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Use Flint River, Failed to Ensure Corrosion Control Do you have the letter? Sent from my iPhone

Flint EBL Data Press Release V9.docx; ATT00001.htm; Flint Blood Lead Level Summary Report Dec.pdf; ATT00002.htm Hey, this is out. Heads up. xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b346_1499_1499_1

Final Lead and Copper Results.xlsx This will be out shorily. Aric i near our website is functional again, so you can list the link and check out the data sets. Call if you have questions. Thanks. is) Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6713 "1 icell j xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b326_1375_1375_1

Cool. Thanks for the clarification.

The only way for a homeowner to know for certain is to have their home tested. DEQ and the City of Flint offer free testing for Flint residents, and we recommend concerned residents take advantage of it. b Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6713 xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0821_2718_2718_1

Do you guys fall on the side of continuing to use bottled water? Or perhaps continuing to use it in hoes where those service lines, plumbing and fixtures are known to be a protdern?

We agree it is unlikely that phosphates have yet had time to coat pipes throughout the system. In other locations around the country, this has been shown to take up to several months. The DEQ has processed hundreds of water samples from Flint residents in recent months, and the reliable pattern we see is that lead impacts are site specific. Homeowners with lead service lines, older copper plumbing or older brass and lead fixtures in their homes are encouraged to get their water tested. Everyone with these conditions in their residential plumbing should take steps to become aware of potential lead exposure. Even after a protective coating has been established in the pipes, lead fixtures and service lines can impart lead in a home’s water. The State of Michigan continues implementing the steps in the Governor’s plan to protect Flint kids and families. The City is now on Detroit’s water, and the Flint received approval of its supplemental corrosion control plan last week. The city’s technical advisory continues to meet. A second round of filters is now available to residents. Teams have been testing water in Flint schools and will have data to share next week. Several events are planned to offer free blood testing for kids. Residents continue to take advantage of free home water testing from the state, and we want to encourage residents who have concerns to take part in this free testing. b Brad Wurfel Communications Director Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 517-284-6713 xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0820_2717_2717_1

You see this yet?

Any idea what this EPA report will say on Friday? Sent from my iPhone xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b388_1622_1622_1

Dan wants to talk to you. b xxxEND_PAGE:deq15_b261_0973_0973_1

Brad, After reviewing the emails made available through FOIA, there are several things that seem to need addressing. 1. It appears DEQ staffers have essentially downplayed or ignored warning signs from EPA’s water expert, Miguel Deltoral. We have been aware of Mr. Deltoral’s unofficial memo that went public in April. But his email dated two months earlier on Feb. 27, to Jennifer Crooks and Mike Prysby, he seems to lay out exactly what’s come to pass... “(Particulate lead readings) Folks tend to discount these values as anomalies, but particulate lead release is a normal part of the corrosion process and it is universal (common) in all systems. It’s just that it’s not captured as often by the infrequent LCR sampling. If systems are pre-flushing the tap the night before collecting LCR compliance samples (MDEQ) still provides these instructions to public water systems) this clears particulate lead out of the plumbing and biases the results low by eliminating the highest lead values. If systems are pre-flushing and still finding particulate lead, the amount of particulate lead in the system can be higher than what is being detected using these “pre-flushed” first-draw samples. “My point on that was that people are exposed to the particulate lead on a daily basis, but the particulate lead is being flushed away before collecting compliance samples which provides false assurance to residents about the true lead levels in the water.” Miguel goes on to address the optimal corrosion control situation in that same Feb 27 email. “If |remember correctly, Detroit is feeding (phosphate) for the lead/copper rule, but since Flint is no longer part of that interconnection, | was wondering what their OCCT was. They are required to have OCCT in place which is why | was asking what they were using.” So what I’m seeing here is Miguel having raised these issues as far back as February. When unofficial April memo shows up, it’s clear these issues still haven’t been addressed. 1 xxxEND_PAGE:deq24_b368_0936_0938_1 Another email from the day before came from Jennifer Crooks at EPA which also highlights early concern about a lack of proper corrosion controls as well as the testing methods. “The City can’t just flush in advance of taking the compliance samples, they have to flush the lines on a regular basis.” Can you respond to the fact that it appears the state ignored or disregarded several warnings

Heads up.

