David Eggert

If it is the document titled “Update to Treasury...” that has no letterhead, etc., it appears to have been penned by Ed Kurtz.

AP ASSOCIATED PRESS foe David Eggert 215 S, Washington Square, Suite 170 State government reporter Lansing, Ml 48933 T 517-482-8011 M 517-899-2991 deggert@ap org www.ap.org xxxEND_PAGE:treasury01_b39_6977_7316_068 Robert, Carla M. (T. reasury)

Terry, Treasurer Khouri is named as a defendant in a new lawsuit filed this morning that asks a federal judge to force him, members of the transition advisory board, the city of Flint and Natasha Henderson to comply with the safe drinking water act, including the replacement of lead service lines. I wanted to reach out for a response. Thx. Dave xxxEND_PAGE:treasury01_b41_7622_7971_257 Schafer, Suzanne K. (T reasury)

Del Toral memo.pdf Hey, fave, The Nev, 3 guidance letter is the first ciocument. The other two are the draft and final EPA “Del Taral” memos. Worth reading. Our statement on the Auditor General fetter (enclosed here: IGA7OLOS2015.pcF }: We agreed with the findings in the Aucitor General's review. The findings align with aur internal departmant review. We appreciate the Auditor General’s work to provide a fair and well considered look at some key issues. b Brad Wurfal Communications Director, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality wurfelb@ michigan. Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 3:42 PM

Thx dave

Hi Dave, are you writing about the letter the Office of Auditor General wrote about the DEQ and Flint water? First, here's a copy of the response from Office of the Auditor General: You can attribute this to me: The letter from the Office of the Auditor General includes some criticisms, but also reflects that state officials were following accepted protocols, or in one case, an interpretation of the corrosion control program that the EPA later clarified. But we need to do better in ensuring Flint residents have safe water and tracking children affected by elevated lead levels. We continue to work with the bipartisan task force that is reviewing all the actions at the state, local and federal xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b1332_3435_3437_1 level and is expected to offer recommendations in a month or so. Gov. Snyder is committed to working with Flint Mayor Weaver and officials on these issues. Dave for your background, here's a helpful summary of answers from the Office of the Auditor General in response to questions mostly posed by Sen. Jim Ananich's office (the auditor added a few questions in the 11-page report). The questions were posed as the OAG conducts an audit of the Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance's handling of the Flint water crisis. Conclusions: n While the Flint City Council voted in March 2013 to move to the KWA pipeline, it didn’t designate the Flint River as an interim water source. But the Department of Environmental Quality had approved the river as a backup source for emergency purposes in 2006. The treated water met safety standards in quarterly tests by the Flint Water Treatment Plant, but Flint had never tested its effect on the distribution system. n In an email review of key DEQ managers to determine if there was an effort to conceal information, only one email exchange raised red flags. The Environmental Protection Agency had asked DEQ in February 2015 if Flint had a corrosion control program; the DEQ responded the city had an optimized program in place. In April the EPA asked again, and the DEQ said that the Flint Water Treatment Plant was not doing corrosion control. DEQ later explained that the first answer was referring to its Lead and Copper Rule program, in which it monitors a new water source (in this case, the Flint river) for lead/copper for two consecutive six-month periods to determine if corrosion treatment is necessary. The report says there’s no reason to believe that DEQ willfully misrepresented information to the EPA. It also concludes that Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance employees appeared to have notified management properly about the unfolding Flint water situation. n DEQ did not consult with the EPA on how best to apply the Lead and Copper Rule monitoring practices after the switch to Flint water, but from past experience, DEQ believed it was doing so correctly by doing two rounds of six-month monitoring on the new water source before determining optimal corrosion control. The EPA disagreed with DEQ’s interpretation of the LCR, but later stated that the LCR was open to interpretation. It then clarified the rule: Corrosion controls already in place when Flint was on Detroit water should have been maintained after the switch. n DEQ should have notified the Flint WTP to start corrosion controls once the first round of six-month sampling results arrived in late March 2015 and showed the water exceeded acceptable lead levels. n DEQ doesn’t operate the Flint WTP so it doesn’t have any accountability measures to ensure the WTP is collecting water samples from tier 1 homes, i.e., residences with lead service lines, soldering or plumbing. Instead, DEQ relies on Flint’s certification of sample sites. The auditor suggests DEQ should consider an independent verification of the sampling pool or of Flint’s certifications. In November 2015, Flint said it had no way to ensure the sites were all tier 1. Water samples came from 175 randomly distributed testing bottles. DEQ has asked Flint to verify its prior samples by this Wednesday (12/30). n__ There’s been controversy that DEQ dropped two sampling sites with high lead levels from its second six-month review. The auditor determined it was appropriate for DEQ to do so because those sites did not meet federal criteria. It was also appropriate for DEQ to require flushing taps the night before sampling to ensure faucets didn’t contain overly stagnant water. n Charts show that most water samples were taken in the sixth month of the six-month testing period. The auditor said it’s difficult to determine if the lateness of the sampling affects the accuracy. The information contained in this communication is intended for the use 2 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b1332_3435_3437_2 of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone at +1-212-621-1898 and delete this email. Thank you. [IP_US_DISC] msk xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b1332_3435_3437_3

