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Team, Here’s the planned release about Flint Water Task Force that is expected to be issued this afternoon. Please consider stakeholders you might want to notify. Dave Gov. Rick Snyder announces Flint Water Task Force to review state, federal and municipal actions, offer recommendations Experts in public health, water management, environmental protection to focus on steps to protect residents LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the creation of an independent advisory task force charged with reviewing actions regarding water use and testing in Flint and offer recommendations for future guidelines to protect the health and safety of all state residents. Task force members include experts in public health and medicine, water management, and environmental protection from both sides of the aisle, and will be co-chaired by Ken Sikkema of Public Sector Consultants and Chris Kolb, of the Michigan Environmental Council. Also serving will be Dr. Matthew Davis of the University of Michigan Health System, Eric Rothstein, of the Galardi Rothstein Group and Dr. Lawrence Reynolds of Mott Children’s Health Center in Flint. “Transitioning back to the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department-Great Lakes Water Authority is a good first step to protecting public health in Flint, but it’s not the last step,” Snyder said. “Bringing in outside experts to evaluate our actions and help monitor and advise on potential changes to law, procedures and practices will be key to continuing work on the comprehensive action plan and ensuring safe drinking water for all the residents in Flint and all of Michigan.” Snyder said the administration will fully cooperate with task force members, saying he wants an unbiased report focusing on steps taken in the past and recommendations that could improve practices to ensure all residents have access to safe, clean water. Ken Sikkema is a senior policy fellow at Public Sector Consultants, where he specializes in public finance, environment, and energy policy. Prior to joining the firm, Sikkema served in both the Michigan House and Senate, culminating with four years as Senate majority leader. He has also served as both an adjunct and visiting professor at Grand Valley State University. Chris Kolb is president of the Michigan Environmental Council, a statewide coalition of 70 environmental, public health and faith-based nonprofit groups. Before joining the MEC, Kolb represented Ann Arbor in the 1 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0290_0607_0608_1 state House for six years and served six years on the Ann Arbor City Council. He has been president of the MEC for six years. Matthew Davis, M.D., M.A.P.P., is professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the University of Michigan Health System and professor of public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School at the University of Michigan, having joined the faculty in 2000. Davis also is a professor of health management and policy at the School of Public Health. He previously served as the chief medical executive of the Michigan Department of Community Health/Department of Health and Human Services. Eric Rothstein is a national water issues consultant and principal at the Galardi Rothstein Group. He served as an independent advisor on the creation of the Great Lakes Water Authority. Rothstein also has served as Jefferson County, Alabama’s rate consultant and municipal adviser for litigation related to the county’s bankruptcy and issuance of $1.7 billion in sewer warrants and led strategic financial planning for the City of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management. He has more than 30 years of experience in water, wastewater and stormwater utility finance and rate-making assessments. Lawrence Reynolds, M.D., is a pediatrician in Flint who serves as president of the Mott Children’s Health Center. He received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and has been in practice for 36 years. He has served as president of the Genesee County Medical Society and the Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has been honored for his humanitarian and advocacy efforts on behalf of children from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. Snyder has said reconnecting with the authority is a critical step to resolving water quality issues and addressing related health concerns. It will not immediately resolve the city’s problem with lead service lines or aging infrastructure. It will take time for pipes in Flint to become coated with the phosphate corrosion control. To best protect public health, state and local authorities will continue to carry out steps outlined on Oct. 2 ina comprehensive action plan, including continued testing, the use of faucet filters and providing residents with accurate information about steps to eliminate lead exposure. The Michigan Departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services are continuing to provide free water filters, free lead testing through the state laboratory for Flint water customers, and hiring additional staff to conduct health exposure monitoring for lead in drinking water. FH Dave Murray Deputy P Twitter:@michigandmurray xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0290_0607_0608_2

