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FYI
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
Thought folks might find these documents informative:
Attached to this message are a couple of documents that were prepared over a decade ago
that discuss excessive stagnation and sample invalidation under the LCR. They were
prepared in response to questions from the Washington Post and other news media about
invalidation of some samples collected in the Lansing Board of Water Light service area.
The first document is an internal memo that identifies language in the federal preamble to
and in EPA guidance for the LCR that discuss the need to collect samples from homes that
have experienced “typical residential water use during the day before the compliance
sample is collected.”
The second document is a report prepared to explain why we “invalidated” samples for
excessive stagnation in Lansing. It was in the aftermath of this event when EPA eliminated
the ability of state programs to invalidate sample results based on excessive stagnation that
ed the Michigan Public Water Supply Program to develop a recommendation that
communities advise residents participating in their compliance monitoring to flush the
designated sampling tap 6 to 8 hours before sample collection (the night before in most
cases) to ensure that this tap was not experiencing excessive periods of stagnation. We did
not want subsequent regulatory requirements to be imposed based on water quality
information that did not accurately reflect the regulatory intent. This briefing report also
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discusses the fact that the regulatory monitoring scheme was not intended to represent
human intake, but was based upon sampling a statistically significant number of residences
containing leaded plumbing materials as a measure of successful water treatment efficacy.
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Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 2:23:50 PM
FY|
George L. Krisztian
Flint Action Plan Coordinator
Laboratory Director
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Desk ph (517) 284-6719
Cell ph (517) 420-5897
(Hedman).pdf
Follow up communication between fuldee and EPA on replacernent of lead service lines and the use of SRE dedlars.
Nothing that hasn't already been clarified te us by Susan and others at EPA, but sending so you have this in your files.
Maggie
10-6-2015 Response - Kildee.pdf
100615 SRF for Private Line Replacement (Hedman).pdf
Follow up communication between Kildee and EPA on replacement of lead service lines and the use
of SRF dollars. Nothing that hasn’t already been clarified to us by Susan and others at EPA, but
sending so you have this in your files.
Maggie
Attached is the latest data for Homeowner’s in Flint. The spreadsheet includes samples submitted to
the DEQ Lab from September 3" thru October 26".
- Of the 306 samples, 238 (77.7%) were at levels of 5ppb and lower for lead
- The 90" percentile value is 10 ppb
George
George L. Krisztian
Flint Action Plan Coordinator
Laboratory Director
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Desk ph (517) 284-6719
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Date: Friday, October 16, 2015 6:53:51 AM
FYI
George L. Krisztian
Flint Action Plan Coordinator
Laboratory Director
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Desk ph (517) 284-6719
Cell ph (517) 204-0381
FYI
George L. Krisztian
Flint Action Plan Coordinator
Laboratory Director
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Desk ph (517) 284-6719
Cell ph (517) 204-0381
FY!
George L. Krisztian
Flint Action Plan Coordinator
Laboratory Director
Michigan Department of Environmental | Quality
Desk ph (517) 284-6719
Cell ph (517) 204-0381
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 7:29 PM
FYI, Peter Manning hand carried to me this afternoon the attached Environmental Incident Report
Form that was submitted online to, and subsequently faxed to, DAG’s ENRA Division.
The mystery is solved!
I’m covering Executive Division’s main phone line this morning, and | received a call from Wayne
Koper (a citizen from the Thumb area) who said he faxed to 373-1610 an Environmental Incident
Report Form (a DAG form) regarding “poisoning of children of Flint.” He said the complaint number
assigned to it is: 2015-ep10081942753-A. | checked online and found out that fax number is for the
DAG’s Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division.
| then spoke with Peter Manning’s secretary, Nancy Hart, to see if they received his form and to let
her know I’d be e-mailing her a phone message from Mr. Koper to return his call. She said they have
the form, and she will ask Peter if it's OK to forward a copy to me to share with you. Stay tuned.....
a.gov>, "Dykema, Linda D. (DHHS)"
Good rnorning, Dan,
Contact for lead testing in weter here at MDHHS should be Linda Dykema, but she is ar AL toclay- will try
to gata LHD contact for you-
Date: Thursday, August 06, 2015 11:52:00 AM
Yesterday, Steve Busch and | participated in a conference call with Professors Lutgarde Raskin and
Krista Wigginton (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Prof. Stuart Batterman (School
of Public Health) and several of their graduate students.
They wanted to discuss recent events in Flint and are interested in possibly providing sampling,
analysis, and education/outreach to address potential lead exposure issues, TTHM issues, possibly
microbial activity and/or aesthetic problems. They are aware of the report published on the ACLU
website identifying lead as an issue in Flint and were interested in helping to obtain analytical data
to determine the potential extent of the problem and to help residents understand what it means
for them.
We suggested they begin by having discussions with the City to determine what level of assistance
might be helpful to the City.
If this moves forward, we would recommend that DEQ, DHHS staff, LHD staff, and a group of local
residents/stakeholders be included in discussions to guide future activities.
Today, Steve provided UM with contacts at the City. UM is interested in quickly arranging a
preliminary meeting to flesh out what might happen going forward.
We'll keep you updated if this progresses.
Liane
Liane J. Shekter Smith, P.E., Chief
Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
517-284-6543
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