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Stephen Busch

Lansing and Jackson District Supervisor at DEQ, Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance / DEQ

Also known as Busch, Ste, Rusch, Sepnen, Bush, Steve

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Dec 2012–Jan 2016

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2,088 emails found.

City of Flint - Meeting with DEQ, Treasury and City of Flint

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Update: Based on the call with State Treasurer Andy Dillon this afternoon, the meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 28, 4:00 will now include Andy Dillon and his staff. Treasury will invite the City of Flint and others o this meeting. DEQ Executive Division:: Director Dan Wyant and Deputy Director Jim Sygo. DEQ DW Staff: Stephen Bush, Richard Benzie, and Mike Prysby — please attend. DEQ WRD Staff: Bill Creal and Phil Argiroff (optional) Amy of Treasury: I added your staff to the meeting notice. Please forward on if I have missed someone. Please let me know who from the City of Flint or other external guests will be attending. Ihave changed the conference room to our Great Lakes Conference Room, 6th Floor, South Tower, Constitution Hall, 525 W. Allegan Street, Lansing. Thank you. Mary Beth Thelen 517-241-7390 xxxEND_PAGE:deq01_b029_1839_1839_1

Re: November MOR

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We have a few media inquiries asking if we have received a response to our letter. | know you are still working on figuring out if we have everything we need, but I'd like to get them an interim response. Is this accurate? Can | say within a few weeks, or how long do you think it will be before you've gone through the data? Finally, is Nov. 9 the correct date of our letter? | don't have it in front of me. The DEQ has received a response to our Nov. 9 letter to the city, and staff is in the process of reviewing the information and communicating with the city on any follow-up questions. We hope to have more information to share within a few weeks, and we will get it to you as soon as we can.

RE: Doyle Ryder Report - Draft for Review/Final/Publish

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dack, While an assessment was not completed to idertify specific cornponents of this fixture, the results clearly show higher levels of jead related to the first hwo samples, P1& P2. These would be frorn the fixture Heelf and its immediate cormecting olumbing. Thus the recormmendation far replacernent of the fixture and its immediate plurnbing with lead- free materials stil applies. Stephen Busch, PLE. MDEQ Lansing District Coordinator Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance Lansing and Jackson District Supervisor 547-643-2314 [email protected]

RE: Doyle Ryder Report - Draft for Review/Final/Publish

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Question: OLKCO44 in the princinal’s office- Outlet: Bathroom Faucet (01KC044 Alternate) Location: Principal Office Bathroom Results: P1=48 parts per billion, P2=30 parts per billion, F01=3 parts per billion, FO2=2 parts per billion Faucet 01KC044 was not accessible during sampling on November 7, No 2015. Instead an alternate faucet in the adjacent bathroom was sampled. This faucet is Image not used for drinking or cooking and an assessment was not completed on the fixture Available or its connecting plumbing. The results for this location suggest the highest contributions of lead may be from the faucet and its connecting plumbing. Replacement of this fixture and its connection plumbing with lead-free materials will significantly reduce lead exposure at this location if it is ever used for drinking or cooking. If replacement is not feasible, sample results indicate that flushing this tap for three minutes following periods of stagnation is likely to reduce lead concentrations and lead exposure. This faucet was not accessitie and another faucet was sampied instead. “Yat, the results frorn this location suggest...” This paragraph is confusing in that there was no assessment done but there is discussion about lead results, Let rie know when the review is complete and | will have the document put in final forrnat. jack

Doyle Ryder Report - Draft for Review/Final/Publish

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Attached is the draft report for the Doyle Ryder Elementary school in Flint. Please review the report for content. Note that this report includes new language regarding outlets not sampled for being out of service so please review carefully. Jack you may forward this on to OEA staff that are assigned to finalize and convert into a publication. Once complete please send the final copy back to George and | to take a last look before we release the report. Thanks everyone. Stephen Busch, P.E. MDEQ Lansing District Coordinator Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance xxxEND_PAGE:deq19_b03_0260_0305_45 Lansing and Jackson District Supervisor 517-643-2314 [email protected] xxxEND_PAGE:deq19_b03_0260_0305_46

FW: BFO52 NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL

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Attached is a picture of the point used for the last sequential set at Flint Northwestern. The drinking fountain that was initially tagged for use as the last point for sequential sampling was not conducive to use. in locking at the blue print this bathroom faucet was in close proximity and was at the end of the service run. This point was named BFOSZ. George George L. Krisztian Flint Action Plan Coordinator Laboratory Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Desk ph ; Cell ph