Team, This new version incorporates Harvey’s edits. Thanks, Harvey! We can add the quotes in the morning or later this evening. Dave Gov. Rick Snyder: Move back to Detroit water provides best protection for public health in Flint State, Mott Foundation, city form partnership to fund switch until KWA is ready FLINT, Mich. — Flint families and children will be better protected by reconnecting with the Great Lakes Water Authority as the source of the city’s drinking water until the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline is completed, Gov. Rick Snyder said. Snyder said Thursday that he will request the state Legislature to provide half, or $6 million, of the $12 million needed to reconnect with the authority. The Flint city government will provide $2 million and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation will donate $4 million. “All Flint residents need clean, safe drinking water,” Snyder said. “The technical experts helping the city on its water advisory all agree this move back to the Great Lakes Water Authority provides the best public health protection for children and families. This effort today is the result of people coming together to solve a problem. | appreciate Detroit's willingness to reconnect with Flint, the Mott Foundation’s generous donation, and the dedication of all parties to come together to protect Flint families and children.” The Michigan Departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services today also committed an additional $3.5 million for water filters, free lead testing through the state laboratory for Flint water customers, and hiring additional staff to conduct health exposure monitoring for lead in drinking water. Flint city leaders requested the state’s help to fund the reconnection after a Wednesday meeting of Flint’s Technical Advisory Committee. Flint’s move to the Great Lakes Water Authority is expected to cost about $1.3 million per month until the Karegnondi Water Authority is completed next summer. INSERT MAYOR QUOTE HERE The move to Detroit water, which is drawn from Lake Huron, carries many public health benefits. As large bodies of water, the Great Lakes are naturally prone to fewer problems from large rain events and other runoff issues that can sometimes be present in shallower rivers. Additionally, the Great Lakes Water Authority has already fully optimized its corrosion control, using phosphates to help coat the insides of pipes and prevent lead from leaching into the water. xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b0408_1505_1506_1 However, reconnecting with the authority will not completely resolve the city’s problem with lead service lines or aging infrastructure. It will take time for pipes in Flint to become coated with the phosphate corrosion control. Additionally, some households in the city could experience lead in their drinking water until all lead pipes and plumbing are replaced. INSERT MOTT FOUNDATION QUOTE HERE To best protect public health, Snyder said state and local authorities will continue to carry out steps outlined on Oct. 2 in a comprehensive action plan, including continued testing, the use of faucet filters and providing residents with accurate information about steps to eliminate lead exposure. Free filters are available for current MDHHS clients at the 125 E. Union St. or 4809 Clio Road MDHHS office locations. For residents who are not currently enrolled in MDHHS assistance programs, free filters are available at the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department offices at 2727 Lippincott and 601 North Saginaw in Flint. Staff will be at all four locations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, to distribute filters and assist residents who have questions about proper installation. At the Lippincott location only, extended hours will be offered this weekend, including until 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. water until it’s as cold as it will go. Additionally, only use cold water for cooking, drinking and especially mixing baby formula. School test results released; more investigation planned The state today also released the first results from its lead screening program in schools and homes. Of 37 total samples taken at 13 buildings, four samples spread over three buildings exceeded the federal action level of 15 parts per billion. However, this sampling provides only an initial screen, and the state is committing to further testing water and inspecting plumbing at these schools. Until testing is complete, schools are advised to continue using bottled water and filtration as a precaution to protect children. In addition, free testing is still available for any other Flint school, including daycares and Head Starts. Free testing is also available for any Flint resident. Additional information, including more detailed lead screening results, is available at ‘haw michigan goyMiniwater. Dave Murray Deputy Press Secretary | Executive Office of Governor Rick Snyder 517-335-6397, office r “Imobile :@michigandmurray xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b0408_1505_1506_2

Team, this draft of the Free Press guest column builds on Brad’s good work with slight changes. This one has a different audience that the MLive column and a different approach. Let us know if you require any changes. Thank you for all you do. Dave By Nick Lyon and Dan Wyant The health and safety of Michigan residents is always the state government’s top priority. That's why state regulatory leaders were disappointed by recent Free Press editorials mischaracterizing Lansing’s oversight of the City of Flint’s drinking water system. The paper’s portrayal of the state as uncaring about drinking water quality and the community’s exposure to lead are simply off the mark. State and federal regulators run programs to monitor lead in drinking water and in kids’ blood levels specifically to track lead impacts on our communities. Lead is a real concern, particularly in children, and we take our responsibility seriously. But it is important to remember that lead is all around us. It is in soils, deposited for decades by leaded fuel and industrial processes. It is paint, in homes built in the mid-1970s or earlier. And it is