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Mike Prysby

District Engineer at ODWMA / DEQ

Also known as [email protected], Michael Prysby

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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.

WTP survey

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Ed, Another quick question....What analytical method is used for measuring the phosphate residual at the WTP and in the distribution system? Ref kit and model as needed. Thanks.. Michael Prysby, P.E. District Engineer Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance 517 290-8817 xxxEND_PAGE:deq25_b155_1457_1457_1

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

Quesion : f

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Mike, Could you provide me Flint distribution system water quality data going back maybe 3 years? | am interested in TCR sampling results, chlorine data, etc... | am interested in comparing historic data to the latest data albeit more extensive now as it comes in. : xxxEND_PAGE:deq28_b107_0427_0429_1 a Thanks much, Darren- Darren A. Lytle, Ph.D., P.E. Branch Chief (Acting) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 26 West Martin Luther King Dr. - Cincinnati, Ohio 45268 Phone: (513) 569-7432 Fax: (513) 487-2543 email: [email protected]

RE: Ticket #23002-490657 Response Sent

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Hello, It is my contention that you have grossly embellished about the water quality in Genesee County; particularly Flint. The response submitted below is prior to the stark discovery that federal laws were violated. It's plain to see that funds have been misappropriated resulting in harm to residents and their families. In the correspondence, below, you have minimized the problem and diverted the blame to individual residents. Considering the public broadcast about our water equality, the culprits are not the residents, but the officials that are designated to ensure the quality of water. Thank you, Sheila

PO4 feed system

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Date: Monday, December 14, 2015 11:38:52 AM George, Our inspection of the phosphate feed system confirmed that that system is in operation and the system is dosing at 2.5 mg/l as PO4. A couple of minor provisions had not been completed at the time of our inspection and included: - the weigh scale has not been provided by contractor thus far. Dosage determination are being based on the set pump speed rate and measured draw down of the phosphate compound. - flow paced control of the phosphate feed pump has not been established thus far. The water make-up pumps (dilution pumps) have the ability to control the feed rate. Operators can also manually change the PO4 feed rate on the PO4 feed pumps. Flow-pace control will be achieved when the final connections of the pump’s controls to the WTP’s SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) control system are made. | will follow-up on the status of these items this week. Michael Prysby, P.E. District Engineer Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance 517 290-8817 xxxEND_PAGE:deq03_b299_1757_1757_1

Weekly Activity

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Date: Monday, December 14, 2015 11:07:06 AM George, Items to include for the Governor’s report: - DEQ staff held a conference call with the U.S. EPA Flint Task Force to present our comments regarding EPA’s preliminary assessment of corrosion control optimization for the city of Flint. The preliminary assessment was to identify and document activities necessary to enable the EPA and the DEQ to provide advice and support the city in maintaining optimal corrosion control while maintaining their source of water from Detroit as well as during and after the upcoming transition to the KWA pipeline. - DEQ confirmed start-up of the phosphate feed system at Control Station 2 (at the Flint WTP site) on December 9, 2015. The new feed system increases Detroit’s incoming phosphate residual from 1.0 parts per million (ppm) to 2.5 ppm and is expected to accelerate the rate at which corrosion control becomes optimized for Flint’s water system. - DEQ staff met with the city and their consultants to discuss identification of optimal corrosion control prior to and during the upcoming transition to the KWA pipeline. The importance (and the challenges) of treating raw water from the KWA (prior to distribution) and the transition to distributing treated KWA water while minimizing water quality concerns were also discussed. EPA’s Flint Task Force participated in the discussion via conference call. - DEQ staff visited Control Station #2 to observe operation of the phosphate feed system. - DEQ staff modified the ACT 399 construction permit for the Flint raw water transmission line. The modification was needed to allow for re-routing of the transmission main due to poor soil conditions that were encountered along xxxEND_PAGE:deq03_b624_4714_4715_1 the original route. Michael Prysby, P.E. District Engineer Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance 517 290-8817 xxxEND_PAGE:deq03_b624_4714_4715_2

Weekly Activity

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George, Items to include for the Governor’s report: - DEQ staff held a conference call with the U.S. EPA Flint Task Force to present our comments regarding EPA’s preliminary assessment of corrosion control optimization for the city of Flint. The preliminary assessment was to identify and document activities necessary to enable the EPA and the DEQ to provide advice and support the city in maintaining optimal corrosion control while maintaining their source of water from Detroit as well as during and after the upcoming transition to the KWA pipeline. - DEQ confirmed start-up of the phosphate feed system at Control Station 2 (at the Flint WTP site) on December 9, 2015. The new feed system increases Detroit’s incoming phosphate residual from 1.0 parts per million (ppm) to 2.5 ppm and is expected to accelerate the rate at which corrosion control becomes optimized for Flint’s water system. - DEQ staff met with the city and their consultants to discuss identification of optimal corrosion control prior to and during the upcoming transition to the KWA pipeline. The importance (and the challenges) of treating raw water from the KWA (prior to distribution) and the transition to distributing treated KWA water while minimizing water quality concerns were also discussed. EPA’s Flint Task Force participated in the discussion via conference call. - DEQ staff visited Control Station #2 to observe operation of the phosphate feed system. - DEQ staff modified the ACT 399 construction permit for the Flint raw water transmission line. The modification was needed to allow for re-routing of the transmission main due to poor soil conditions that were encountered along the original route. Michael Prysby, P.E. District Engineer Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance 517 290-8817 xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b798_2819_2819_1

November MOR

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Mike, Attached is the November 2015 MOR and Enhanced Water Quality Monitoring Data. I have also attached the results of the verification of LCR monitoring sites in a digital format that the service center put together. The data on the LCR sites is lacking, but in talking with Mr. Bincsik at the service center, we may be able to to track some of the information via inspection of hydrants and dates they were installed to correlate the probability of a lead service line. It may be beneficial for the three of us to discuss this option before the holidays. Sincerely, Mike Glasgow Utilities Administrator City of Flint 1101 S. Saginaw St. Flint, MI 48502 (810)766-7135 ext. 2602 xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0110_0302_0303_2

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