RE: Weekly Governor's Report

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Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 4:15:32 PM - Completed partial plumbing assessments of Flint Southwestern High School and Flint Northwestern High School (12/18). - Meeting with EPA and City of Flint engineering consultant regarding KWA transition (12/15). - Continued work on school reports, Pierce Elementary and Doyle Ryder Elementary schools - FOIA and legislative request responses Stephen Busch, P.E. MDEQ Lansing District Coordinator Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance Lansing and Jackson District Supervisor 517-643-2314 [email protected]

Weekly Governor's Report

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Date: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:49:14 PM Importance: High Please make sure you give me all of your action items for the weekly Governor’s report by COB on Friday. Thank you! George George L. Krisztian Flint Action Plan Coordinator Laboratory Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Desk ph (517) 284-6719 Cell ph (517) 420-5897 xxxEND_PAGE:deq03_b626_4717_4717_1

Weekly Governor's Report

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Importance: High Please make sure you give me all of your action items for the weekly Governor’s report by COB on Friday. Thank you! George George L. Krisztian Flint Action Plan Coordinator Laboratory Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Desk ph (517) 284-6719 Cell ph (517) 420-5897 xxxEND_PAGE:deq03_b589_2378_2378_1

Assessment form

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Dana, Can you email me a copy of the checklist form you have been using for the school assessments. Stephen Busch, P.E. MDEQ Lansing District Coordinator Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance Lansing and Jackson District Supervisor 517-643-2314 [email protected] xxxEND_PAGE:deq19_b05_0722_0778_55 SAMPLE NUMBER SEQ# FIXTURE UNDERNEATH [_laerater/sereen [_|Nene | [Brass connection _lehreme plated brass [Brass fittings PHOTO NUMBER(S) Fprass tube in base Brass valves {_|Brass T [_]Regulator at bubbler L_|copper w/ lead solder L_|copper w/ 95/5 solder [_]stainless [_]Nylon/PEX BRAND/STYLE OTHER INFO NOTES in Bubbler [_]Underneath inaccessible [central Brass [_]chicago Specialty [_]Leaking/dripping in Delta 400 in Delta 350 [_|Modified fixture L]two handled Delta (_]Fixture wear/discoloration (_]Bar faucet []cold runs hot [_]water cooler []Not working-do not label Oo SAMPLE NUMBER SEQ# FIXTURE UNDERNEATH [_]Aerator/screen [_]None | [_|Brass connection [_]chrome plated brass [Brass fittings PHOTO NUMBER(S) [_]Brass tube in base [Brass valves [_]Brass T [_]Regulator at bubbler [_]copper w/ lead solder L_]copper w/ 95/5 solder [_]stainless [_]Nylon/PEX BRAND/STYLE OTHER INFO NOTES ({_]Bubbler [_]Underneath inaccessible L_Icentral Brass [_]chicago Specialty [_]Leaking/dripping []Delta4oo —[_]Delta 350 [_]Modified fixture L]two handled Delta (_]Fixture wear/discoloration (_]Bar faucet []cold runs hot [_]water cooler []Not working-do not label Oo xxxEND_PAGE:deq19_b05_0722_0778_56 PHOTO NUMBER(S) BRAND/STYLE OTHER INFO NOTES ({_]Bubbler [_]Underneath inaccessible L_Icentral Brass [_]chicago Specialty [_]Leaking/dripping []Delta4oo —_[__]Delta 350 [_]Modified fixture [_}two handled Delta [_]Fixture wear/discoloration L_]Bar faucet L_]cold runs hot [water cooler L_]Not working-do not label im SAMPLE NUMBER SEQ# FIXTURE UNDERNEATH [_]Aerator/screen [_]None | [_|Brass connection [_]chrome plated brass [Brass fittings PHOTO NUMBER(S) [_]Brass tube in base [Brass valves [_]Brass T [_]Regulator at bubbler [_]copper w/ lead solder L_]copper w/ 95/5 solder [_]stainless [_]Nylon/PEX BRAND/STYLE OTHER INFO NOTES ({_]Bubbler [_]Underneath inaccessible L_Icentral Brass [_]chicago Specialty [_]Leaking/dripping []Delta4oo —[_]Delta 350 [_]Modified fixture L]two handled Delta (_]Fixture wear/discoloration (_]Bar faucet []cold runs hot [_]water cooler []Not working-do not label gO xxxEND_PAGE:deq19_b05_0722_0778_57

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