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FYL See John’s note below about a January workshop. Stephen Busch, PLE. MDEQ Lansing District Coordinator Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance Lansing and Jackson District Supervisor 517-643-2314

Kris — Attached is the most recent version of our revised sampling for lead and copper compliance monitoring. This has been updated to no longer recommend pre-flushing of taps; rather it instructs residents/customers to use a kitchen or bathroom tap that was used the day before sampling and that has been idle for at least 6 hours. We have incorporated EPA’s suggestions and they have approved this version. Would you please share this document with community water supply district analysts so that they can provide any additional comments or constructive criticism. Comments need to be provided quickly, as the intention is to have this document available for any/all supplies to use for sampling beginning in January. However, as with all documents/forms — as we use it and there are suggestions to improve the document we can do that in the future as we need to. Liane xxxEND_PAGE:deq02_b178_2304_2304_1

FYI

Attached are revised sampling instructions. This document would be our new recommendations for supplies to provide to homeowners. We've incorporated EPA's most recent comments. Please review and provide any comments/suggestions by 11am. Thanks.

Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 10:02:09 AM Article revisions-O001 Report of the Lead and Copper Rule Working Group To the National Drinking Water Advisory Council xxxEND_PAGE:deq02_b059_2121_2121_1

Article Report of the Lead and Copper Rule Working Group To the National Drinking Water Advisory Council i 4 xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0106_0286_0286_1

ATTOOO01.htm FY¥i— we'll need to address thase commiants in the document that we were reviewing this morning.

ATTO00001.htm FYI — we'll need to address these comments in the document that we were reviewing this morning.

Updated with Jean/Kris comments incorporated. xxxEND_PAGE:deq16_b4_0688_0891_047 | DRINKING WATER LEAD AND COPPER SAMPLING INSTRUCTIONS ~~~ -{ Formatted: Left: 0.8", Right: 0.8" Dear Resident: Thank you for helping to monitor for lead and copper in your drinking water. This sampling | effortis required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and is being accomplished through the cooperation of homeowners and residents. It is important that you follow these instructions so thatwe may-collect an accurate measurement of the lead and copper in your drinking water. This sample is-suppesed teshould represent the water you would typically drink and the faucet from where you weuld drink the water. Call your water supply if you have anyquestions. is to-be-colleciec after water has been sitting in the pipes for an extended-perioc oftime (-e,-he-wateruse-during this period}. Therefore, do not use any water for at least 6 hours before sampling. We do not recommend sampling if the water fas Sat sale fot more ethan formorethantZheus. If the faucet has been idle more than 18 hours, the sample maymight not be analyzed because it does not represent typical daily use. of ri ay ‘1. The best times to sample are early morning or after returning from work. Dueto-this “a Fonnatted: Uist aragraph Indent: [ef 0", jumbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, requiremeni_eilhereany mornings or evenings upon returning from work are the best 3, ... + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned times-for-collecting- samples. described. in-more-deiail- below. at 0106) x Indentatagea ue 2. Select a faucet in the KITCHEN or BATHROOM that is commonly used for drinking. DO_ NOT sample from a laundry sink or a hose spigot as these samples cannot be used by your-watersupplyfor compliance. 3. If you have a single handle faucet, turn it to the COLD side. Place the open sample bottle (open) below the faucet and gently open the cold water tap. Fill the sample bottle to the neck of the-bottie with the “first draw” of COLD water. 4..Water must sit idle in the pipes for an extended lenath of time before sampling. A-sample 4. Tightly cap the sample bottle and place in the sample kit provided. Please+Review the sample kit label at-this-thme-to ensure that-all information contained on the label is correct. | 5. Answer the questions on the back of this form and-remerrberte sign the form. 6. Attach this form to the bottle and leave it outside your front door for pick-up. 7. Thank you again for your help. We will send you the results within 30 days of receiving them. Information on this year’s lead and copper monitoring will be printed in the | Water Quality Report that will be made available to you by July 1 of next year. Contact your water supply if you have anyquestions. Water Supply: If you have arnyquestions call: xxxEND_PAGE:deq16_b4_0688_0891_048 Manager or Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Water Operator: DEQ Contact: Phone: Phone: Or Contact: xxxEND_PAGE:deq16_b4_0688_0891_049 — A. Which faucet did you use to fill the bottle? Ui Kitchen (Main bathroom — LJ Other If OTHER, please describe: B. When was the faucet last used before sampling? Date TIME AM/PM Cc. When did you fill the bottle? DATE TIME AM/PM D. Is this faucet connected to a home treatment device such as a water softener, a reverse osmosis unit, an iron removal device OR is any kind of additive used in the home? YES NO If YES, please describe: Note: If you have a home treatment device OR any kind of additive is used-inthe-home,, it is possible we might not analyze your sample or be able to use your sample for compliance purposes. E. If any plumbing repairs or replacement has been done in the home since the previous sampling event, please note this information here: If YES, please describe: | have read the Drinking Water Lead and Copper Sampling Instructions and have taken a tap sample in accordance with these directions. Signature Date xxxEND_PAGE:deq16_b4_0688_0891_050

Client Privilege Work Product 11-16.docx xxxEND_PAGE:deq25_b049_0732_0732_1

We have all that analytical information electronically available? Even stuff from private labs?