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Complaint number is, supposedly... 2015-ep10081942753-a xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b578_6377_6764_329 9896734777 CARO LIBRARY PAGE 91/82 se er engg pine on IT UE ARAL TECTURE LOPE POT 10/13/2015 10:46 tore Bill Schuette Hor Fenty Mithigan.gov Home ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENT REPORT FORM Your complaint has been successfully submitted. Please print and/or save this confirmation for your records. : AG Home | SiteMap : Ifyou need to reference your complaint, or ha hag een ey ood and/or documents in support of your complaint by Email, facsimile or postal mai, refer to your complaint with the following Complaint Identtiloation Number: 2016-ep100819427783-A ¢ Bimal : 49PL. Of Attorney Genera / ® Fax: (617) 378-1810 RECEIVE D | © Mel: P.O. Box 30785, Lansing, Mi} 48009 ; : w faint Number: 2016 942763. ‘ : 2016 Y:42:07 ‘eb Complaint Number: 2 eee '53-A NATUR, Submitted a ut ° PM nm y : Complainant Information ‘ Mision ‘. Chack if you prefer to submit this complaint anonymously | Your Last Name; Koper Firet Name: Wayne WA Your Street Address:4BNGRERG /2 35 A, Gp, yy Cily: Caro ¥ Your State: Ml ~ Zip Coe: 48723 Your County: Tuscola ‘Your Mome Phone: 9893266113 : Your Work Phone: Ext: Fax Number; . E-mail Address: [email protected] i Information On Company Or Person Your Complaint fs About j ( Company or Person? Person Complainas Last Name: Snyder > Complginee First Name; Rick Company Name: : . Steet Address: P.O.Box 30013 City: Lansing State: MI . , Zip Code: 48903 County: Eaton < Phono: 8173733400 Fax Number, 5173358883 . E-mail Address: [email protected] Web Site Address: Incident Information Inoklent Date: : Inckdent Time: 1:00:00 AM | Inokdent Looation: Flint, MI ' } Gry or Township; Flint ‘ . ZipCode: County: Ganesee Lake/Stream: Other Information | | fe. a court action pending? : Yes 9 No | Do you have an attorney representing you'on this matter? : . Yes 2? No | Are you willing to testify in court regarding this complaint? q 8 Yes . No Did you complain direolly to the business? ‘B yea” Ne Ifan, who? Governor Snyder What was the response from the business? . Indignation Ifno complaint was gNen to the business dlractly, why? pleintsfenv-Ineldent aspx . : 42 - oS Cire is xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b578_6377_6764_330 . " GARO LIBRARY PAGE 82/82 10/13/2015 18:48 9896734777 A rene sen eerive ye eet UEDA Ta UT UTE PU Wei this complaint fed with any other agencies? * 18 Ves “2 No ifs, who? cpg Incident Detail ; Describe your problem, what attempts you have made to correol it, and how you would kke to hava the problem resolved. You have approximately 8-10 typed pages and you may pasté text from word pracesskig documents. Governor Rick Snyder and other Michigan elected/appointed offlosts have undeniably pokoned the chikdren of Flint Ml with water containing unsafe levels or the th metal lead causing irreversible damage to the health of these chkdran and must be fell criminafy responsible for the severe Saree aed: Inmodiate abatement of any and afl Known threat:should be of paramount importance, anything less falls the oltizens facing this folong threal, "| Cheok tf this referral is Just to give us information and you do not nesd us to respond {0 you directly. . Gheok if you want to send documentation. After you submit thig form you will be provided with o postal mall address, and faosinie number, to which you may send documents, } » . Cheak # you wanl ( siyis up far the Consumer Protaction Ustsery, Check If you want to sign up for the AG Press Release Listserv. * heck it you want to sign up tor the Attorney Generel Opinions Listserv, © J certify that the Information on this form Is tru und acourate to,the best of my knowledge. © Toonsent to releasing to the Michigan Attorney General any Information or document relative (o {he Investigation of this complaint. By ohacking this box, IF also certify thal | have had the opportunity to review the Miohigan Attorney General Privany Poliny before submitting thio complelnt. \ —— te J Mica coy tome) agHome | Slale Web Stes Puivaoy Polly | UnkPofoy | Aanssslbtty Paley | SequtiyPotoy | AG Privacy Poloy | AGWeb Disclaimer | Moblaen News| Mithuen.agy Sutvay. NOTE: This page is provided for Informational purposes only. The Michigan Department of Attorney Gonaral dons not endorse or promote any of tha j produote or aites listed on the folknviny payes. All Information provided Was gathered from publitly avallable web sites, and the department assumes no rasponsibitty for ts accuraay. State of Michigan + Copyright® 2001-2016 - AllRights Reserved | hitps//s eoure.ag. state, mi.us/com ° 1 We xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b578_6377_6764_331 Rennaker, Joanne (DEQ)

