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Scientific" Testing to Ensure Safety of Flint’s Water Statement. And invitation frorn Flint Journal for cornmmentt...

ere is the agenda that Director Wyant is proposing: REC update on Flint water and elected officials briefing Rennis Muchmore update arvey Hollins update reasury update RHHS update Action steps going forward (DEQ) hanks Viageia

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> >Heads up, here's the official response on Flint water inquiry from EPA >to Cong. Kildee. It went last night. >Our formal response is going out COB today, will send around the >finalized but not yet sent version in just a moment so you've got it. >If you have questions, call my cell phone, please. Thanks! >b > > >Brad Wurfel >Communications Director >Michigan Department of Environmental Quality >517-284-6713

Amen. Sent from my iPhone

Best, Harvey Hollins HI, Director Governor’s Office of Urban Initiatives Begin forwarded message:

Wanted you both to see what | sent to the Flint Journal, Because only one sentence of if made it inte the Flint Journal.

Nicely done.

Just @ heads up, our Drinking Water Stalf closing the loop with one of the participants from the meeting with the Flint Ministers regarding water quality issues in Flint. Some very worihwhile information here, and a heads up to everyone that this letier will be going fo this individual. Let me know if you have further questions, concerns, or olher issues. Thanks!

Heads up, here is a communication headed for Flint regarding lead & copper testing of their system and the need for ‘optimizing’ their treatment. Good News: Based on two rounds of testing, they pass inspection for lead and copper. Next News (there’s no bad news here): They still need to provide a plan to optimize their treatment. This usually means adding phosphate to the water to minimize corrosion. If you have questions, I’m happy to address them. Thanks! b Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6713 517-230-8006 cell

Here's part of our on-going problem. -----Original Message----- ;

When: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 9:30 AM-10:30 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: Governor's Conference Room

( think this information is very helpful. It will not answer the main question about the quality of the water (DEQ is working on that through Brad | believe), and the color and smell of the present water, but it does get us to the answers to the less subjective issues. Frankly, the only way the issues will be totally resolved is when the KWA comes on line and the water is perceived to be cleaner and healthier. | am somewhat surprised that the leadership in Flint has not responded better to the community questions, which don’t seem unreasonable at all. Seems like Harvey has a better network into some of the neighborhoods than the city does. The KWA PR department definitely needs to do some outreach or they're headed down the same road as DWSD. Do you know if they go out on a regular basis to the community and talk about the rates, costs, etc.?

Harvey, Steve Busch called but it sounds like you called the contractor first. Regardless, sounds like it was a good start to getting the city involved and looped in. Let us know what more you need. Thanks. b Sent from my iPhone Thank you. Has anyone from DEQ talked with them? Do they know I will be calling? Best, Harvey On Mar 17, 2015, at 9:54 AM, Thelen, Mary Beth (DEQ)

Harvey, Steve Busch called them yesterday but the consultant said he'd already talked with you. Regardless, sounds like it was a good conversation in that it brings the city appropriately into the mix on this idea. Let us know what else you need. Thanks! b Sent from my iPhone

