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Eric, Karen and Brad, Whe do we need to get permission from in order to post the attached to the Filntwater page? it appears to be a DHHS publication in conjunction with GCHD George George L. Krisztian Flirt Action Plan Coordinator Laboratory Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Desk ph (517) 284-6719 Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 4:06 PM

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Greetings. The DEQ today posted its latest report from water tests at Flint schools. The report from Brownell STEM Academy is enclosed, and will be posted shortly on the state’s Flint water website, www, Michigan govAlintwater This testing is different from the surveillance testing done for compliance with the federal Lead and Copper Rule. It involves identifying and documenting faucets and drinking fountains in each school, performing repeated tests to check for lead exposure at initial draws and subsequent draws over several minutes. Additionally, state teams are performing extended water draws at strategically selected locations to identify possible lead components deeper in the school’s plumbing infrastructure. State teams have now completed sampling at eight Flint schools as part of the commitment in Governor Snyder’s 10-point action plan to protect Flint kids and families, and a clear pattern is emerging: Old faucets and drinking fountains are a potential source for lead exposure. To be clear, investigators are not finding lead sources in the deeper plumbing of the schools inspected so far, and only a portion of the faucets and drinking fountains inspected are demonstrating potential lead exposure. The good news is that replacing these outdated faucets is inexpensive compared to addressing major plumbing and is effective at eliminating lead exposure. The other good news is that, when run for a few minutes, presence of lead in the sampling drops to minimal or non-detection levels. This news should also be of value to residents in older homes, whether in Flint or anywhere in the state. Old faucets likely contain brass components that can impart lead into water. Anyone concerned about lead exposure in water can take simple steps to build awareness of their exposure and prevent it. e Free water testing is available to any Flint resident. More than 500 residents have taken advantage of this program since September. The results of that testing are regularly updated on the state’s website. e Free blood lead level testing is available through Genessee County Health Department. Results of that testing also are available on the state’s website. e Educational materials are available to help residents learn more about lead exposure and how to prevent it. On the website. For more information, contact George Krisztian, DEQ Flint Action Plan Coordinator: George L. Krisztian Flint Action Plan Coordinator Laboratory Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality k ph (517) 264-6719 _ xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b784_2786_2787_1 Experts with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs’ Plumbing division of offer the following advice for concerned homeowners: e Check and clean aerator screens in faucets around the house. Screens can sometimes contain a buildup of lead contaminants. e Inspect household plumbing for lead solder. Solder joints connect pipes in household water distribution systems. If your house was built before 1987, your plumbing may have lead solder. e Look at the home water service pipes that connect the water main in the street to the household plumbing. Homes built in the mid-1950s may still have lead service pipes. e Call a professional. Have your home inspected by a licensed plumbing contractor to determine the features of your household plumbing. To verify if a plumbing contractor is licensed, visit: Brad Wurfel Communications Director, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b784_2786_2787_2

Couple rates: ® The testing isn’t just dore by “selecting specific sites,” but at all sourcas of drinking water. Selacting specific sites sounds like we're taking a smattering throughout the school, but it’s more rigorous than that. ® No infographic? e Bo we have results from the GCHE blood lead level testing on the website?

Greetings. This is to alert you that the DEQ today posted its latest report from water tests at Flint schools. The report from Eisenhower Elementary is enclosed, and now This testing is different from the surveillance testing done for compliance with the federal Lead and Copper Rule. It involves selecting specific sites within each school (faucets and drinking fountains) and performing repeated tests to check for lead exposure at initial draws and subsequent draws over several minutes. Additionally, state teams are performing extended water draws at strategically selected locations to identify lead components deeper in the school’s plumbing infrastructure. State teams have now completed sampling at eight Flint schools, and a clear pattern is emerging: Old faucets and drinking fountains are a potential source for lead exposure. The good news is that replacing these outdated faucets is inexpensive compared to addressing major plumbing and is effective at eliminating lead exposure. The other good news is that, when run for a few minutes, presence of lead in the sampling drops to minimal or non-detection levels. This news should also be of value to residents in older homes, whether in Flint or anywhere in the state. Old faucets likely contain brass components that can impart lead into water. Anyone concerned about lead exposure in water can take simple steps to build awareness of their exposure and prevent it. e Free water testing is available to any Flint resident. More than 500 residents have taken advantage of this program since September. The results of that testing are regularly updated on the state’s website. e Free blood lead level testing is available through Genessee County Health Department. Results of that testing also are available on the state’s website. e Educational materials are available to help residents learn more about lead exposure and how to prevent it. On the website. 1 xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0890_3205_3206_1 Experts with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs’ Plumbing division of offer the following advice for concerned homeowners: Household Plumbing Tips from LARA b Check and clean aerator screens in faucets around the house. Screens can sometimes contain a buildup of lead contaminants. Inspect household plumbing for lead solder. Solder joints connect pipes in household water distribution systems. If your house was built before 1987, your plumbing may have lead solder. Look at the home water service pipes that connect the water main in the street to the household plumbing. Homes built in the mid-1950s may still have lead service pipes. Call a professional. Have your home inspected by a licensed plumbing contractor to determine the features of your household plumbing. To verify if a plumbing contractor is licensed, visit: www lara state. mius/bcclicense/ Brad Wurfel Communications Director, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -wockelbGienichigan gov PPI (cell) xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0890_3205_3206_2

151008. Media Q&A.docx | attached the Eisenhower results as well as the Q&As we put together previously. Both of them are about two months old at this point. BE I’m also hunting down the final PDF graphic of the Governor’s action plan. It got removed from the website at some point as more info came out. Karen Tommasulo Public Information Officer Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6716 | 517-599-5733 tornmasulok@michigan. gov xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0882_3175_3175_1