Complaint number is, supposedly... 2015-ep10081942753-a xxxEND_PAGE:deq14_b0812_2682_2683_2

19PM Looking for a comment out of your office regarding this call for the EPA to step in to the Flint situation. For Immediate Release Press Contact: Margie Kelly, mkelly@rrde,org, 312-651-7935, Rana Elmir, ACLU of Michigan [email protected], 313- 578-6816 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0454_0922_0924_1 GROUPS PETITION EPA FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO FLINT, MI DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION City and state agencies have failed to fix the public health crisis that imperils children’s health CHICAGO (October 1, 2015) — In response to the ongoing drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, a coalition of local citizens and national groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to take emergency action to secure safe, lead-free water for the City’s children and families. Flint-based Coalition for Clean Water, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, and the Natural Resources Defense Council joined the petition to trigger the EPA to launch a comprehensive federal response to the ongoing crisis. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA is empowered to stop “imminent and substantial endangerment to human health” such as the elevated lead levels in Flint’s drinking water. The petition urges that EPA immediately order the City and Michigan DEQ to reconnect Flint’s water system with water from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, and to provide Flint residents with an alternative, free source of safe drinking water that meets EPA standards, among other requests. “Neither the City of Flint nor the State of Michigan is doing enough to fix the problem of lead in our drinking water. As evidenced by the ongoing poisoning of the children of Flint, it's time for the EPA to take immediate action to provide us with a safe water source,” said LeeAnne Walters, a concerned parent from Flint and member of the Water You Fighting For, one of the organizations petitioning the EPA. “The city and state need to test for lead and copper as intended by the federal lead and copper rule,” Walters added. Highly corrosive water in the Flint River, the source of the City’s drinking water, has been flowing through lead service lines in Flint’s water system for more than a year. A medical study has confirmed that the number of children living in Flint with health-threatening elevated blood lead levels has risen since the City switched its water source. One study of Flint children under age five found that the proportion of children living in Flint with elevated blood levels has doubled since the City changed its drinking water source. The statistics are worse for younger children; those under fifteen months old had lead levels elevated 2.5 times greater after the switch to Flint River water. The City of Flint and the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have been made aware of tap water monitoring results showing shockingly high lead levels in homes served by the City’s drinking water system for months, but neither has taken the action necessary to meaningfully address the problem. There also appear to be serious issues with how the City was testing for lead in a way that appears to downplay the extent of the problem. “Americans rightly believe that the water coming out of their taps should be safe, not exquisitely toxic. For more than a year, lead-contaminated drinking water has been flowing through Flint’s pipes, faucets, and fountains. If the City and State will not address the issue, the EPA should step in to protect kids’ health immediately,” said Henry Henderson, Midwest Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Flint city officials, state-appointed emergency managers and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality have all failed monumentally in their duty to provide the people of Flint with clean, safe drinking water. Now that the truth is revealed, further action is imperative,” said Kary L. Moss, ACLU of Michigan executive director. “The devastating revelations from independent researchers, as well as our own nearly year-long investigation, demand an immediate, effective and comprehensive response. The EPA, along with and city officials, must exercise their full authority to guarantee that the people of Flint are protected from the hazardous water now flowing into their homes. The first step should be to overturn the emergency manager order and remove the Flint River as the city's source of water.” There is no safe level of lead exposure. The toxic effects of lead on virtually every system in the body, and particularly on the developing brains of young children, are well documented. It can also contribute to high blood pressure and other health problems in adults. Even low levels of lead in the blood have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement, effects that are irreversible. Until Flint restores a safe drinking water source that meets EPA standards, residents are advised to take the following steps: xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0454_0922_0924_2 2? Flush faucets by running water for a minimum of five (5) minutes prior to consumption; 2? Use only cold water from taps for drinking and cooking, as warm or hot water is more likely to contain higher levels of lead; 2? Install and use water filters that are certified to remove lead by NSF International (labeled as meeting “NSF Standard 53” for lead removal), and regularly change the filter cartridges; and 2? Use only filtered or bottled water to prepare baby formula and food. Children, pregnant or nursing women should also use filtered or bottled water for drinking and cooking. In addition, residents should consider taking the following additional steps where possible: 2? Remove and clean individual faucet aerators, as lead particles and sediment can collect in the aerator screen located at the faucets; 2? Contact a licensed plumber to replace any household plumbing that may contain lead; and 2? Flush cold water taps after installing any new household pipes or fixtures. xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0454_0922_0924_3

