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Just a quick heads up that we are arranging a brown bag session for ODWMA employees in an attempt to explain what is happening with Flint. | know it is short notice, but we have reserved the ConCon Room for Thursday at 11:00 AM. We will provide a call-in option for district offices. Hopefully, at least some staff from each district will participate and fill in those who cannot alter their schedules on short notice. More details about the call-in number will follow as we confirm arrangements and/or they become available. | wanted you to know as soon as we were able to reserve a room. Richard xxxEND_PAGE:deq26_b044_0520_0520_1

Date: Thursday, October 01, 2015 6:57:00 PM FY| —This is where we will be Friday afternoon.

FYI This is where we will be Friday afternoon.

Premise plumning.msq > tached is some additional information regarding what plumbing appurtenances, fixtures, [5 ppliances, etc. would pose potential risk for harboring legionella. Stephen Busch, P.E. Lansing and Jackson District Supervisor Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance DEQ 7-643-2314 wm

Here are the two separate emails that Steve sent to the hospitals in Flint that Mike and he visited recently.to discuss’ . premise plumbing issues. . Each of the émails has the 3. attachments that were mentioned in the managers meeting today. The email messages outline an approach we should-all follow for now when dealing with these facilities on this issue.

Water Safety PlanHACCP Information.msq Here are the two separate emails that Steve sent to the hospitals in Flint that Mike and he visited recently to discuss premise plumbing issues. Each of the emails has the 3 attachments that were mentioned in the managers meeting today. The email messages outline an approach we should all follow for now when dealing with these facilities on this issue.

This synthesis of state PWSS program activities can be lengthy but often has interesting tidbits. In this edition, | noted a few: e Some interesting things in both the Resources and DWSRF summary paragraphs. * Under implementation, some states noting problems arising with Stage 2 DBP monitoring results, especially in consecutive systems. « in Data Management, lots of complaining as usual. | also noted that a couple of states were moving away from EPA developed electronic sanitary survey software to a GEC developed SWIFT application. e Under Security and Data Management, one state is voicing concerns about giving any locational data to EPA that they cannot keep secure. Most states are going in the other direction — making the data more readily accessible. e Lots of Source Water stuff, including one state requiring above ground (chemical) storage tanks in Source Water Protection Areas to be registered. e Under “Hot Topics:” © Both Alabama and Florida are dealing with premise plumbing and secondary treatment system issues — Alabama issued their first construction permit to a hospital to install treatment to deter Legionella. o Severe and/or worsening drought issues in several states (you know what | tell them - come on back for a long, cool drink of water when you-all get thirsty!). o New York is developing a template for the “Value of Water” Brochure that would allow for the input of state or water system specific information. | am hoping we can utilize that brochure and/or that function in the upcoming drinking water week. o Washington state has returned to producing hard copies of their newsletter based on stakeholder feedback. Apparently, not everyone wants to use a smartphone to read their newsletters. © Wisconsin initiated a requirement for a HEAT EXCHANGE DRILLER’S LICENSE today — April 1%. No Joke. 1 xxxEND_PAGE:deq04_b077_2967_3228_001

Importance: High You grobably will get this request frorn the multl media coordinator as weil, but | think of district accomplishments as programmatic successes that should be included in the overall ODWIMA accomplishments. Sometimes these projects involve mare than district staff, Hhe aur involvement with Hint, DWSD, thelr emergency managers, the State Treasurer and the Gavernor on the KWA pipeline. Another example is the approval of and financing for the Bay Metro plant that that gets Bay City and customers out of the vulnerable lower Saginaw Bay. It was accomplished with district and Revolving Loan Section staff. 1 xxxEND_PAGE:deq21_b533_1519_1521_1 So ff you could each come up with 2 or 3 exarnples, | expect we would get half of them included for ODWMA. Mote the deadline ~ Decernber 4°.