whigan gey> Harvey, We’ ve got two issues I wanted to update you on. After trying to do this all in a single email, I realized it gets messy. So this is the first of two. The water quality question remains under consideration. P’ve had a couple meetings this week with our drinking water team. I will circle back and push them for a specific recommendation on a good retail filter. Thus far, they’ve presented a range of options and been uncomfortable going past that because a) we don’t specialize in home filtration. We’re in charge of commercial / municipal size systems. And b) most filtration systems remove contaminants and toxics and organics. There’s no way to know for sure if a faucet model will effectively work on odor or color issues until someone installs it and tries it out. For that, we’d need a home that has reported discolored / smelly water. And for that, I’d imagine we’d need to connect with the city and see if they’ ve got logs of residents who have made these complaints. The other potential help that could come from the state -- and after conversations with our folks I maintain it might be the best help we can give them -- has to do with maintenance. Of the $2 million announced in January from Treasury, $900,000 was earmarked for developing a maintenance triage plan. As that comes together, the next step will be actual maintenance. This means replacing valves and rotten sections of pipe, but it also means “pigging” lines with an inline device that runs through water transmission lines and forces out any built-up... material. In coordination with bleeding stagnant water via hydrants, this would probably be the fastest, most effective way to address the discolored / odorific water. Our department specialists working with Flint imparted in an internal meeting this morning that the city has been a little reticent to pig their lines because the system is in such a condition that they worry a valve opened won’t close (and vice versa), and a line that is barely still functional might get blown by the pigging. Our position is that would be preferable — maintenance, after all, 1 xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b092_0231_0232_1 is about addressing those very situations. But if funding can be identified, through SOM or some foundation benefactor, and we can convince the city to tackle the work, this would be a great way to spend it. The PDF files enclosed offer some more information about what this is, how it works, etc. I’m still working to get a report of all the local municipal violations over the past two years. The two staff in the drinking water division who run those database searches are out of state this week, in Florida and Alaska respectively. Division assures me they’ ll get that report run as a priority upon return of those folks next week. In the meantime, here are some images (the Jpeg titled COLLAGE). It shows various conditions, mostly at mobile home parks around the state, where the water system has failed. May or may not be of use, but if nothing else it exemplifies that this stuff happens, much as we try to make sure it does not. This is email one of two. The other issue I will present in the next email. If it is at all possible, Td suggest we need to assemble Treasury, MDCH, DEQ and Ambrose + RS team sometime Monday to get everyone briefed on what each agency is doing in Flint right now and what we may need to do next. Don’t know if that meeting gets called by you or Dennis, but I think you and I agree that we need a united, coordinated team approach to develop quickly. Thanks, b Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6713 cell xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b092_0231_0232_2

whigan gey> Harvey, We’ ve got two issues I wanted to update you on. After trying to do this all in a single email, I realized it gets messy. So this is the first of two. The water quality question remains under consideration. P’ve had a couple meetings this week with our drinking water team. I will circle back and push them for a specific recommendation on a good retail filter. Thus far, they’ve presented a range of options and been uncomfortable going past that because a) we don’t specialize in home filtration. We’re in charge of commercial / municipal size systems. And b) most filtration systems remove contaminants and toxics and organics. There’s no way to know for sure if a faucet model will effectively work on odor or color issues until someone installs it and tries it out. For that, we’d need a home that has reported discolored / smelly water. And for that, I’d imagine we’d need to connect with the city and see if they’ ve got logs of residents who have made these complaints. The other potential help that could come from the state -- and after conversations with our folks I maintain it might be the best help we can give them -- has to do with maintenance. Of the $2 million announced in January from Treasury, $900,000 was earmarked for developing a maintenance triage plan. As that comes together, the next step will be actual maintenance. This means replacing valves and rotten sections of pipe, but it also means “pigging” lines with an inline device that runs through water transmission lines and forces out any built-up... material. In coordination with bleeding stagnant water via hydrants, this would probably be the fastest, most effective way to address the discolored / odorific water. Our department specialists working with Flint imparted in an internal meeting this morning that the city has been a little reticent to pig their lines because the system is in such a condition that they worry a valve opened won’t close (and vice versa), and a line that is barely still functional might get blown by the pigging. Our position is that would be preferable — maintenance, after all, 1 xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0062_0194_0195_1 is about addressing those very situations. But if funding can be identified, through SOM or some foundation benefactor, and we can convince the city to tackle the work, this would be a great way to spend it. The PDF files enclosed offer some more information about what this is, how it works, etc. I’m still working to get a report of all the local municipal violations over the past two years. The two staff in the drinking water division who run those database searches are out of state this week, in Florida and Alaska respectively. Division assures me they’ ll get that report run as a priority upon return of those folks next week. In the meantime, here are some images (the Jpeg titled COLLAGE). It shows various conditions, mostly at mobile home parks around the state, where the water system has failed. May or may not be of use, but if nothing else it exemplifies that this stuff happens, much as we try to make sure it does not. This is email one of two. The other issue I will present in the next email. If it is at all possible, Td suggest we need to assemble Treasury, MDCH, DEQ and Ambrose + RS team sometime Monday to get everyone briefed on what each agency is doing in Flint right now and what we may need to do next. Don’t know if that meeting gets called by you or Dennis, but I think you and I agree that we need a united, coordinated team approach to develop quickly. Thanks, b Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0062_0194_0195_2