unfortunately common in the plumbing and service connections of older homes, which is why the DEQ requires community water sources around the state to track and record it and take steps when levels surpass federal action thresholds. Let’s be clear: The Flint River is not contributing lead. The water leaving the drinking water plant is clean and safe. The water traveling through the distribution system also is free of lead. The lead issues are the result of water in homes that have lead service lines or lead plumbing. And because the contamination factor is at the homeowner level, it is difficult to track or assess with the kind of specificity customers would like to think regulators have. Two homes on the same block might have very different results from lead testing, based on what kind of plumbing they have and how homeowners use their water. Emerging data from local doctors, however, added to our knowledge enough to spark some unusual precautionary actions. They reported to the media that blood lead levels in Flint kids at their offices are up this year. It’s still early to know exactly what that means, but because lead is a serious threat 1 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b0384_1449_1450_1 to children’s development, we have decided to take some aggressive short-term precautionary measures and do more to learn exactly what is happening in the city. The state today joined with local and federal authorities to present a comprehensive action plan designed to produce a clearer picture of lead in the community’s water, offer immediate protection for its kids and families with corrosion control and free lead water filters, review and audit testing protocols, and immediately assess the schools to reassure parents their kids are not exposed to lead at the drinking fountains. We're bringing help to people who need it. And we’re also giving people accurate information so they can be confident that the water the drink and bathe their children with is safe. Critics in the community and at the Free Press have said we have been slow to respond to Flint’s drinking water concerns. The truth is that local, state and federal authorities have been paying very close attention to Flint’s drinking water all along, but we have the responsibility to check facts and use the knowledge we have to develop responsible, meaningful strategies that will help everyone clearly understand the real risk level and take appropriate actions. We will be transparent with all we are doing and everything we determine. But Flint residents should also recognize our ultimate success depends on their help. Residents with lead concerns can have their home water tested -- for free. Parents of younger kids should have their children get free blood lead level testing at the local community health department. And state leaders are using emergency funds and working closely with community groups and donors to provide faucet water filters to all Flint homes. We are committed to doing all we can to protect drinking water and public health, in Flint and the rest of Michigan. The plan set forth should send the strong signal that residents can be assured the city, state and federal regulators are accountable, forthright and working hard to protect them. It is the community's responsibility to take the steps available to them as well. Ensuring public health is a public service, but the public can play a key role. Learn more at Nick Lyon is the director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Dan Wyant is the director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Dave Murray Deputy Press Secretary | Executive Office of Governor Rick Snyder xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b0384_1449_1450_2

This is the new version with DHHS edits. Thank you, everyone, for your help. By Nick Lyon and Dan Wyant People in Flint — and all of Michigan — need to know that that then they turn on the faucet, the water they drink and bathe their children with, is safe and clean. Flint residents have been hearing concerning news about the municipal water supply for more than a year. We're working to help Flint leaders address and fix short- and long-term problems with the city’s water infrastructure. A recent announcement by local doctors that blood lead levels are rising in children residing in Flint’s most at- risk ZIP codes added to the state’s knowledge and sparked some additional precautionary measures. The state takes lead seriously. Although continued analysis is being conducted, the MDHHS analysis is consistent with the local finding. State agencies also are working in collaboration with the federal and Flint leaders to get residents accurate information to ease their fears. Gov. Rick Snyder directed the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Human Services to work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to create a comprehensive action plan to build our knowledge about lead in Flint, better protect the community and restore public confidence in the regulatory framework. We're testing the water in all of our schools so we know that our children are safe. We're testing residences at no charge and expanding health exposure testing so families can be confident about the water coming into their homes. We're providing faucet filters to Flint homes. The state is investing $1 million on this effort, building on the generosity and support of community groups and donors. We're accelerating corrosion controls in the Flint drinking water system. We're increasing the pace of water system improvements to address replacing lead service lines. We're expediting the completion of the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline. We're expanding the Safe Drinking Water Technical Advisory Committee to ensure the best