Is this information available electronically? If most of this information is paper, this is an enormous request. If it is available electronically, then it can probably be produced from Lansing. Dan/Kris — please verify. Is this a FOIA that the two of you can respond to or does this need to go to every district (community and non-community)?

Date: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 8:54:00 AM Is this information available electronically? If most of this information is paper, this is an enormous request. If it is available electronically, then it can probably be produced from Lansing. Dan/Kris — please verify. Is this a FOIA that the two of you can respond to or does this need to go to every district (community and non-community)?

Date: Monday, October 19, 2015 4:34:38 PM Link to Act 399 & Rules: 20151019163407 xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b289_3616_3616_1

Important. Please note. Liane J. Shekter Smith, P-E., Chief Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance Michigan Department of Envitonmental Quality 517-284-6543

Date: Monday, October 12, 2015 5:45:00 PM Kris — can you retrieve past epa program reviews? It would be helpful if we could gather together all of the annual reviews that we have for the last 10 years or so. Is this a manageable request? xxxEND_PAGE:deq03_b042_0049_0049_1

xxxEND_PAGE:deq21_b281_0870_0871_1 Yesterday, it was asked whether Lansing should be notified if you are involved with or working on a Pb/Cu issue. For now that will be a good idea. Please send me a brief e-mail (and cc Tracy Jo) that | can forward to Jim S. as a heads up. Please continue to do this for the near term as issues arise. Thanks. xxxEND_PAGE:deq21_b281_0870_0871_2

Date: Friday, October 09, 2015 1:45:00 PM Yesterday, it was asked whether Lansing should be notified if you are involved with or working ona Pb/Cu issue. For now that will be a good idea. Please send me a brief e-mail (and cc Tracy Jo) that | can forward to Jim S. as a heads up. Please continue to do this for the near term as issues arise. Thanks. xxxEND_PAGE:deq03_b094_0111_0111_1

Date: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 8:27:00 AM Importance: High FYI