Importance: High | . D) This is the second issue | mentioned earlier today. ,|n December, our-staff became peripherally aware that the hospitals | in Genesee were seeing an * uptick i it Legionnaires cases. : Legionnaires. is a water-borne iliness. It eusentially is a type of pneumonia caused by a bacteria. It is ' treated with antibiotics. Untreated, it can be deadly. It most often manifests in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, because the transmission is through water vapor getting into.lungs — via air . conditioners; vaporizers or low-flow shower heads that produce a lot of misting. You can drink water with this bacteria in it and not get sick — it has to enter the lungs in vapor. | don’t have any details on the cases, but here is what | understand to this point: e More than 40 cases reported since last April. That’s a significant uptick — more than all the cases in the last five years or more combined. e April / May is usually the start of Legionnaires season — it proliferates in warmer months — but April also is the point at which the city switched to the Flint River as a source. « County Health Departments are supposed to perform epidemiological tracebacks on all _ confirmed cases of this disease, to locate the source and address it. Genesee County Health had not done this work as of November. At a January meeting with area hospitals, MDCH, DEQ and others, Nick Lyon reportedly directed the county health folks, in terms not uncertain, to get this done as a priority. As I’m sitting here today, it still is not done to my knowledge. e My counterparts at MDCH informed me today that they cannot step in unless they are invited _ or unless the outbreak is multi-county. They've not been invited until, | believe, today. That - may be in part because of the email string and letter I've enclosed here, which was unknown to MDCH until | shared it over to them. | The email thread below | is best read bottom-to-top, and read prior to reading the enclosed FOIA to the city. Essentially, Jim Henry with Genesee County. Health is putting up the flare. He’s made the leap formally in his email that the uptick in cases is directly attributable to the river as a drinking water source — this is beyond irresponsible, given that is his department that has failed to do the necessary traceback work to provide any conclusive evidence of where the outbreak is sourced, and it also flies in the face of the very thing a drinking water system is designed to do. xxxEND_PAGE:deq26_b183_1620_1624_1 (7 © ae DEQ did not receive this FOIA, which appears designed to buttress his position in the email -- that sections of the water delivery system may be harboring this bacteria. We think it would be highly unlikely that anything would be found around the plant, where the water is treated. Most often, this bacteria forms at the building / residential point in the system. Legionnaires is NOT among the 90 water contaminants screened in the Safe Drinking Water Act, but’in the absence of action by county health, our staff are now considering taking samples from various points in the system and working with DCH’s lab to test for it, if for no other reason than to rule it out. Regardless, the accusation is serious and the nature of the communication leaves me thinking we would be advantaged to bring together ail the agencies asap to share what information we have and develop a response / screening strategy before the weather gets warm again. | realize these are long emails. Thanks for your patience. b Brad Wurfel Communications Director _ Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6713 :