| believe this is what the governor was referencing. Pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act’s Lead and Copper Rule, the state has been testing municipal supplies since 1992. Flint was part of Detroit's sampling pool, which is why historically they only had to produce 33 samples. The enclosed lead history essentially shows that the only surefire way to make sure there is no lead exposure is to remove lead service connections, as well as lead pipes and fixtures in homes. Recognize that our testing offers surveillance-level view. Each home could have plumbing and water use factors that make its lead exposure levels different. Note on the rule: When they moved to the river as their primary source of water, DEQ handled it as a “new source.” Under new source rules, they had to take more samples and two rounds of testing to examine lead and copper in the system. Because the system serves 50,000 or more people, the federal rule states that if the 90" percentile value in the water is above 5 parts per billion, they must commence full optimization of the corrosion control system. If the got percentile was above 15 ppb, the operator would need to provide formal notice of that fact to the community and commence full optimization. DEQ sent notice to the operator Aug. 15, instructing them to commence optimization. b xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b239_0671_0671_1

Ok thx

Hi Dave, Jennifer passed your note along to me so | wanted to get back to clarify for you. The supplemental request will include $6 million for reconnection to Detroit, and then almost another $3.5 million for filters, testing, and additional agency support...so the total supplemental request will be for $9.35 million. The confusion is coming from the fact that we already announced $1 million in money from filters last week and that money does not require a supplemental appropriation. The actual total commitment from the state is $10.6 million...but some of the money won’t require a supplemental appropriation. Call me if you have questions. Thanks! Kurt Weiss State Budget Office 517-335-0050

Jennifer, xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0374_0765_0766_1 | thought | heard Snyder mention spending $4M separately from the S6M to switch back. News release says $3.5M. Can you clarify? Thx. ASSOCIATED PRESS David Eggert 215 S. Washington Square, Suite 170 State government reporter Lansing, MI 48933 T 517-482-8011 Mi The information contained in this communication is intended for the use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone at +1-212-621-1898 and delete this email. Thank you. [IP_US_DISC] The information contained in this communication is intended for the use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone at +1-212-621-1898 and delete this email. Thank you. [IP_US_DISC] msk xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0374_0765_0766_2