Biter “State officials will be in Flint tomorrow to announce a plan to address public concerns about drinking water quality in Flint. We recognize there is widespread confusion and concern in ihe cily, and we look forward io gresenting a@ plan for action and addressing questions.”

Looking for a comment out of your office regarding this call for the EPA to step in to the Flint situation. For Immediate Release Press Contact: Margie Kelly, [email protected], 312-651-7935, Rana Elmir, ACLU of Michigan [email protected], 313- 578-6816 GROUPS PETITION EPA FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO FLINT, MI DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION City and state agencies have failed to fix the public health crisis that imperils children’s health CHICAGO (October 1, 2015) — In response to the ongoing drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, a coalition of local citizens and national groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to take emergency action to secure safe, lead-free water for the City’s children and families. Flint-based Coalition for Clean Water, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, and the Natural Resources Defense Council joined the petition to trigger the EPA to launch a comprehensive federal response to the ongoing crisis. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA is empowered to stop “imminent and substantial endangerment to human health” such as the elevated lead levels in Flint’s drinking water. The petition urges that EPA immediately order the City and Michigan DEQ to reconnect Flint’s water system with water from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, and to provide Flint residents with an alternative, free source of safe drinking water that meets EPA standards, among other requests. “Neither the City of Flint nor the State of Michigan is doing enough to fix the problem of lead in our drinking water. As evidenced by the ongoing poisoning of the children of Flint, it’s time for the EPA to take immediate action to provide us 1 xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0210_0441_0443_1 with a safe water source,” said LeeAnne Walters, a concerned parent from Flint and member of the Water You Fighting For, one of the organizations petitioning the EPA. “The city and state need to test for lead and copper as intended by the federal lead and copper rule,” Walters added. Highly corrosive water in the Flint River, the source of the City’s drinking water, has been flowing through lead service lines in Flint’s water system for more than a year. A medical study has confirmed that the number of children living in Flint with health-threatening elevated blood lead levels has risen since the City switched its water source. One study of Flint children under age five found that the proportion of children living in Flint with elevated blood levels has doubled since the City changed its drinking water source. The statistics are worse for younger children; those under fifteen months old had lead levels elevated 2.5 times greater after the switch to Flint River water. The City of Flint and the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have been made aware of tap water monitoring results showing shockingly high lead levels in homes served by the City’s drinking water system for months, but neither has taken the action necessary to meaningfully address the problem. There also appear to be serious issues with how the City was testing for lead in a way that appears to downplay the extent of the problem. “Americans rightly believe that the water coming out of their taps should be safe, not exquisitely toxic. For more than a year, lead-contaminated drinking water has been flowing through Flint’s pipes, faucets, and fountains. If the City and State will not address the issue, the EPA should step in to protect kids’ health immediately,” said Henry Henderson, Midwest Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Flint city officials, state-appointed emergency managers