This was in last night. Detroit Preachers To Call For Snyder's Intervention In Water Crisis The Change Agent Consortium and Preachers of Detroit will collect bottled water for Flint residents at 7 p.m. Friday in Detroit and plan to call for action from of Gov. Rick SRY BER. David Alexander BULLOCK, the Change Agent Consortium national spokesperson, said in a statement that the situation in Flint demands immediate state action. "We call on Governor Snyder to declare a state of emergency in Flint. He should ensure all citizens have access to clean water, institute a moratorium on water bills until the water source is safe and reverse the bad public policy decision of the emergency manager to use a contaminated water source in Flint," Bullock said in the statement. The Friday water collection event will take place at Tony V's Tavern, 5756 Cass Ave., in Detroit. Sent from my iPhone xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0046_0079_0079_1

USG Advanced Pipe Cleaning (Ice Pigging).pdf; 0707_036.pdf; Importance: High Harvey, We've got two issues | warted io update you on, After irying to do this all in a single ermal, | realized it gets messy. So this is the first of two. The water qualily question remains undar consideration. fve had a couple meetings this week with our drinking water team. i will circle back and push them for a specific recommendation on a good retail filter. Thus far, they ve presenied a range of options and been uncomfortable going past that because a} we dont specialize in home filtration. We're in charge of commercial / municipal size sysiems. And b} most filiration systems remove contaminants anc toxics and organics. There’s no way to know for sure # @ faucet model will effectively work on odor or color issues until someone installs it and tries if out. For that, we'd need a horne that has reported discolored / smelly water. And for that, Pd imagine we'd need to connect with the city and see if they've gat logs of residents wha have made these complaints. The other potential help thet could come fran the state -- and after conversations with our folks | maintain it might be the best hein we can give them -- has to do with maintenance. Of the &2 million announced in January from Treasury, $900,000 was earmarked for developing a maintenance triage dan. As that cornes together, the next step will be actual maintenance. This means replacing valves and rotten sections of pipe, but # also means “pigging” lines wilh an inline device that runs through water transmission lines and forces oul arly Oulll-up... material in coordination with bleeding stagnant water vie hydrants, this would probably be the fastest, most effective way to address the discolored / odorific walter. Our dapariment specialists working with Flint imparted in an internal meeting this marning that the city has been a lithe reliceni to pig their lines because the systern is im such a condition that they worry a valve opened warrt close (and vice versa}, ark! a line thal is barely stil functional mighi get blown by the pigging. Our position is that would be preferable - maintenance, after all, is about addressing those very situations. But if funding can be identified, through SOM or some foundation benefactor, and we can convince the city to tackle the work, this would be a great way to spend it. The PDF files enclosed offer some more inforrnation about wha this is, how if works, ete. Pm stil working fo get @ report of all the local rnunicipal violations over the past two years. The two staff in the drinking water division who run ihase database searches are cut of state this week, in Florida and Alaska respectively. Division assures re they'll get ihat report run as @ priority upon return of those folks next week. in the mesniime, here are sorne images (ihe Joeg titled COLLAGE). KH shows various conditions, mostly at mobile home parks around the siate, where the waier system 1 xxxEND_PAGE:deq24_b608_1590_1591_1 has fsiied. May or may nat be of use, but if nothing else it exemplifies that this siudf happens, much as we try io make sure Hi does nat. This is emai one of two. The other issue | will present in the next ernall. Hit is at all possible, i'd sugges! we need to assemble Treasury, MOCH, DEG and Ambrose + RS team sametime Monday fo gel everyone briefed on whal each agency is daing in Flint right now and what we may need to do next. Don't know ff that mesting gets called by you or Dennis, but | think you end | agres thal we need aunited, coordinated team approach to develop quickly. Thanks, b Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Cuaiity 517-284-6713 547-230-8006 cell xxxEND_PAGE:deq24_b608_1590_1591_2