Importance: High FULLY EMBARGOED until press conference starts. eas Stary op Mawnan FRG SHELA EXECUTIVE OFFICE SRRLA GALL ADE SOVEANGAT SANRENES sccaaiaiiiidl FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 Department of Health ari Human Services Kathrvn Thornes, 810-766-1734 Mott Foundation Jason Lorenz, 810-237-2039 City of Flint Gov. Rick Snyder: Move back to Detroit water provides best protection for public health in Flint State, city, Mott Foundation, join to fund switch until KWA is ready FLINT, Mich. — Flint families and children will be better protected by reconnecting with the Great Lakes Water Authority as the source of the city’s drinking water until the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline is completed, Gov. Rick Snyder said. Snyder said Thursday that he will request the state Legislature to provide half, or $6 million, of the $12 million needed to reconnect with the authority through next summer, when the KWA is expected to be completed. The Flint city government will provide $2 million and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has committed $4 million. “All Flint residents need clean, safe drinking water,” Snyder said. “The technical experts helping the city on its water advisory all agree this move back to the Great Lakes Water Authority provides the best public health protection for children and families. This effort today is the result of people coming together to solve a problem. xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0546_1098_1100_1 | appreciate Detroit's willingness to reconnect with Flint, the Mott Foundation’s generous commitment, and the dedication of all parties to come together to protect Flint families and children.” Flint city leaders requested the state’s help to fund the reconnection and to assist with health and infrastructure issues. Flint’s move to the Great Lakes Water Authority is expected to cost about $1.3 million per month until the Karegnondi Water Authority is completed next summer. “It’s heartening to know so many people are working at so many levels to bring safe, clean water back to Flint,” Mott Foundation President Ridgway White said. “We believe this transitional solution is the right and necessary thing to do, and we’re glad we could help the state and the city make it happen.” The move to Detroit water, which is expected to carry, carries many public health benefits. As large bodies of water, the Great Lakes are naturally prone to fewer problems from large rain events and other runoff issues that can sometimes be present in shallower rivers. Additionally, the Great Lakes Water Authority water already has additional corrosion control, using phosphates to help coat the insides of pipes and limit lead from leaching into the water. However, reconnecting with the authority will not completely resolve the city’s problem with lead service lines or aging infrastructure. It will take time for pipes in Flint to become coated with the phosphate corrosion control. Additionally, some households in the city could experience lead in their drinking water until all lead pipes and plumbing are replaced. "Reconnecting to Detroit is the fastest way to deliver clean, safe water to Flint and stabilize the infrastructure system,” Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said. “I appreciate the state, the Mott Foundation, Detroit, and the county's participation in a solution for Flint's water problems. The health and safety of Flint's families, children and seniors is my top priority, and reconnecting to Detroit is a major step that the city could not take alone given budget constraints." To best protect public health, Snyder said state and local authorities will continue to carry out steps outlined on Oct. 2 in a comprehensive action plan, including continued testing, the use of faucet filters and providing residents with accurate information about steps to eliminate lead exposure. The Michigan Departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services today also committed an additional $3.5 million for water filters, free lead testing through the state laboratory for Flint water customers, and hiring additional staff to conduct health exposure monitoring for lead in drinking water. Free filters are available for current MDHHS clients at the 125 E. Union St. or 4809 Clio Road MDHHS office locations. For residents who are not currently enrolled in MDHHS assistance programs, free filters are available at the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department offices at 2727 Lippincott and 601 North Saginaw in Flint. Staff will be at all four locations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, to distribute filters and assist residents who have questions about proper installation. At the Lippincott location only, extended hours will be offered this weekend, including until 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Giher goord practices for residents concerned about lead include turning on the cold water tap and running the water until it’s as cold as it will go. Additionally, only use cold water for cooking, drinking and especially mixing baby formula. School test results released; more investigation planned The state today also released the first results from its lead screening program in schools and homes. Of 37 total samples taken at 13 buildings, four samples spread over three buildings exceeded the federal action level of 15 parts per billion. However, this sampling provides only an initial screen, and the state is committing to further testing water and inspecting plumbing at these schools. Until testing is complete, schools are advised to continue using bottled water and filtration as a precaution to protect children. In addition, free testing is still available for any other Flint school, including daycares and Head Starts. Free testing is also available for any Flint resident. Additional information, including more detailed lead screening results, is available at MAAARAL SF er. Sara Wurfel, APR Press Secretary | Executive Office of Governor Rick Snyder xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0546_1098_1100_2 Twitter:@SaraLW xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0546_1098_1100_3

OK. Quick follow-up — are filters for residerits and businesses? And can people get more than 7 per house?

We're still determining the quantities needed, associated costs, and purchasing process. Director Lyon is commited to ensuring that our clients can obtain filters and have safe drinking water.

jennifer, How much are you spending for the peogie on public assistance to get filters?

Hey Dave- We are currently working with retailers on pricing and the purchasing process. Based on where we are in those discussions, our partnerships with community organizations, and MDHHS emergency funds, we feel confident that Flint residents will have access to filters. Sent from my iPhone

How many water filters can you buy with $1M? Thx. <image001.jpg> <image002.jpg> David Eggert 215 S. Washington Square, Suite 170 State government reporter Lansing, MI 48933 T 517-482-8011 1 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0352_0727_0728_1 Wwww.ap.org The information contained in this communication is intended for the use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone at +1-212-621-1898 and delete this email. Thank you. [IP_US_DISC] msk decc60c6d2c3a643 8f0cf467d9a4938 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0352_0727_0728_2

Importance: High Hi there Dave- Per our earlier conversation, below is information for a media conference call with Gov. Snyder and Cabinet leaders — MI Dept of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant of the, MI Dept of Health & Human Services Director Nick Lyon of the, and Dr. Eden Wells, the state’s Chief Medical Executive — to outline a comprehensive action plan to further address Flint water concerns. They will also be available to answer Qs. As agreed by you and your AP team, this information is fully embargoed until when the 1:30 p.m. press conference later today in Flint begins. SPECIFIC CALL-IN DETAILS: Topic: Flint water action plan Date: Friday, Oct. 2 Time: 11:15 a.m. ** To ask a question during that portion of the call, please press “0.” (but please refrain from pressing zero until opening remarks are completed to help ensure you don’t miss any of the details). **NOTE*®*: This invitation is for planning purposes only and meant for you and/or your outlet as there are a limited number of participant lines. Please let us know if you wish to have someone else participate so we can work to accommodate. Please let me know if you need anything else at all in interim. Thanks so much, sw Sara Wurfel, APR Press Secretary | Executive Office of Governor Rick Snyder office Twitter:@SaraLW xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0481_0968_0969_1 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0481_0968_0969_2

Can you respond? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message:

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State Action in Flint Can one of you call me to discuss? Thx.