and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality have all failed monumentally in their duty to provide the people of Flint with clean, safe drinking water. Now that the truth is revealed, further action is imperative,” said Kary L. Moss, ACLU of Michigan executive director. “The devastating revelations from independent researchers, as well as our own nearly year-long investigation, demand an immediate, effective and comprehensive response. The EPA, along with and city officials, must exercise their full authority to guarantee that the people of Flint are protected from the hazardous water now flowing into their homes. The first step should be to overturn the emergency manager order and remove the Flint River as the city's source of water.” There is no safe level of lead exposure. The toxic effects of lead on virtually every system in the body, and particularly on the developing brains of young children, are well documented. It can also contribute to high blood pressure and other health problems in adults. Even low levels of lead in the blood have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement, effects that are irreversible. Until Flint restores a safe drinking water source that meets EPA standards, residents are advised to take the following steps: 2? Flush faucets by running water for a minimum of five (5) minutes prior to consumption; 2? Use only cold water from taps for drinking and cooking, as warm or hot water is more likely to contain higher levels of lead; 2? Install and use water filters that are certified to remove lead by NSF International (labeled as meeting “NSF Standard 53” for lead removal), and regularly change the filter cartridges; and 2? Use only filtered or bottled water to prepare baby formula and food. Children, pregnant or nursing women should also use filtered or bottled water for drinking and cooking. In addition, residents should consider taking the following additional steps where possible: ? Remove and clean individual faucet aerators, as lead particles and sediment can collect in the aerator screen located at the faucets; 2? Contact a licensed plumber to replace any household plumbing that may contain lead; and xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0210_0441_0443_2 2? Flush cold water taps after installing any new household pipes or fixtures. xxxEND_PAGE:executiveofficeemails21_b0210_0441_0443_3

Actually, this is the entirety of your input: State officials admit that consistent lead testing when dealing with water being pumped through old lead plumbing and service connection lines is difficult. Water tested at intake or upon release from the treatment plan can be exposed to lead once it reaches those old lead connections on private property. “The testing protocol that we have tends to offer a system-wide assessment of how water interacts with that line and home plumbing,” said Brad Wurfel, DEQ’s spokesman. “There’s a lot we unfortunately don’t know about those (home lead) levels.”

You're awesome. ‘Attempts to' not ‘tends to’. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 30, 2015, at 5:31 PM, Lynch, James <jiy

No! The system is cast iron pipes. The service lines to the homes is the part that is sometimes lead, in pre1970s construction. This is strictly about home plumbing and lead service connections to the city system. Which is private property. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 30, 2015, at 5:10 PM, Lynch, James <}iynch®aatroltnews cor>

Flint is hosting a public meeting tonight to talk about their drinking water situation. Water Resources is hosting 4 public meeting in Lansing today to take cormmants on proposed changes ta the general CAFO permit. New fracturing rules are moving through the process. Formal notice frorn the feds last week that all of Michigan is in attainment for PM 2.5 Some athar stuff Pra not coming up with immediately .. And i'm heading toe Canada tommorrow for my annual perch fishing extravaganza.

Got a few things. What's your favorite topic? Air, land or waste?

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