEQ to reconnect Flint’s water system with water from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, and to provide Flint residents with an alternative, free source of safe drinking water that meets EPA standards, among other requests. “Neither the City of Flint nor the State of Michigan is doing enough to fix the problem of lead in our drinking water. As evidenced by the ongoing poisoning of the children of Flint, it's time for the EPA to take immediate action to provide us with a safe water source,” said LeeAnne Walters, a concerned parent from Flint and member of the Water You Fighting For, one of the organizations petitioning the EPA. “The city and state need to test for lead and copper as intended by the federal lead and copper rule,” Walters added. Highly corrosive water in the Flint River, the source of the City’s drinking water, has been flowing through lead service lines in Flint’s water system for more than a year. A medical study has confirmed that the number of children living in Flint with health-threatening elevated blood lead levels has risen since the City switched its water source. One study of Flint children under age five found that the proportion of children living in Flint with elevated blood levels has doubled since the City changed its drinking water source. The statistics are worse for younger children; those under fifteen months old had lead levels elevated 2.5 times greater after the switch to Flint River water. The City of Flint and the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have been made aware of tap water monitoring results showing shockingly high lead levels in homes served by the City’s drinking water system for months, but neither has taken the action necessary to meaningfully address the problem. There also appear to be serious issues with how the City was testing for lead in a way that appears to downplay the extent of the problem. “Americans rightly believe that the water coming out of their taps should be safe, not exquisitely toxic. For more than a year, lead-contaminated drinking water has been flowing through Flint’s pipes, faucets, and fountains. If the City and State will not address the issue, the EPA should step in to protect kids’ health immediately,” said Henry Henderson, Midwest Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Flint city officials, state-appointed emergency managers and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality have all failed monumentally in their duty to provide the people of Flint with clean, safe drinking water. Now that the truth is revealed, further action is imperative,” said Kary L. Moss, ACLU of Michigan executive director. “The devastating revelations from independent researchers, as well as our own nearly year-long investigation, demand an immediate, effective and comprehensive response. The EPA, along with and city officials, must exercise their full authority to guarantee that the people of Flint are protected from the hazardous water now flowing into their homes. The first step should be to overturn the emergency manager order and remove the Flint River as the city's source of water.” There is no safe level of lead exposure. The toxic effects of lead on virtually every system in the body, and particularly on the developing brains of young children, are well documented. It can also contribute to high blood pressure and other health problems in adults. Even low levels of lead in the blood have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement, effects that are irreversible. Until Flint restores a safe drinking water source that meets EPA standards, residents are advised to take the following steps: xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0454_0922_0924_2 2? Flush faucets by running water for a minimum of five (5) minutes prior to consumption; 2? Use only cold water from taps for drinking and cooking, as warm or hot water is more likely to contain higher levels of lead; 2? Install and use water filters that are certified to remove lead by NSF International (labeled as meeting “NSF Standard 53” for lead removal), and regularly change the filter cartridges; and 2? Use only filtered or bottled water to prepare baby formula and food. Children, pregnant or nursing women should also use filtered or bottled water for drinking and cooking. In addition, residents should consider taking the following additional steps where possible: 2? Remove and clean individual faucet aerators, as lead particles and sediment can collect in the aerator screen located at the faucets; 2? Contact a licensed plumber to replace any household plumbing that may contain lead; and 2? Flush cold water taps after installing any new household pipes or fixtures. xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0454_0922_0924_3