technology, practices and science are being followed by adding an expert from the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development. xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b1610_3970_3971_1 The DHHS’s chief medical executive, Dr. Eden Wells, has been designated Flint’s drinking water public health adviser. We're also boosting a comprehensive lead education program to make sure residents have detailed information about how to protect themselves and their homes. That’s key, because the lead in question does not come from the Flint River. The water leaving the drinking water plant is clean and safe. The water traveling through the distribution system also is free of lead. The lead issues happen when the water reaches homes that have lead service lines or lead plumbing. This is important to know for two reasons: Contamination happens at the homeowner level, it is very difficult to track precisely. And, the longer water sits in lead pipes, the more lead it takes on, so homes on the same block might have very different results from lead testing, based on what kind of plumbing they have and how homeowners use their water. All of the measures in the action plan build on efforts that have been underway for the last year. State agencies have been working with the city on a variety of issues and approaches to correct Flint’s water infrastructure challenges. That’s because the health and safety of Flint residents — and people across our state — is our first priority. More information about the action plan and lead is available at People interested in getting their homes tested for free should call (810) 787-653, then press 1. Nick Lyon is the director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Dan Wyant is the director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Dave Murray igandmurray xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b1610_3970_3971_2

This version includes the additional information about the filters. By Nick Lyon and Dan Wyant People in Flint — and all of Michigan — need to know that that then they turn on the faucet, the water they drink and bathe their children with, is safe and clean. Flint residents have been hearing concerning news about the municipal water supply for more than a year. We're working to help Flint leaders address and fix short- and long-term problems with the city’s water infrastructure. A recent announcement by local doctors that blood lead levels are rising in children residing in Flint’s most at-risk ZIP codes added to the state’s knowledge and sparked some additional precautionary measures. Experts are still working the data to determine exactly what it means, but the state takes lead seriously. State agencies also are working in collaboration with the federal and Flint leaders to get residents accurate information to ease their fears. Gov. Rick Snyder directed the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Human Services to work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to create a comprehensive action plan to build our knowledge about lead in Flint, better protect the community and restore public confidence in the regulatory framework. We're testing the water in all of our schools so we know that our children are safe. We're testing residences at no charge and expanding health exposure testing so families can be confident about the water coming into their homes. We're providing faucet filters to Flint homes. The state is investing $1 million on this effort, building on the generosity and support of community groups and donors. We're accelerating corrosion controls in the Flint drinking water system. xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails20_b0934_2534_2537_1 We're increasing the pace of water system improvements to address replacing lead service lines. We're expediting the completion of the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline. We're expanding the Safe Drinking Water Technical Advisory Committee to ensure the best technology, practices and science are being followed by adding an expert from the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development. The DHHS’s chief medical executive, Dr. Eden Wells, has been designated Flint’s drinking water public health adviser. We're also boosting a comprehensive lead education program to make sure residents have detailed information about how to protect themselves and their homes. That's key, because the lead in question does not come from the Flint River. The water leaving the drinking water plant is clean and safe. The water traveling through the distribution system also is free of lead. The lead issues happen when the water reaches homes that have lead service lines or lead plumbing. This is important to know for two reasons: Contamination happens at the homeowner level, it is very difficult to track precisely. And, the longer water sits in lead pipes, the more lead it takes on, so homes on the same block might have very different results from lead testing, based on what kind of plumbing they have and how homeowners use their water. All of the measures in the action plan build on efforts that have been underway for the last year. State agencies have been working with the city on a variety of issues and approaches to correct Flint’s water infrastructure challenges. That's because the health and safety of Flint residents — and people across our state — is our first priority. More information about the action plan and lead is available at People interested in getting their homes tested for free should call (810) 787-653, then press 1. Nick Lyon is the director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Dan Wyant is the director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

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