Importance: High Harvey, We've got two issues | wanted to updale you on. After irving to do this ail in a single email, | realized it gets messy. So this is the first of two. The water quality question rernains under consideration. Pve had a couple meetings this week with our drinking water team. | wil corde back and push them for @ specific recommendation on a good retail filter. Thus far, they've presented a range of options and been uncomfortabie going past that because a} we darvt specialize in nome filtration. We're in charge of commercial / municipal size systems. And 6} most fillration sysierns remove contarninants and toxics and organics. There’s na way to know for sure if & faucet model will effectively work om odor or color issues until someone installs ii and tries it cui. Far thal, we'd need a home that has reported ciscolared / smelly water. And for that, Pd imagine we'd need fo connect with the city and see if they've got logs of rasidents who have made these complaints. The other potertial help that could come from the state -- and after conversations with our folks f maintain it right be the best help we can give them -- has to do with maintenance. Of the b2 milion announced in January frorn Treasury, $900,000 was earmarked for developing a maintenance triage olan. As that comes together, the next step will be actuel maintenance. This means replacing valves and rotten sections of pipe, bul i also means “pigging” ines with an intine device thai runs througn water transmission lines and forces out any builluip .. material in coordination with bleading stagnant water via hydrants, this would probably be the fastest, most effective way to address the discolored / odorific water. Our department specialists working with Flint imparted in an internal meeting this morning thai the city has been a litte reticent to pig their lines because the system is in such @ condition that they worry a valve opened won't close (and vice versa}, and a line that is barely stil functional might get blown by the oiaging. Our position is that would be preferable ~ mainienance, after all, is about addressing those very situations. But if funding can be identified, through SOM or some foundation benefactor, xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b091_0229_0230_1 and we can convince the city fo tackle the work, ihis would be a greal way to spend it. The PDF Hes anclosed offer sore more information about what this is, haw it works, efc. Pro stil working fo get a report of all the local municipal violations over the past two years. The wo staff in the drinking water division who run those database searches are out of state this week, in Fionda and Alaska respectively. Division assures me theyll get that report run as a oriority upon return of those folks next week. in the meantime, here are some images (the Jpeg tiled COLLAGE). Ht shows various conditions, mosily at mobile nome parks around ihe state, where ihe water system nas failed. May or ray not be of use, bul if nothing else it exemplifies thet this stulf happens, much as we try lo make sure it does not. This is email one of two. The other issue | will present in the next email. If itis at all possible, ?d suggest we need to assemble Treasury, MDCH, DEQ and Ambrose + RS team sometime Monday to get everyone briefed on what each agency is doing in Flint ight now and what we may need ta do next. Dorit know if thet meeting gete called by you or Dennis, bul i think you and | agree that we need a united, coordinated team approach to develop quickly. Thanks, b Brad Wurfal Cornrnunications Director Michigan Ceepartment of Environrnental Quality 5] 84-6 xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b091_0229_0230_2

Greetings All, Attached is a brief overview of the information to be presented on Monday at the 1:00pm meeting with Steve Linder of the Sterling Corporation regarding Flint Water. The meeting will be held at the Sterling Corporation’s offices on 106 W. Allegan, Ste. 2 in Lansing. | have sent the appointment and here are the list of attendees: Harvey Hollins, Director, Governor's Office of Urban and Metropolitan Initiatives Gerald Ambrose, Flint Emergency Manager Natasha Henderson, Flint, City Manager Liane Shekter Smith, Chief, Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance (DEQ) Stephen Busch, Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance (DEQ) Brad Wurfel, Director of Communications (DEQ) Please let me know if you have any questions, thank you. Stacie Stacie Clayton, Assistant Director Harvey Hollins III, Director Governor's Office of Urban and Metropolitan Initiatives 3044 West Grand Boulevard, Ste. 14-650 Detroit, MI 48202 313.456.4994 (office) [email protected] xxxEND_PAGE:deq03_b083_0096_0096_1

Flag: Follow up into it now. Vl have you something to review today. Understand we don’t specialize in home level filtration systems. We work at the system-level, so | had to cast about fora bit to get our folks inte this idea, Also understand we don’t go to the homes of individuals when they have drinking water issues. The city owns this system, they maintain it, and they respond to customers.