Importance: High FYI

Indicators Summary July 2015.doc All—Attached, please find the annual End-of-Year Evaluation of Michigan DEQ’s implementation of the PWSS in Michigan for FY 2014; and the Measures and Indicators page which is a compilation of the most recent data for all quantitative measures that Region 5 uses to regularly assess State program performance. Thank you for your comments and edits, which | have included. If you have any comments or questions regarding the Evaluation or the Measures and Indicators page, please let me know. Thank you for all your hard work! Jennifer Jennifer Kurtz Crooks Michigan Program Manager Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch U.S. EPA Region 5 77 West Jackson Bivd. Chicago, Illinois 60604 312.886.0244 [email protected] 312.582.5853 (fax) xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b021_1427_1582_114 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (Michigan DEQ), Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance, Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program Work Plan Summary and FY 2014 End-of-Year Evaluation Contacts: Michigan DEQ Field Operations Section Chief: Richard Benzie, [email protected], (517) 284-6512; Michigan DEQ Environmental Health Section Chief: Carrie Monosmith, [email protected], (517) 290-2601. U.S. EPA Region 5 Michigan State Program Manager, Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch (GWDWB): Jennifer Kurtz Crooks, [email protected], (312) 886-0244 Federal funding used: PWSS grant; Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Set-asides: 1) Small System Technical Assistance set-aside, 2) PWSS Program set-asides to supplement the PWSS program, and 3) Local Assistance set-asides that includes Wellhead Protection and Capacity Development. FY 2014 End-of-Year Evaluation Synopsis: Analysis of the various programs within Michigan’s drinking water program (below), and the data gleaned from implementation of these programs (see attached Measures and Indicators page), show many program improvements by Michigan DEQ. It is important to note that Michigan DEQ does not currently have adequate electronic reporting capabilities, due to competing priorities and resource limitations. Information Technology (IT) support from the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) is now being provided to support WaterTrack until the noncommunity water system (NCWS) data moves to SDWIS/State or SDWIS-Prime. Financial/staff limitations within the Michigan PWSS program are an ongoing obstacle. For FY 2014, Region 5 commends Michigan DEQ for exceeding its targets for all National Drinking Water and Source Water Protection Measures, which include those from U.S. EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW) and the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA). During the most recent Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Performance Evaluation in May 2015, the Region noted Michigan DEQ’s continued use of set-asides for innovative purposes and projects. The DWSRF set-aside workplans are very well written from a technical and financial perspective. Progress is noted in all activities funded with DWSRF set-asides. The FY 2014 Program Evaluation Report (PER) for the Michigan State Revolving Fund Programs, prepared by Region 5 State and Tribal Programs Branch and dated July 27, 2015, should be consulted for more information regarding the State’s DWSRF program. The most recent Regional Shared Goals, which represent CY 2014 (final data as of April 2015), show Michigan DEQ met 6 milestones of the 7 goals. The non-transient noncommunity water system (NTNCWS) goal not met indicated that more than 5% (5.2%) NTNCWSs have significant/major monitoring violations for acute-based standards; namely for total coliform and nitrate. | | | : Pere | xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b021_1427_1582_115 Resources and Expertise: Michigan DEQ employs a highly trained staff with the technical expertise to carry out all mandatory components of the PWSS program (including engineering plan and specification review, sanitary surveys and emergency response. ) However, due to lack of adequate funding, the drinking water program cannot hire sufficient staff to accomplish all program activities. As a result, the PWSS program prioritizes activities, placing emphasis on those with direct impact on public health. Contracts with the Local Health Departments (LHD) to conduct the PWSS program at NCWSs, have been successful in ensuring public health is protected. However, the upcoming implementation of the Federal Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) in FY 2016 with no additional Federal funding, may force the Michigan DEQ to prioritize LHD activities, and could increase the number of primacy activities the LHDs will be unable to complete. Michigan DEQ has indicated that if the Federal PWSS grant continues to be reduced or if the DWSRF set-asides are reduced, adequate staffing levels may be difficult to maintain and Michigan DEQ’s ability to meet federal PWSS primacy requirements could be jeopardized. The Region continues to offer assistance to the State, which includes compliance assistance and enforcement partnership. Rules and Primacy: Michigan DEQ has been granted primacy for all Federal drinking water regulations, and is implementing all drinking water rules. The State submitted its draft RTCR for Region 5 review, and the Region provided comments for public hearing in February 2015. The Region looks forward to receipt of the RTCR primacy package in FY 2016. For the past several years, Michigan DEQ disinvested in a number of program activities that were partially implemented in FY 2014. Partial implementation includes: 1. Lead Consumer Notification of tap results at NTNTCWSs:

Date: Friday, September 25, 2015 8:05:57 AM In general, I think this looks good. Was it shared with George Kristian at the lab for review? One other point, not sure how eDWR would reduce the number of samples that exceed the hold time. I didn't include Jennifer on this response. Make sure she knows I had a chance to look at her review. Thanks.

| read it today and had a few comments but wanted to discuss them with Kris Philip before | replied. | hope to have that conversation tomorrow. Liane is out until October 7.

All--Richard pointed out you all have busy working on issues with our favorite City, and also you all were out last week for the Section meeting. In light of the possibility that we will be shut-down next Thursday, | would like to finalize this on Wednesday COB. If you can get me any comments by say Wednesday early afternoon, | can finalize at the end of the day. If we have a continuing resolution, ’d like to get comments by Friday, Oct 2 COB and | will finalize on Monday Oct 5. Dan said he had a few comments on my NCWS write-up for data management, etc. Liane, I’m hoping you can read my resources comments, and Flint comments, and make sure these are OK with you. Thank you all for your time. ennifer

Here’s my first full draft of the DEQ Update for the ACE in the Soo. It is too long. Let me know what you think and what you think we should or could eliminate. | covered the RTCR, a few proposed state rule changes included with the RTCR, the upcoming January 1, 2016 deadlines for state. rules modified in 2009 (particularly the Reliability Studies and General Plan requirements), marketing the DWRF, and Secondary Treatment issues. : While there are too many’slides, there are quite a few that are very fast — like some of the DWRF slides that are graphical illustrations of what is presented in the previous slide(s). My.second slide . says | covered the Needs Surveys, but | don't think ! did, so | will have to change that slide. | also have a few other things to confirm/change before | make this a final. version. | have not run through it to see how long it takes but | know | would run long. Kris said | would run long if | only had 4 slides.. Audacious statement for someone still on probation. xxxEND_PAGE:deq26_b240_1890_2019_119 Devereaux, Tracy Jo (DEQ). ; . /: