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Your right, When ft reviewed the packet of materials that you were sent, | thought that page 9 was from the community water supply program. They looked really sirnilar. The document on page 9 of the packet that you received is the instructions that were used by the Genesee County Health Department to collect the screening sarnpies taken in October at schools in the City of Flint. This document was prepared specifically for that purpose and, to my knowledge, has not been used for any other purpose. Liane 4. Shekter Smith, PLE. Assistant to Chief Deputy Director Jim Sygo Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6543

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 4:10:00 PM Your right. When | reviewed the packet of materials that you were sent, | thought that page 9 was

This document is addressed specifically to schools. Please see instruction step #1. Thanks, Yanna Lambrinidou PhD Parents for Nontoxic Alternatives PO Box 6283 Washington DC 20015 P 202.997.1834 B www.dcwasawatch. blogspot.com

Ms. Lambrinidou — As you noted, “The second document (page 9) is the instructions document that we provide to community water systems to assist them with their lead and copper compliance xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b431_4709_4715_1 monitoring.” This document is not addressed specifically to schools. We did not intend to imply that these instructions are for sampling at schools. However, it is possible that there could be a community water system that does not have adequate Tier 1 sites available or accessible and the potential exists that a community water supply could utilize a school in their sampling pool. We wanted to be sure to include all of our lead and copper sampling protocols as part of our response to your FOIA request in an effort to be complete. My apologies if this caused confusion. Liane J. Shekter Smith, P.E. Assistant to Chief Deputy Director Jim Sygo Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6543

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 3:54:00 PM Ms. Lambrinidou — As you noted, “The second document (page 9) is the instructions document that we provide to community water systems to assist them with their lead and copper compliance monitoring.” This document is not addressed specifically to schools. We did not intend to imply that these instructions are for sampling at schools. However, it is possible that there could be a community water system that does not have adequate Tier 1 sites available or accessible and the potential exists that a community water supply could utilize a school in their sampling pool. We wanted to be sure to include all of our lead and copper sampling protocols as part of our response to your FOIA request in an effort to be complete. My apologies if this caused confusion. Liane J. Shekter Smith, P.E. Assistant to Chief Deputy Director Jim Sygo Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6543

Hello Ms. Shekter Smith, Thanks for your response. | am familiar with the LCR and agree with your notes below. However, my question pertains to the sampling protocol on p. 9 of the packet | received. The document is titled "Drinking Water Lead & Copper Sampling Instructions" and according to Tracy Jo's email below this is "the instructions document that [MDEQ] provide[s] to community water systems to assist them with their lead and copper compliance monitoring." This document is addressed specifically to schools, it asks for just one sample, and it seems to serve water utility LCR compliance monitoring requirements. Hence my question about whether community water systems in MI include school samples in LCR compliance calculations. If someone could help shed light on this, | would appreciate it. Regards, Yanna Lambrinidou PhD Parents for Nontoxic Alternatives PO Box 6283 Washington DC 20015 P 202.997.1834 B www. dowasawaich blogspot.com