Attached is the final version of the Eisenhower report. George L. Krisztian Flint Action Plan Coordinator Laboratory Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Desk ph (517) 284-6719 Cell ph: PPI

This is the latest | have for the Eisenhower data. George, do you know of a more updated version? Karen Tommasulo Public Information Officer xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b339_1446_1447_1 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6716 | 517-599-5733 [email protected] xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b339_1446_1447_2

é >, "Shaw, Eric (DEQ)" eorge (DEQ)" <krisztiang@michigan gov> This is the latest I have for the Eisenhower data. George, do you know of a more updated version? Karen Tommasulo Public Information Officer Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6716 | 517-599-5733 tommasulok(@michigan. cov<mailto tommasuickh@michigan. eav> xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b337_1438_1438_1

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 6:31:00 PM Because this media inquiry appears to be in response to Flint, | am asking if | should return the call or refer it to the Public Information Office? | have heard that this media outlet has contacted at least one other public water system to ask about the status of their LCR compliance.

Thank you, | will pass this to Marty Ackkey. Louls Burgess

Hi Louis: fro looping in the comms director and PIO over at DEQ — they're the go-to for testing questions, Thanks! Jennifer Eisner information Officer an Department of Health and Hurnan Services GhF-241-24 [email protected]

Hi Brad and Karen, I'm working on a couple of stories (news spots and a feature) about the debate around water testing for lead and the pre-flushing recommendations DEQ outlines for cities to use for these water tests. Could you arrange a short taped phone interview for me for tomorrow with someone at DEQ who can talk about this? Anytime after 10am would be great. Thanks! Rebecca Williams Senior Reporter Michigan Radio a xxxEND_PAGE:deq21_b351_1011_1012_2

{think this would be great for the website, but it'd be better if we could post it directly as a PDF. We could dink, but EPA updates their site regularly, so links to their pages tend to break pretty quickly. We'd just have to have an agreement with them on when the PDF would come down se they wouldn't feel like there was an outdated version of thelr pamphlet doating around,

FYI -- see below. Just keeping all up to date Madhu Madhu R. Anderson Deputy Director, Economic & Strategic Initiatives Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Phone 517 284 6702 | 517 290 9653 andersonm3G@ michigan gov Begin forwarded message: Date: November 10, 2015 at 12:08:46 PM EST

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Please see the link below. This is a rather comprehensive (albeit not completely up te date in places} description of water igsues that is written in relatively easy to understand language. is this something that we should post a link to on our water site? Gr perhans ask EPA if we can past ii directly? This ts clearly an EPA publication so if we get permission to post it there is no chance of plagiarism. George George L. Krisztian Flint Action Plan Coordinator Laboratory Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Thanks, Mike. Reporter aiso wanted to know if there was @ way to link this siory to Flint ~ any chance the river water there may be more corrosive because of a sail issue. JEFF heads up.

Today | was interviewed by Rebecca Thiele of public radio WKAR-Kalamazoo. The interview was prompted by the findings of Western Michigan University, Carla Koretsky, regarding the impact of road salt on a small deep kettle lake within the City of Kalamazoo. We are funding a CMI monitoring grant for Dr. Koretsky to conduct additional assessment of several urban lakes and the associated watersheds. | provided the reporter with the 2 attached reports and the link for a another report prepared by the USGS These reports all have sections devoted to chlorides and correlate high chloride concentrations in lakes and streams with urban land use. Questions-roughly & answers- briefly-no particular order 1. From the 2007 NLA report, Mi lakes have higher conductivities and chloride concentrations than lakes nationally and within the upper Midwest ecoregion. Why? Speculated that compared to the rest of nation, particularly compared to the southern states, we have more sources including road salt. Compared to other states in the upper Midwest ecoregion we have more lakes in urbanized watersheds. 2. Will monitoring be conducted at other Kettle Lakes with urbanized watersheds to document the extent of the problem? Acknowledged that elevated chloride levels have been documented in urbanized areas of Michigan and concentrations in Woods Lake in Kalamazoo are problematic which is why we are funding additional work to document the extent of the problem and sources. We will routinely continue to monitor Michigan’s resources for chlorides but the site specific nature of the problem precludes specific sampling for the issue. We do not have a Water Quality Standard for chloride but we have not identified toxicity issues where elevated concentrations have been found. 3. Will construction of roadside retention ditches solve the problem? Explained that best management practices for the typical NPS pollutants our agency addresses may not be appropriate for salt. | made sure the reporter had a contact in MDOT. Air date for the story is unknown. Mike Walterhouse, Environmental Quality Specialist Lake Michigan Unit Surface Water Assessment Section Water Resources Division, MDEQ 517-284-5548 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0311_0647_0648_2

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Karen Tommasulo Public Information Officer Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6716 | 517-599-5733 tornmasulok@michigan. gov xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0831_2734_2734_1

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10 Day Ext. Issued Date: Thursday, November 05, 2015 4:11:58 PM After further review of this request with Liane Shekter Smith, the records pertaining to this FOIA are not with the Director or me. They are with the ODWMA. Therefore, to the best of my technical knowledge, | do not have any records to produce. Thanks. Mary Beth Mary Beth Thelen Management Assistant to Director Dan Wyant Department of Environmental Quality Constitution Hall, 6th Floor South Phone: 517-284-6712 or 284-6700 (new numbers) Fax: 517-241-7401 [email protected]